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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 7 Days

  

  startups in completely different industries. I didn't get to see much since ... tech was going to be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Expo in Las ... to spend the money. I didn't realize how big of a deal CES was. Then I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 14, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  post, I'd like to briefly introduce myself, and then talk about how to ... to be willing to participate; if you engage yourself in the vibrant ... applaud great ideas and to facilitate or support individual initiatives and

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  went out to the deli to get turkey meat and an exciting new cheese ... enough adventure for the day. I wanted to photograph the Charles River for ... floor. The rest of B entry had gone out to Memorial Drive to watch the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  was to get deferred. i was expecting to get deferred, really. i knew, in ... put all my eggs into one basket, and i truly was expecting to get ... heal, not again. as much as i want to laugh at how emotional this writing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  of two strings in cool patterns. I first got introduced to poi during ... done or wished to do acapella in my life. On a whim, I decided to ... You (our signature song) to me in my boxers. It was amazing. Toons is

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  supposed to be a priority, somewhere up there with getting good grades and calling home once in a while. There are things to do at all hours ... engaged with the other half. Chalk it up to being the first time in most

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  court we decided to make a giant snowman in front of the great dome ... . How did we get the head on? Simple, Ghassan stood on a chair. Finally ... entry in the works, for those of you who are sick of hearing about it

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  the best: (1) Examkrackers - I didn't get to use their "1001 Questions ... , which is actually a great time to start studying: far enough advance that ... mice in your room! It doesn't make for great dreams :( Topic 3: The Day

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  a life in the tech industry." "MAS.863 - how to make almost anything ... were a great way to get back into watching theater productions." 6 ... be a course 2" "WGS.101 taught me how to think about gender in a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Indiscipline Taking a break from finals studying to explain what I've done instead of finals studying.

  

  to get into the only theater in Boston showing Brokeback Mountain on ... Yo, I've been getting a lot of questions lately in the comments and I ... how some people might find it to be a little slow, but I personally didn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  , we get to learn how to code a variety of image manipulations from ... to decide whether to stay in our current major, 21E Humanities and ... wrote Axes of Confusion. In the end, what let us decide to dedicate last

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  on how to pluralize things like "June" and "July"? I had to stop myself ... : How I express disapproval to this day.   Summers 1 & 2 ... School in the fall. Summers 9-11: Sports camp, run by my school (oh, to be

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  know how to do is stick their noses in books and that older doctors dread ... did to you, but if getting into MIT was his whole life as you say how ... I don't want to rule out. I'm thinking things must have changed in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  had to get it done during IAP. Maybe in just one night. I went in to ... .670 was all-day, in-person class that lasted two days. We learned how to use ... instructions got me thinking about how to use lathes and mills in a way that I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  . It's much better to be with great people in an older dorm than to be ... to get party hats, but I couldn't find any at the store, alas. Dorm ... , and send in the form to be run in the housing lottery. The form is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  get in touch with and reach out to. Not necessarily directly after class ... does it really take to get in and whether or not I still have a shot at ... don't need a Ph.D. in physics to get a good job -- you really need a Ph

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  ; I don’t know how to swim. I got two and a half laps in when I realized ... ![/annotation] You are required to swim 4 laps in the pool without stopping, with 3 ... in a pool deep enough for me to have to swim since I was, like, 8. So

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  my team to get some criticism. Now, it wasn't like they were my boss or ... my work to my lack of self-esteem, because at least that, I know how to ... close enough to that. I justify it in the sense that, having a regular

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  , and I decided to wait until now instead of posting it in June - this ... 't be able to catch up to these kids and as a result, coming in with no ... far behind my classmates and I'll struggle to get good grades (I know

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  in more than a month, and the time had come to catch up on MIT ... longer term than, say, to the first-time visitor. Bearing that in mind ... thing I identify with when I think about who I am and how I want to be

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006