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• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you ... to do intensive music study. What you do is up to you. A couple months ... . But I do think that there is a bit of a stigma about such plans in many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I?TFP

  

  build the Beta processor. Yeah, a processor, like you'd find in a computer ... . There had been more TAs for a while, but in 004 they tend to leave shortly ... this interesting policy where you submit the labs electronically, and the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  happens for a reason, and while you can debate the validity of that ... , cozy blanket to curl around you while you wait. here comes a thought by ... as you when the time comes. some warmth on a cold decisiony day by

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  what to expect when you’re expecting a bad grade, that is

  

  scheme of things? (Seriously though, buying a thing you want of absolutely ... . This is a curse! Do not violate the natural order of events! You must ... One There's only one thing you can do to turn it around--work on the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 29, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Lessons Learned from (Watching) D&D thank you brennan lee mulligan

  

  , but for the most part, you can just imagine it as a bunch of people ... this is pre-planned as you build your character and backstory, a lot of ... . There are epistolary phases where players can write letters to characters

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Who we are All the stuff I've been trying to write since last July. It isn't much, but…

  

  someone has a problem, we can't stop ourselves from helping. There is no ... . Sean asked, You mentioned Bank of America being close by, is there a ... of fire that can get you through a problem set and a project and a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  to afford. A major challenge for many people is finding fuel, usually ... projects that really do help people, which I think is a fantastic thing to be ... , which is what makes it a TEAL (Technology-Enabled Active Learning) class

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Complementary Post Canvas, balance, lanterns.

  

  , mirrored last year in a paralyzing way. And maybe this is a sign that I'm too ... what if something happens to one of my friends and I can’t be there ... I know is exhausted. So I'm going to talk a little bit about

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  plexiglass wall? Is there another universe? Where does that one end? Try as you ... , no matter where I end up next year. But this is different. In a few ... . June 6th is that edge of the flat, flat world. Or if you're looking for a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  Syndrome is the inability to correctly gauge the amount of things you can ... involving free food of some sort. And if you attend ten, you are entered in a ... and countries of Latin America. There was TONS of free food and it was

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  a Drink How to Get Someone to Buy You a Drink ... What to do if you get an ugly corsage How to Treat a Pimple How to ... can take out an MIT faculty member to a nice dinner out on the town

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  availability on campus is a little scarce. Do you have time to cook, even if it ... eating whatever is quickly made?" 2) "If you (or anyone you know) has a ... eat dinner at Next House. Even if you're not on a meal plan, you can

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Antietam? I hardly knew him. A Fourth of July fable, while I'm stuck in Germany.

  

  , I have heard that all history teaching is influenced by where you grow ... have stuff to do at work. Unless you're working 16 hours a day plus ... of pulling all-nighters at MIT have trained you into a super

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  run my own project, and also have a pony. You can have all of that ... is: yes, you can do research here without prior experience. The tough ... 'm getting at is that you will likely be able to find a variety of student

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  dating while asian to love & be loved freely

  

  sported a brass-colored bob that I can now admit was ill-suited to my skin ... , but like, I see that you are Asian, but where exactly in Asia?” I could ... been white. After all, white people can be from many countries too. His

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 30, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  'yes' :)...could you tell me if there's any way I can email/fax the form ... good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we ... back from MIT is the music. Classical guitar has been a part of my life

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  are going on in your head during a FIRST regional, where there is ... ? Where else can you find flashing lights and bright colors and face ... 't Battlebots- but it can get rough out there. Team 97 is the "Robo

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  admissions wants to see is a dangerous dangerous game to play. You need to be a ... to college is as meaningful for you as it was for me. A big part of the ... , green with a date lets you know when it has. This template is set up with

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  right there with year-ago-me. Yay, you now know where you're going to ... clincher here is you can actually save the game AND just post the link they ... , you can actually merge games, too, so if someone posts a new link you

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  shiny new envelope, there isn’t a whole lot of really neat stuff. Once you ... can swim, jump, shoot, or do whatever sport it is you do. Other than ... is a huge city with a bunch of neat things going on. There are art

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008