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• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  deceptively bland name for what is in my opinion MIT's greatest invention. It is ... in school, but not long enough that my body has totally disconnected ... , full of promise and mystery and challenges that I'm not prepared for but

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  couple months as an architecture student, summed up in a quote from Joel ... stop you dead in your tracks, blurring your vision for a while, until you ... wheel - feel in control and accountable for where you go. Even if you

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  working in RGB mode - CYMK is sometimes buggy for me (click the triangle to ... around with it. A good exercise would be to paste in an image (ctrl+v to ... have after you click ok: Zoom in and out using ctrl+ - and ctrl

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  choice in going back to China. But I felt a pang of both regret and longing ... Beijing” post, because I realized that I hadn’t been to China in six years ... opportunities in China, especially in Jiangsu Province and surrounding areas since

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a ... spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January? How about combining a study-abroad experience with an internship in
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  offer an interview to every student in China; many students' interviews ... date for documents to show up in the tracking system -- this means there ... for Regular Action. Updates for Applicants from India & China Outside

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  them in as much detail as we looked at in class here. I think by taking ... an autobiography. So we for every class there was a few pages we would ... things like going to dinner or China town. All in all, I feel like when I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Summer Reading Challenge Read with me!

  

  rolled into one. This man lived an incredible life in ridiculous conditions ... interesting to read the differences between two amazing Nigerian authors in two ... If you are a college student, or even in high school, you may have

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  came to America from China in 2000, having just finished second grade ... fell in love with Chinese at MIT. And for a soundtrack - press play on ... sophomore year, I participated in MISTI-China's China Educational Technology

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

    Last week, MISTI-China interns in Beijing welcomed ... in another country, in an experience that hopefully differs from person ... things I see embedded in Chinese culture and modern China. Multi

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  hacking and what it really reflects about MIT. If you're looking for an ... MIT World. Keyser is also the author of a brilliant essay in Nightwork ... MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  not use the scores in admissions decisions until it is satisfied with ... very moment, I'm in MIT Room 10-250 with 500 or so other people listening ... Emeritus Charles Vest introduces Friedman. A big crowd shows up for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  How to Build an LED Acrylic Sign Your Complete Beginners Guide

  

  an idea to bringing it to life are things I don't think I can ever get ... jumped at the idea of creating a new sign for our wall.   For ... scratch!   Step 1: Visualize the sign in your designated space

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  I have been at MIT for the past year, and it has been nothing short of an adventure. For instance, I came here straight from the country: had never seen a taxi, had never been on a subway (except for the one at

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  dreams happen. For me, "being an architect" was not my childhood dream, or ... , interning in China allowed me to really step back and re-evaluate what I want ... intimidating task. But being in China this summer was really inspiring in a way

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  be viewed on MITWorld... look for it there in a few weeks. I'm signing ... completely new cities in China. Holl has begun talking about Simmons Hall (where some of you will be staying for CPW). He showed this (in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  , everything looks nicer in lowercase. maybe i'll stop capitalizing now, bwahaha ... classes, they count for little to nothing in your final course grade. You ... psets count for a fair bit in 14.01 (Intro Econ)), your cumulative problem

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the FIRST DAY of CLASSES!!!!! A summary of the first half of the day/how I'm feeling, with many exclamation points!!!

  

  since I got back from China. Today, in order to facilitate Better Blogging ... abilities x) First, an update! What I Did This Summer! This summer, I was in ... of June, I went to China for the Masters of China Studies Visiting

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  credits, T is a temporary placeholder for a class still in transit, and P ... /A-? Short Answer An Incomplete grade is an option in certain situations where ... opportunity to turn in late work by an assigned date. Upon completion of the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  China for the first time in 6 years this summer. Although 9th grade of ... heading out together for China the next morning. While I packed pretty light, bringing just a few clothes for the week, we brought 8 suitcases in total

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • August 4, 2024