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• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  the rumble of cars. A few people are still in the lounge studying or ... , there are those around you. By day, my roommate is Advanced Chemistry ... challenges of a really difficult curriculum, who are here in the first place

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  the people around me are okay? The answer here, is, of course, yes. It ... that more of my classes this semester are either difficult, personally ... myself to this semester are demanding, especially as I have taken on

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  - where bio majors do a research project for the semester right before ... sometimes the things that you are most scared of turn out to be your biggest ... , seeing how life for them is one year out of the Institvte. Some are in grad

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  point where a lot of us in admissions are talking about ways to get ... details). If you are a member of the Class of 2011 and would like to request ... members of the Class of 2011 are deferring to spend a year in Israel, others

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  hurt and I was tired and my mind was drifting a little. There are a lot ... Varsity sports are NCAA-recognized, and they practice something like 2 hours a day (although often there are optional-but-probably-not-really open

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  Hallo!  My friend, Caleb M. ‘27 and I are currently in the MIT ... laptop charger and both of our laptops are near dead.  The Sidequest:  Yesterday, I made a comment on Ellie’s Fantastic Blog, in which I quickly

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I swear this isn’t an ad for Google But Bard is so much more fun than ChatGPT

  

  ="aligncenter" width="768"] Correct! It's made even more impressive by the fact that MIT ... three 6.24xx classes are indeed about quantum engineering[/caption] It ... , which is very cool (and a bit scary)! Although there are still a few kinks

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  for the reason behind my renewed vitality until I'd made it through ... following: These are the contents of a care package I got in the mail this ... me into my chair. I studied for ten minutes, made some tea, looked out

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  will have made a leap forward. [read more] About the same time, I got a ... involves an on-line test.  There are 50 questions, and you have I think 15 ... auditioning, and get interviewed.  If you are selected to be on Jeopardy!, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  servers I'm a part of, I've realized that there are certain things about MIT that I've picked up on that I realize are not quite the norm. Being home ... having to explain how MIT works to curious 24s has made me realize that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEING WAITRESS TWICE (sorry in advance for the obnoxious amount of CAPS)

  

  about where to meet Charlotte and Caroline because, 1.5 years at MIT, and ... blog last week, and really wanted to see the show! That made us very ... whispered to Habiba that day! We were really happy to see that our blog made

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Harvard Friends, Part 2 finding my quarantine dream team

  

  and the worsening pandemic. Even when we did have free time, things like ... friends. I even made a new friend, Alyssa C. (Harvard '22), who I had ... "]PADK,[/annotation] has been so nice. We made a recurring meeting early on and can just hop

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 29, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  thoughts on math@MIT! math month post

  

  , but there are others who are more accomplished. If math were a ... mathematics. Other mathematicians are my friends and colleagues, not my rivals ... successful MIT students have been in the Putnam exam (see here). There are many

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 24, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catching up What's new? Lots of things. I just haven't told you about them yet, because finals…

  

  frustrating hobby- ("Oh my God, where'd the page go? The whole thing is gone! I ... elimination. (I kid you not.) I made a list of all 20 some odd majors here at ... . Some others stuck around awhile longer- 6 and 9 almost made it to the top

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  get points. But the rules are made up and the points don't matter, so ... you know what? No introduction is really needed. There are things that I ... over to the Stata Center like nobody's business, where the auditorium had

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  traditional first-year curriculum." The GIRs that are offered in Concourse meet ... -variable Calculus) requirements. There are also two humanities classes that are ... ridiculous amount of office hours and are always willing to help with all of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Share Your Story, 2014 edition How did you find out you'd been accepted? Was there any celebratory dancing? Please tell…

  

  short of fireworks, yes.) Things are a little different now, since decisions are released online. But you still get a tube and/or big packet in ... - what's your story? Feel free to share in the form of pictures, haiku

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  juniors to consider. All of the below are national/international, selective ... are great ways to spend your summers. I just hope you'll take advantage of the large block of free time to do something meaningful for yourself

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  background of some of the pictures I posted) and the waterpark are jointly owned- so we go on all the rides in both parks for free on our lunch ... class are 8.01 (Mechanics) and 18.02 (Multivariable Calc), both of which I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  : 1. How large are the individual rooms in a frat house(or in your case ... are pretty large. Some FSILGs have anywhere from singles to quints, but ... management. Feel free to keep asking questions, and I'll answer as I get them.

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006