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  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  --the majors are designed to be that way. For me, I'm going to MIT so I can go ... your transcript as simply a P for pass. No it doesn't matter if you got a ... receive credit for a class by taking the final for that subject. Scores for

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  , but if you can't be there, the award will be mailed to you.) So for ... ://swe.mit.edu/highschool/exploringmajors.php This year the date is set for Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 2:00 to 4 ... -Chairs --- Feel free to drop a comment if you’ll be partaking in these events, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  grade, I declared my ambition to one day run for a position on the ... meant I didn't pay for it. So how did I end up with such a great education ... inner city. I don't claim to be from a "bad neighborhood," but I do think

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  seen, although I suppose you could think of the chain as a metaphor for ... some astronomers). I borrowed a few papers from Dale, didn't realize he ... " for "telescope") but I'll finish off with a discussion of light

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  It’s been a whirlwind of a week. I initially planned for this post to ... , where I am on a team of five students mass-producing owl yo-yos (everyone ... , so I figured it might be a good call to cease twiddling with wires for

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  minutes, which is what I used for my proof of time for Disney. Next was a ... definitely more of a fun run.  I made sure to stop for pictures with characters ... knew that I'd be stopping a bunch for character photos.  Unfortunately

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  , for the most part, a good time, but sometimes it can be a bit tiring ... watched Aquaman on a plane, so I could only think of Jason Momoa for ... Disorientation. It's a tradition for seniors to return to the place where they went

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  City Strangers a comic

  

  mediocre): I’m living in New York City this summer. Oh stranger, it’s … a lot ... munch on pizza from the place underneath my apartment, as I people watch from the fire escape. We listen to a drag queen read children’s books in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 25, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Cells, Cells, and more Cells you've met me at a very course 20 time in my life

  

  starting from the last time I blogged, I think I'll start with where I am ... semester where I've really felt like a student in my major. My classes have ... Hello! It has been a really long time since I posted :') My goal is

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 3, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

  

  of my childhood bedroom is from when i was a child, and i never spent ... , these are all pictures just from my life :) I’m so happy to have a room ... but i am so thankful i did. i've found life long friends from living

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  listings. For a visual tour-de-SHASS, you can also stare at this gorgeous ... Theater; HASS-A  | S. Brown 21M.604J/21W.754J Playwriting I; HASS-A  | L. Harrington, K. Urban 21M.605 Voice and Speech for the Actor; HASS-A  | K

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  !!! (The state instituted a ban on cars from 4PM on 2/8) There is kind of ... then the Institute-wide snowball fight happened. And maybe I can get ... Hi guys, Here's another look at blizzard weekend on campus. Sadly (I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  -purchased lanyard. Now, when I should be writing a persuasive essay for my AP English ... to for a while in an online AIM chatroom for accepted students, and I ... . Looking behind me, I see a wooden ledge (perfect for sitting) below an

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  “i’m not depressed!” haha

  

  i had an awesome long weekend, where i went sailing with a friend and ... assassins guild games in a while on saturday, and i got a lot of work done on sunday. things are going swell, so i can't be depressed, right? my last

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 17, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  blog post. So I've decided to adopt a strategy that I learned from grad ... away from home. And here's the video I made, with iMovie, at age 22 in a ... think, learning from a friend that my high school robotics coach, Neil

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  his homecoming tour. Keep in mind, this is a person I’ve been wanting to ... keep his hair on fleek and gives great hugs. And yes, I asked for you ... unforgettable words (for best effect, picture him saying this with a contagious

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Rush photos

  

  which happened about a month ago now. But I finally organized my pictures. In this case, a picture really is worth a thousand words, so I'll let ... from right after Dorm Rush ended. We had a picnic in the courtyard, and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  application, which I barely remember anymore - occurred via a link in the blog comments to a post in some older blog y'all don't know about, when I was so ... torn apart my house trying to find a crowbar so I could break into my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  a science essay, and impact crater formation. Lisa is here early for ... in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not ... for Stanford's Splash. I'm super lucky, though, and got to send an e

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  , and you can give me a B on this week's homework assignment. Okay? I ... DID YOU KNOW? If you drink one can of soda every day for six months ... /D/F, a well-known but surprisingly little-used option that you can exercise

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006