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• Blog / Classes

  contradictions too much, not enough

  

  less funny, or witty, or whatever. it's not like i haven't been sad. i ... unfiltered thoughts. which may or may not be a good thing. what have i been up ... in a 70s band or something. it's just that the exams suck. i'm also

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 8, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  with our parents at CPW or mostly with our hosts? any way I guess it ... stay in a hotel with them so that they aren't alone? Or do we need to ... ' activities at CPW--do their activities span all 3/4 days? or do most parents

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  assessments, or something else. In some cases, you may have the ability to choose the type of grades you want to send us. Numerical or letter grades ... has impacted your performance in a class, or a decision to take a course
• Blog / Challenges

  processing in which I visit home and take time to think

  

  time. Every day brings something new, some new little challenge or ... thinking of all the new growth as a phase, something that will go away once I ... back and forth on what I want to do after college. But all of that will

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  prior, so I have a very distinct memory of us trying to find and/or ... true about me then and remain true now: I don't drink coffee or ... note="with some boundaries! there have always been and will continue to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  things that went well reflections on my first semester

  

  , you know, starting at MIT). But time just keeps going, and I’ve more or ... one. I could write a lot about what this meant for me, and maybe I will ... cool people Despite what I said in my previous post, or maybe in spite

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 25, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  assurance that this year will be better than the last. We also seem to have ... weekend, and [annotation note="Or 3 if you skip your classes on Wednesday ... back to the intensity and rigor of MIT, has been these daylong or two

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  Arizona. lol. Not that I haven't performed well or worked hard, I have. But ... or falsely modest. Many students have told me over the years that after ... other young scientists describe: Their accomplishments are just luck or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  Institute, or RSI, a summer program for rising high school seniors around the ... Diva.” 617) Being AD means that any time any of the 77 students or any ... a menu option for “this isn’t an emergency” and will then solve all

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  savings of about $15 and a tree or two that I achieved by using a refillable ... . Maybe I just loosen up and become comfortable with my surroundings, or ... Boston or my class schedule? Ask and I shall try my darndest to answer

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  specifically how I met or befriended the friend (in many other cases, I either don't remember or it was fairly mundane...or I don't want to share it ... situations where you will meet people and keep an open mind. The rest will

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  incident. But by the time we were done, it was past 1 AM, so we had ... ), so I'm going to skip right along to my next piece of advice. 1 ... , and the more relaxed you are, the easier that will be. Good luck!

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  but her emails how to assert?

  

  in my emails.I do not know how not to Feel, Think, or have things Seem ... -confident Women are only a few "I"s away from being vain or narcissistic Women. I ... , slightly irritated emails and my down-turned mouth corners will contribute to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 5, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  friends or family nearby that can store their boxes or help them move, which ... to 6 boxes of storage in the dorm itself (usually in basements or suite ... stuff from the truck to my room. Most of the dorms have either dollies or

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  we, um, don't). They are a half-hour walk from MIT, by 3 pm or before ... cup and a half of flour. Be careful!: if the butter is too hot, it will ... onto a muffin or cookie pan. We used a cookie pan we found at Target

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  junk or alumni who still hang out) when I was a freshman. I initially ... electrical engineering lab or hanging out with my awesome team mates. Did you hang out with people from the opposite team or were you split up socially

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  or embrace and let it change your life a little and that's what I did. I asked her to send a couple pictures and said that I will take care ... . ignoring what I tell them to do (like not pushing the F-buttons or pouncing

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  we do some memeing around these parts memes i've made so far on campus

  

  campus: 1. alternate versions of our mascot, tim the beaver [carousel image1="68484" image2="68485" image3="68486" image4="68487" image5="68488" /] 2. bad graphic design [carousel image1="68501" image2="68494" image3

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 We've updated the stats page.

  

  ... Freshman Applications 13,396 Freshman Admits 1,589 Early action Applicants 3 ... (including deferred students) 1,032 Waitlisted 741 International students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  classes, 7.05 Biochemistry. Class Details: Lecture: 3 times a week for 1.5 hours Recitation: Once a week for 1 hour Problem Sets: 8, not graded Exams ... professors: Michael Yaffe David Bartel Gene Brown Interesting tidbit #1

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006