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• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  are only graded in a pass/fail fashion -- if you get an A, B, or C in a ... or an F, the class doesn't get recorded on your transcript -- it's as ... important reasons. 1. MIT classes are harder than high school classes, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  most nights, and is a hugely popular location for frequent concert goers ... in July. If you're into modern music, art, or dance, and want to see a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  News bites from the Institvte A taste of what's happening around campus.

  

  chain In the near future, the presence of human colonies on the moon will ... at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. http://www.wbay.com/Global ... Middle East “MIT officials are inviting individuals or teams from any

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  hopefully none of my professors themselves will ever hit the blog when they ... today. Apparently she asks five or six students to eat lunch with her ... ), what MIT's role ought to be in national and global energy policy, the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  your application or is just say that the Admissions Office has it ... , and of course in boston. Vegetarian/vegan restaurants are only a walk or ... for a MIT ID number. Do I have such , or how could I obtain MIT ID

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 2 and the power of the many

  

  that at least one majority answer is wrong will be less than N log N * 1 ... probability as a value between 0 and 1 assigned to events. When you flip a fair coin, the event of getting a head occurs with 50% probability, or 0

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  I'm studying abroad next semester at ETH Zurich in Switzerland! (Or ... the following week, I had an interview with the Assistant Dean of Global ... intellectually stimulating as MIT. I will finally have an excuse to learn German

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  , regardless of citizenship or location, will be able to apply for either admissions round, EA or RA. Other aspects of our policy will not change ... financial aid. Our deadlines will also remain the same, with a November 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  into near space, will be photographing the spreading oil slick in ... costs less than $100, and will help monitor the oil spill's impact at a ... the coast with balloon cameras for months -- or as long as it takes for

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling old and coming home

  

  applying for [annotation note="global teaching labs, a MISTI program that ... friends. That's not what this blog is about, though we will certainly write ... ="when I say the floor, I mean Burton 1, my living group"]the floor

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  .org/blogs/entry/finals-away-from-finals'>Sophomore spring</a> or <a target='_blank' rel='noopener' href='https ... exams this semester: 6.046 and 7.012.   [STEP 1] TRAIN FOR BATTLE ... material overnight before my next study session. 10 1-hour blocks != 1 10

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  discouraged, but I’m not giving up and will hopefully continue practicing ... effort of reaching out to different people, and I was successful for a month or two! And then I got exhausted and ended up just texting the two

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Events

  IAP is moving along

  

  .186 Mobile Autonomous Laboratory (Maslab) (as a TA): This is an advanced ... 1994. We learn and practice self-defense. Jiu-Jitsu, or the Gentle Art ... characters play your roles. There's no script, but most characters will have

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Internet is Weird My first attempt at using eBay, or, how I'm trying to profit off of sad…

  

  can sell that on eBay!" or I said, "Wow Ben, thanks, maybe I'll go sell ... 's office so I could rant to him about how much I hate the world, or maybe he ... the ex about ME. I am truly sorry to all of you out there who will never

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  ; DAY 1 The first day started with team-building. Then we tried high ... substance abuse, where I learned that one can earn $30 for a 1.5-hour confidential talk with a substance abuse counselor about your alcohol issues (or

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Milk, Cookies and Dangerous Secrets Somewhere at the cloying helm of exponential senselessness (weird post incoming)

  

  his pockets or crossed like esoteric bayonets from the middle ages. His ... or newly purchased deodorant or bottles of apple juice. Maybe he saw no ... come across an ancient creature, one that will hold within its warm

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  will do this for you anyway. :-) My advising seminar, 1.A24, has proved ... whether that means classroom learning, or something else entirely. I'm not ... consistently lead me out of the classroom and into projects more applied or

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  up to the driver, asking to pay in cash for a seat. The driver reached ... ninteenth seat, without a back or a seatbelt, filling up the aisle. The girl ... !); buying and planting a five-and-a-half-foot-tall heartthrob dogwood tree

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Online Decisions = YES Some great news.

  

  We are pleased to announce that MIT admissions decisions will be made ... Time). If this date/time changes for any reason, it will be announced on MyMIT. Decisions will be available to those who meet all of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  now and then there will be a free showing of a movie that is either in theaters or hasn't been released yet nationally. Recently, "Forgetting Sarah ... tickets at the door for one show, and I help sell tickets at the other show

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008