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  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  gleefully puts upon themselves. IHTFP: An acronym for MIT life. Either "I ... ; We also refer to people as their majors. For example, "What course are ... their numbers, rather than by their names. For example, 'Fundamentals of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  concerts in the past week, for free. Concert #1: Verdi's Stabat Mater and Te ... : MITSO and Concert Choir concerts are free for "members of the MIT ... bilingual pop mashups for a cappella, and in her free time, she belts out

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  the ear buds. Dimmed cabin lights are perfect for introspection. My ... covered. Luckily, life has been entirely on Pass/No Record for the past four ... dyeing hair pink, blonde, blue, and purple (blue eyebrows included for some

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  reviewing my classes this semester but unthoroughly

  

  and very engaging! For our final project, my teammates Sabine, Emily ... goal. For example, the Google search engine uses distributed technologies ... internet we all take for granted. I also learned (somewhat) how to code in

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 17, 2025
• Blog / Events

  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

  happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light ... thought for a while about if I wanted to attend. Pro: get to meet Randall ... rain, so we opted for the latter, got in line, got our books, got our

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks Tackling Food Insecurity

  

  packages over the summer and IAP Advocated for a low-cost student-run market Facilitated food pantry "cooking cupboards" in all dorms for short-term food insecurity Been a voice for the 10% of students that have lacked

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • May 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  niche and fun skill for free is something that I don't want to take for ... for every major. Most of this was out of curiosity and [annotation note ... possible class schedules for colleges I didn't even apply to. Something about

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  for it to hit 11:00 so all the parents can flood into 10-250 and ... her time and energy to care for her grandkids. She would wake up early ... result, I grew frustrated and angry and I cried for hours and hours begging

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  deeply. I’ve been wanting to have this group project experience at MIT for ... public a LOT of times: for MIT Monologues, where I wrote and memorized an 8-minute monologue; for a club where I teach oral storytelling; and for 2

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  much it. We can talk—or argue—about music for hours upon hours. We have ... like a baby fresh out of the womb. I stood there in awe for about an hour ... , I was seriously considering the University of Chicago. That city also

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  a postcard from GTL Spain finding myself or something like that

  

  of of United Airline’s weight limit— it was the perfect day for all of ... my luggage in the past hour was enough embarrassment for all of 2025 ... was sweetly setting the table for a proper Spanish meal when they

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 9, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  system for freshmen, or any of the wide variety of acronyms that have ... and relatives is that, “Oh, I'm heading back this Sunday for IAP.” If I ... in another language! (For all you pre-frosh out there, just think: next

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Class of 2012 guestbook and an update on The Tubes.

  

  As of yesterday, all 522 admitted students can log into MyMIT for the ... . Watch your mailbox! Finally, feel free to use this entry's fresh comments space for more admitted students chatting.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  boyfriend for a week and see some friends in New York City. In August, I ... and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of ... research. Some of it provided clarity for what I didn’t want to do—my destiny

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  , something especially appreciated at an institution notorious for being one of ... Boston roughly once a month to go out and eat and explore the city. But ... emma. i'd die for all of them."]my friend group[/annotation]decided to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  story. Third-year Cambridge engineers rarely shoot for more than ten hours ... such a friend, it's you). Basically, it's not unheard of for MIT students ... interesting or obscure talk – formal or informal – or free food event or meeting

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  student was poor enough to qualify for free lunch. She was the only student ... through a book of Sudoku puzzles. For as long as Cristen can remember, she ... of the most competitive public high schools in the city. Because she

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  essentially visit anywhere in the world for free, while getting to gain ... post series* For as long as I can remember I have wanted to travel the ... where I would be staying I slept for 11 hours (Jetlag is no joke). I woke

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  I ate sardines for a whole day Right before Juno hit, I went to Star ... the river. I took advantage of my free time over IAP to sign-up for a ... with squishy sofas and bunk beds for sleeping. My plan for the last two

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  MIT degree holds no meaning for the State Police." Still, everyone

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005