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  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  So it's pretty interesting if you take a step back and look at your life for a second. Whether you're a current senior and getting excited ... friends here at MIT who take care of me in times of ups and downs; there is

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  me doing Big Things; in fact, you probably won’t find anything about me ... deadlines to pass so that you can just choose not to choose. Either way, here ... MIT. How else would you? 2. Worst case scenario—you don’t get in. Odds

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  lookin’ at the blur of this semester and ahead at the next one!

  

  meet new people → have more free time; do work ahead of time so you can ... them. However, in total, 72 units was too many. I skipped most of my ... in at 6 am and promptly went to sleep. This wasn’t a great use of time

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2022
• FAQ / Transfer

  Are there other classes I should take beyond the recommended coursework?

  While we can't recommend specific classes, you may want to compare ... what you would like to major in, you may also want to take a look at the courses offered in each department. You may receive credit for subjects of
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  -A  | E. Barrett If you're interested in seeing the full range of courses at MIT, you can also browse the subject listings or departmental course listings. For a visual tour-de-SHASS, you can also stare at this gorgeous

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  ), maybe because you can buy a cool stick that they brand at every station on ... ways. You have no idea what you're about to put yourself through - and in ... , I can chill out for a little bit.. but you're glad your friends are

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Thirteen Theses on Wide Tim In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.

  

  aspect of life fuse in a common stream in which the unity of this life can ... , sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion ... Society of the Spectacle.' (1967) Unless otherwise credited in-image, all

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2021
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Are volunteer opportunities available?

  At the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center (PKG Center), you can connect with a variety of public service projects in local, national, and global communities. The PKG Center can also provide guidance
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  you can’t get from a book are the humans you meet along the way, and what they can teach you.']I could have picked up the basic principles of ... that can set them up for success in college and careers.” Similarly

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose ... ! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win? And IF you go in, should you turn left or right

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".

  

  'd fill you guys in on some of the nuts and bolts of a life in science ... notes from that lecture can be found here, in PDF format. There are lots ... undergraduate degree in the subject of your choice. You don't have to be a biology

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  MIT this year. Also, in Group E, we won't count the USA (and not just ... students, World Cup fever is in full force. I got to watch the opening match ... many countries around the world come to MIT. Here's the challenge: In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The world's most heavily-trafficked passenger airport is in Atlanta, Georgia? Hey, if you came here from Google looking for ... there? Well, there's beauty in the breakdown. At 5 AM, I'm leaving Burton

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Couple of Firsts With a picture game

  

  you zoomed-in pictures and let you guess.   Picture #1 Wrong ... movie you’ve ever seen all congregated in one location. Google, Apple ... aspects of MIT. Then I noticed something that I had missed in my post

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Residential Life

  I Miss You, Random Hall my love letter to the dorm i got kicked out of too soon

  

  It's no secret that I am a) living in New Vassar and b) despise it. I ... in NV has given me a newfound appreciation for the silly, donut ... questionably tinted couches of Loop and lolling about until someone joined me in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 9, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  able to reconsume old media that you couldn't fully appreciate in the ... in general have also just strained. I feel like I can't talk to people ... 92 days. Lately everyone seems to be asking me how I am. Are you

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  'd give you a window into a day in the life of reading applications. We ... installed over in Civic so that he and others can have walking meetings during ... I really love the "day in the life" posts that have gone up recently

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I really become an EMT?

  If the psets aren't keeping you busy enough you can become an EMT while at MIT!
• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of architecture in 1940, designed the glass pyramids in front of the Louvre. "Agh, I'm so tired." "Guys! We can get a great picture with the pyramid. Get in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  activities Darth Vader can engage in. But even better is this Woody Allenesque ... having one, or do you find that mornings in general are good? BEN: All of ... . Father is in grave danger. He needs you and he needs the KIBER CRYSTAL. You

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006