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  Note-Taking in its Many Forms

  

  three different times at varying levels of detail: once in real ... -little sleep, the friction and rhythm of pencil on paper helps me keep my eyes ... . Outside of working through practice problems and exams, note

  • by Sara N. '28
  • October 13, 2026
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  about 35-40 minutes of a workout in the morning and afternoon. I arrive at ... will at least change the way you think of bikes. "In order to become ... interim comfort of "spring" gone all too quickly. I, however, love summer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  February Updates & Notes Form is an online form that is required of all ... won’t have any grades before February 15th! Even if you have no new ... 2 of the application, except that we're only looking for current

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... ! Even if you have no new grades to report, you should still complete the ... -Reported Coursework Form from the Part 2 of the application, except that we're only

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... ! Even if you have no new grades to report, you should still complete the ... -Reported Coursework Form from the Part 2 of the application, except that we're only

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  is an online form that is required of all students (including those ... ’t have any grades before February 15th! Even if you have no new grades to ... from the Part 2 of the application, except that we're only looking

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Splash 2018 Learn about anything and everything!

  

  Heyo everyone! It's Mimi again! I recently became a member of MIT's Educational Studies Program, a student group that runs a variety of educational ... teaching high schoolers about any topic they want. To give you a sense of the

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  paper, refill lead, glue, wood, drafting dots… Wooooooo – I arrived at my ... simply a dream. One of the most exciting things about partaking in art-related anything is the sheer range of supplies you get to use! Although all of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  One new section of our application this year distinguishes between ... the level of distinction. List any non-scholastic distinctions you have won since entering high school and indicate the level of distinction

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  things i’ve made and/or consumed art, movies, shows, and more

  

  at the tip, making it wider than the tip of the brush. I also struggled ... learning new words that are synonyms of those words that I already knew. I ... complicated areas of life and leaves it at that without trying to draw a line

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning by Doing a glimpse into the cool class-projects I got to work on last semester

  

  randomly generated on the board at the start of each round. [video width ... I’m sorry that I basically disappeared off the face of the blogs. If it makes it any better, I think I basically disappeared off the face of

  • by Hala K. '29
  • July 10, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  of my seat with excitement at the latest chemistry breakthrough. Those ... The first sentence is always the hardest. At MIT, however, it came ... fear of high places. I talked to my roommate until early morning, though

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  burnt by the burn-out of too much work to do and I steer clear at the ... Harvard, and I noticed they had a TON of the new Peach Pit Album. Like, way ... area in an unknown city at NIGHT. Suddenly the reality of the danger I

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  never stop. As new projects piled up in my face, I was of course excited ... . --- At MIT, architecture is one of the most personal educations you can get ... I’m standing in front of my presentation boards, trying to string

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  , used to get 'em Now you're getting fucking sick of looking at 'em.” such ... some friends over iap (aka january at mit). one of the more awkward ... ? every relationship is going to produce a decent amount of new anxiety. in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  Learning at MIT is not about memorizing formulas, but understanding ... uncommon for exams at MIT to be open book; we don't want to test rote ... getting in the way of their schoolwork.
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  walked to campus today and let the mid-fall breeze bite at my face. i could see my breath misting in front of me. when i looked up at the sky, it ... point where the new-semester excitement wears off. there's something about

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  the stars over our heads and the dome at the back of our peripheries, we ... blissful summer. here are a couple of things that are making me very happy ... (quarter) slices of pizza from a place called Ernesto's on the same street

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Call For A Good Time a weekend of coffee shop networking

  

  when the MIT alum CTO of some hot new startup asks you how you know ... fantastic thing to be a part of. While scrounging for housing at the beginning ... , "Call for a good time." He showed up at the requested meeting place, and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  regression and imposter syndrome let's talk about computer science!!

  

  since freshman year of high school, easily looking at my 6.006 psets and ... clue. Really all I know is that at the end of the day, I want to be ... of late and it has me feeling really guilty. Blogging used to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 11, 2021