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How does pass/no record work?
of A/B/C.
As part of the flexible pass/no record grading option, you ... after your first term, and at any time during your course of study.
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FAQ / Academics and research
Can I study Global Change Science/Climate?
predict changes in the global environment. Additionally, a variety of ... innovation toward climate science, including the Department of Earth ... of Global Change, and the MIT Energy Initiative. -
FAQ / Academics and research
Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?
One of the highlights of MIT's yearly academic challenges and competitions, the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, connects students with the passion and talent to improve the world with the experience and resources of -
FAQ / Life and culture
How does one attain a Pirate License?
undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate ... H. '20 is one of the students who has earned official MIT Pirate ... of physical education. “They’re tactical. They involve strategy. Plus -
Blog / How to Human
i feel completely fine and maybe that's okay
I've been reading a lot of slow, contemplative writing recently, which is the kind of writing that always makes me want to write my own blog post of that nature. Frankly, I've been overdue for such a post -
Blog / About Decisions
What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside
It's been a few weeks since many of you have submitted your ... 're working pretty hard to read each and every one of them. I know the wait is ... every one of you a fair chance is to read what you've presented to us, and -
Blog / Uncategorized
Bad Ideas events I went to (another late IAP post) i can’t believe ellie beat me to the punch
IAP is one of my favorite times of the year, because it's the best time to do stupid things at the canonical school of smart people with ... weekend of absolute tomfoolery. With that said, I proudly present to you -
Blog / How to Food
everything i cooked this summer it wasn't gourmet but it (mostly) tasted good
spring of my high school senior year, I decided that I was done with school ... being. A big part of this was learning how to cook and bake. I tried a couple of elaborate recipes that year, but for the most part I just spent -
Blog / Travel
spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen
experiences of a lifetime. Last year, MIT didn't give us a spring break because of the covid restrictions at the time (not that I would've wanted to travel very far then); so this year, I knew I wanted to make the most of my -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
[joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center
the story of one particular piece of art: the Story Wall. On its own ... feet pegboard, stretching away to the right of the Welcome Center entrance. But it turns out that you can do quite a lot of things with -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Four Years Through A Laptop Case a walk down memory lane
year and graduation and "the end" all felt so far out of reach. I wasn ... couldn't be looking so far ahead. All I had in front of me was the present ... moment to the moment. Now, I have just about two weeks of classes left. In -
Blog / MISTI
A Tribute to the people of South Africa
friend, travel buddy and a literal queen) around with me in search of a journal. I anticipated that the next ten days in the epicenter of AIDs would be filled with all kinds of sights and experiences that I would want to -
Blog / Admissions
Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard
eponymous book. Lewis first became famous writing Liar's Poker, a memoir of ... small fortune and a new life narrative. All of a sudden people were ... odds of being seated at that dinner next to that Salomon Brothers lady -
Blog / Academics & Research
Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…
unwittingly snapped a picture of me in Diff Eq. around Valentine’s Day http ... recall we journeyed to New York City at the end of July and survived a gastronomical bildungsroman**. *In all prepositional honesty, at least half of the -
Blog / Blog Projects
the blogs turn twenty 👴🏻 the posts start coming and they don't stop coming
It is a venerable tradition of the blogs to begin a post by ... you get older, time has a way of sneaking up and past you, the way that, for many people, one's birthday shifts from being a moment of annual -
Blog / Uncategorized
Packing incoherent thoughts from move-out week
left living right next door to some of my closest friends. 84 hours left to stare out at a skyline that looks back at me. 84 hours left of what kinda feels like the end of senior year, the end of life as a college -
Blog / Summer
i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth
suggested that we spice up our orders by asking for four of what the person in the car in front of us ordered. while passing the menu, we noticed a ... .... [caption id="attachment_54023" align="aligncenter" width="537"] only one of -
Blog / Academics & Research
I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show
always liked the idea of reality TV - capturing real moments with real ... something different. We want to take over the medium of reality TV and use it ... serendipitous slew of events that happened before I found myself a part of this -
Blog / Admissions
Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.
I'm in the process of writing a post about my own summer, but in the ... the secret recipe to get into MIT. Here it goes. Check off 4 out of 5 ... join a special program to study in France and get a side of buttery -
Blog / Challenges
what are we to do? we are not helpless in the face of injustice.
the commonness of gun violence in america. we talked. ed bertschinger ... , classmates, students of color. we talked about being white, and we talked about ... frustration and our feelings of inarticulation and confusion and powerlessness