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  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  be an intensely familiar situation for some of you. But it’s a little further away for me, so in the interest of research—and inspired by a bunch ... —the college application process in general—for a very, very long time. (A lot of

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  remotely have feelings for. So I ended up dating a boy (we’ll call him boyfriend #1) for a couple of years and told myself that, despite getting gas ... for it…right? So I did. I messaged my friend who had a friend who wore

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  though it'll probably be a bit different during the performance for any ... this blogpost is meant to be a mock-up of my monologue for the MIT ... context for some of the parts that may be a little bit confusing if you are

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  for a sophomore year elective. Since then, that project has grown into ... wide web: providing a stable shelter at MIT for a fragile technical ecosystem as it continues to develop, or, more specifically, a home for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW on the Web CPW comes to you...ON THE INTERNET

  

  Maxwell '13, a Course VI major and iPhone Developer. The short URL for the ... Other than spending a few hours last night brütally annihilating ... spent most of the last week working on stuff for Campus Preview Weekend

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesday is the new black. The world moves on MIT's hips. The world moves and it swivels and bops.

  

  the early 20th century, Harvard used a substantial grant from George F. Baker to establish a school for engineering in Cambridge. This college is ... feed ingredients, what is the best way of making a reactor for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  was a really wonderful class. But seriously, this isn't just for Course ... a variety of departments, have been... 9.00 Intro to Psychology (Fall '04, Wolfe) - There are a lot of requirement-filling "perks" to this

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  , written for a large audience with widespread interests. Great for getting a taste, but what if you really want a closer look? What if you hunger for ... stories and tips. My team is a force. We sleep outside offices and dorm

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  and tiring week) to watch a Bollywood film. All I was really looking for ... to make uncontrollable noises and movement. For a career as speech ... they work out for her as well, in a rather unconventional way. In a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP: The Class Edition I'm back in class

  

  Well, my two weeks of no IAP agenda have come to a close and I've started my class. If you're a mechanical engineer, attend MIT, and are a sophomore, IAP means only one thing: 2.670, a class called "Mechanical

  • by Snively '11
  • January 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  has for three years worked in a lab analyzing the effects of recombinant ... active volunteer emergency medical technician, and a tutor for ... engineering, but first will read for the B.A. in philosophy, politics and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  , because I'm leaving for Mexico in a few hours and I have yet to pack and ... Performance • Latino Karaoke • Cena Latinoamericana: A dinner for MIT students ... the Phillipines for May, a relatively young but so far very productive

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  I am reading so many books! getting back to my bookworm roots

  

  't know what this is, it's basically a waitlist for the book. They only have ... doesn't mean you can't also enjoy books for adults. A Wizard's Guide to ... might expect, although it occasionally wore a little thin for me.  

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 6, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! 🦃 Yara has a peath sign on her head!

  

  ridiculous pranks her [annotation note="for context, she's a high school math ... sister Yara for… wait I will do a separate paragraph for this. My parents ... . While homesickness has become a reality for me, one of the reasons I

  • by Hala K. '29
  • November 27, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  hour. I have a friend who's also living in Mountain View for the summer ... means that things are far from each other. For example, a friend was ... interns for our company had a picnic. A picnic! On actual grass! In a Menlo

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In case you want to travel over IAP… You have a lot of options!

  

  —which is a pretty common case for MIT students—then IAP is the perfect time ... school students for a month. And when I say all over the world, I mean all ... students in a (probably) STEM subject for a month. Subjects range from

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  you could be studying for, or a UROP you could be working on, etc. etc ... it is definitely a rule that I have found to be true for me. The reason ... miss a class to study for a test or you just really really really need to

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  're going to gain a better and better understanding of how to prepare for your ... out what works best for you as you go. Sometimes you end up dropping a ... looking for diverse people who represent a broad range of MIT's multi

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  carcasses into a usable fuel. On the other hand, sometimes GIRs are there for ... credit for 8.01. Nobody knows why you need a 5 on the E&M portion of ... the first oncogene. A 5 on AP Bio gets you credit for it, and there

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  , the entry representatives will pick a room for you based on what they ... promised to get back to her on that. Class plans are mostly useful for people who are interested in double-majors, if only because it's a little

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006