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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  Through my awesome D-Lab class, I am going to Zambia today until Jan ... the school is able to hold adult classes in the evening. Another one of ... household level that takes advantage of solar properties to treat water. We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  things are they working on? How far have they come to get here? What do ... microphone, you don't have to answer any questions--instead, you get to witness people's confused, surprised expressions. You're the one that gets to watch

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  melting spoon. I didn’t get the opportunity to use it very much. I made one ... Sometimes, you need to let things go up in flames. . . . I have ... of things to write about—there’s always something going on in my life

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  ode to grocery stores the loneliest sweet potato

  

  When I'm sad, or there's some conundrum in my life that I need to ... grocery shopping. Over IAP, with mostly nothing else to do because I ended ... note="because it's like, really close to east campus. temptingly close

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  deferred, what is the deadline to send in supplemental materials? Get things ... applicants right now who will absolutely get in RA. So to answer your question ... Hi everyone. I'm so exhausted so this is going to be quick, but I

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learning to Spend Better This not a budgeting post.

  

  to end of "Definitely getting" list. The act of listing helps me ... looking forward to it too and we don't get to spend much time together." At ... by knowing what I have to look forward to and how I could get there

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  meetings. Not complaining, just want to get the facts straight so that we can ... who are brave enough to live in the dorms with your kids! You'll get a ... prior to arrival! Everyone will get a host

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To Defeat the Huns ...as Hamsika said, there's major business to get down to this semester.

  

  what I get. It’s going to be hard, but at least I know I got most of the ... graduate students or industry professionals) to defend their work and get ... .013 – Introductory Biology (a GIR class) I’m ALWAYS excited to take biology, but that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 3, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  than trying to learn about the school. During the Q&A you also get to ... decisions. Of course none of us get to actually hear each other, but we do get to be in this massive chat, and you get a pretty accurate view of what

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  What to do if you get an ugly corsage How to Treat a Pimple How to ... a Drink How to Get Someone to Buy You a Drink ... advice on topics like How to Set Up a Friend as a Favor How to Set Up Two

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  I spent the morning in a café, working. I planned to get things done ... , discarded my plans to see the city. I wanted to get inside. My sense of safety ... , I get nervous, and I get a little angry. I want to be the kind of

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  there's one thing I don't want to do after getting home late, it's study ... had given lip service to the idea that you could get a research job, if ... manner. Furthermore, you don't have to beat down doors in order to get a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  August 2007 will MIT make a conditional offer i.e. I will need to get three ... from high school. Would I still be able to get transfer credit for them ... . ------------------------------------- Anonymous wrote: "When do Regular action applicants get to know ur decision

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Victoria’s Secret Update UPDATE!

  

  Ok, quick update to my post immediately below this one. Read that one before this one, otherwise this one won't be nearly as exciting. Ok, so, now when you go to vote for MIT you get this lovely screen: YAY!

  • by Snively '11
  • November 2, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our ... must pass a swim test in order to graduate!
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Why is it called the Brass Rat?

  It's the goal of every incoming student at MIT to get their own Brass Rat—MIT's version of a class ring. The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived from the alleged resemblance of the brass beaver featured on the ring to
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field to get an answer.)
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  the Best Way to Make a Difference. Sadly I was unable to get him to ... Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation ... to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Splash?

  during Splash, you can get your feet wet with a short introduction to any ... flood MIT’s campus to take classes, taught by MIT students, on anything and everything. From music theory to Hungarian history to aircraft
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  Here's something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a ... second semester is similar, except that if you pass, you get a letter grade