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• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  is a LOT of work to be done. But how could this be! It's Christmas ... way from pre-registering classes to finals… A parallel (or antithesis?) to this apparent cruise control on the school side is a burgeoning urge

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  the last pset got assigned, I legitimately could not start to answer a ... failing the course. 7.012 is a GIR, which means I have to pass it to ... mind just refused to work on a project if it knew it could finish it

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  head, a whirring that keeps my mind thinking about what I need to do next ... stroll from a campus library back to my dorm—I will bump into at least ... should be more grateful. … It's such a privilege to be here. I'm really

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 16, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  special to me. The feeling of connection is a bit more complex. When I ... so) to share insight and perspective from a variety of experiences ... It has only been a couple of months since I left MIT Admissions for a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  students with something to report -- so if you're in a school that doesn ... will be a simple text box, similar to one of the essays from the Part 2. The Midyear Update has a maximum of 250 words. We are happy to accept a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Balancing Life, School, and… More Life? Gotta start by taking advantage of Veteran's Day to... work... and, more importantly, BLOG!

  

  00t!) with my big Jessica (a girl from my sorority) at 10, get to the ... to look for a class/UROP/internship for IAP and an internship ... us deciding to play with Photobooth on a Sunday morning... You said

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Events

  One of those “big picture” days 2 hours of inspirational lectures, one from the CDC director and the other from broadcasting…

  

  scheduled to end at 5 pm, today was the end of a four-day experiment and we ... ), was scheduled to give a talk titled "Health System Transformation ... Health Organization.) This is appalling; we consider ourselves to be a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  his Virtual CPW Project is a great way to conclude this entry ... So I did pretty much everything I said I was going to do at CPW, but ... at the registration desk, shown here with Anthony. This was a special

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  wish I had a better justification than this, but in 9.00 (intro to ... they complain, I like to give them a blank look, as though the concept is ... is Independent Activities Period, a time to take an interesting class

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  's start at the very beginning. (A very good place to start.) 0. Is an ... , your EC wants to get to know you as a person so he/she can add another ... interviews has changed. A description of the current interview process is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  to have complete information. I know some feel like it may be a hassle ... , please send a note or email directly to me.  While that may result in me ... 2023 is now live. While some have jumped at the chance to scope out the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  matched up based on answers to a questionnaire that you completed and we ... Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow ... "starter child" (pre-frosh) for CPW? Is it a personality match or just random

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Wandering through the Infinite 3.5ish years of wandering MIT, squeezed into like one month

  

  a regular semester, I was always in such a rush to get to wherever I ... ="59767" image7="59769" /] A few days later, I took my scooter and headed to Infinite 0. The basement is a really fun place to scooter around because

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 22, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  airport we quickly stopped at a grocery store for food and the hotel to drop ... right next to an aircraft-carrier-converted-into-a-museum with some dope ... tan. It was great. A couple days, there was not enough wind to sail

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard Yes, yes I am.

  

  . Parents are usually easy to spot for a couple of reasons. First, they all ... . Alright, sure, they did bust out a container of liquid Nitrogen to please ... standing up to leave. There's a lot of academic rigor at MIT. The classes are

  • by Snively '11
  • October 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  Reno, and took a drive downtown: I drove on to my meeting with the ... potential to make a positive contribution to society; and GT-Cybersource, a ... 's cousin?). After Reno, I was off to Sacramento, where I hosted a Central

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  reliable. I want to see it through on an international level (better learn a ... courage to wheel this cushy cloth seat out of here and replace it with a ... Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.

  

  when you make a home with someone: you share.) — I meant to call my mom ... to. It was a blended Spotify playlist that I have with one of my ... ’ll orchestrate a situation for you to meet my dad, and then he won't be a stranger

  • by ana~
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  The Art of Scheduling breaking and forming habits

  

  the biggest change from being a full-time student to being a full ... ="funnily enough, when I applied to become a blogger, and the prompt asked me about ... ".[/visually_hidden] When I was working, I had the discipline to follow a rigid work schedule

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 5, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to send an official college transcript?

  Applicants who have completed college coursework are asked to submit ... entered as a supplemental document in your file. Enrolling first ... will be required to submit an official college transcript.