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• Blog / MIT Life

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  for his retirement. "Oh Man! Holy Toledo," said an amazed Howard. "You ... about the other people at MIT who shape the lives in our community: the ... I think I have ever had and told me to go make sandwiches for myself

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  mask on, mask off my used-to-be-virtual, and now post-virtual-but-still-neurodivergent life at MIT

  

  an absurd way was still living rent-free in my head. We talked about a ... turn in a pset or three, but that’s what P/NR is for, and I stopped ... aside, I don’t want to forget my laundry in the washer for two days; I don

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  this email address in mid-late April with an update on what you've ... aiming for a class of about 1130 students this year. Based on our estimates ... all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  is ready for the birthday boy to be let back in. The cupcakes are ... story of how my friends and I unleashed a birthday explosion in his office. So in case you didn't know, I should probably tell you that Ben is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  provides an environment for students to test new ideas, develop leadership ... the department in charge of student groups, sole, describes their ... else to do it. in esp we have a saying, which is "your job is not to do

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  Sam already told you about AppleBake, but I figured I could throw in ... for me while we sampled some AppleBake treats: I'm ashamed to say that I did not really participate in the AppleBake festivities, but well

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A blast from the past Looking back at things I wanted to do at MIT

  

  for it is too damn high. I have gotten slightly better at guitar in the ... 'm currently in my second term as hall chair for my living group, and was CPW ... , fyi"]taking 66 units[/annotation]. I had probably hoped that in a future

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  evaluations for us to fill out about him. I suggested that we work in small ... hand by an actual human being. For example, on the AP Physics test last ... As promised in my last entry, it has been quite a week! Tuesday

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  the umpteenth post about balancing art and tech version: slightly jaded

  

  for a time in my life when my novel would have space to breathe. In ... you were, for the first time in your life, too exhausted to write when ... ’s. [I’ve been planning for a while to have a midlife crisis and switch to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  prize wheel for a class project. It’s four feet in diameter, mounted on a ... note="undergrad research opportunity; mine is in an earth science lab but ... tutored kids for years,” I said. My mom taught reading and math in group

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  RecomMITted On Ring Delivery and the halfway mark

  

  flooding in, packing a thousand or so 2019s into two floors overlooking ... — I ended up going with a gold and an Ultrium companion, not an easy ... to take pictures, lots of pictures. An entire night worth of pictures

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  tour an MRI lab and take a look at the psychology in movies like "I am ... - Graded Undergraduate Research in Course 9 Total: 72 units I'm way more ... semester. I loved biology in high school - mainly because I had a great

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  removes uncertainty, and in doing so shrinks the realm of possibility for ... people - that some people are so much more competent in an area than you ... ’ll also find outlier products or ideas or art (for me some examples in these

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  include pain for being rejected, joy for being accepted, anxiousness for being waitlisted, and a whole spectrum of feelings in between. I remember ... , I had no idea what MIT was. It could have been in Michigan or Maryland

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  i was sick when i wrote this :( a largely unedited post where i ramble about getting covid

  

  an accurate portrayal of anxiety in an animated movie about a talking ... January"]IAP[/annotation] when I was just about to prep materials for my ... in my room. I feel a lot better compared to the first few days of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2023
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer applicant. You're not eligible to apply as a first
• Blog / Admissions

  The Epic Split Feat. Tim Beaver (Live Test 6.28) with apologies to jcvd, enya...everyone, really.

  

  A few months ago Volvo released an ad called The Epic Split in which Jean-Claude Van Damme did a split between two trucks as they drove side-by-side backwards into the sunset. It was an epic split, but, in our estimation

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  . Schuh, an associate professor of metallurgy in the department of materials ... rapidly cool hot metal?". Well, that's what I've been asking for a while now ... . Schuh Subject: Metal cooling question Dear Professor Schuh, I am an MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I’M BACK!!!!! (and MIT is hard)

  

  ’s not a particularly good study habit, but it worked for me in high school ... intimidated by going to office hours, perhaps in part out of pride, for not ... about MIT for me is definitely how hard I’ve fallen in love with it. Sure

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  first day. They both flew in early this morning, and we spent the whole day walking around the area in the glorious warmth and sunlight that indicates the MIT Weather Machine is gearing up for Campus Preview Weekend

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 30, 2006