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  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  drooled (metaphorically) at the prospect of discussing Common Core ... complete all those hopeful post beginnings, reenact the thrill of days long ... the essentials of IAP and Spring semester.   During IAP, I took

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  HELLO WORLD and welcome to my playthrough of a new game - college! I ... own adventure, and there are an infinity of options to choose from ... to get your hands on the prized diploma, but it’s way more fun to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  poorer residents from the north side. Those guys sometimes get kind of tired of getting looked down on, so they turn further north and deride the residents on the north side of Highways 36. Obviously not everyone in my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  , Andrew J. '10 and I placed offers on a number of houses, all losing to ... lower stakes. Decisions made at the cusp of my childhood felt vitally ... my next degree and had a sensational time. Now, many years later, we

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A lot about course 9

  

  those of us who faint at the sight of blood, there are lots of other ... Today was supposed to be my first day of lab work in our new lab ... -to-moderately sized department in the School of Science. There are usually about 30

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2020 Reflections & 2021 Resolutions

  

  Gloria Chao, a story focused on a freshman at MIT. I also reread a bunch of ... ....sad because Covid made all of these impossible. Go to at least 3 musicals ... as a kind of win. Go to at least 3 museums - Incomplete. I actually

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 3, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  startups fail but at MIT that number is more like 50%. I bet another one of ... came to claim their diplomas, I lost track of my friends as I was taking ... front while both my friends met Tim Cook outside of the bathroom."  

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  time for cleaning and organization with the sound of music. At the end ... and 8 hours at home, a 4-0-8 scheme. Lab/design/field work classes have ... 3-0-9, 5-0-7, etc. There are also classes of a different number of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT YO Early Admits 2014!

  

  from Jess W., from frigid North Dakota! (wow ND - look at all that snow ... Scottsdale, AZ. Have you run out of frames to frame your MIT certificates yet? ;) Then we have a Californian trio of Esmeralda R., Michelle C., and Helen W

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  the College Night at the Bronx High School of Science. Fellow alum ... take, though there is some degree of choice for each of the required ... the normal student using 8 terms to get a degree, most take at least one

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  opportunities at MIT and there is knowing that the social and taking care of ... you’re too absorbed with work at MIT, you kind of get into the MIT ... ’t always happen. But, now it’s at the top of my priority list.” -Coyin Oh

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  do the first four miles at the [annotation note="for some definition of ... small falls on the [annotation note="more of a creek at this point ... , but the hills slow me a little. I finish my water bottle on this leg of

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  will be "Pulsars"...Please confirm acceptance of this offer by 5:00 PM ... to look at things. --- A couple of weeks ago, my dear friend Davie ... , and it felt like I was seeing it for the first time. At the end of the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  of the links at the bottom of this entry, and rest assured that almost ... -A degree program instead of taking the traditional full Course 2 route ... E. Chemical Engineering, or Course 10, is sort of at the intersection, and you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  has been owning at life lately and winning tons of awards...more about ... As much as I hate Twitter, I think I'm going to follow the trend of ... 'm hosed beyond all imagining, but as it's basically my LAST WEEK AT MIT

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  keep going down this road At the beginning of senior year, I began ... quit. Valuing becoming better means saying yes to projects at the edge of ... -making is a skill. Like many skills, there's a body of knowledge, scattered in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Events

  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  North, creator of Dinosaur Comics (a lot of other comic artists. A LOT ... beginning to the two best days of my life. Even registration at something ... . At the end of it Tron Guy dazzled us with a light show. Ooh! Shiny

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What’s new? Life in Radiohead's hometown

  

  healthy! My program has at least three hours of lecture every day and the ... -PhD.) For those of you who are "new" to the blogs, I graduated in June 2008 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with Biomedical Engineering

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  wanting one. I took a job 1.5 hours north of where I lived not long before ... , my buyers withdrew their offer.  All of a sudden I had a house to sell ... driving a Tesla Model S 85.  I drooled at it.  I stole glances at it.  I

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  lasts for a week. Of course, I always end up signing up at the last minute ... distance. Though I had already completed the swim test at the beginning of my ... (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006