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• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  it around the house. Also, a lot of upperclassmen are interested in ... class into your already busy schedule. I have had the fortune of taking at ... her that I was a chemical engineer. She immediately gave me the names of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  fourth floor of building 3 for really excellent Indian food. Crack open the ... 's parents walk into the room. 9:19 PM: The punchline of the movie, delivered ... 'd give me a day instead of the allotted hour. Even still, though I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HNY from NYC for IAP, 2016 time passes so quickly, help

  

  live in deep suburbia, the sort of place whose main assets are relative ... Happy 2016! (By the way: 2016 = 2^5*3^2*7, in case you need the ... to get ahead on coursework--but the flesh is so, so weak. My family

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 reasons why MIT is beautiful if I do say so myself.

  

  and you'll see home:     Fun fact: all of the photos in ... we have wacky (modern? postmodern?) buildings, the best river views in ... home after class: (2) Because even the Infinite (Corridor) has an

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  to be a part of, and I have never regretted the decision. 2. Freshman ... softball team, or a sorority, find the group of people (or place or activity ... & Disney loving floor of a closeknit nerdy dorm may not be the place

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  Welcome to the scary world of College Shopping. Who knows what you ... . I bought all of this ahead of time except for the pillows just because ... parents to bring the rest of their stuff. You can also order it online and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  officers follow the winds to the corners of the country to talk to students ... in between over the course of a few days. I visited big high schools ... variants - and countless others - are all just versions of the same question

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Different Voice some words about MIT, by someone who's not me

  

  . whenever i hear variations on the theme of “i was torn into a million pieces ... takes the form of socializing, writing, and incessant online window ... we’re a strange bunch. the news articles ascribe to us an almost

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  Some Notes, because I’m myself:  Title is loosely based off of the ... because that’s… that’s just kind of the feeling that goes along with this ... younger, which will be the goal of my blogs! Anyway, I’ll introduce myself

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  actual conversations i have definitely had with freshmen during orientation

  

  : so where are you temped FROSH: one of the frats ME: oh cool FROSH ... , there's so many cool -- FROSH: isn't that the ...you know ... clothing ... mean the roller coaster's pretty cool FROSH: but i would never live

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 30, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The most important blog entry ever This is probably the most valuable entry ever written... not kidding. Bookmark it. Class of…

  

  So philosophical entries with advice on the right strategies for conquering MIT are really great, but in my humble opinion, the most helpful ... live the next four years, what you want to do, whether you want to care

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  我没去过北京 在外国出生的孩子的故事

  

  (Read the English version here!)     我没去过北京。我们回中国去的时候，总是去上海、南京、杭州，总是在江苏一带。我记得，我小的时候还能说上海话（我三、四岁的时候，外婆照顾我，我就学了上海话）。 我第一次去中国是四岁的时候。我们到了上海就去我亲戚的家了。我只有一个清楚的记忆：有一天，我阿姨要让我小睡一下。她告诉我，“如果你不睡觉，叔叔会切掉你的鼻子！”。 我还不知道这个记忆是真实的还是来自我的梦，可是我知道以前我就会说上海话，可是现在回想起这个记忆，是英文的。 我小的时候

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 23, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  diploma with both areas of specialization written on it, and we don't do ... between 15 and 20 percent of MIT students graduate with bachelors degrees in ... the truly worthy will be able to dance at graduation with a diploma in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  CPW Problem: What Can People Wear? CJ pragmatically writes concerning poor weather

  

  (Condensed pre-word: CJ pens without constrained phenomenon within comments. Perhaps written clearer? Proceed warily.) Campus Preview Weekend, commonly pronounced/written “CPW”, progresses. Welcome, current prefrosh, welcome! CPW’s putative weather contraption prevents…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 5, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Guys, Six Degrees almost better than a five guys burger...almost.

  

  ...you’re taking all of these kids from around the country and the world ... the other end of that blog) I wanted to write this entry last year when ... eve of the '12s graduating and after having one year to condense my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 1, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  your odds of getting into MIT and will help you make the most of the ... MIT doesn't have any age requirements and doesn't require high school completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  sunshine and warmth to the other coast, especially on cold, icy New England ... and/or exams the last two weeks of classes.   Hardware for my ... to go on the last day of classes, a week early. And after my last class

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  , despite being amazingly prepared to bask in the sunshine of the West Coast ... impression that they were tunnels in the most adventurous sense of the word ... maybe one of those side-of-the-mountain tunnels with walls of dirt, a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  research teams while completing a master’s degree at the University of ... Inspired by the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song Now this is the ... attend Morehouse The first degree was fun so I did it again So I earned a

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  sake of adding the name of a second subject to their diploma. I'm really ... 't be concerned about the difficulty of majors it's all about what you ... makes up ~7% of the class each year. Is that a lot? That's hard to say

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007