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  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  ’m taking this term. I’m taking a total of 45 credits, the fewest credits I’ve ever taken at MIT. Part of the reason for that is that one of my classes ... class until 1pm any day of the week. 1.011 – Project Evaluation (9 credits

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  LGBTQ+ human rights movement, the flux of international refugees. It is ... involved. In the great tradition of MIT, our undergraduates want to pioneer ... such events as the University of Missouri incidents in November

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  our last problem set of the year. I laughed, and felt my heart sink as I ... about what I am capable of. I pre-registered for six classes at the ... . However, all of the assignments were due at the same times and the amount of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety ... commitment, but ultimately bring me a lot of joy or pride. So the question ... what? Going to two meetings of the National Honors Society or the Physics

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  put my head down and sort of dig into the work, and although there have ... summer. One thing I've noticed this summer is the presence of what I will call Big Feelings™, in the sense that I feel like many of the experiences

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  understood the beauty of things made by hand. I came to realize that what was ... Design. The concept of 2.00b, or Toy Product Design, is fairly simple ... the perils of group dynamics in poorly managed projects.  People tend to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  note="until AC came in and confused the shit out of me"]coolest thing ... "][/annotation], I still really enjoyed the content. The first third of the course was probability, which compared to the latter two thirds of the course, random

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Red Bull Gives You (Paper) Wings airplanes, astronauts, and austria: a monday night boston qualiflyer

  

  the Boston Qualiflyer for Red Bull Paper Wings. If you haven't heard of ... Red Bull staff, but aerobatics is evaluated by a panel of judges on the ... , the legendary mansion/museum/multifunctional venue of Red Bull founder

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW roundup Meet the Bloggers, dinner with a physics professor, and a photography contest for those of…

  

  Factoid of the Day: I've never paid for food from the MIT Student ... you know. By “you”, I especially mean “employees and proprietors of the ... , however, accurately reflect the views of the author. Much to my

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  of all college campuses. I personally like the mix of ultra ... above), and the walls are covered with an eclectic mishmash of posters ... : lived in. The hallways of MIT are alive. From well before 9:00 am to well

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  applicants. Of the 6,820 who applied we have admitted 612. We can't wait ... . Because of the competitiveness of our pool, there were 1403 students to whom ... have come to respect them all, but because of the highly selective nature

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  MIT's Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones (our rockin' leader) is in the ... did, but because of the behavior of admissions officers and parents. Admissions officials routinely boasted of the number of applicants with perfect

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  's a walkthrough of all the different things I made this semester and ... a ton of content. When I took it for the first time last semester, I ... with a lot of them, particularly the more advanced techniques from the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising @ MIT The little question that could.

  

  classes by preregistering on WebSIS before the beginning of the next ... where you can pick up a poster of the LSC schedule. As for freshmen, when ... Orientation, but then second term, you join the rest of the world and do things

  • by Bryan
  • June 3, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2025 are now ... the COVID-related disruptions, and we appreciate that too.  As of ... -minted members of the Class of 2025. These students hail from more than 500 high

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  describing the entirety of my visit, you can check out Mitra's entry on the ... New York at 11:00 AM. Of course, the Fung Wah Bus Company hurriedly ... price that can't be beat. MORAL OF THE ENTRY: Impose yourself on people

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  petals. Baby bunnies hopping around gleefully at your feet. The smell of fresh sweat and tears exuded by seniors everywhere in the midst of their ... , regardless of admission or non-admission to the Institute, you probably applied

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  left (or somewhere nearby) is a map of the MBTA subway system. You ... on until the very last stop, South Station, which is when most of the ... each station memorized (I don’t), there is a helpful map at the top of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  contradicts the previous one. I'm sick of being offered a limited-offer ... unpleasantness to the situation. But of course I calmed down eventually, and I do realize the futility of this approach. So I started trying to think

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  means taking on the job of making a home out of a small shared room with ... offered quite a bit of freedom with my room, even going as far as switching ... the sheer ugliness of the arrangement was that any time I sat at my desk

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011