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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  will do this for you anyway. :-) My advising seminar, 1.A24, has proved ... on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the ten students sit in a circle of ... evolution of media. As it is a writing class, there are about two essays due

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  in 2.007 (in my opinion) is a document called "How To Build Your ... controlled robot is crucially super robust and reliable.  In a huge upset, Josh ... robots that actually did quite well in the competition! It's been a lot of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  profile, and a letter of recommendation). MIT's recommendations process is ... competitive applicants will provide one from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. We also require
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  your profile a map of all the places in the world that you have been. As ... , this is clearly a very US-centric program, since it delineates the US ... 'm spending spring break visiting Adelaide in France, with a 2 day excursion to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  credits, T is a temporary placeholder for a class still in transit, and P ... ” for effort! A smiley sticker chart? Or is it a Downward Logarithmic Spiral of Doom? Never fear! It’s similar to what a lot of us used in high

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  turns out that, much like a gourmet pretzel, life is full of twists. On ... probably ended with about a bajillion thank-yous in a row. Recipients ... community. Thanks to my well-documented genetic inability to win a single

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  in the French system is very different from getting an A+ in the US ... ) and Math (Course XVIII), but ultimately I graduated with a degree in ... eastern culture is awesome to discover." Well, I'm picking up a bit of Hindi

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  : being in college will be a wonderful experience, no matter what university ... discover a whole new territory. Make your mark in whatever way you can - on ... This past week has been a mixed bag on many levels. On the one hand

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  documents, give it some time (roughly a week). UNLESS you 1) did your ... . AHHHH MY ___ DOCUMENT ISN’T SHOWING UP IN MyMIT TRACKER It can take ... least a week before contacting us. We're accepting documents from schools

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas in December and July

  

  that Ocean Spray is a grower-owned cooperative based in Massachusetts ... Vampire Slayer), after spending a wonderful long weekend in Boston with them. On Saturday, we started at China Pearl, then walked through Downtown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  completely new cities in China. Holl has begun talking about Simmons Hall ... what this crazy building looks like. Holl, in answering a question, talks ... be viewed on MITWorld... look for it there in a few weeks. I'm signing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  $100 Laptop Unveiled Inspiring!

  

  , 1 Megapixel." The plan is to initially roll out the computers in a little over a year to six large nations. Negroponte has identified China ... Kay, known as the inventor (!) of laptops (back in the late 1960s) and a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  symptoms of nostalgia emo-posting

  

  [annotation note="I recently learned that a holograph is a document written in ... in a place like Cambridge where paying with cash is a hassle. If I go ... quickly realized that hair is a nice way to keep your face warm in the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  Now that I'm a junior in college, I'm supposed to be almost an adult ... apparently, this means I'm going to have to go find a job- also in the real ... insist on denying that the future is rushing towards me at a terrifying

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  the class is in 26-100 and is basically a graduate requirement for over ... . In terms of the Materials class, it is a humanities course with a lab ... and with a full schedule. Here is a look at how I am keeping busy for

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  to check on any such documents (there is a time for this later ... officially a member of the RA pool. Should I send in extra materials? You ... updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my application, or all

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  -shirts, which were made by the good folks in LUChA. Awesome. Math question: if ... (with documented process) that gets a stamp of approval from Keith gets ... ,500 applications this year, what is the probability that one of them read your

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Due Monday important information to make your application complete

  

  and emails, and loaded everything into our system. If you are a prospective member of the Class of 2016, this would be a mighty good time to log into MyMIT and confirm your application tracking is complete. Mc

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 26, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  frustration in a compassionate, fatherly way. It can be the feeling that one is ... . Leadership is a moment of helping each other live — in this life that ... access to internet, end homophobia in China, provide a STEM program to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  -filled apartments is quite steep. For $3000-4000 per month, you too can live in a one ... conservation in office equipment and lighting, while Leon Glicksman is using a ... is situated in Tribeca, right on the Hudson River. It is pretty

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006