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  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  certain if I have ever heard it referred to in words. People say ".009" or ... either an acronym or a number. There's a quirky language to MIT, a handful ... the neuroscience department, so in this case 6 and 9 both refer to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Christmas Hug [UPDATE: New picture!!!] *squeeze*

  

  Today was Winter Break 2008 in Lobby 7, a really pleasant way to ... . Were security guards going to run in from all around me? Were agents ... 'm sure you can expect an entry or two about it in the future.

  • by Snively '11
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  fox will make sense later[/caption] I want to major in computer science ... also up there in my interests but I didn't want to work with organic beings (alive or dead), so I opted for an interest in artificial

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  student-athletes interested in MIT or in playing college soccer in general ... .  I went to another camp in Florida in February of 2020 (literally one ... , and I was lucky enough to get in!! I officially committed the spring

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  different times in my life and especially throughout my MIT journey. And, to ... had little to no interest in joining a frat here at MIT. It was a ... most part up here in the North, or at least at MIT. And, for two

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  am taking my tests in November or December. Am I still eligible for the ... should I take? A: You have the option to take the SAT, ACT, or TOEFL for ... Subject Tests in Math and Science. Q: Should I rush report my scores to get

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  this week, but I was just never really in the state of mind to finish ... for two hours. I misread my major in haste and accidentally went to ... getting to page 104 in The Giver, making me the only person at MIT who was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  getting to know me. I mean, the real me. On Friday or thereabouts, I'm going to do an entry introducing myself in a survey-type format. If you have any personal questions you'd like me to answer, just leave them in a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  ). In any case, for a trip to my new favorite place, the beginning was ... here are some pictures/videos I have to add (in roughly chronological ... not translate well to text, was during a game in which they had to

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Travelogue: Part Une Trip to Bath and meeting an MIT professor thousands of miles away from MIT

  

  assignments, I decided to take a break by traveling to Bath in Somerset, UK. I arrived in Bath bright and early around 10am. That means waking up at 5 am and walking to the Cambridge train station in sub-zero temperature, say

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  50-50 with regards to if they had or not). CPW was the first admitted students' weekend or day I had been to. I didn't know what to expect at all ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkbdUPKD8ek"]revelation;[/annotation]I came in stressed out to all hell about

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  does it really take to get in and whether or not I still have a shot at ... Laboratories in New Mexico, or the Los Alamos National Labs. These places tend to ... in Economics, and I'd love to attend a school that is strongly

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Portland, OR. Wednesday Happen to be in Ontario? Come to Toronto for an ... applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let me guest post on her blog to let you know about some exciting

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  actually get to the beach or not, don’t miss out on the last few weeks of ... ’s a great read. Totally transports you to NYC in the late 60s. Awesome ... of her novels. Yes,  its really ok to read a novel once in awhile! So

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  than a few Greek guys who choose to live in the dorms - like Alan '09 ... stop trying to make jokes about 18.03.) Basically, everything in the ... case I want to bring anything back from South Bend. Everything in the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  "What could possible be in that room?!" Some are pretty easy to figure ... Water in an unusual or dangerous manner (e.g. cesium, sodium) OX or OXY ... Reacts with Water in an unusual or dangerous manner Oxidizer Corrosive

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We, the people

  

  , the theater was packed. The last empty seat in the house went to MIT ... was born and raised in India but for the past decade or so had worked as ... places, goes to India. It is through initiatives like D-Lab or the IDEAS

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  concentrating in Theater Arts or Creative Writing. Intro to Playwriting was the ... ...well, now you have. I chose to do my concentration in Theater Arts. This will ... into full-fledged novels or even short stories, so I'd be thrilled to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  Italy over IAP. In October, I applied to MIT's Global Teaching Labs ... students qualified to teach Italian high schoolers some science, in English ... ’t… right? Ok, time to properly learn it! In the end, I loved and felt awesome

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on DesigNerds DesigNerds: Product Design TV

  

  decided to email the grad student behind the project, Barry Kudrowitz. From: Barry To: Bryan "that's great that students are interested in it! we are actually in the process of pitching the concept to the discovery channel

  • by Bryan
  • January 22, 2006