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  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  ’re notified of whether you have a spot in that class are subject to the whim of ... writing class"]email[/annotation] or Google Form in early August, then ... something related to course scheduling. In many of these instances, had I not

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

  

  cool project in-progress, or learn a new skill, and I’ve come to treat ... in personal projects. We (Ellie, Teresa, and Gloria) are or were all ... knowledge to fit in, I was completely thrilled to join the community. In the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 26, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  the person you are now oversharing on the internet

  

  to the boy I thought was the love of my life, or goodbye to the boy I ... old places I used to frequent a lot back when I was in high school. The ... . Bittersweet. I look around in the places I used to call home and they feel like

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  categories "for classes" or "in the spirit of having fun". While the two aren ... . With Pass/No Record in place to make the transition easier, first ... will complain daily about the work load or the lack of sleep, I've yet to

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  impossible to think, or to make any useful decisions at all. I wake up and feel ... activity I’ve done in the past day. This unshakable exhaustion is not new to ... little better, and wasn't that always the goal in the first place? To make

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  not to fall asleep in my last stale months of preparatory schooling. The ... environment, and I’ve been trying to soak in as much of it as I possibly can. So ... look like. In a year, I would be in college. I would be exposed to more

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  couches, and working in the study carrels or cubicles. Once I saw someone ... asleep in the stairwell next to it. If you count the people about to head ... are always arranged in circles to look pretty, but people pull out the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  disaster or disruption. We always strive to evaluate applicants fairly in ... answer is no, you are not required to take AP exams for classes in which ... otherwise intended to take due to COVID or any other reason, and if you decide

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  want to mention, which are some of the memorable moments from GIR's in ... of the room in order for us to calculate the percent rebound, relating ... Oh how the months have passed- from fall season to finals season to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Starting over sucks but sometimes you have to do it

  

  'd stay up until 2 a.m. in hopes that we'd get to see a sliver of change ... ’ll finally be on the right track to succeed in my classes, I keep banging into ... major. “Is getting through this courseroad all going to be worth it? Or am

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Actually Doing Things or not...but actually, really

  

  , you have to prioritize which input is the most important in your final ... covered that. Let me explain to you my life in the context of those ELLs in ... power plant to build in a town while taking into account how the residents

  • by Stanley G.
  • November 20, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  personalities and/or lecturing skills, you'll hopefully be happy to know that the ... small) contribution to this research through my UROP in the Langer Lab. In ... UROPs in the lab to meet with Professor Langer for a pizza dinner! I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  like “Paula Abdul actually isn't African American” or “McDonald's in ... disorienting, and refreshing in an absurd way. Now, back to normal playback: I ... was, glaring me in the face, the luminescent fact that MIT wants you to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  . So if I wasn't in my dorm room, exploring Harvard Square, or secretly ... weeks before I shipped out to Harvard, I was participating in the National ... . Cummings and, after explaining that I was going to be be in Cambridge during

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  's house in Kentucky as I write this. Thanks to the people who wished me good ... process. I've made some effort to keep up with current events in Admissions ... applicants have reacted to their decisions, and what they've been saying in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  understanding. I learned that when William Barton Rogers founded MIT in order to ... made them more likely to enroll; 85% have taken or intend to take a class where they will be required to 'make' something for a final project or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to ... Tuesday • Put a bird on it at the admit gathering in Portland, OR ... new admits in the ATL Be sure to check the listing on your My

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  final show, where the viewers have to call in their votes. It would be ... : blog entry for wednesday? Date: July 20, 2007 1:08:15 PM EDT To: Matt McGann Hey Matt, There's an awesome blog entry just waiting to happen, but I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  drawer, or (in most cases) shoved into a bag which was subsequently shoved ... the point of a career fair is to collect job prospects, not swag. In the ... more interested in sophomores or juniors. I do not have a resume. The

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  PE classes in high school tend to follow one of two models. Either ... indoor kickball or doing homework. With these experiences in mind, I was ... the class, I had barely stepped foot in a proper gym. To me, the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015