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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  1936, MIT was not quite as awesome as it is now, so it wasn't very easy ... credit, because it's expected that you spend about 12 hours per week ... , MIT said, "Good job RB. Hey, it looks like you invented modern

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  ? Jeanie queries: Does it matter if we do research things that are kind of ... autumnal equinox, but an actual BAM! Leaf in face. It was new, and weird, and ... 't just a leaf.) It was something out there trying to tell me that I need to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  éjà revised?" As long as it's your true voice coming through, I wouldn't worry ... ?" and Anon wrote: "It took me 25 words extra on the long essay to say what ... of the world", does the situation have to be serious? Or can it be

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• FAQ / Afford

  How much does MIT cost?

  Detailed information about tuition and fees, housing and dining, and books and personal expenses are broken down in detail here. If you have a specific question or concern regarding financial…
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  in each section. Anurag asked: "I was wondering why does MIT, with its ... applied previously to MIT does not by itself impact your admission. It is ... overview of the topic, but I feel the 500 word version does it more justice

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  they attended. [...] Does MIT realize that it is exceedingly difficult to ... ?" Patrick asked, "Just curious (since it doesn't apply to me at all) how many ... the fact that I shifted education systems and does it give me the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  answered, but how do we send in our replies to get it in by May 1? Can we fax ... health day" to see what I mean). It's nice to have a long weekend to ... how many people were waitlisted, is the list being ranked, is it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Wouldn’t it be Nice? ...actually, I'm kind of glad that I'm not older.

  

  need to say "How's the weather?" or "What time is it?" or "My grandmother ... ! Unbelievable! And we could still be in it if we manage to beat Ghana. My ... have to go home early too." I don't really see how that is a problem

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just a little advice…

  

  my best but you wouldn't believe how hard it is to keep track of you ... studying at MIT? Or does it mean that you'll graduate in 2009? I'm probably ... are this year's seniors. Now I'm curious, how does the numbering work in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  doting quite flattering, to be honest, and it's been very sweet to see how ... on for the past four years? How does one even go about [annotation note ... it's been a really interesting space to explore, how two people who

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  how to CPW. What makes CPW special (a partial list): It’s nerd ... long showers. “Oh, I gotta remember to audition for a capella!” “I could ... green next time I visit East Campus. It’d be so cool to live there, too

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  We read applications from students interested in everything from apiculture (beekeeping) to building nuclear reactors in their garages. We realize our applicants are very committed to their schoolwork and with…
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  one with nothing making peace with unproductivity

  

  't know because i've never done it cj: i mean idk i didn't know how to say ... you're probably doing fine then? cj: not as if you'd know how to make it ... wrote a really long post, which is now my longest post on the blogs

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 5, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  corridor” has taken on new meanings for me. at mit it refers to a long ... and a million other things. the stakes still feel high, but it’s also ... process forward. keep seeking. living bundles the kindling. lightning does

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and I have accomplished more than the average MIT student does in an entire school day. How have I achieved this? It all started with my alarm

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  . Was Talbot that hard to find? It's been too long since I was new to ... . The event goes well, though lasts a little long; I should figure out how ... weekdays. What does it say about MIT, for CPW to be such a large, grand event

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself Perspective and focus, brought to you by M. C. Escher

  

  catch up on months of missed Reddit, I turned it towards the long queue ... Hofstadter's 1979 monstrosity Gödel, Escher, Bach. It’s 700 pages long and ... textbook. You won’t regret it. But what does this have to do with Linked

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  The last week and some are a blur, a long, joyous drink of EC. When I ... it now. I’m living in it. That glow is strongest around EC. It’s in ... stories tall, which overlooked the REX events. It’s in the way we dress

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  smartest software I've ever seen. What does it do? It does math. Easy math ... 't search for websites, in fact it's all a closed system, but what it does ... I don't know how familiar you are with "Wolfram," but I'll assume you

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  does what it says it does. Almost everybody I've shown it to in person ... "Look at at all this free time I have! I'm going to fill it to the brim ... semester! AHHHHHH!" No, this IAP I'm very much not busy, and it is wonderful

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009