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• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  since I last visited which is also how long it’s been since I’ve seen most ... stressful, but it does seem like it'll pay off. My favorite moment so far was ... New Hampshire and learned how to ice climb! It was a lot of fun, and I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Touring an IS&T Datacenter, and How My Dad Crashed the Internet I promise they're related.

  

  . It connects back, I promise. How My Dad Crashed the Internet In ... story of how my father became one of the few people in the world who has ... , so I'll save it for later :D First, let's talk about computing. MIT

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 2, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  with it Why does anyone care what I think of this pie The 1 to 10 ... . More questions. “What?  How does that work?” I explained, “There are only ... interpretation of a given individual and how applicable it may be to them.  I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  Believe it or not, one of the most enjoyable experiences of my MIT ... 't like. I like, for example, that it's symmetric about Wednesday. I like ... done. On the other hand, notice how I have six hours of class on

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  . ------------------------------------- Jane wrote, "what i'm wondering is, how does the essay really affect our ... /send in extra material, how will I know that it was received? Any way for me ... not eligible for fee waiver.I didn't know how to solve it so I created

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  ’d give an update or two about my project and how it might actually be used ... system (error handling) didn’t know how to fight, and it was up to you to ... What really happens during a 9-to-5 job? Is it possible that people

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the School of Science like?

  % of the content of our universe? How does our brain—a complex system of ... implications: How does global warming increase the intensity of hurricanes? Can
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  It’s summertime @ MIT! I'm relaxing at home after graduating last ... passionate about. What it might look like: Biking! Fixing bikes when ... conversation has been slightly edited for length. How did the idea come about

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  thought pulsed through my head. Remember how it all came back with an email ... euphoria, calm, delight I felt was nostalgic. It reminded me of how ... to justify getting it? Will I use it well? But, wait, what does it even

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  . How should I list my grades? If your school does semester grades (list ... obligated to fill up the form—it’s okay if all you’re sending us is semester grades. But you DO have to submit it, regardless of if you have updates or

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  distance of the bridge so they’d know exactly “how long it would take to get ... After two long years, it’s time. It’s dark and raining slightly, the ... trainer remarked how miserable it was walking across the nearly half

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others. How is it possible ... I noticed that TCM (Turner Classic Movies) was holding a month-long ... eventually altered the entire course and concept of the feature film." It has

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a bachelor of science and a master of engineering. In which I make a Voltaire reference and the soup is a metaphor but luckily…

  

  My thesis is done. It is 384 pages long, 2.0833% of them text ... of flour and one cup of milk and stir it into the soup. Cook five more minutes.   Let the soup cool enough that it is safe to handle. Food process

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 21, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  find my school, does it automatically give me a code of 6999999? Should I ... be able to raise it up to above 750 if I take it one more time. Does ... to contact by phone to check on status. When to do it? How often? My

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  long. I think mainly about what it doesn’t say. Unnecessary Burden (≈800 ... growth. It’s a gripping narrative of how abuse can affect someone so ... about Japan. I feel silly doing it sometimes. How can I be their teacher

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Read This! All those questions you needed answeredvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript…

  

  it off and never think about it again. Sorry, “How do I get in” is a ... 't actually have time to do any of it. This is stressful no matter how you slice ... ? Invent it. You want people to know about it? Get it on TV. How? Be creative

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 1) Another IAP. Another Country.

  

  great deal of work - if your mom doesn't know how to do it herself, then ... answer it here. I don't have any money! How can I do something like this ... とうございます！） So I'm in Japan this IAP! Last IAP, I spent it in Madrid, with MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I swear this isn’t an ad for Google But Bard is so much more fun than ChatGPT

  

  does it know that a typical non-MIT person wouldn’t? “How many windows ... sniped me like that, but it made me wonder how much Gemini knows about MIT ... it’s possible to train a machine-learning model to learn Course 6’s new

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  could write about how much I long for the usual hustle and bustle of MIT ... write about how I long for another chance to buy a five-dollar boba at ... [April 14th, 2020] It’s 4:14 am. I’m sitting in bed, laughing by

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020