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• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  it's arrived: I'm going to bomb that interview. I'm going to fail this ... to describe me- "athletically inclined" is not one of them. I can ... , a month at a time. All this to say- when my friends invited me to go

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I study Global Change Science/Climate?

  The MIT Center for Global Change Science (CGCS) at MIT was founded to ... multidisciplinary approach. The Center's goal is to improve the ability to accurately ... academic departments, programs, and initiatives contribute research and
• Blog / MIT Life

  Journal of Negative Results, among other things Absurdities I encounter while livin' my life.

  

  am determined not to fail at life this semester, so I studied the crap ... in chromosome 5, leading to an extension of the circadian period from ~24 hours to a little over 25 hours. To express this mutation

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  to a large construction initiative meant to "update the look and feel ... Responses to Comments: A: Hey Laura,stupid question : I just wanted to know if you have to buy the TV, or do you rent it or... ? The TV is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Silent Dance Party If we had the chance, we'd ask the world to dance.

  

  It's been a while! I fully apologize for not writing since getting to ... to blog. I moved to Burton-Conner this year, which, much like East Campus, has very different floor cultures, so I'm very happy to say that I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  't find anything. What's the fallback when YouTube fails to provide adequate ... disable access to the motion picture(s) listed below, or if it fails to ... When I first got to MIT I got a little pamphlet entitled "Copyright

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  seeking uni-formity; let us not fail to discern the gifted mind, to foster ... initia-tive, to promote the spirit of free and objective inquiry, to ... curricula were similar to that of a Soviet university and that “the kind of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  experience, I was predisposed to fail Physics. That’s what it felt like. So ... relatively easy years of high school seem to fly by; SAT’s, ACT’s, TGIF’s, BYOB ... ?) is the same: you come to MIT, most likely as a freshman, bright

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Listing It All Out you get a list and you get list and you get a list

  

  Places To Take A Nap On Campus, Ranked Barker Library - The pin ... a few months I felt like they needed to be cleaned so I stopped taking ... Chemistry 6.009 - Fundamentals of Programming ES.9112 - Prison Initiative

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 29, 2021
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What does the D-Lab do?

  D-Lab is building a global network of innovators to design and disseminate technologies that meaningfully improve the lives of people living in ... , technology development, and community initiatives, all of which emphasize
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  school taught me how to fail. All those B’s (okay, B’s are really not that ... I have to be there. I could fail better than anyone--mostly because, I ... , if I failed, it would not cripple me--it just meant I needed to fix

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  problem at MIT is also selective thinking, or failing to view good things ... the culture--when there’s something wrong, people are invited to fix it ... on campus as of late concerning how to best achieve a safe, caring

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  describes her initial reaction to it. Her reaction perfectly describes how we ... failed). 18) Magic kingdom ticket card from when we and our mom drove to ... the first, second, and third installments, in case you want to read them

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  'm finally free to come back to the blogs (: It's not that I haven't been ... a napkin... I just haven't had a good chunk of time to sit down and actually type everything out. So here we go: Dear Class of 2016, Welcome to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  moment for many of the students who have been looking forward to visiting and exploring MIT, or who are concerned about changes to their academics ... looking forward to beginning her university studies this fall, so I have

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  grading systems. We want you to know that we accept whatever grades your school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your ... assessments, or something else. In some cases, you may have the ability to
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  failed me! But why? Linear algebra to the… rescue? TL;DR, rotations in 3D ... going on here! But where do you turn to when linear algebra fails you ... many new abilities our hero Link gains in his quest to defeat Ganondorf

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  interest in design: “His Christmas gift to me would be one day of his time ... was that Jony had to draw by hand what they planned to make. “I always understood the beauty of things made by hand. I came to realize that what was

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  to see if spots have opened up after the initial rush. CI-M - a ... to do, and I didn't fail my exam! Deans on Call are volunteer staff ... Resources." This post expands on CLAAASS to discuss MIT Academics in general

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  ever fall into the Charles River that borders MIT campus, you can swim to one of the shores. The river is 200 yards wide, so you would need to ... ![/annotation] You are required to swim 4 laps in the pool without stopping, with 3

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023