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• Blog / Personal Travel

  being present im in st petersburg!!!

  

  this, I failed to account for the fact that I am now in the most ... This was originally going to be a post about how now that I’m in college I’m finally taking steps to beat procrastination and do things early

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  openminded, I was initially pretty opposed to the idea of joining a fraternity ... lot of my friends back home thought to themselves when I told them my ... in high school, I was a pretty shy person. I was very quiet, went to

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?

  

  mechanics in high school and didn't entirely fail, I expected to feel like a ... going to have to take this class eight times, fail each one, and ... Contrary to popular (and probably well-founded) belief, I once was

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 15, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  , who wrote about it here. This is the best tool to plan your academic ... completed classes on difficulty, pace, and other factors on a scale of 0 to 7 ... courses, recitation sessions, or checking when it's best to take a certain

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  three possible ratings. '-1', '0', and '1'. A negative one fails to meet ... Very early on in my Admissions career I happened to take a slice from a cherry pie that someone had brought into the office to share. As one

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  failing to know how the people around you are really doing. In the past few ... go from midterm to midterm. If we’re lucky, they go from pset to pset ... lives. We see that one kid that sits behind us in lecture. And to all of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  First, just to allay the inevitable questions in the comments: we ... to post something I've had in the backlog for awhile.  Last year, I was involved with a class devoted to (re)designing the first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  committee. More likely though, it is due to my sluggish 40-something metabolism. I’m on a mission to figure out what the heck is going on here, and to use my personal trainer to help me start burning up some calories

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Blogographical Biography ...although whatever 'blogographical' means, I somehow doubt it applies to a blog containing graphs.

  

  At 8:57 AM on December 15, 2007, I was admitted to the Massachusetts ... 'm Rachel, possibly more frequently referred to by my Athena username, rfong, although we have to be at least Facebook friends before that's socially

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  table each night to as complex as our Initiation rites. Yet we also ... made that year, and how they continue to affect my life today. Without a ... freshman was choosing to join a fraternity. It was, in retrospect, also one

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  expected me to fail out, and you can't let the haters win.) I'd also met lots ... (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... really feeling all that enthusiastic about studying. Plus, I had to go back

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  -Side Initial Movements Before Raymond hooked up the webcam to the nerf turret, he ... . Essentially, MIT students get the month of January off to do whatever we please."]IAP[/annotation] period and decided he wanted to make an automated nerf turret. Here is how

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  , but they also can be things like (but not limited to) athletics ... down! You probably shouldn't tell us if you failed the medical boards ... activities -- make sure you convey that to us. When you describe your extra

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  active force in my life; an ability to initiate things waking up from a ... cynicism related to one's job; and c) reduced professional efficacy. Burn-out refers specifically to phenomena in the occupational context and should not

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  below, was a villager  we initially approached to ask questions about how ... things are they working on? How far have they come to get here? What do ... great to actually be able to just stop someone in the middle of the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  Welcome to CPW! 'twas the night before cpw...

  

  , I wanted to highlight a few pieces of general advice I had :) Explore the different dorms!  I knew I wanted to live in Burton-Conner as ... )   Go to Midway! Nearly everyone goes to Midway, so this is kind

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 10, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  't going to be recruited to a DI school or anything. I definitely initiated ... Responses to comments: Edward: Hey, thank you for answering my ... before you were admitted? If so, please advice me on how to do that (and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Introduction To ARTalk An introduction to the ARTalk guest author blog by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director…

  

  [by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director of Arts Initiatives, and ... groups here, allowing students to explore their talents and experiment with ... Symphony Orchestra, and the Media Lab, to name just a few. MIT Dramashop

  • by ARTalk
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Class of 2012 Profiles of MIT's new freshmen.

  

  , initially as a science fair project that made it all the way to second place ... have they done, and what do they hope to do? So while I can point to ... , local and regional papers love to publish stories of locals doing well

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  -olds -- any analysis which suggests otherwise fails to properly account for the ... Recently, in my wanderings around the internet (that is to say, the ... things like this, but my boyfriend is trying to make me into a better

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005