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  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  does not provide midyear grades or progress reports. Do I still need to ... . Got it. Ok, how do I fill this form out? The form has fields for you to ... 250 words. I know that’s not a lot, but do your best to be concise

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  Boston, I knew not to expect midwest-levels of friendliness. I frequented a ... one of the guys working there comes up to me and says. “Caroline, right ... at a restaurant here in Cambridge! This might not be a big deal for

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  is probably not the most important thing I’ve gained by coming to MIT ... project. Almost immediately, I was admonished for not wearing close-toed ... a while, but within an hour of walking on campus I was learning how to

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  In Stereo

  

  visit. Not being constantly out of the office also allows us to put ... -campus visits, etc. Not to mention writing this blog and going to movies. ... Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, among others. I was planning to use

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6 / New Year, New Me Looking back, looking forward & staying in the present

  

  met I would likely not ever see again. But I didn't want that to stop me ... Senior year: 1 / How to MIT again?! 2 / Keep Calm and Carry On 3 / A team ... fair Learned how to laser cut and 3D print Witnessed MIT Henge for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Goal Setting a learning process

  

  's interesting to see how much more concrete and doable my goals have gotten over ... actually being an intern - somebody teaches you how to set deadlines and ... easier. So at least that's something. Honestly, even learning how to frame

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 4, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Raskolnikov as an Odd Metaphor on angst and deferral

  

  every passing day here at MIT — how to not beat myself up over turning in ... . Not to mention having to keep up with school and other responsibilities ... ’s experience so oddly relatable — not to the crime part, but to the going insane

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  you want to get into and how long the waitlist is). Also, once you get ... students who genuinely want to help freshmen succeed at MIT. However, to be honest, I got to know the other people in my seminar but I didn't really

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  After talking to my friends during the first week of senior year and ... totally a deliberate choice. How does that end up happening? If you're lucky, all the classes that you want to take might fall on the same two or

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  , both to those who were admitted and those who were not. From reading ... applications, I was also reminded of how different things are today. Not so much ... I know that it's been a long year, and now that you've had a week to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  some badly needed sleep with my lovely temp roommate. I'm not sure how to ... . Happy. And that above is mostly how I felt. Then I went back to Mc ... , whether or not I already know people or think there are people I want to

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  change, shower, and hit the parks again!  In an effort to not overly ... . Not too long after mile 13 I started to realize that this wasn ... this woman holding up three large medals and thought to myself "I want

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  inside, I really would not have picked a different major at MIT. I am SO glad to not have any psets or major exams. Keep scrolling to find out why ... weeks ago - …the assignment was to construct a bamboo-and-canvas shelter

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope My reflections on the death of Amaud Arbery

  

  to find who had killed this man, and how they were going to be punished ... HATE HOW THIS IS NORMAL. HOW WE KNOW WHAT TO DO. HOW THIS IS JUST LIFE ... version of myself has come to realize that this will not change anytime soon

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  anyone that does that). I can't really tell you how to best learn ... how few hours they slept or how many hours they studied. I want to see ... you are taking, you are not going to have a good time.” -Azaria Zornberg

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  !  _,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,_ As someone who is definitely not qualified to give out advice regarding ... that I was either destined to be celibate or just not a fan of apps ... turns out not everyone comes out the second they get to college and not

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  only Diane to cut my hair. Now, that's not really out of the ordinary ... a barber in 5 years now. At least, not one where I had to tell them ... , humid, my hair is out of control, and I'm not going to see Diane until

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Many people applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately we could not ... waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to ... to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Many people applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately we could not ... waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to ... to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Many people applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately we could not ... waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to ... to be waitlisted. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2018