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  happy LFDOC! my last semester of undergrad :)

  

  -than-the-usual amount of freedom this semester. It’ll be fun to reflect on how I thought it was going to go versus how it actually went when it’s all said and ... . Namely:  It’s my very last semester (still trying to wrap my head around

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 3, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Room Tour 2017 edition

  

  2021s, can't wait to meet y'all this week! To give you guys a sneak peek of what is to come, I (finally!) got around to learning how to film and edit videos. Here's my first shot at it, and a room tour to show for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 6, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Post-finals stress? Oh, it happens. Trust me.

  

  're up to over ten bucks! How crazy is that?! Ben, I think you really are a ... I was lucky enough this semester to have only one final exam, which I ... . I need to have everything I own packed and stored by 6 PM tomorrow

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  related to human lives and how we might mitigate or combat them with science ... Catherine Huang '10 just sent me this announcement and asked me to ... Competition! MIT Technology Fair - a group of undergraduates dedicated to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  There's one week left of my freshman year - how much can you fit in a seven days? A seven-page paper, six nights of studying, five hours to attend of the four classes I'm taking, three finals to sit through, two

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  March 2018. From September 2017 to August 2018, I lived in Auckland, New ... . Taxes are often withheld at a higher rate than what you actually need to pay, so you’re supposed to file returns to get back what you’re owed

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  hello, after six years

  

  writing. this is not possible to stop, how change continues to happen. i ... . like how to play a game where i try to escape from hell, and how to play ... about how to build things that help, rather than hurt, the relationships

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  A letter for you (yes, you)

  

  about your lives and how your individual stories have brought you to this ... invitation to explore other options, and, like a puzzle, figure out how you can find what you like about MIT in other places, or how best to showcase

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mnemonic Contest Winner Congratulations, Shawn!

  

  Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nothing. Congrats to Shawn for winning! If you'd like to redeem your super awesome prize, email me at bryanblogs [at] mit dot edu. Tomorrow: How I work for a genius.

  • by Bryan
  • September 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  briefly compared to the one from this year to see how you've progressed ... unlikely... what grades do we need to send in... as in, how many years (11 ... to contact by phone to check on status. When to do it? How often? My

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  When it comes to MIT you can put everything you do into one of two ... . With Pass/No Record in place to make the transition easier, first semester is a time to make that daily fire hose drinking session a little bit

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Events

  How about an eπ Reunion?

  

  may not have heard, the Class of 1997 is throwing a "e^2" Reunion to ... of Feb 5!! Go to our website for more info: alumweb ... fantastic. We stayed at the Venetian, perhaps only second to the Bellagio in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  HT@MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam An Amazing Show For A 10 Minute Walk And $3

  

  the National Poetry Slam! While it's generally difficult to get off campus during the week due to the general hustle and bussle of psets, I take every chance I can to drop by Central Square and listen to a few

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

  

  suddenly remember how to breathe. I got a 68 on that take-home exam. (Learn ... used to be really good at taking tests. I never had any kind of test ... right from freshman year, I came up with a plan to help me to stay calm

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  in the area of Service Design. (Basically, figuring out how to make ... I'm always one to celebrate the more obscure holidays. After all ... importantly, the least amount of employers willing to accommodate a paid

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  ! You should also look into how you will get from the airport to MIT. MIT ... If you are an international student who is coming to MIT this fall, congratulations! You have a lot to be proud about. From experience, I can say that

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  ’re all getting ready to go back to school… Returning students are probably still wrapping up summer ventures, but 2014s are probably almost ready to ... last August … wondering how I felt a year ago … so somehow I ended up

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  ... how difficult is it to pick stuff up? As far as picking up programming ... staff are allowed to take 1 course per term. Some professors may audit a course where they sit in and evaluate the class to make sure that it is

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  prevent this from happening again? How would you design it? To applicants ... hit - how are you doing? Where are you staying? What can we do to help ... 't know what to do other than watch and hope. And I keep thinking "did this

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  process by which projects come to fruition, and how very political those ... that it’s difficult for public officials to know how to act toward a ... , as they have promised to do repeatedly, but how much easier is it to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015