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FAQ / Transfer
Does MIT offer transfer credit?
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Blog / Personal Projects
I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years
In my dorm, East Campus, residents are allowed to paint the door to ... the fall semester, and sometime late in IAP, I hit on the idea of a ... plan in place, I resolved to finish my door by the end of IAP. And, well -
Blog / Challenges
my problem list weird brain things
the hours i've spent in bed recently have added up, pointing to one ... therapy specifically for depression for FIVE MONTHS?? clown moment. in any ... , affecting my nose and inducing pain in my ears, it was difficult to fall -
Blog / Athletics
Caring for the body health, am i right?
laughed, a lot. Laughed so much, in fact, that my friends sitting nearby ... time I step on a scale, I find myself doing the BMI calculation in my ... disease, or diabetes, or cancer. In general, a shorter lifespan. But I -
Blog / Challenges
[ hard mode ] i'm on hard mode and i'm just a noob
before I sat in Bates Hall for about two hours and made progress on my ... heel of my foot started hurting, like there was a small lump in my heel ... .0002[/annotation] pset and turned it in without passing all of the tests. The thing -
Blog / How to MIT
Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more
College students have to be productive. In trying to manage all my ... you should download and test out in your first few weeks of college. I ... search for them in my notes and instantly see every book, article, and -
Blog / Admissions
AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!
world gather for the first time together in one spot to go up to random ... we are so excited to see your faces in just two days! All of this ... that you attend. I'm involved in: Campus Tours - If this is your -
Blog / How to Human
Fifty Shades of Break or things to do other than pressing F5
would've done something else with it. And at this point in your year ... 're exhausted. I was. So I suggest two courses of action in no particular order ... next semester and hopefully into the summer. Find an area in the -
Blog / Challenges
You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.
much time; at midnight, a blogger moratorium kicks in. To respect the ... on gloves, and called up a friend who I haven't seen in months, because ... way too much studying to do. And regretted it, as I sat in my room for -
Blog / Admissions
Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.
Some point back in April, after all the decisions had come in, my mom ... year from a slightly different angle. However, keep in mind that you are ... about the things in your life that are cool and unique. Don't be afraid to -
Blog / Academics & Research
Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...
As promised in my last entry, it has been quite a week! Tuesday ... evaluations for us to fill out about him. I suggested that we work in small groups on the recitation problems, because well...I need help in 18 -
Blog / Admissions
So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…
nerdy (like the kids in the Facebook group "Dorks Who Were On The Facebook ... minor in Course 17 (Political Science). Now, that said, let me tell you a ... embrace that my state is one of the most-often bashed states in the country -
Blog / Announcements
Welcome our new bloggers! Huzzah!
hometown, and has much to tell you about the virtues of serif fonts in this ... finds unfamiliar paths in familiar places to meet new friendly faces. (Hey -
Blog / Residential Life
All the 2025 i3 videos megapost
traditions of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these I3 ... (alongside tours!) I’ve embedded all the 2025 i3 videos below in case you -
Blog / Admissions
Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT
of time here in the Northeast between heating and cooling seasons (or ... episode that I appear in is #297, so there are many, many other great -
Blog / Residential Life
All the 2024 i3 videos megapost
and culture of their residence halls. In the ’90s and early ’00s, these ... (alongside tours!). I’ve embedded all the 2024 i3 videos below in case you would -
Blog / How to Human
Flipping Failure an IAP update
This IAP, I took part in a writing workshop at MIT known as Flipping Failure. In this workshop, I and other participants worked on developing a ~5 minute (true and personal) story about challenge and resilience at -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
djent is not a djenre or is it?
Sometime in high school, I was trying to break the ice at a group ... further. Many many years later, I understand [annotation note="in case it ... girl in red?” Music taste is revealing. It gets you perceived. Just look