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  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  So this is what an Add/Drop form looks like: Now, I know what you ... day of classes at MIT! What happened? And why are you dropping physics ... exciting is getting an email from the head of the physics department about

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  number is hard: do you count distinct classes, or should you weigh classes ... 's around 60% of classes."]many MIT classes[/annotation] fall into two main ... classes, I'll mention grading a lot. Of course, grading is only a small part

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  ESG is, and where Firehose would happen, an event run by MIT ESP. I ... talked about logistics; this is how you get to East Campus, this is the ... projector doesn't work, the power goes out. The key idea is that no matter

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  variety of reasons (grad school is busy, life is hard, writing isn't my ... celebrate the end of our time at MIT. We gallivanted around the West Coast for ... ="70257" /] On the trip, we actually managed to run into a few different MIT alums

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  MIT. What’s it like? Is it hard? How much sleep do I get? These tend to ... me a curveball: what do I do for fun. MIT may be known for its academic ... because this is what happens when my mom tries to take a picture of me. Mom

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  C’est la Vie In which I describe my summer in words, without photos (yet).

  

  everyday (which I basically did at MIT during the school year anyways ... nice break from the rigors of MIT during the term. Whee - no physics for ... function in our mobile blood analysis table in just 30 minutes! this is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  dancing." Adam's line of reasoning is that once you're in a relationship ... ! I eat about 10 meals a week on campus -- that is, breakfast and lunch ... usually either get dinner on campus (that is, bring dinner home on their way

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  entitled "Shouldn't Have Gotten Into MIT" and "MIT Is Kicking My [Posterior ... after MIT. On Friday, my department is having another dinner for ... the rest of my life is meeting an anxious end. I'm still in the same

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  study break. Well, this is nothing if not bloggable. But, anyway, first I ... reporting this news by both Matt and Bryan. By my count, this is the third ... term was not bad at all, but I still haven't achieved my MIT goal of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  I have seen much in these past weeks. Here is a small selection ... the dome decoration is here.) It must have taken a lot of work and it ... delightful wander around the city. We got back to MIT just as the sun was

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  in my head. And now, that mental blog entry is here :) I was thinking ... for lab stamina though. Sleep is magical. 3. Don't know something? Ask ... is so worth it to take a few extra seconds and truly understand what

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  responsibility than is reasonable. And that's how you like it. Contentment with exactly the way we are is not what brings us to MIT. Pushing to find your ... because here I am. MIT. And my classes have begun their downhill roll

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  - which is fun, but can lead to a lot of confusion. When I first started ... that his is actually not three letters and consists of some combination ... is not that I myself am not the gender I've been assuming for the past

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  -WITS is the brainchild of a MIT course 2 alumnus, and it's basically an ... ' days of my childhood all in ways related to MIT. Exhibit A: TOMB ... as MIT Mystery Hunt, but it was a lot of fun nonetheless. Exhibit B

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  the first day of classes is Tuesday, YIKES! But I didn't get through ... today. Charm School is an annual IAP event in it's 14th year where faculty and staff from all around MIT help members of the community practice

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  scores sent to MIT. Our College Board (SAT I, SAT II and TOEFL) code is ... should I be doing right now? Schedule the interview now (today is the ... ). Having an interview is an important part of our process. Check in with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  Association Vice-President, or UAVP, of MIT. In March, I ran for president, with ... Marissa '06. Anyway, the point of this entry is that as of Monday night I ... column is about reflecting on the past and present and looking at the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  own culture, and MIT is no different. Although you don't have to know ... first drafts of just such a book. Now that the admissions season is fully ... committee wants you to be. Admittedly, students at MIT share a lot of common

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  coming to MIT parties than vice versa, but a change of scenery is nice and ... -driven input than at MIT (though there has been a history of MIT students ... Company all in the same square? It’s hardly fair. There is a visible trend

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  planned to go to bed before midnight, as if MIT were some sort of fairy tale ... MIT A cappella performances on YouTube while sitting on Catherine '12's ... (read: non-MIT) visitors, locking myself out of my room two times in one

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008