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• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the classes I took freshman year feeling scholarly, part 1/2

  

  you a general outline for how to write a program, which you would then ... did not have enough time for everything I wanted to do this past ... flow of things, to figure out how classes work at MIT without having to

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 18, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  physicists worldwide just won $3 million each for outstanding contributions to ... a fancy title for A More Complete Version Of Big Bang Theory ... various versions of inflation, to test against observations, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  A Comprehensive Guide to Course Lounges press F to pay respects to the entirety of course 21 and CMS

  

  their own course lounge - a designated space for majors in each course to ... subcourses."][/annotation] Many months later, I present to you the results ... , because we're edgy and unconventional, our equivalent to a regular college

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 27, 2019
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  science teachers to write one for you. If you are selected as a QuestBridge Finalist, you will be able to add the recommender information to your MIT QuestBridge Supplement, and they will receive directions on how to submit
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  effort of reaching out to different people, and I was successful for a ... watching videos on skincare to try and figure out how to address my acne and ... surprised that I managed to keep a thorough journal for a year, especially the

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  dating. My to-do list for today, in between my laptop and my tea, written ... to me from me for my 21st birthday. Its lid broke during the move from ... to see Broken Bells on March 5th, one for me and one for Cory, which I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  starting over and over again

  

  format for blogs, and that I would resort to them often.  The reason I like ... been struggling to find time for it. At the beginning of every semester I ... priority for me right now. This is true, but it is also hard to accept. I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  . How can a college class bring me to tears just at mentioning it? Shame ... how my nose twitched with frustration as I hit "Yes, I would like to resign." "It'll be good for you. You'll learn to deal with failure." It

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Study Break MIT is home to some very dedicated gamers.

  

  was happy to see that the recreated version was completely faithful to ... the prospective students to see. How could I disagree? Few things make ... congratulations to MIT's hackers for producing yet another thoroughly enjoyable hack

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 11, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Heartbreaking Lunch of Staggering Genius I'll write about campus dining some other day.

  

  waited for the bus from NYC to Boston in a cramped doorway whose grimy ... character-building stories are for bloggers who secretly want to be Charles ... ) can score an online reservation for Jean-Georges and expect to be served

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  character – for example, if this applicant were to show up wearing a jacket ... , collaboration, innovation – does hair color add to or detract from that? "If the ... for an applicant to warn me, 'ok, you'll recognize me by my pink hair

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  on friends / minsan in which i ramble about friendship

  

  , which in practice, is an excuse for Harvard and MIT students to hang out ... subsidized. For me, the big reason I wanted to go to PUMAC was to meet a bunch ... lunchtime to look for my friends. Most of the high school friends I knew who

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  a blog is, and 2) how blogs can be used to demystify the admissions ... below. Ben presents blogging to the crowd (I'm behind the camera). We presented to an enormous ballroom that was about half-full; no one wanted to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  ). CPW is a chance for you to meet people in your grade and go to once ... many kinds of awesome, your grade is going to be 1/4 of it for 4 years, and they'll the people you'll have the chance to know for the longest

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  More at Home At thirty thousand feet, thousands of miles away.

  

  proved how poorly I play Call of Duty) and then went up to Cambridge for ... still managed to recall how to navigate to the home of a friend whom I ... ). For a number of reasons (did you know it takes over an hour to go 15 km

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hosed Hosed- adj. Bogged down with work (From the glossary of the 2007-2008 How to Get…

  

  business outfit (go Yellow Team!) for the final presentation and am about to ... a taste of things to come. Item 1: How hosed am I? According to the timesheets we're supposed to keep for 2.009, I've spent THIRTY HOURS working on

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 7, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  New Year Resolutions in Fall An ambitious list of things I wanna do that probably won't get done

  

  whole Pset in one sitting with no breaks Actually learn how to spell ... story Take the time to learn how to solve a Rubik's Cube Take part in ... Killian Court I'll probably add to this list as ideas come up and will let

  • by Richard O. '28
  • August 31, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  be able to offer them admission to the Class of 2029. The comments on this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us ... want to talk to us in the comments below, we’re here for you. We ask that

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  ’d gotten off the waitlist for blacksmithing!  I was in a phase of trying to ... ; everything you need, and lots of things you don’t know how to use. The place ... hammer to create a certain bend, how to heat just the part you wish to bend

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  -preservation instincts began sirening for me to pick up the scissors and start cutting ... into this class on a masochistic whim and loved it. Whether I add it to ... -saturated “Introduction to Undergraduate Women in Physics” event that I hosted for the Class

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009