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  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  fact that it’s possible, that you didn’t need a company and dozens of ... just scary, because how do you talk to people? How do you ask for help ... . I mean, you put on a hard hat and wear glasses. To use a power saw

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  case you don't get in off the waitlist. Those colleges will likely require a deposit to secure your spot. If you get into MIT later in May, and ... can I do to help my chances? The best thing you can do is simply to stay

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  dangling off towards the garbage can. There's a box sitting on my otherwise ... three pillowcase-less pillows. I can't remember the last time I just sat ... learned (one year ago!) that I can be both an astronomer and a public

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Guide to Farmer’s Markets We found lychee in a hopeless place.

  

  compliments I've ever received. So you can bet that I was simply ECSTATIC for ... and cold and delicious and lasts longer. You can prep as much or as ... any parts that have gone bad so you can toss 'em. I would highly

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  A week told through food warning: lots of food pictures

  

  how people without meal plans get their food. Finally, you can shame me ... Some of you may wonder: how do people eat food without a meal plan ... ="MIT’s square dancing club!"]Tech Squares,[/annotation] where there are some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  time, you may have noticed a few trends. Every year, each blogger gets two freebie posts; for fall and spring semester, you can write about ... something you'll have to get used to at MIT. The fact that this wasn't as

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  Space Weapons" and everything in between. You can check out some of the ... : PDF...written by my 2.009 instructor, actually!)You can read a biography ... run by undergrads who can get paid for their efforts through UROP

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  Taiwan (where it is wonderfully 80 degrees outside. I can envision the warm ... . I guess you'll have to come and see for yourself! (or get 5's on ... other. It's all about what you want to get out of the program. And (wow

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  fall ’19 catalog is out! and a summary of sites we use to plan semesters

  

  the year for any semester in your road and a popup appears, where you ... road went until 2024. also, you can click and drag classes in right from ... will actually turn out on paper so you can debate with yourself for a bit

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 25, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  . But hey, don't get me wrong - you can do a lot of other things in the ... you can, take on the Vermonster.   Watch a dozen or so ... consciousness to turn it off, knowing that I won't need it after getting up so

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  Dakota, where one of the best activities you can do is going on a nice hike ... me "how did you get into walking?" The first answer that comes to my ... hand, you'll never know if you can if you don't try."]shoulder through a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  closed nature of most summer programs means you can scheme without much ... with sketchy-looking people presents obvious risks, but it can also lead you to great outcomes that you otherwise would never experience. for

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Andi and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week :(

  

  tell you all about the experience. (Now would also be a great time to click away if you’re squeamish about medical details.) Yay storytime It ... severe enough that I decided to get it checked out at MIT Urgent Care. I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 3, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Recap—The Book Launch Oh hi there...yes, I'm back!

  

  , it was like getting lost, vanishing into a dark cabinet where warm voices murmur and where you feel comfort despite the lack of sight. That ... in and walk up to them and say, “Hey, can I talk to you about this book

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  more than where you go to college.) If you can’t apply early to MIT ... assignment where I wrote the following: Dear Mr. Albert Einstein, Thank you ... system so that when each person acts in their best interests, you get good

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  , so I just stopped going. If you can make it work, you aren't obligated ... way and had a bonding experience that can't be quantified in lecture ... you might expect a typical freshman to take at MIT, in subjective order

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring there will always be regrets

  

  class or take any exams and you do not get a grade ... , you get through it. every week. you take extensions, you get help. or you don't. but, you get through it. I have heard MIT students post

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 6, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  ’t interested in getting involved in anything romantic with anybody at the moment ... was just delaying the inevitable conversation where he’d make his ... monologued. Look, Mike, I think you’re a great guy, but I just got out of a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  FPOPs are freshman pre-orientation programs, where you get to come to MIT a week early and learn about a specific aspect of MIT while getting ... Office" I thought to myself, "I just spent this past semester getting to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Some comments on topics of interest

  

  impressive, and not at all expected. You can get a special "Commonwealth ... classes...I suppose, given context like this, I can understand where some of ... UC system's admissions office stated that they "like to see" (read: you

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 7, 2006