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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  , there is a wide variety of places around campus where you can get your ... present to you a virtual tour of some of MIT's machine shops. As you can ... take 2.670 (a class where you build a Sterling engine) IAP of sophomore

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick hello from Albuquerque I'm in New Mexico for ISEF.

  

  A quick shout out from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I am attending ... me it was in the cartoon "Herr Meets Hare" where Bugs Bunny first ... Musical kids yet, either) Tomorrow, I will get to have breakfast with the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  wonder where you ended up! :) 7. You can't fail! Honestly, other than this ... an applicant - where you live, what your birthday is, where you go to ... get to know you more off-the-paper. This is not a business school

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  campus, you can still get a general feel for what the place might be like ... . If there is an official internship program where you get paid, GREAT ... summer! You can resist. You have many more options of things to do with

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  more details. You learn from your mistakes and get better at making ... what you can change later because people always have the ability to learn ... to think outside of absolutes is something that can really help you to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  your application is complete by then and you did not match. We can ... get them to you in time? A: If you did not select your scores to be ... accept an unofficial score report faxed or mailed in the meantime. You can

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  :30 they're showing "Tonsil Trouble," an episode of South Park where Cartman gets infected with HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, you all aren't actually here and can't actually go to the screening, but I've found a link to the

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  having the best possible match between the prefrosh (get used to it, you ... sure that you get to eat while at MIT by hanging out with people who have ... think it over, because you can complete or update your CPW registration up

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  Facebook (given that you check Facebook semi regularly), you can get at least ... sometimes be a gold mine. You can actually just get really lucky and be really ... , because in the end, food is great. I like food, you like food. So let’s get

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  tired of my routine. "It's like you're deciding you can't climb these ... yourself out about the outcome. If you tell yourself you can't climb that wall, you're going to approach it as someone who can't climb it. You

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  get to glimpse my innermost(ish) thoughts. And by you, I mean the entire ... 're still making up your mind about where you're going to go next year, rest assured you're not the only one. I can't make the decision for you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to ... begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply take the class and the
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 note #1

  

  you to get yourself a Kerberos Identity/Athena username. What will this ... you choose your own email address (you can laugh at your friends at ... 's no comprehensive check you can do to see what is taken, but you should

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  ’ve got mixed emotions. You can see college peeking at you from around the corner. You’re excited about getting to finally be your own person.You can ... essays are not unique enough. You’ve put in years of hard work to get into

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  your application is complete by then and you did not match. We can ... unofficial score report faxed or mailed in the meantime. You can mail it to MIT ... "QuestBridge." Faxes can be sent to (617) 687-9184. Q: Where

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the housing/dining options?

  Housing is a huge part of undergraduate life at MIT. You choose where ... halls. You can read more about housing on our page Housing at MIT. Just as important as where you live is what and how you eat. At MIT, you may
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

    Did you know the soda can top (or "pop" can for those of you ... 's literally nothing I can't turn into a formula):     Where S is ... all the interfaces that you can see the nonlinear and coupled solutions

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  I can’t feel my face Snowmageddon 2018

  

  tldr; If you like snow and want to come to MIT, read this post. If you don’t like snow and want to come to MIT, don’t read this post. If you don’t like MIT… I think you’re on the wrong page. Maybe you

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • January 5, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  right you can find layers (which I'll get to later) and artboards: You ... thing to do when you open Illustrator is to make a new document. You can name it but that doesn't mean it's saved anywhere- you can press ctrl

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  you the boot in the butt and tells you to get lost. And then what do you ... you think you'll never be ready to leave and then suddenly you just can ... there I go again, getting all queasy thinking about life after college

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008