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• 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
• 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
• 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 / 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
• 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
• 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 / 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
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  the best Danielle that you can be. A “good match” is a place where you ... , brrriiinngggg Quinton: Danielle! Danielle: Hey Q. Q: You can’t call nobody?!?!?! Where have you been? D: LOL. I’m doing well. Super busy, but I’m okay. Q

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

  Slay the Spire as metaphor i didn't waste 60 hours playing for nothing

  

  of randomness you can pay attention to, like the probability of getting ... deckbuilding roguelike that I've poured over sixty hours into. If you can't tell ... of video game where you control a character and fight monsters in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 21, 2021
• 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 / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  where you must prepare, you can’t do it. You don’t know how. Even the most ... not getting where you wanted to go, because you were too afraid to ask ... might get sick during finals week. You might have a midterm and 3 psets

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  behind that is fairly simple. You get to write about yourself! You're not ... you get up in the morning, give them the reason you stay up late, and ... ? No matter what you write, your audience has to read it!* They get paid

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Board a late registration fee). You can take 3 SAT IIs in one sitting, and ... hour event. Each college fair I do seems to have one question that gets ... , "Do you have a core curriculum?" The answer is, yes, there are some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hits from the ‘90s ♪ Why can't we be friends? ♫

  

  twitter. Facebook, I do use, as many of you have discovered. I get about 2 ... pictures of me, I don't want you knowing where I live, what my phone number ... . If you attend MIT, I meet you, and we are friends, we can be friends on

  • by Snively '11
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  and Boston. - There's the Presidents' Convocation, where you get to ... midway and the athletics midway, where you can visit booths of different ... to ask! If I can't answer them, I'll tell you so! Drew asked: "Could

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  can definitely say there are times where you just don’t have the time to ... exist, I can confirm). It is the one form of art where I am perfectly ... can happen if you just feel it in your bones. I for one see shapes that

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , then all I can remind you is that success is not always a straight line ... as amazing as you can (as you already are), then someday you’ll look ... you enroll next fall, please make it a better place. I know you can. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  'm forgetting, but these should get you started. Anyone know where I can get a ... still manage to get into accidents pretty much every day because of the ... double-yellow line. Do not merge into oncoming traffic for any reason. You

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007