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• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  worked both terms for credit. You can't get both money and credit for a ... understanding as the average member of the class, you'll get a B. (I should also ... , are you really getting married???? (in reference to Ben's dating post

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Entrepreneurship invasion I love it when students start useful companies.

  

  them on some random Wednesday afternoon. From the You-can ... . "Why are you taking a year off?" I ask. Well, he tells me, he, an MIT ... devote himself fully to the start-up. And he's trying to get a freshman I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  year." 11.5 hours a year saved? But what happens when you get to the end ... the operation of the trains -- and new space is opening up where those tasks were previously performed manually. What can be done with a ticket

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  materials that we can use in our studies. There are even private movie rooms and studios where you can screen foreign films to hone your language ... was helpful, because now I'm fine with getting up for morning classes

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  positive and negative energy revisiting midnight gospel

  

  , ‘Are you sick?’ that doesn't mean say, ‘No.’ It means say, ‘I'm getting ... psyche can directly influence what symptoms you feel - for instance, i once ... two years ago i watched the midnight gospel, a tv show where the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  SHARP right after you cut it. We can get rid of sharp edges by sanding it ... electronics. It's where I realized that I can too can be a "maker," that makery ... frame. But for now I hope I can share with you the joy of melty metal

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  Admissions Office is already getting ready for you! But rest assured, 2012ers ... Majors You can't do everything at MIT. But you can do enough. Laura: Tests ... rhymes with "hoop.") Sam: I don't know where we're going Getting lost on

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  [email protected] and they'll be sure the message gets to her, or you can (as ... applying? Can I send any?" Yes. We're happy to accept extra materials if you ... get you in. "Another issue is related to interviewing in India.Here in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  …it can get pretty overwhelming. I’ve found myself having less and less free ... …and these expectations can drive you insane!) The same principle applies in ... MIT is an all-you-can-eat dessert buffet. In my freshman and sophomore

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in New York! where chicken and rice is so good.

  

  feeling of "solidarity" with any city that I have lived in, if you get my ... ? ;) This is the obligatory "oh-wow-I-can't-believe-how-fast-time-is-passing-and-I-am-getting ... amount of time you have outside of the school year to explore different

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 27, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

  

  ? Uncle John's Bathroom Reader This is where I get all of my random ... survive a robot uprising Look, at least I'll be ready, alright? Can you ... the book before you see the movie. It's cool, I can picture everything

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  All the Blogs I Didn’t Blog A memorial

  

  ” I made this summer was nice(-ish) olive oil. You can put that stuff on ... generally have a README.txt file so you can understand a bit of what is going ... graduate, but a lot of your interests can be reflected in the classes you

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • August 14, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it’s been thirteen days since the Eras Tour began

  

  can tell that it’s gonna be a long road I’ll be there if you’re the ... ’t like False God and London Boy oops. Soon You’ll Get Better is also pretty ... everything to get you laughing at me I'm still a believer but I don't know why

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! Plus lots of awesome advice from MIT students!

  

  . Pay some attention to which dorm you like, so you can think about where ... ’s going to be here over the next few days for CPW, I can promise you that ... over 3-4 days! Find events that get you super-excited and go see them

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  dreaming of schools where they didn't have to worry about getting wedgie ... person, it can either force you to be much more productive, or much less ... lifetime advice plus health and wellness blog, I will now share with you a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The land of the free and the home of the internet Back to life, back to the internet

  

  scan on his computer. I guess MIT is an environment where you can learn ... finally back from Maine, where I managed to survive on only dialup AOL ... Swapna '05, at least I had internet cafes. To all of you on dialup, I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  hiked from here all the way to the second peak you can see in the back ... the senior thesis Mike Short '05 had to write to get his BS in Course 22 ... . I assume this is where we were going... otherwise, why did I take a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sweet summer song

  

  's undergraduate research opportunities program (UROP) allows you to easily get paid ... 's communication, localizing the key ways people can help you and how to give them ... do you feel you can ask of someone? what makes that justified to you

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zero knowledge ^ not you after reading this post!

  

  undergrad; you can read more about the group on their website. my project is ... formulation is that any statement in np can be proven). you can imagine how ... seem absurd at first glance and obvious in hindsight, so you get used to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 25, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  'm always thinking, "and then what?" How do we get from a point where you do something to a point where the thing you want changed is actually concretely ... made that there are systems where self-interest can generate the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024