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  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  for those of us attending office hours. It always makes late night psets ... ) for just these reasons and here I thought I would give you a brief description of each FLC and 21 Reasons YOU should join ESG! (Source for all FLC

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  science bowl we ran! a competition! virtually!

  

  -answer pairs. While the national organization provided us with questions for last ... loved it. Science bowl, for those of you who haven’t heard of it, is a ... , and more. Above all, my science bowl team was fun for the simple fact

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • November 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

   This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... applying for the Match, check off that you are applying Early Action. You do ... use your QuestBridge application for that. In the Part 1, when you come

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  points for the way you tell us – we just want to know your context to ... ’s because I’ve been on the road for several weeks! Every year, admissions ... college admissions, I often get asked about how hard it is for me to read

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... form), and if you are applying for the Match, check off that you are ... , activities, awards) - we will use your QuestBridge application for that. In the

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  “The muscles of my soul, longing for the opportunity to feel and fear ... that I got exactly what I was looking for. Amongst adjacent adventures, I ... other circumstance. Do I regret it? No, not at all. For every bridge

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  Thanks Yuliya for hosting this blog! I’m not out off-campus, so I ... club that is for LGBTQ+ folk in fraternities and Sororities! They host ... Queer West and Simmons Join Queer West and Simmons residents for an

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  makes us into gray sheep (or at least somewhat grayer sheep). For sure it ... sang was a farewell concert for our graduating seniors. Last night we ... have changed in the past four years, mostly for the better, and I'm a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  've got some answers (updated for this year's very competitive EA pool). Is it all over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection ... before January 1 working on regular action applications for other schools

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  and unpredictable, there are always opportunities for us to find ways to ... appreciate the ups and downs and in betweens of life for making us the people ... For a while now, I’ve had this realization that I tend to overthink a

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

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  the US studying abroad for a year at a high school in Missouri. There ... Jose, California. I brought with me all that I would need for the next 9 ... compete at the 2018 US Championships. I came in with a nagging hip injury

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  for us! Listen to the full interview here: I hoped you enjoyed me ... the deputy editor for MIT news and also helps manage MIT’s social media ... thank her. She has been busy interviewing around the U.S. and even in

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  to find a blogger for some life guidance? Here's where you'll find us ... .mit.edu for a simple Google Maps version of campus. Don't be afraid to explore ... catch up on sleep when you get home. Don't feel guilty for wanting to stay

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  pushed for us to be right before finals. You can imagine that this can be a ... ” for effort! A smiley sticker chart? Or is it a Downward Logarithmic Spiral of Doom? Never fear! It’s similar to what a lot of us used in high

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time Because that really is what we are here for

  

  class holds in store for us, but I do feel like I could go out into the ... bloggers reminding us about the so-called “free” blog post, where we can ... for Course 1C (civil engineering) majors, but there are lots of people

  • by Becca H. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  Hi, I am Stu Schmill, and I am responsible for organizing MIT ... , I went to MIT for college. I graduated about 20 years ago as a mechanical engineer. I went to work for General Motors in Detroit designing

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  mmmm wikipedia i ramble about my favorite wikipedia articles

  

  to this. For example, did you know that [annotation note="btw i ... history” according to Wikipedia, was the voice actor for that pufferfish guy ... ? am i already growing old?"]Shark Tale?[/annotation] Did you ask for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  Lightning Talks" for our admitted students and parents. Nine faculty members ... linguistics research that helps us understand this aspect of the human mind ... Economics Has rising trade integration between the U.S. and China contributed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  keyboard as well. Jenn, the perpetrator, tells us that there are a lot more that we haven't found yet. This is Revenge for yesterday. There was ... building) won by a long shot. So, yes - we slept at work. A janitor judged us

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  yesterday's entry for, well, more pictures. I, I can remember standing by ... , who seemed to own the hostel, to help us. She tried some other keys, and ... she started yelling at us. Then she called her husband, who came and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006