At MIT undergraduate students can earn an official novelty Pirate Certificate by completing four specific physical education classes as part of their general Institute wellness requirements
I wish I had gone to MIT. I wish I had applied to go to MIT, so at least I could use the subsequent rejection letter as the reason I didn't go to MIT. Instead, I was too intimidated to apply. Sucks being dumb.
Except these days most of them charge fees to apply. I’ve already spent like $300 on applications and transcripts and I still haven’t been able to start a masters degree.
Apply after you've got a job and you're making some money. At some point that $300 fee won't feel like a huge deal. As someone with work experience, perhaps in a related field to what you're applying to study in, naturally, they're more likely to accept you. But hey, if it's a bland enough application, you might still be able to get that rejection letter!
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becausechemistry@piefed.social · 20 pts · 31d
You’re not gonna include the list? Walk the plank.
My guess: fencing, swimming, rowing, target shooting
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 31d
Very close!
Archery, fencing, pistol, sailing.
https://physicaleducationandwellness.mit.edu/about/pirate-certificate/
toynbee@piefed.social · 3 pts · 30d
At least one of those featured in Community.
My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 31d
I wish I had gone to MIT. I wish I had applied to go to MIT, so at least I could use the subsequent rejection letter as the reason I didn't go to MIT. Instead, I was too intimidated to apply. Sucks being dumb.
dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 31d
It’s never too late to be rejected by your favorite university!
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 31d
Except these days most of them charge fees to apply. I’ve already spent like $300 on applications and transcripts and I still haven’t been able to start a masters degree.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 30d
Apply after you've got a job and you're making some money. At some point that $300 fee won't feel like a huge deal. As someone with work experience, perhaps in a related field to what you're applying to study in, naturally, they're more likely to accept you. But hey, if it's a bland enough application, you might still be able to get that rejection letter!