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  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  those of you who have procrastinated and have not yet submitted your application, here are a few tips, notes, and words of wisdom: Submit ... in advance of the deadline. Most people's problems at the deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bloggers Wrapped 2019 aka i harvest everybodys data, my favorite pastime

  

  It's my favorite time of year for a variety of reasons. My birthday ... RELEASES SPOTIFY WRAPPED!!! For those of you who've been following the blogs ... things that are just cool to know. So of course, I begged Abby if I could

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 11, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  ; *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Action deadline of November 1! I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the common deadline-time questions. There are many answers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  have a Brass Rat. I've completed most of the "book" classes and am about ... of the semester than the beginning), and 2.004 was just, well there ... weeks after CPW (a time of partying and non-studying), and a week after my

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  , I just got out of class and ran home to get my laptop. So nothing ... to explain that they needed some maps for a puzzle. This sort of ... (to you, dear reader), because Sam was basically the coolest blogger of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Internet is Gonna Get Me In lieu of studying, I finally get around to answering your questions.

  

  beautiful study room in the fifth floor of the student center that was ... powder.) (The great thing about cooking in college is that regardless of ... around to eat it. Never underestimate the stomachs of hungry college kids

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  ! Some of these go back pretty far, but better late than never ... seriously considering playing in college. Athletics are one of many ways to ... third paragraph of Stu's entry for details. I have a question. 4 years of

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  begin thinking and planning in advance, which I respect and value (one of ... as the last few years, to wit: We know you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Centimeters to Inches A Guest Post by the talented Antonella Masini '21

  

    Centimeters to Inches   Peering out of the plane ... stepped down from the plane and learned how to laugh Typing “h”s instead of ... ... How could she know what an ounce of milk was supposed to look?  

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 4, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  eight of us were hanging out in one person's room after class, someone put ... more times before the end of the program. By the fourth time, I could ... a second. We've gotta take care of something." Without putting the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  recommend attempting to summit a volcano at 15,700 ft with only one day of ... began with a very steep ascent, which involved a lot of huffing and ... platter of Swedish, German, and Austrian accents. The German and Autrian

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  , regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little historical data: over the past decade or so, the average number of deferred students later ... possible after completion of the fall semester, second quarter, or first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  four different outfits before deciding which combination of shorts and baggy t-shirt to p-set in. I sort my pile of clean laundry. I sort my pile of dirty laundry. I print out my p-sets for the week. While I’m at it I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  Blogger application? That's a silly question, isn't it. In the annals of ... ... the coveted 50 pixel avatar of an Admissions Blogger. Sure you won't be ... office's own running of the bulls, only with more emoticons and Dr

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  one of the few living groups that has Residence Based Advising, or RBA ... advisor to discuss some subject in a group of around 8 housemates in a ... comedy shows. Of course, I entered the seminar lottery, and there were

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  Keri produced entirely during "the Month of January/IAP." It was about a ... lot more exciting than either of them expected. I really liked the music ... about it, but I saw MTG's production of Cabaret early this year which I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  day of classes at MIT! What happened? And why are you dropping physics ... exciting is getting an email from the head of the physics department about ... tested out of physics but not calc, I wasn't eligible to take the class in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  how i got my book deal *flailing intensifies*

  

  beginning of my sophomore year at MIT, I signed with my wonderful agent, Penny Moore of Aevitas Creative Entertainment. If you’re curious about how that ... first round of revisions and sent it back to Penny. When she replied with

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  , mourning that minute of sleep that I’ll never get back. I reward myself with ... classes this semester, and I’ve seen her put in lots of time and effort into ... amazing breakfast spread for us. I gobble down some food and bounce out of

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019