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• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  know. When I'm not working, I can explore the city and go to places like ... and the leader of what is now my lab, my resume. He forwarded it on ... much a lot of the stuff written in the MIT forum (and elsewhere, for that

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of recommendation and a School Profile, describing your school's curriculum and
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  being stuck in 2 hour car rides and finding yourself in an airbnb in the ... Things pick up pace real quick once the semester starts. At times, it ... , responsibilities, meetings, applications. The grind never stops, and it comes at you

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  and an art festival. On the page those are just nouns, but in person ... and see more people, and I never knew how good it can be to be in Boston ... instead of drowning in it. On not being afraid to make mistakes and get

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  proud of me.  First generation Latino and the first from my school to be ... Example – If we happen to be going to the beach early on a specific day, my alarm clock will decide to not work on that day and I will be left with an

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  and Bring It On. Most of the dorms have free movies you can rent from ... was so tired and so stressed by the time they got me on the table and ... , nausea, and other TMI that I'll spare you the details of, but basically, I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  the best places in the world to be a student” and the top two reasons ... ”. Finishing my 8.02 Electricity and Magnetism and 5.12 psets on the weekend with ... honest (and that’s all I’m trying to be here, for the benefit of my fellow

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  in a while! See you on the Internet sometime,” and then I figured that ... estimates, I caught six different strains of flu on the way home at 6:30 pm. Nonetheless, after a quick homemade dinner of soba, ginger, almonds, and dewy

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  have learned the basic required material and will be in upper ... little bit help. I am an international applicant from India and i will be ... and think that the admissions process is way too fickle for that to be

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  being accepted to MIT! *cue awkward laughter and/or shy "thanks" from the ... to the best of us. Alina '11 and Jon work on the computer as Snively ... food, whether they're student-run or put on the administration, and it is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Win Sam Stuff! That, amongst other things.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" +…

  

  with prospies and tell them how cool MIT is. I'd been on the tour for, oh ... a feng shui of Youtube. First: I was on Youtube the other day and on ... applying. I know it's fun to complain on the internet, I do it all the time

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  the heck out of the way, and is the furthest place on campus from Burton ... page paper was due and said "Hi, I'm starting a 30 page paper on Pakistan ... (the e-journal and database search) for articles on my subject. Did you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Spending the F.A.T. with Arthur Ganson A missed opportunity to build kinetic sculptures with artist Arthur Ganson.

  

  I scanned the front page of The Tech, MIT’s major newspaper, and saw a ... should have been working…and catching up on sleep. Up until this morning ... by the MIT Museum. Here’s the photo and caption: “A graduate from

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  substantial portion of the Class of 2012 will be on campus, so it would actually ... it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect ... student hosts and gave them your contact information, with the expectation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  just appeared the other day and mine is, as far as I know, in its final ... schedule means that school (and the accompanying work) is about to begin ... endure PSETS, exams, and sleepless nights. What will be causing those

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bumping Up Against—and Breaking Through—the Glass Ceiling Part 2 of my adventures at the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders

  

  until a few minutes before I left. Quick! Stand next to the official ... on math and science because it was one of those all-girls schools. Yes ... (GEL) Program and got me really excited about it. In May, I visited the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  , which, despite the excitement and adventures, has wrought havoc on my ... quality, and are working on other things I can’t speak about publicly right ... felt in control and on top of the world. It felt like that weird kick you

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  jumped up and down and grabbed each other and tried to climb on the table ... the canister and formed a little puddle on the table. The kids continued ... 't, go find one. He or she will remind you how exciting the world can be

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music, Photography, and Two.js i am proficient at two (2) of these things.

  

  evening we went out on to the Mass Ave. bridge and shot a bunch of photos of ... , and that's definitely been reflected in some of the music I've been ... is that you can actually see the sunset through the windows of the

  • by Joe B. '18
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  max throttle, trying to connect the dots and synthesize as much as I can ... want to be deliberate in the opportunities to which I say yes, or no, and ... catch up on my classes and pset (I even got some help from some of the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018