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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  ’t get to see her much afterwards, except for the occasional "get togethers" after we took our exams at the bimonthly Science League competitions ... in high school, she invited me to go to a MIT info session with her. At

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  every day it gets a little easier but you gotta do it every day, that’s the hard part

  

  couldn’t work for more than a few minutes at a time without getting ... rinsed or used mouthwash, and no dentist ever yelled at me because we were ... brush and floss every day for the rest of your life to have good oral

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  universe," said Merritt Boyd Meet Merritt Boyd, the smartest student at North ... , Cornell, and Berkeley. He decided to go to college at M.I.T. in Boston. "The ... studying astrophysics at M.I.T. had to get him to explain exactly what that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I failed an exam last week and it will be okay

  

  .600[/annotation] exam last week. At risk of sounding dramatic, I don't even need to wait for scores to come back to know I failed. I definitely failed because I didn't remember half the vocabulary for this exam; because I fell

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  triangular "bookcases," at once industrial, contemporary, and abstract ... chandelier, in all of its hypar glory, which I had for many years passed by in ... to have seen previous operas, including Carmen at the Metropolitan

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  feet by 7 feet. You can even buy the book at Amazon.com! (For those not up for the big size, now there's a "little big book" weighing in at ... value of educational expeditions. At 22, Darwin seemed headed for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  makerspaces or waiting in line at Bosworth’s for a warm drink (Bosworth’s exists ... A thank you to all the supportive faculty & staff at the ’Tute In my first month at MIT, I: Caught COVID, then a cold, then strep

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Events

  2024 ring premiere! amogus??

  

  The 2024s got their first look at the class ring on Friday! Having a ... cheer for her super loudly. Grace M. '24 and I trekked over to Kresge Auditorium together, where Premiere was being held at 7:00. We were a little

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  write about how I long for another chance to buy a five-dollar boba at ... sustaining us at personal risk, and their families. My heart breaks for those ... myself at programming memes on codehub. My room is dimly lit with my

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  discounts woooo"]start my internship at PlayStation's Santa Monica Studio on the God of War team.[/annotation] after dropping all of my stuff at my ... was not made for walking >:( i'm used to walking almost everywhere in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  8 / Fresh start A month of eating and sleeping and other fun things

  

  Fahrenheit was cold). I also volunteered at a Bruins game selling tickets for ... .   ...arranged flowers, I got off the waitlist for an Ikebana ... temporary exhibits.     ...letter-pressed, I signed up for a 4

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 3, 2019
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  hall before it closed kind of a day. My alarm was set for 7:30 am this morning. I went to bed at around 1 am last night (or I guess this morning). So basically I averaged about six and a half hours of sleep. And for

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline please check MyMIT

  

  Hi all- This is a quick update for our Early Action applicants ... , fax the missing documents to 617.687.9184. Please allow for five ... processed your newly submitted documents. If at this point you would like to

  • by Kris Guay
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bit About Me Growing up on a healthy diet of prime time television and MMORPGs

  

  awoke every summer day at about Price is Right (10:00am for normal folks ... kitchen to make some food before hopping on the computer for what little ... computer. At this point you're probably wondering if I'm going to dictate my

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  ¡Vámonos! An introduction to GRTs and the support system at MIT

  

  diversity of living environments at MIT is something we're proud of. As many ... -speak for RAs and they are the "grown up" figures in the house. (We ... they settle into this new role. Thanks for reading! If there are other

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread talk amongst yourselves

  

  thinking or worrying about admissions or your application at this point. you ... here, but I want to thank you all for using this as a positive space with your fellow prospectives. edit 2 comments will be closed here at 9 PM

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  NSBE MUSE Colloquium my first video

  

  Chapter at the Black Students Union on campus. NSBE is a wonderful ... , information sharing, and networking for aspiring young Black engineers. Participants at the MUSE Colloquium displayed their summer research from 2010 via

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We now interrupt our regularly-scheduled programming… I tried getting ahead on my reading assignments but that only lasted so long.

  

  at telling stories?). Peterson, be careful what you wish for ... Just so you all know, I'm working on a new Q&A video. Thanks for ... . Speaking of 7.05 (how am I so good at these segues?), I told Chris P. about

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  For the fifth consecutive year, we will admit students from our ... around during the waitlist period; you will lose your deposit at the other ... offer) or decline it. We will be maintaining the waitlist for another few

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I don’t like SPAM! Technology to the rescue!

  

  for a few days. For those unfamiliar with anti-SPAM technology, ReCaptcha is the box of wavy text at the bottom of the page, just above the ... polite ones, get stuck at the door. If ReCaptcha eliminates the SPAM and

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 6, 2009