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  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  . It doesn't mean you weren’t “good enough” for MIT. Like, for real, it’s not about that at all. A positive decision ... posts are kind of tear-jerkers (they were for me at least), but they will

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s trending?: My Computer Vision final project Where trendy styles = adding styling to trend lines

  

  consumed by my final project for 6.869: Computer Vision. So I thought I would ... ! For those of you who aren’t familiar, Computer Vision is the study of ... computer. For instance, here are some questions you might be able to solve

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  schools I looked at. A friend of mine is applying for grad schools in a more ... apply for a master's at a university near Paris, but I needed a letter of ... looked for other programs -- something in Paris at a different school

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  , we are actually the cheapest option for MIT affiliated housing at $370 ... for most aspects of life at the house, including house government ... at either CPW or in the fall. Thanks for reading! Sondy ('07

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  known for it's legendary professor Walter Lewin, 8.01 is the crux of ... game. For me, this is one of two classes that I take mainstream. What ... sheet will get you nowhere. As someone who enrolled at MIT as a potential

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  A few weeks ago, a friend of mine approached me with an idea for a ... incoming freshmen and their parents are working on their insurance plans for college, and I agreed. For sake of privacy, though, we agreed that the entry

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  For Newtown

  

  tragedy that had occured that morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. I got home that night, ready to study for the final that I just ... makeshift memorial concert for the victims of the shooting by saying

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 18, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Maiden Voyages First years, welcome to MIT

  

  , dark hair. He looked too busy for me to bother him. At this point, we ... , an umbrella, and my signed Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios poster ... destination address, which at the time was 229 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  good for that, though I've only eaten at Lobdell once or twice in the ... charge for each meal is deducted from the card at the time of purchase. The ... preferred dining. For $250, the student gets 50% off all purchases at 6

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  has your experience been as a student-athlete at MIT so far? Swimming student-athlete: “Being a student athlete at MIT has been an incredible ... -athlete: “Being a student athlete at MIT is definitely worthwhile. It’s nice to be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Go West, Young Man my mountain travels with yale and brown

  

  at a high school in NJ for five years, went to HGSE and now is an ... We stopped over for lunch in Cheyenne (again, at Sanford's - much to Bowen and ... Immediately after the new site went live I left for group travel with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Year 2 at Hogwarts Holy Hell, I'm a sophomore

  

  , so I have to grope at people for help (get your mind out of the gutter ... usually announcing an available UROP or a company seeking applicants for ... . Literally dozens of opportunities for you to explore new research or get a job

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  clay crash course one month of wheelthrowing later…

  

  longer needed to consult Google Maps at every turn.  After each session ... ’re looking for a slightly tapered triangle, thickest at the base. Make sure you ... , and one-time workshops, I threw on the wheel for an average of eight

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  , for example, then the next day looking at human intelligence. I ... -jokingly-triumphant way because I had been uninterested in the project for a while, but felt ... continue? to which I had settled on “probably not” for each. Brenda applauds

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Delta Phi To Be The Best of Men

  

  in the wrong direction, I saw Random Hall for the first time. As I ... -lost enough to tread memory lane, at least two events stand out in my mind ... crowded room at a woman who held a little remote control that was constantly

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  Campus Preview Weekend starts tomorrow, and for pika, my cooperative ... about pika. This is all about food at pika. This is a picture of pika ... . **the second-best game ever **tied for the second-best game ever

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  snippets at MIT without posting any of them? Lucky for you, there's a ... vote for Obama. ***** Girl at 77 crosswalk on cell phone: "he's like DOS ... Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 blogging scholarship

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  It is currently 10:53 AM. I have been at work for three hours and ... -- since I didn't come in yesterday (I was up in Maine at Adam's ski condo watching a History Channel special on the Kennedys), I had to come in at 7

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Gluten-free at MIT Oh hey, that rhymes!

  

  of you following at home), since they're only open for dinner anyway ... at MIT. Can people opt out of the meal plan in order to make their own ... into this category.) I go grocery shopping at either Whole Foods or

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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  amazing application, but it's much easier to sit tight at 700+ for your SATs ... That title is just a lazy excuse for not being able to come up with a ... settling in for an hour long T ride DO NOT eat a McGriddle right before, the

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008