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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  . They told you that you could do anything. They forgot to add that you can't do everything. Meanwhile, MIT was a less-than-perfect place. Not all ... reasons (both my own and because a family member was not doing well), I took

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 2 Neither zumba, nor yoga.

  

  she would do it after class, and told me to go to the back closet and ... one could do yoga holding a pair of weights, if the routine was too easy ... the floor and began doing pushups. Mind whirling in horror, I dropped to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  . Who do you admit from the waitlist? For example, if someone from state X ... over international students on the waitlist? No, but we do consider ... do the Overnight Program? No, I'm sorry. I'm still very interested in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  , “You know, I think some students just feel like they have to do things ... they are. But you’ll also see people who genuinely love what they do. As ... and say, “Man it sucks to have to do this paperwork or to deal with this

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  recommendation for them -- do not do this (these requests rarely happen in the United States, but do happen with some frequency abroad). Instead, ask ... mentor. Also -- you do not need to choose the teacher that teaches the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Shortest Blog Ever (update 3 =p) 19 days till Taiwan!

  

  5/4 Update!: You Know You've Been Doing Too Much Bio When ... +" is not something you can say you want to do and achieve with complete ... ya'll who committed (if you haven't - seriously - just do it. One small

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Summer School's out for it

  

  of sleep and gave me time to do homework. Unfortunately, here in MIT ... nothing to do with my summer sleep schedule. You see, instead of a 9:00 AM ... do Laundry without TechCash. MIT has this awesome payment method known

  • by Snively '11
  • June 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  will tell you, being sick isn't an excuse to not do homework, so the ... (somebody out there better pick up on this reference). Consequences to doing ... ? What other questions do you have about any topics that appeared in the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  received an interesting little poster entitled, "101 Things to Do Before You Graduate." It's full of cool ideas about things to do at MIT and the Boston ... ? sunday? cuddling afterwards? why do i talk? Well, if you want us all that

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  anything to do but yell, "OH MY GOD WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE WHAT NOW ... to do? Irrational, you say? Um, sure. Go on ahead. We prefer the term ... , I'll do it even if there are only maybe three and a half of them and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  students at MIT could do their own projects instead of helping Professors ... return for payment. The key is to look for professors who are doing ... students, so don't worry about being materialistic! Yes, you can do a UROP

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 2 Wow, lots of questions to be answered...

  

  you the best. Let us know what we can do for you. Justin, in general, we ... circumstances. "wilma" wrote, "Hi Matt, what should I do if my teacher's rec is ... so do I apply as domestic or international student?" Every student who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  . One of the questions on the app. asks, "What do you do for fun?" and ... basis and I do it because it is an absolute blast. Without going too much ... not much I would rather be doing with my time. However, I am afraid

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers to some questions

  

  Wow, I have enough questions this time to do a sort of omnibus like ... with the EC contact information...what do I write/say when I email ... recipe? :-) Do people share the cost of staples for the hall and cook

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  demystify what admissions officers do. I think that for many students, the ... . So, I'm often asked, what do you do when you're not reading applications? Do you get the summer off? Actually, it is a busy (though certainly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  week. last spring i wanted to do something substantial over the summer ... through my time here. i felt like i could be doing more. i feel like i’m doing all that i can, but maybe not the right things. i wish i could just

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  . UROPs are wildly popular, with 92% of undergrads doing one at some point ... doing a UROP (at least for me) is the prospect of applying the skills I ... … yet sometimes I can’t help but wonder – what are they doing right that I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  could've applied elsewhere for work. in another world i could be doing a ... to me and i want to do something about it. because mit isn't a place ... because we do. hence the chorus of branches: "my, my heart is my own / i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Events

  hero’s journey with a splash teaching for ESP

  

  after realizing I did not want to source tools and materials. I do ... while doing so that I wasn’t entirely sure what kids were reading these ... feel more fear than I do because they were generally not late. They also

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 2, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  subtle ways, the city sends you a message: you could do more; you should ... attain any of the most common ambitions people have. do i want to become ... more about doing specific kinds of good for the world than doing the most

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022