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• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  .) What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete the Midyear Report, which will be ... ? No. You do not need to "improve" your application, or redo

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  : shave on October 31st do not shave again until December 1st see what ... actually do have hair on my face, and beneath my nose. It's just blond, even blonder than the hair on my head. I do not know why this happens, but my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  floundering in the amount of work you have to do The word itself comes from the ... always had time to do X and Y and then pile on Z. But, MIT has so many ... order to recognize the small victories: 1. Break down to-do items into

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  to do a thesis...also, I'm not ready to be a real person right now. I ... Fridays, and you're going to spend the rest of the day doing anything you ... doing that will make it easier for you to get jobs." 6.854 - Advanced

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2011! how to be a blogger

  

  hot. And I do mean very warm. As you all know we are in a heat wave ... demonstrate your (in)ability to do this. We would prefer it to be a blog ... more easily than do those for whom the experience is entirely foreign

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 22, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  Boston. There’s a list of “101 things to do before you graduate” that ... ? Oh that's right, the Chihuly exhibit is in town. These photos don't do ... is doing and what its future may hold. The room is filled with MIT

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  There’s More to Life Than Tooling You can, for example, write your mechanical engineering thesis and an original musical. At the…

  

  ?" followed shortly by "Wait...we could actually do this." These words are ... you decide to do that, I will totally write music for you." *Cue lots of joking around* *Pause.* "Wait...we could actually do this." And it was

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 9, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  will have space to do so here. This is the best place to update the ... updates (if you must). First of all, you do not need to send us anything ... - the best way to do it is via fax. Saves on postage, trees, and carrier

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  ago, and thinking, 'Oh, what can we do about this?' - to now, having ... . They've been doing a heck of a job. Abigail told me that attendance at ... major, believes this is because there's still a lot to do. "Even within

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  you aren't sure what to do yet with your CPW, here are some tips from my ... my bajillion contacts after purchase; seriously, if you do decide to ... MITERS, but we had too much work this week to do the blog post we wanted to

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  need to do between now and tomorrow: "Don't Panic" (and remember your ... (at least I hope you do -- you live with you!), but you don't really ... 't mean you're not destined to do great things, nor that you're forced to be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  BLARGL! Where have all the orange lockers gone?

  

  different functions and settings do, and then also read a bunch of photography ... mountain escapades. Those of you who do any winter sport know that, the cost ... rapidly dwindling supply of cash. What is an MIT student to do? Work! This

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  Since everyone's doing it, I don't want to miss out on telling you ... what exactly is going on. 21M.460- Sabar Drumming Do any of you guys ... Climbing, but I'm still really excited about getting to go out and do

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  will be the single most important part of your application.While you do ... have a preference for folks who do have active blogs. 

If you do ... writings/videos. 

If you do have a current blog, please send a link to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  mail to open and process, and we are doing so as quickly as possible. Please do not harass your teachers or counselors if you don't yet see a ... Counselor (interviewer, or EC), I recommend you do so very soon (right now is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  can do to help you get in contact with them. Don’t be afraid to ask for help but do give them a little time to respond. It’s not necessary for ... know they would be happy to offer advice but do not feel that you need to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  WTHBBQ! Chinese Buffet! Spring 2008 courses, with a really bad analogy, haha. (super long post o___o)

  

  were literally quite impossible to do, with my limited orgo knowledge ... puke it out, since if you do, you have to start ALL over again. < ... viable, because then what the professor would do is to write harder exams

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  because right now I'm a little too tired to do a coherent entry. The end of term will do that to you. But hey, I'm DONE (sorta). I -- Apologies to ... other day and saw a bunch of facilities guys doing something on it. I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wall A Lack of Color

  

  really want to do. Interesting walls do not make a person, and the money ... really appreciate the fact that I have so much freedom to choose what I do ... doing for the past month. Of course, by "I have time" I actually mean

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  political will to do it." -Professor Boris Worm, Dalhousie University ... prediction, just 133 years later? What can we do about this issue, before it ... dependent on fish? (think sushi...). Also, how do you implement your solutions

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007