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• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  knows what it will be this year.) What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete the ... application, or all new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  'm struggling with the most - I feel like we can never do enough, and yet I want to do so much. I feel ridiculous and strange sitting in a hotel room ... . I wish there was more that we could do. But there is also the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  who knows what it will be this year) What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete ... application, or all new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  through break. Do I have a physics project too? Not at all :) I'm spending ... near future are largely expected. And dreaded. 5. I can do laundry. I'm notoriously awful at doing my laundry on a regular basis. I basically wait until

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  information. Why do we do this? Well, it's really just for us to keep track of ... certainly a valid question, as some colleges do track this type of information ... the recruitment we're doing is working, and how we can potentially

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  sell on the let’s-do-something-besides-work front. Anyways, the problem ... with my usual black North Face. (No, I do not usually go out in public ... . Sarah: hey, do you still have my genes? could I get them back sometime? me

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  battle, and hiking have to do with each other? hmmm... If you guessed ... a certain temperature, start doing weird things--like having 0 ... recharged infinite times without losing charge density. Circuits that do

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  . Are there enough places to eat? Do our traditions seem cool to you? Can ... truth. Here are a few to start off: Do you enjoy being worked (read ... . Do you despise the thought of working through *Magic Algebra

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing ... Masochistic." Or something. Do you still think MIT sounds fun? ;) Anyway, I ... , running up stairs for four hours (though most people don't do it for the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  over, you've gotten more work than you know what to do with, and a ... day last week. This is non-trivial because I like to, and usually do ... April/May and none of what I’m doing right now counts? Well, for

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... do not have a preference. You should take the tests for which you ... my testing options? A. You have two options. You may do the SAT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  . Bryan, what are you doing today? I'm going to GRAD SCHOOL! I ... departures, I realize that I can make an earlier flight, so I do the "My plane ... around the campus. How do you feel after the tour? What are people doing

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  everyone doing? Not too stressed out, I hope? While you're working on ... after your folder is complete do we run an admissions summary card and ... . It is also important to note that we do not need to have your scores in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  ' classes you attend, I'm interested in what you do between classes, any interesting things you happen to do, etc. I'm not sure if someone has already ... will post once I see a logical end to my day. Brendan asked, "What do

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  ). While I was doing problem sets with some friends at Senior Haus, Gheorghe ... ?" "On a picnic. Do you want to come?" "...Where?" "Killian Court. We have ... 's no way I could make this horrible process better, but I really do know

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Next steps Relax, guys. I'm still going to be around.

  

  work I've been doing for the past year and a half. I'll be graduating ... month of August off... sort of. I am not so good at the "do nothing" thing ... vacations; he's like, "But what do you do on vacation to the beach?" So far

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We even learn stuff here! There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  that I'm doing so many awesome things, like watching April paint the room ... of LEGOs. But do I actually do any work? The answer, surprisingly, is ... "eighteen" not "one eight." Numbers after the decimal do not follow any

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  convinced that spaghetti wrestling has something to do with it -- if you are ... 'm only answering one question today. 1. Vanessa asked, "Do you have any ... rushing and not doing the best job they could. Start your essays now

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In Stereo

  

  visited my high school, not even the state/local colleges. I do remember ... small number of high schools that I do each year, I'll often feel a little ... what we are doing with our time in the fall. Our small admissions office

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2004
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Lost in other people’s stories My brand of escapism

  

  worth of audiobooks–while doing chores, while falling asleep, and sometimes even while doing psets. It’s something I’ve been doing since middle ... MIT. Why do I listen to so many audiobooks? I think part of the reason

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 28, 2025