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• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  GPA, your SAT/ACT scores, etc.—you can’t do anything about those, so ... perfect applicant—you are not, and you do not need to be. Rather, essays can ... not only to take classes and do work there, but also to eat and sleep

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  out of my way to do, see and experience things that I’ve never done ... idea what you are doing. Sure, the practical tips about being an adult, like how to do laundry, or how to not burn a pot of spaghetti are

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snowed In at the Fraternity the blizzard is real.

  

  brothers on how they're doing and what they're up to. That got me thinking ... me, the stories of what my fellow undergrads are doing around me are a ... Arman '17 and Rowzay '17. They're doing the 6.470/6.148 IAP Web

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  series, I decided to make an episode about some things I do in the lab! It ... describe the specifics of what I do, but gives a general idea of why. It also ... learning everything that they do. By comparing the genomic sequences to the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Halls are Alive with the sounds of students...

  

  asked by prospective students. What kinds of clubs do we have?  Usually ... of research, the SENSEable City lab is doing really awesome things ... and report the locations of the signals. How often do entreprenurial

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.

  

  L. Rafael Reif, who always surprises students by doing quirky things ... yourself, donate $100 to the ALS Association, or do both, and then publish ... many as people and celebrities began doing the challenge while neglecting

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 26, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  only do so much as a high school senior and almost-college freshman. But ... puts their faith in you, they do so believing that there is potential in ... the most of your opportunity. So the next question is... how do you make

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! Plus lots of awesome advice from MIT students!

  

  than what I had originally planned. That said, do go through your CPW ... B. '15 1. If you pay for food at any point, you're doing it wrong. 2 ... experiences! Elizabeth K. '14 Don’t stress over not being able to do everything

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  An Experiment in Independence: PART TWO.

  

  Activities Period, Period of Independence and Activity-Doing! I've lived here ... ago. It's awesome. Nevertheless, you do get a little bored living by ... .) Should I do it again? You decide! And if you have any cooking tips

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  We begin with certain trivialities. *Resolution: A firm decision to do or not to do something; *New Year’s Resolution: On Jan 1, it means ... simplest solution: write. Writing is fun. That’s why I do it so much

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer of Learning Because MIT classes don't spend too much time on hacking into computer systems

  

  Afee). The job description was to do some penetration testing with some typical ... internship was to do quite a bit of work with Metasploit, a hacking framework ... put out by the powerful hackers who do this for a living. Script Kiddies

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 29, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  interests. While I do plan on going directly to medical school next year, I ... 'll get to do things at MIT/in Boston that I've wanted to do forever - like

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  a handful of staff on hand to do the processing. Please do not call ... 're still missing. In the meantime, please do not resend multiple copies of

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  200 words for snow, here at MIT we sure do have a lot of words relating ... 've achieved and what you'll do in the next few years, I'm awed.  Every day I can ... change that. We've got two weeks left before winter break.  Let's do this.

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick EA Update A few words about the storm, application tracking, MyMIT, and more.

  

  interviewer. Do not worry, we are not shutting down the application on November ... , including mailed, faxed, and electronic documents. Do not call or email ... , you are all set. Do not worry if your interview report has not yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  medicine was supposed to do, but I remember that I put it in one of those ... , to do research on pulsars at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory ... a lot of practice to do. Deep Fear #1: Blanking Out You know the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Analogies “Fill yourself up with musical lighter fluid and ignite your inner match.”

  

  we play and suggestions on how to do it. Several months ago, I joined ... just music. We exercise a life lesson. Do what you love and be passionate in what you do.

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  do funny things to your brain. ------------- On Friday, I got all ... , which freaked me out a bit. "How are you doing?" Well, I thought ... do between now and next Sunday than I have ever had in one week, ever

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  productive you could be doing. (2) Failure is all too common - you can't be ... events into this semester. My current list of random, fun to-do's includes ... all - and hopefully, you all find similar things to do around your own

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  several years back when I was in junior high. What do you think occupied ... the individual. Passionate people don't lock themselves up to do what ... something, I strongly recommend doing a program through the MIT Educational

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011