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  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  like I’ve grasped a new emotion. Admissions essays are intimidating. You ... conclusions and new information at the end. Sometimes people put a powerful

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  never stop. As new projects piled up in my face, I was of course excited ... to be original. But sometimes, new ideas really do come from studying

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  sprinted all the way back to New House, and up the stairs home. There, I ... traveled around New House, from living group to living group, regaling groups

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  out to Rumney in New Hampshire. Then the second one to Quincy Quarries ... if you're looking for a new one you can probably find one. Oh and by

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.

  

  skipping town on frigid New England winters and frigid academics while I ... pies and drove to New Hampshire to celebrate pie with her relatives

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  Three days before classes start, I woke up at 7:09 AM, ran 6 miles, discovered three new species of granola in an unexplored section of the pantry ... the Web and other new digital interactive media not just in terms of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  season. The Engineers, who compete in the New England Women's and Men ... reached the championship game of the NCAA Division III New England Women

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  research project: 1.Stop reading my blog, open a new tab, go over to the ... sleeves are glued on correctly. Bonus Chinese New Year Special: A five

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  's new Dean of Student Life, Chris Colombo. Dean Colombo spent over two ... lasagna. Not red, because tomatoes are a New World plant.) (Lamb

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  , fraternities have been actively recruiting new pledges during "Rush," a chance for new freshmen guys to get a chance to meet as many fraternity members

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  (really, only send in one-ish, and make sure it contributes something NEW to ... tonight! After you get your tube a bunch of new stuff appears on your my

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  Colin--the new MollieandAdam???????? :-) Sorry! More like the new Mitraand

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Re-introduction A summary, for those of you just tuning in.

  

  's the beginning of a new application season, that I'd rewrite an ... some honest labor. We subscribe to the New England work ethic around this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  interests and I'm always running around trying to join some new club or put ... my true inner nerd. Anyway, I was wearing my favorite new shirt, and as

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  , I found out that I got a new job! Ready for it? You sure? It's nerdy ... no good. So the new plan is this: I'm going to go in and observe

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  put those new skills to work just last night, when I helped turn (turn ... . Chris said: heyyy, new jersey huh? where in jersey do you live? there is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  UROPs at Whitehead (none at Broad that I know of, because the new building ... getting new UROPs -- I don't think anybody would be offended if you got two

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  about Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is most appealing to a common ... Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is most appealing to a common cricket? Darth

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  albums i like and why i like them pov: i ramble about music and won't shut up

  

  2018. I keep having new ones, and I want some way to document why I like ... announced new Art Sorority music, so be on the lookout for that! Fav. Songs

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • September 8, 2025
• Blog / Travel

  Rejection Therapy and my insatiable urge to collect trading cards

  

  Did It! a delightful new album by a band called Bugs Frogs & Snakes

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 16, 2025