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  registration day! aka "registration day blues", but like, only in the good sense of blues

  

  The summer before starting at MIT, it seemed like all the freshmen ... July and were comparing schedules; we, even with the combined power of ... who may feel the same way! At MIT, each semester begins with

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  defined by its discontinuities. The first half of the year was spent trying not to fall asleep in my last stale months of preparatory schooling. The second half of the year I was thrust into a new, thriving, churning

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  i saw you four ways to follow MIT students

  

  i absolutely love the blogs, but there are a number of other places to vicariously ride the ups and downs of MIT. they can't tell you if ... the treacherous requirements each semester spits at you, but there's a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (My Third) First Day In which I attempt (and fail) to do a timelapse vlog

  

  First off: I apologize for the shakiness of this video. For some ... give me steady enough footage to not cause motion sickness. Whoops. The timelapse component of the video kind of failed, too. It turns out that when

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  Nearly five years ago I added a Facebook share button to the blogs ... that it was once not obvious that people would come to the blogs any ...  Instagram now. The account is curated primarily by my colleague Holly, who will be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  innovation might just be for you: That's right, for the low price of free ... of MIT students' social interactions or the next Facebook - if it's the latter, let's just say that I knew it would be successful from the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Vlogging, Tweets, and a Riddle The sum of three cats is a dog. Explain.

  

  math textbook: The sum of three cats is a dog. It only works on female cats, and all three of the cats and the dog must be Russian. There are ... you can only see it if you want to and you highlight the text:  

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  tendency to sit fascinated for hours by the refraction of light through pens with hexagonal cross-sections at various angles, the physical properties granted by the structure of a shoestring's weave, internal discussions on

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Important EA Processing Update! read this if your application is incomplete

  

  A few hours ago we finished processing the final segment of tens of ... students whose November SAT scores have not yet arrived, because the College Board has not yet released them. If you ordered a score report from the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  (and occasionally even current students) saying basically the same thing ... can I fit in?" It's a question that's been on the forefront of my mind ... them that makes them incredible. And the surprising conclusion I've come

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  I've spent the last seven days at home, eating my favorite foods ... in time to head back to Boston/MIT for the summer :) This is where I ... from me. The grad student I'm working with is awesome and has casually

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  spend a lot of my time working with the community around here: I work with the Leadership Training Institute to help high school kids learn to be leaders, I am part of Camp Kesem with Hamsika, working to make the most

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  finished processing all of the application materials submitted for early ... see your applications become complete over the next week or so, with no ... application is not yet complete. Over the past month, we have received more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer?! (2010 Edition) Happy summer!

  

  AUGUST 10 Update! I'm bumping this to the top of the page (shameless ... have received a lot of entries from y'all (during the time when I visited ... out there! Don't let go of your chance to fame and glory on the MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  my boyfriend's door is pretty good at attracting the ladies. Here ... 's phone at: finding things on maps, being good looking, etc. 2) Because the ... the door, especially while I was napping. 4) An earlier version of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  We Want You! Write for us!

  

  As per usual, CPW has again come and again, all of the prefrosh will ... fire, run around campus at odd hours of the night, watch NextACT, and ... participate in CPW as well, but it's really about the prefrosh experience, which

  • by Snively '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Admissions Decisions Available Online Visit decisions.mit.edu to find out your decision.

  

  ://decisions.mit.edu. You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log ... on the admissions committee put our heart and soul, and our best ... 'll have more to say about the process for the admitted students, deferred

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying For Finals Study study study study study

  

  This is it, finals are in two days. One of the things that scared me ... . How does one go about studying? The general recipe is to just lock yourself in a nice room and do nothing but work. That's my plan for the day

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  the "Oh the memories, it went by so fast, if only I had more time" crap and skip straight to what the end of the semester at MIT is actually ... professors is to assign tests right before finals (to minimize the amount of

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  , had probably the second best time of my life (getting accepted and ... absolutely for sure hands down no doubts that this was the place for me. If you ... with. About 15.3 other people have already told you all the events that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008