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

  

  the apex of a paragraph or your essay. Use as few syllables and commas ... start of your sentence, paragraph, or essay and to put the more important ... more (and better) advice, check out "The Science of Scientific

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

  I Could Never Do it Alone People of a semester, thank you

  

  use my final post of 2021 to share the best part of MIT — the people. I ... share memories of friendship in the form of a poorly formatted digital ... I, likely late to Building 9 for the fourth time that week and

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 19, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  repetition, in which the first and third lines are repeated throughout ... to pluck the silver flower of moonlight  and tuck it behind your ear ... , and it's out of the same affection that you might jokingly call your

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / Events

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  across the front of the student center and almost all the way to Mass Ave ... my friends while bored out of our minds in line. And then the line ... , the afternoon became a blur of camera clicks and cheek exercises. With

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Poemtober! the only thing harder than writing is not writing

  

  the stardust and the light flowing out of her, the precious currency of ... bodies of giants, and the forests their dying blessings. The sweet meadow air was a spell of the faeries, and the flowers their final wishes

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  time my 18.02 final will be over, and I'll be freeeee. And for the first ... . But it may be the MIT students who have it toughest of all: it is finals week for the fall semester. Here's how the bloggers (most of whom have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  Doc of the various deadlines and requirements for all of the ... -come, first-served basis. An article in the New York Times last year summed this ... possible jump on the nerve-racking process of applying to college, as if they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  uk, for the first half of 2022. wouldn't that be exciting? except ... really excited for it at first. the first day of golf class is tomorrow ... events in each section, bullet points even to the paragraph and sentence

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  work in admissions last July, and by mid-July I was part of the team to ... it -Emily"]class of 2024.[/annotation] And, just like the previous two ... /MIT-memes, recipes, and MIT-related questions. The second came because of an obsession

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  [/annotation]so I got first dibs on a lot of cute clothes. The entire event overall ... , Mariia, and I decided to due a cute photoshoot of all the clothes we got and me wearing some of the clothes I got. Enjoy! [carousel image1

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Who will have access to my application information?

  Registrar’s Office and Office of the First Year for example) and with some ... At MIT, we hope to get to know you better through the application process and want you to be able to express yourself authentically. We
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  MIT 2017 was the perfect time to let loose and code up my first blockchain ... a talk from Steve Huffman, one of the founders of Reddit, and from Kyle Vogt, founder of Cruise. Kyle Vogt was an MIT alum and told the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 1: Classes My academic plans.

  

  of 8.13, in particular.) 8.05 (Quantum Physics II) 8.13 (the first of a ... ) is one of the kindest human beings I have ever met, and his office is a ... House, analyzing data, at all hours of the day and night. My partner is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Springtime for Interns in Germany Watch out, Europe: I'm going on tour.

  

  the order of 10^-27 m and times on the order of 10^-15 seconds. Answer ... dirge, "Yea, all flesh is like the grass, and all the goodliness of man ... people "du," and other important things. The theme ingredient of my week

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  Admit Letters... Actually, this photo only shows about half of the admit letters, as overall there were 4 buckets of The Big Envelope. Speaking of ... tell you that the Admit Letter is 10" x 13", and the defer and deny

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  the first people off of the flight and after 3 hours of sitting this is ... nearly impossible and you can't even watch the beauty of the plane taking ... ) These are the bread and butter of this guide. These coveted 5 seats have

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  I'm back in the U.S. of A and have recovered enough from jet lag for ... complete their homework and excel in their classes. I visited two of the ... between sleeping and eating - writing this will hopefully break my cycle of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do dual enrollment students apply as a first-year or transfer applicant?

  -year applicant regardless of how many units of study you may have taken at the university level. Information on transfer credit is available at the Office of the First Year site.
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  school and for the last 3 semesters here). In terms of school, I’m a course ... of pizza and only see the sunlight when they go to take their exams 2 ... opportunity to be able to link some of the lessons I’ve had in engineering

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  moral of the story is to eat your greens, kids (and by “greens”, I mean ... When I first arrived at MIT last year, the International Student ... to learn that it also existed in the US. None of the MIT dining halls

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022