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  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  ’t perfect (*gasp*). The Common Application and MyMIT both experience “glitches ... . Decide What’s Important. MIT allows applicants to enter five activities ... : not at MIT). Could it not work for me?.. On a more serious note, have a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  most of MIT. I need to decide what I want out of my MIT experience. I ... my MIT friends. I missed Boston weather. I missed the flexibility of

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  near Camp 4, one of them spotted the MIT Outing Club patch on my backpack ... . Working at JPL was a big change from the project classes I've taken at MIT ... , compared to the hacker/maker culture at MIT.  And since my supervising mentor

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  extraordinary skill of our pilot, Adam (MIT alum and very experienced DBFer) to ... thanks to our sponsors and to the wellspring of resources that is MIT Aero ... to put the entire MIT team, male and female, in hot pink My Little Pony

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  ...don't freak out. 1. Prepare Your Wifi I applied early to MIT ... be focusing on my relationship with God), so my I gave my brother my MyMIT ... applied early to MIT. We of course wanted to know if the other had gotten

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  Hi Everyone, The MIT February Updates and Notes Form is now available on MyMIT. Wait! Before you fill this form out, please read some important info below. 
What is it? The MIT February Updates and Notes Form

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  actually outlined all of the MIT Physics undergraduate academic program ... the bottom // Allan Adams is a string theorist at MIT, glider pilot ... keyed in what response. // the Coop is the MIT bookstore. // I didn

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  years ago. MIT has its times of incredible stress and it's during those ... 've never really understood why but at MIT there's a sense of honor that ... life at MIT so much better. And for a lot of you these steps will look

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  wearing my purple MIT Splash t-shirt. TSA Agent: Why does your shirt say ... AGAIN. At this point, I was wearing my MIT 2014 track jacket instead. TSA ... . I missed MIT already - a place where I receive e-mails like this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  increased, while "real" adults donning excessive amounts of MIT apparel ... best Asian-Tourist-At-MIT impersonation (except it wasn't an impersonation, it was real life). Until graduation, MIT will have to wait for the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  airport is packed, and I've already spotted several MIT hoodies and ... welcome to MIT! I hope to see you on campus during CPW. To those of you who ... school's nominations spots. I spent a week preparing for my MIT interview

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  is one that I've learned more and more throughout my time here at MIT ... , I think that's something MIT looks for in their admissions decisions ... streak of a week is getting old). MIT is truly an incredible place to be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  tests at MIT would beg to differ). In fact, as far as innate ability goes ... Reddit (which the MIT Admissions Facebook fan page advertised): When it ... admissions officers and student bloggers alike, is "How can I get into MIT

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  Since its start (circa 1984) MISTI has sent over 350 MIT School of ... their skills abroad. Dima Ayyash Class of 2012 MIT-Germany Program ... me set my goals for my final year as an MIT undergraduate. It also

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  MIT Medical and it turned out I had pneumonia. Woo! Thankfully, S^3 ... professor brought his avant-garde jazz orchestra to MIT's Killian Hall to play ... after I got to the magical wonderland of MIT, instead of honing

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  prepared you to dive headlong into the rigors of MIT, but on the other end of ... . In fact, that's good survival skills for MIT in general. The professors ... it myself. But you'll quickly learn MIT isn't meant to be done alone

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  :23pm on Thursday, May 12, my work at MIT was done. Like many other ... commencement, I spent almost my entire time back at MIT hanging out with friends

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  From May 9th to May 13th (a Friday, naturally), MIT students endured ... . It's the equivalent of a reading period at MIT, only classes continue ... IT IS IMPORTANTYes. That's MIT tip number one: when studying for long

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  department, has its own fMRI machine, and at MIT, there always needs to be at ... at MIT.But here's a fun fact: both my roommate and I are performing

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  ’ve ever taken at MIT. Part of the reason for that is that one of my classes ... of MIT’s Sailing Pavilion, the revitalization in South Florida ... Water Management District came up to MIT two weeks ago to tell us about

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011