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

  

  Background: I love writing. I love building on thoughts I can’t put words to, reading them back, and rewriting them until they feel true. I love knowing that I’ve said something I couldn’t say before and feeling

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  Last week I, along with most of the admissions team, attended the Ivy ... conference, and very informative. I didn't know a lot about admissions before I began my job here at the office, and while I've learned a lot (a lot) over

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????

  

  Hey Mr. McArthur (I am him!) Tell me where have you been (Hangin’ out ... ’) Happy Holidays blogosphere. Some of you may be wondering where I have been for the past few months. Well, I’ve been in Cambridge, same place that I

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • December 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  On May 18th I wrote a blog entry called “Ring Committee” which was about as popular as anything else I write amongst a prefrosh audience but ... short, I removed the entry, but I think it's time to explain why. Why was

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Info Session Courtesy of Ben Jones

  

  Barkowitz and I have decided that today would be a good day to ... professors. "There are two main ways to leave a legacy," they say, "I could work 24 hours a day coming up with groundbreaking research or I could

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  did on soundproofing the building! I got to experience it first ... under construction since I started at MIT, and I’d often wonder what ... “art is created inside this space,” but after three long years, I can

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  the Grand Tetons[/caption] This spring, I had the chance to reconnect ... institutions, I often wondered how to give back. In Fall 2023, I joined the ... Arkansas! (I know that looks like a big bat but it's me!)[/caption] This

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  This is a guest blog post by my dear friend (and first person I ever ... across the country. [carousel image1="87194" image2="87195" /] I ... Mississippi. Among all the Amtrak trains I’ve experienced, three stand out to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  thoughts i’ve gathered about walking faster. (if you’re disabled or injured in ways that impair walking, i’m sorry and i have no idea what it ... all enjoyable - the world is really lovely, and i think walking is

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no ... planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... short-answer essay questions (I've blogged about the philosophy behind

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  It’s been two weeks since I’ve been on campus. Two weeks since I left ... I’ve already been on three flights. And as I attempt to make sense of ... conversations and “light reading”), I can’t help but draw a parallel. The past two

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  have been a lot more awkward had I not met friendly Central Ohio people ... Admitted Meeting, I heard about one student’s sorority experience, which ... group of people and free food! I can attest from experience that the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  I don’t have to do work yet (although this is work; also ... your questions that I could know, some generalized for the public. If you’re not an applicant this year, but emailed me already, I’ll get to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  ) As part of my weekly Boston Enrichment Trip, I ventured today to the ... remains a mystery to me (though I did try to find a pattern in the prices ... a $1 thrift shop copy of Isaac Azimov’s I, Robot has little value

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  Set Theory and other Shenanigans *Literal* Set theory

  

  impossible. What also is impossible is the challenge I gave you - there isn’t a single set in the whole board - though I hope you had a merry chase ... , 20 is the mathematical limit. I know this because I spent two hours

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  latter of these changes is always accompanied by questions, so I wanted to ... , unless you want me to look like this: (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ while I open all of the ... stress for you or your advocates. How can I check that you have the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  and I are fairly proud of, having mounted the whiteboard before we had access to a level). Which brings us back to balance. "I know you are ... slacklining went something like this: Me: "Whoa, this is really cool! I'm gonna

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  climbing, and winter and spring mean skiing. But I've become more and more interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had ... definition of ice climbing, I don't know it. But a layman's definition might be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  -y - maybe it's that I keep listening to Christmas songs, maybe it's that we never take down our tree until about July - today I bring you photos and ... your hand. Now combine it. See how much imaginary fun you're having? I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  I remember the first time I ever heard of Facebook. I was donning my ... personal hero of mine) so I figured it was some sort of creepy cultish ... would inevitably meet our untimely, grisly demise. I was wrong - that was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009