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• Blog / Admissions

  Highlights From The Past Week A post on birthdays and bad (but oh so good) TV.

  

  last week... the new Alias season began. In general I don't have time to ... aftermath if I can get my hands on some. ... particularly awesome this week 4) We had our first followup meeting to my

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 14, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  jetsetting i saw a flying pig.

  

  this, but your flight has been cancelled." I didn't want to believe it ... hope. The next morning I managed to get a flight out, and I was off to ... getting our fill of food, we went to the Cincinnati Reds game where they

  • by Bryan
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  have to compromise on something if you play your cards right. The ... , no matter how frustrating it is! Questions To Start: How big is your ... narrowing down places based on your group's needs. Tour and Apply Once you

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  great chance to get outside and watch some fire athleticism on Roberts and ... always count on mitwlax for someone to study with, get hype with, crash out ... . We are currently 6-1 in conference play and getting ready to begin the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  :30 AM, roughed up and ready to fly on the last day of the competition. We ... order to score a little higher. We were on the clock--the weather ... arranged to simulate medical attendants standing next to patients on gurneys

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  music elements to jazz--or vice versa, depending on your point of view. I ... One clear Thursday night long ago I was playing ultimate frisbee on ... night. At first I attributed it to the loudspeakers that blast rock and

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are the deadlines for first-year applicants?

  exam results after you submit your application, you are still able to add ... taken before November 30. If you receive new exam results after you submit the application, you are still able to add them by following the “Add
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hell. handling the hardest semester at MIT, virtually

  

  about not succumbing to stress as the semester gets progressively harder ... time to cook more than once a week anymore. On weekdays, I'm working ... . It's pretty consistent. On weekends, I either take a few hours to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  lost it before you could get it down on paper or somewhere else you ... and adding your own signature to the bottom and carefully putting the ... reason I get an inordinate amount of pleasure from it. If you're a Redditor

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  which list, then: focus your application on the things that matter most to ... readers, to bring you entertainment and distraction in your final hours ... -cat. ...moving on. Anna: I would like to mention that all of the "rest of the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  . Theoretically, I had a weekend to work on all of it. But, that Thursday and Friday ... , and still didn't get through all the companies I wanted to talk to. Also ... The past few weeks have been quite the welcome-back-to-MIT

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to ... , so you should be sure you are prepared to receive your decision before

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist that didn’t rank MIT still apply for RA?

  , please allow 7–10 business days for this to be reflected on your Applicant ... school counselor on your Applicant Status page after you submit your QB ... strongly recommend asking one of your math or science teachers to write one
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge ... many students in Scotland, on the other hand, just go to the pub. It ... soon as they get their hands on spirits. Yet despite these isolated

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  lessons learned this summer reflecting back on a summer that flew by

  

  't actually that easy to lose getting into routines is hard falling out of ... somewhere that's not boston. i want to get out of boston. living in LA ... curve on blender is too damn high sometimes its easier to write code

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 2, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  - if you aren't the sh*t, you're not going to get into MIT. Having said ... ? Make sure to show up to our annual party at CPW on Friday The 13th ... having to suffer through others saying "you only got into MIT because you're

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper ... this email just now in my inbox. I might try to revive my skills. For more on MIT AIAA, check this out. Photos from the event to follow.

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  from getting an early start on your project. Wanna stay up late doing ... advice on how to succeed here.” I still feel that way. But I didn’t blog ... ’t have time. 2. Relationships: I didn’t get to enjoy the company of my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hi again (and goodbye) (For real this time!)

  

  some independent video production on the side. Then I came “back home” to ... THE PAST 15 YEARS. Honestly, what is there to catch up on? The catching ... time I saw student protests on campus. When I first came to MIT, I did

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  not to get too attached to this school. I had the state Science Olympiad competition on pi day and didn't get to check my MyMIT account until several ... feels like to be accepted into a school, what it feels like to get a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011