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• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities ... students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  marched up to a group of proctors, and tapped one of them on the shoulder. He turned around, and some gears at the back of my mind began to turn ... the early universe to him. If that didn’t blow your mind, maybe this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just a little advice…

  

  'm so and so and I read and comment on your blog all the time," I want to ... this will give you a little inspiration as you work on supplementing your ... order to both celebrate the coming holidays and to help us get our minds

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vast Oral Tradition Bela Bartok, a fluorescent rabbit, and Helen Keller walk into a bar. Stop me if…

  

  Stoots. Be sure to hire him for your next major concert. I try not to endorse ... 't really get it either. After the presentation we all got to go right over ... food on the table, on account of there being simply too much to place

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!

  

  It's Thursday. On Monday I'm heading back to campus, along with ... how hard MIT is going to be? Do you think they're scared to get to ... generally going out of our minds trying to get things done. This is ok though

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Events

  My Kind Of Party Consider this your first frat party.

  

  week to get out 14 NEW BROTHERS (note the excitement). Anyhoo, for those ... , and karaoke as the night goes on. Most people dress to impress although ... the country might look like or how far I went to stick out on this

  • by Bryan
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  start blowing. While you’re blowing, push on the tip of the glass with ... pumpkin. Time to make a stem! Get an assistant to gather a small blob of ... to fund ourselves. The revenue from these pumpkins is a big reason why

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  “So what’s being a blogger like?” i spill the (lukewarm) tea

  

  depends on who's blogging at the time and what they want to get out of it ... , unfortunately I am not going to post an ad for your startup on my blog). It makes ... Being a blogger is a bit of a weird job. Your only task is to write

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  nonstrategic in your own essays, and not try to get into our (or anyone else ... reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and ... way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving Self-Quarantine 101 tldr; memes (haha jk...unless)

  

  changed SO much since then. at MIT, you don't really get time to read unless you're diligent and able to prioritize it over hanging out with your ... interested!   Learning New Things hey, i have time to learn new things

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  have to be honest to the prefrosh - many of you were stalked on facebook ... about you to maximize your experience when you come here. For example, my ... we are so excited to see your faces in just two days! All of this

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  Smith, who would go on to run GoogleX and PlanetOut, and later became the ... to generate new ideas and execute on them with other people who had ... , on the blogs, I want to share some personal reflections on what this

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  tasks and caught up on other things I've been meaning to get around to ... to get past my driver's exam tomorrow--fingers crossed on the parallel ... excitedly spoke of internships at Microsoft, Google, or MISTI, I frantically

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  and Hand," MIT is very big on hands-on projects. To facilitate this, there is a wide variety of places around campus where you can get your ... student gets to know Pappalardo very well over the years- they typically

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  obligated to fill up the form—it’s okay if all you’re sending us is semester ... can indicate that you don’t have any grades to report since you’re not ... us. There’s an option on the form where you can indicate that your

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  What have you been doing lately? SPOILER ALERT: Mostly StumbleUpon

  

  have passed (read: the 4th) so what's your favorite blogger up to? I don ... surprise projects for when I get back to school, and watching lots of How I ... been hiking and exercising a lot, and trying my best not to get burned by

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  hooky more than I ever did. But when your mother is begging you to call in ... reminded me that I needed to come pick up my cute new cheerleading t ... for snickerdoodles at LaVerde's, and they needed to get baked -- I find

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  . If you're wondering what it's like to go to MIT, it's pretty much like ... treadmill. The treadmill just keeps going and going. You're trying to reach ... on your face or completely screw up and end up tearing apart the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  your MIT education taking you? What opportunities have been available to you that you feel get you closer to your goal in life? So I guess what ... moving to another room on your hall/entry or within your building... or

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Up To Date! Tracking your application.

  

  have received. Now we're really ready to read applications! This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on MyMIT. It will ... no impact. The best way to get us a missing piece is by fax. Our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 17, 2006