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• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  on campus too! Just the general gestalt of the place is very cool--down-to ... of a small town--one of the best places to live on this planet, really ... everything "right" to get into MIT or any top school. It's really important

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  warning before you get on the MIT Weekend Grocery Shuttle (loops around to ... than getting problem sets finished on a Friday night instead of chewing ... 's snack, if you're interested). In my infinite kindheartedness to this year

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Announcement] The MIT Bloggers are hosting an AMA! Ask us anything this Friday and Saturday!

  

  randomly stumbled on this post, all are welcome. You’re able to comment ... /IAmA subreddit."]AMA ("Ask Me Anything")[/annotation] on April 18 (9 AM EST) to ... AM, I'm going to make a post (on the MIT Blogs) called "ASK US (the MIT

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 15, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.

  

  to have less friends. (Especially if your friends come in multiples of ... to inflict serious Hitchhock-esque damage to your person if you don ... skipping town on frigid New England winters and frigid academics while I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 7, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  come to that conclusion on your own. As you know from some of my ... every right to be asking it. I certainly would be. I wish I could get ... most likely, you are absolutely qualified to be here. Can I look at your

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  and experiences to share with all of you. So, lets get started ... . My oldest daughter is a high school junior this year, so I'll get to ... parent in the college process. So, what's your story? What's old, new

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  courses in your major) – and more pressure to be uh, mature and serious ... to construct a bridge) -- [Getting started] I've got a variety of ... anticipation to see everything come together. [7:00 AM] Finally getting

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  to London on Friday. And what are you doing with your first post ... , what are your goals for the summer? Finish the project!!! Also go on fun ... trying new things like paragliding or kayaking! What's one of your goals

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  your choice, taking my advice may not necessarily help you to get into ... essay is really an opportunity to focus on who you are and the ways in which you are likely to interact with other members of your campus

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  startups and to la la la la fa la la lee" but really they meant "now we get ... great on your med school application! But eveen the regular old course 10 ... that uncommon." "No, parents are going to read this and be all, 'Oh good

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  A parent posted a great comment on my last entry, with too much to ... , basically a program where you pay a lot of money to live on a college campus ... recommend these summer programs as a thing to do "to look good on a college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Massachusetts to Michigan guest post by Liz O.'21

  

  company email. Pull up the spec that I need to work on. 8:40 AM- I get lost ... major upsides No Rent - I get to live at my parents’ house for exactly ... figuring out how exactly to word the spec I’m writing. It’s easy to get in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  -necessary, non-lecture classes to get to on Tuesday. This was my first year not ... deadline to remove from your transcript any class in which you were currently ... money. If you drop any later the class will show up on your transcript as

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m a Muslim Woman and… on this #MuslimWomensDay, meet some p cool ppl

  

  doesn’t match? So you have to be on top of your game all the time. I love ... , they’ve become my closest friends, my shoulders to cry on, my ... often time people get to know me, and then learn about my Islam due to my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  A Picture is as much as Ten Hundred Words This is in fact a story that does have pictures.

  

  is hard to not look like a little baby city new person when you pull out your pink picture grabber to grab pictures. Here are some of those ... was that they would get "Brained on a rock" (This is not changed for Up

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 26, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties MIT alumni-hosted parties in your area.

  

  exciting. If you go to one of these events, send me your review and some ... host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2010. If there's one in your area, you should check it out -- it's a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After (and During) MIT Greetings from beautiful adulthood

  

  entire blog post without periodically saving it (I like to live on the edge ... the problem sets. Which brings me to why I'm back on the blogs. See ... cloaks work. We'll release new episodes every Monday on our You

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 28, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  probably focused on getting into college, and much of your life may have been ... to get in and got in or had all the passion in the world for MIT and ... of the biggest perks about getting accepted early is also getting on

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  decided that it was time to conquer her fear of bikes, mountains, and New ... tour bus when you're trying to maintain a safe following distance of ... person coming at you on a bike, steer clear. Not just for your own sake

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  of MIT to set up. I understand that a lot of people get a lot out of ... you decide to use your IAP to just exist, you feel like a stupid, weak ... ’m trying to not put too much pressure on myself though, because if I do that

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021