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less constrained educational environment to take on exciting projects, go ... Stanford OHS. Transcripts of these courses, in addition to an evaluation of the ... Interlochen, among many others) are a great opportunity to work with other students -
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Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS
get an offer (or don't) soon after your on-site. I can't speak too much ... college apps, you would be sadly mistaken. Once you get to college, you ... consumes your life during your senior fall of high school, applying to -
Blog / About Decisions
So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...
needed to get serious about applications very, very soon, so I hopped on ... independently wealthy from Google's acquisition of their start-up. OK, that wasn ... getting admitted, then to actually dream of getting admitted. Like a cheesy -
Blog / Best of the Blogs
How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.
identified as Lutheran?” I’m going to just google the MIT site, and while I don ... accurately be titled, "How to get the most out of reading the MITblogs," or maybe "How to not get a sarcastic reply to a question from me." I fixed -
Blog / Academics & Research
How to get a UROP A lesson on stalking.
that you won’t get a response to your e-mail (more on this later), you ... hope to get out of the job. Make sure you've done your research on what ... one, you can get one. One night, you're getting ready for bed when you -
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the blogs at twenty some reflections, plus an index of posts
to blog, I genuinely wasn't sure of the response we'd get. It's a cold ... write something. My secret mental goal was to try and get at least seven ... godsend for those who might want to get a sense of what life was like at -
Blog / Academics & Research
Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students
sheets and study guides that get sent to your email when you sign up at ... the best course of action, especially if your goal in doing so is to ... don’t, however, use this as a checklist of things you have to do to get -
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What getting an education from MIT is like according to students and robo-cj
shot at the moon. You don't know what you're going to get. You just know you're going to get a shot. —Robo-CJ another Disney live action reboot ... spend your whole life doing what you love, but you also get to make a lot -
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Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT
force I should apply through my legs to get me where I think I thought I ... dignity. A waterproof laptop sleeve for your laptop to hide in when you’re ... not as safe. It’s a good idea to lock your laptop for bathroom or lunch -
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How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!
yourself to stop the urge to write your results down and get the report over ... thinking that you're writing a report I would like to share with you an ... unnecessary to actually write the report anyway, and your problem is solved -
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An actual day in the life It's not the most exciting day... but it's a day!
Christine Walley to get my HASS concentration form filled out. You're supposed ... smack Adam and ask when he wants me to get him up (he can't get up by ... am trying to get Adam to stop studying for his 16.06 test and start