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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  . You're about to walk, drive, pogo stick, fly or boat to Cambridge, MA ... interest you. You're no longer trying to impress anybody. Cleaning the banks ... . So my advice to you, incoming freshman-- Drop your preconceived notions

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  another one in actually seeing those places. I did try to get out when I ... , getting permission to be or do something new. [carousel image1 ... instead of drowning in it. On not being afraid to make mistakes and get

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Everyday Is Like Sunday

  

  write moving your mail closer and closer to your mailbox. We have mailed ... over the phone to the applicant only. People have asked about the ... of the early pool, I must say just how difficult it was to narrow it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 12, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Green Monsters

  

  . If you're applying for regular action, now is also a good time to ... . Yesterday was also the deadline to schedule the early action interview. What should you do if you missed it? Well, obviously, you first need to know who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 21, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tweet, tweet plus: swarming, oil spill cleanup robots and virus-made, clothing-embedded batteries

  

  been so crazy busy, I don't ever seem to have time to sit down and blog ... Droid X), I've been finding myself using Twitter a lot more. So if you're interested, feel free to follow me - I'm @MikeyMIT. Meanwhile, I've been

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  are great ways to spend your summers. I just hope you'll take advantage ... . Seniors, spread the word to your favorite underclassmen. ... To accompany today's entry about MIT summer programs, here is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Personal Projects

  The Oreo Post i tried them all* !

  

  a rare occurrence during this project. (I proceeded to get very hosed ... shorter, I made a concerted effort to try to get through all the flavors I ... In July 2018, in my application to be a blogger, I left a note at the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 29, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  accomplished, and by all that you aspire to do as your lives progress. For all of ... stack of applications before me. To my right, out the window, I see big, fluffy flakes of snow falling from the sky. I start to think that I could

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

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• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging ... courses, but I've also committed to a bunch of cool side projects/UROPs that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  was Red Mango, so my friends and I would call going to get frozen yogurt going to get Red Mango.  Sadly, the closest Red Mango to MIT is kind of ... Mango. I begged and begged my boyfriend to come get Red Mango with me

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  ). Here's when you know it's time to go to bed. Roommate Jon: "Did you get ... Mathematica could do it." Jon: "I know, the same thing happened to me. I think I figured out how to do it though." Me: "How?" Jon: "Here, look what I did

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  ), and getting ready to head off to my usual Tuesday night trivia contest ... Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New ... long time, but I assure you, it is better not to rush such important

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  while I'm traveling!) If you ever get a chance to go, I'd highly recommend ... /V setup. I get everything situated, tested, and ready to go. The local ... . Unfortunately, by the time I get there it's pretty late, and (probably due to the

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  my degree in Management Science). Famous architects like Holl get to ... that some of you have not heard from your host. Do not worry. I assure ... you're at MIT. Second, since everyone else is doing it, I guess I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  passions for math and writing, and that I wanted to get into a selective ... publish two novels anyway), and one day I might want to get an MFA in fiction or screenwriting, but I'd like to get more life experience before

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  to really "get" what makes this such a special place. Now, I know such ... Believe it or not, admissions officers occasionally try to do things besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  Do you know what it's like to only have two classes left to graduate ... in three or three-and-a-half years, four years feels just right to me. Then there's the feeling of relief. Whew - I don't need to cram 6 classes

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  beginning of this initiating process there was a lot to get used to and a lot ... down I want to do big things, need to get better, am getting better Must ... to get worse Time to continue my book on tape Gas, break, gas, break

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  action needed to be taken by you. You are at no disadvantage of your ... more you need to do. I assure you we will have your scores in plenty of ... action. We do not expect to have finished processing these materials until

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010