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  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  one piece of your folder that will cause us to admit or not admit you ... process is that we don’t as admissions officers get to meet each of you personally but instead only get to know you by what you and others write about

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  Crunch afterparty. But my main reason for being there was to get more into virtual ... and I get back on a semi-regular schedule, I want to keep this momentum going in meeting people and building cool things as I get ready to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  at MIT, I got to be Tim the Beaver.   Get to check that one off ... required “Tim training” and then take a comprehension quiz to verify your ... other MIT engineers to get the AC working, haha!) Then, to give Tim his

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  't about to settle for an official camping site. We parked outside the first ... also remembered that if a snake chases you, you're supposed to run in a ... reminded us to string up our food away from our tents, in case it drew

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  , once your moment is over, you need to get back in the game as well ... , get back in the game because you have a big decision to make in the next six weeks. Not to worry, we are here to answer your questions about all

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  confronting the self i am the captain of my soul

  

  's not— dan: no, look! you turned eighteen. you're all excited to get out ... , like you do in your normal posts? alan: if this is how cj wants to ... , okay? alan: … dan: ah. dan: you're trying to pretend you're in control

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 30, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  being nice to them will be integral to the smoothness of your major ... little bit! 5) Turn in your change of major form to the Student Services ... A? Thank you so much for your help, and I hope to hear from you soon

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  students and faculty, but when I clicked on your website's link to its ... get me everywhere I needed to go, and to an extent, it did. This turned ... adopting it as an integral part of your personality as you try to develop a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  panic set in. You're going to get nightmares of every tiny mistake you ... ’m gonna get this done so early! I’m going to put so much time and energy in ... and was ready to show them to someone to get some feedback. My older

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  your testing by October, do not worry; you do not have to remove MIT from ... complete and you did not match to a binding school. If you take MIT off your ... interview? A: You can find your interviewer's information by logging in to

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  to complete six classes and write your thesis. I was able to get three ... semester goes on; this post is my attempt to get them all organized and ... decorate the living room and what kitchen utensils to buy or get rid of. In

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play ... things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day ... subsided, " I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  . You will walk back to your room at 5AM. You will eat inedible food. You ... uncertain when you hold them too close. Still, I add to the list. Markers of ... and uncontrollable, I return to the list. I remind myself of what I know

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  from #1) 22) Receipts from when Danny went to get his brass rat resized ... the first, second, and third installments, in case you want to read them ... time to do so before we left campus in what was the craziest week of our

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just 41 Pictures I Took in 2017 Yultide Day 2

  

  could get to Tangled without breaking copyright laws. Image also features ... Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day 2. Check out Day 1 - "Sketches from the Independent Activities Period

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0 ... , faculty, and anyone else you manage to meet. Rule #1: If you're paying for ... talking to other prefrosh getting to know the people that I would be going

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  get to know other members of your class - so if that means missing a ... /conversations. 5. GET FREE STUFF - Consider this your ultimate goal at CPW =P Get to ... 't getting anywhere with my biochem studying, I decided to take a break and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [joint post] unsubscribe a post about fortune cookies

  

  in the post to get derailed, CJ. The people have come here for fortune ... workers who could get us access to the mailboxes. Alan: This was progress ... . CJ: But where could we get $500? As much as I wanted to see this happen

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 7, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2028, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. The comments on this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  It’s all right. It’s just a small pebble in your path. Just a tiny pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it’s ok…you can get up and immediately continue on…” - Guts (actually

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022