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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

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
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  Books about MIT

  -time digital computer to the famous Baker House Piano Drop Designing MIT ... to negotiating with student protesters Mind and Hand: The Birth of ...  by Institute Historian T. F. Peterson, which provides a lively introduction to
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  First-year eligibility

  [annotation note="Note that we do not formally require you to have graduated or earned a GED, though you may well choose to!"]concluded[/annotation] their secondary education and wish to pursue a bachelor's degree as a full
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  's longstanding commitment to the public interest, a theory we put into practice ... enroll add to a vibrant campus community and will become the leaders and innovators of our global society. We uphold a commitment to meritocracy and
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  Admissions videos

  throwing cream pies in each other's faces to announce when decisions would be released, and making a video to announce Pi Day became an unexpected ... comforting character for those of us old enough to remember videotapes
• Discover / Life and culture

  Hacks, tomfoolery & pranks

  stealthily execute campus pranks according to an informal code of ethics. These ethics, loosely stated, assert that hacks must do no damage to property or any person, must be safe, and must provide joy or amusement to those who
• Apply / Parents and educators

  For home educators

  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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  people. It's hard to narrow down thousands of videos, but here are a few of
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• 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

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• 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

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• 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

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  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

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 29, 2025
• 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

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  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

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  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

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  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

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  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

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  easy to get used to. It’s important to remember throughout your time at ... of like working for a dating site. What is really cool is I get to meet ... summer. When they offered me another chance to get involved in the program

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014