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  halloween down the infinite

  

  with 30+ photos at 11:30pm is a good way to get a blog out on time is ... post some of them here. My day started off by running to lecture because I was late (what else is new), but then I got distracted by Benson L

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 1, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Surviving MIT Spreading the word, take this to heart

  

  somehow managed not to get them. Recently I took the SATs as well, which I ... has become painfully clear that I stand next to no chance of getting in ... . I was too busy celebrating the New Year. ;) I hope you're still

  • by Snively '11
  • January 5, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  and get to know the new class. I vividly remember the first time I ... . Note that a “party” is where you get to meet and chat with a new sorority ... someone who is looking to join and be a new member of a sorority. I

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parametric Cooking how i make fifty plus recipes with just three!

  

  . Now what? At this point, your most likely option is to go back and ... cooking, if you just take the time to make your model right. I find recipes ... "]basics of cooking,[/annotation] but it's very easy to get caught up in the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 30, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Flying Close to the Sun a semester of fire

  

  [/annotation] rollercoaster. Our paper, titled “Paint By Word,” was on using input words to ... . Ultimately, “Paint By Word” was rejected by that conference, which happened to ... . And then David and Ali asked me, “Do you want to lead this new project

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  time; one where you try new things and expand your sense of what is ... myself. It's not a new sensation. But after all these years, I still don ... shame over a failure that feels misunderstood by others, and an emergence

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  selective colleges, is really tough. It's hard to know how to gauge your ... determinist by any means. But there is still something to the law of the ... to selective schools - or, at the very least, if you're thinking of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two thousand students walk into a Zoom call summer hssp: now virtual™

  

  with all 183 teachers to get them background checked, as required by MIT ... felt terrified by the idea. I was scared. "I think something I have to ... were talking to. I understood what was meant by delegation and you can

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 20, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  . Your application is read by a senior staff member who will look for deal ... close to you who died. I read about your small towns, your big cities, the ... getting divorced, your house burning down, your girlfriend cheating on you

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton-Conner’s Renovation: A Saga on friendships that transcend shitty infrastructure

  

  at risk of not getting into a Cook-For-Yourself dorm due to the group ... . Shaping the new BC — Current 2023s are supposed to be able to move back into ... remaining two freshmen to live in a dorm. We ranked MacGregor, New House, and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 6, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  might lift your spirits: An Open Letter to MIT Applicants and Life is Like ... 't stick exactly to all of the words, but you'll get the gist of it. Best of ... ’s no chance of getting in when secretly your heart/brain/stomach is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Speaking in MITese A language all our own.

  

  -English guide are inspired by How To Get Around MIT, the student-produced handbook ... of 2012, you can and should get your copy of How To Get Around MIT this ... Harvard-Yale football game to many more. (2) An inelegant shortcut to get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  work that i do not expect to get paid for or graded on; it's work that i'm doing so i can get back to the place where i approach the days of my life ... requirements of this class is to notice something new every day. we are learning

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  Officers of MIT™ who are responsible for reading your applications. We get to ... questions intentionally designed to help us get to know the student as a real person. But this isn’t a blog about how to write a college essay. If you’re

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  missed. We’re furiously unpacking the dorm and getting excited to see you ... Mural Painting   Leave your own mark in Random Hall by painting murals ... International House of Pancakes, and you don't have to drive to get here. See how

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer…” wherein Neil Armstrong's legacy kicks off a year of Unified Engineering, and I reflect on…

  

  AeroAstro. I figured I was fascinated enough by planes and rockets to get ... gets distracted by airplanes flying overhead, and gave Professor Darmofal an opening to introduce the Jim Mar Test. Used by Mar to evaluate

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  was to get service hours to qualify for National Honor Society come our ... freshman to junior year. It felt good to me to get good grades because good ... -year-old stop crying by sitting her on my lap and reading to her. Or more

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  happily relied on public transportation to get around. Recruiting for MIT ... you are able to meet an MIT admissions officer at your high school, in ... students than we would be able to by ourselves."]Other Universities

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Staying sane and strong during a pandemic with help from some engineer friends

  

  orient myself to a new reality. I probably needed a break from lifting ... my brothers were trained as engineers; I, by contrast, come to this ... outside. It presents new conveniences, given the fact that I just have to go

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  and forget to ask your TA about. Maybe you keep one eye on the answer ... test scores to prove it. 4. Get off campus at least once a week. It's all too easy for MIT to become a bubble: your entire college existence

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011