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  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  very beneficial to helping the committee understand your experience and ... . If your application is deferred, we will want to see your mid-year grades. Your school yould sent them to us as soon as possible, as we begin

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  whiplash feelings from yesterday

  

  three years this place has finally gotten to you and broken down all your ... -rehearsal, a week before your concert 12am: rehearsal ends, and you walk back to ... more valuable? 12:30am: one of your friends tells you they’ve decided to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  same goes for your SAT score. I will be the first to tell you that it ... felt like this was enough of an issue that I wanted to get my thoughts ... least six blog entries in the past month or so, I haven't had a chance to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  would suggest doing your exploration closer to the beginning of your ... to the department you're interested in to see what programs you will ... are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  give me enough alertness to get me through the rest of my day... plus it ... really is better to get a good night's sleep before a test than to stay up ... don't know how to cross streets in the city, but I do know how to get

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  scholarship money to come. The idea is to win their affections by getting them ... -- which tell students that they're likely to get admitted -- to "love ... (probably? why not definitely? what would have to happen to not get admitted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  in your apartment and you will not be able to get rid of me, Eva, I ... good friend is. I feel like you're always the first to check in, the first to comfort, the first one to run over when something gets fucked

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  of 9 to 1. How do you get time? You write. You argue persuasively for ... , and why all of this means that you will be able to get the scientific ... those things that you just HAVE to do as part of your job, because that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  I'm done with the MCAT! Well, at least for now (we'll see once I get ... 3rd week of school, but you can usually get something ridable for ... can't wait until then, I suggest going to http

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  and adding your own signature to the bottom and carefully putting the ... reason I get an inordinate amount of pleasure from it. If you're a Redditor ... to study for the 8.022 exam when your notes are neat and have pretty

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Screw Up Your Username It's time to put down your AOL screen name.

  

  this decision is: your MIT username (also referred to as your Athena or your Kerberos) will be your login to the computing systems here, it'll be ... clunkiness to your username. Say your username out loud a few times to check

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Allegiance "No, I'm not one of /those/ people."

  

  not. I am going to sell all your stuff when your back is turned.) Are ... -love way of saying, "You've only been there a week; you'll get used to it, and it will get better," which was, as it turns out, what I needed to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 24, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology (fatima's version)

  

  tabs open on my phone to see if such a post would be worth doing. it was ... > weather," that I got it down to about 1300, which is still pretty bad. then, I just decided to write about the most recent (I think?) 105 tabs open

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It All Started with a Sound Board… [By Harrison Bralower '11] I was pleased to find that MIT had a very strong…

  

  way to meet new people and get some fun memories out of your time here ... . From novices who are just getting started to experienced people looking ... January and four weeks is not a lot of time to get a production up and

  • by ARTalk
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW rawr.

  

  't worry - you WILL have a host and a place to stay once you get here. We'll work it out! And if your host has tried to contact you but you haven ... CPW + Web things so you can get your nerd on while CPW-ing! Have a safe

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  More CPW Pix

  

  I'll start off by linking to some of your photos: Anthony et al ... , as we finally get to put the face with the application. Sometimes, it ... 'd imagine -- and sometimes, that picture in your head is a bit off -- like

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  this year and in 400 communities. Happy Valentine's Day to you and your ... , couples (yes, there is dating at MIT!) will get all dressed up and venture off to some of the many romantic restaurants and sites in Boston and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  country and the world. They all come to MIT, stay in Simmons hall, and get ... your problems. Facilities worker says the projector isn’t going to be ... office has got your back. Need to register a six-week lecture series as an

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got answers strewn amidst an explosion of other stuff.

  

  process of applying to your institution. I just you to tell me about your ... cool blog, how do you get your own radio show? do you have your own ... When I first got to MIT in August and checked in for Orientation, I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2006