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  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  to anyone to please be kind to your friends when they try and learn new ... . I feel like I'm so close to getting this part done, and even though it ... times a week instead of four to get rid of extra steam. Aiden, Jordan

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  getting to campus. If you're arriving by air, you can take the airport ... ! Anonymous asked, "Hi, Mollie! How did you and Adam get matched up with your ... ? And how did you get to be hosts? Are all the bloggers automatically

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  with your interviewer to send us an extra (first?) copy of your interview ... interviews are very helpful pieces to your admissions case? Well, it's probably ... I almost forgot: for you regular action folks, the deadline to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Things to do before you graduate

  

  on it are rather boring ("Get your picture taken with Tim the Beaver"), touristy ("Have your parents take you to the North End"), or non ... on top of the Great Dome 13. Contribute to How to Get Around MIT 14

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  closer to application deadlines I know that your anxiety level is on the incline. As a way to help with your tension headaches, I propose the ... the rules: Make sure your question is general enough to be of

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  , because the point of the interview is to get a sense of your side that doesn ... confused applicants. I'm not going to tell you how to get into MIT. That ... less than 2012's. I can tell you how to maximize the strength of your

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  you can get nicer ones than your school/business/institution will have ... often buy parts ourselves and get reimbursed later), so, it’s nice to have ... personalities. This is in part why one of my favorite websites this year has been

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  for the pun pagtanda "to get older" and pagtanda "remembrance". 11 ... Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used to Be), and it gets a dedicated post this ... none have been noteworthy enough to get their music mentioned or linked

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  to get a little more bang for your MIT buck, based on things that I ... get quite a lot of things, if you know where to look. Like... Free food ... to offer free food. As a frugal freshman, you can use this to your

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  to you maybe you are learning through osmosis? 2. Your empty ... a study is being conducted on main campus (worst → best) 1. Your 9am ... appear in your notebook but you have no memory of writing them. they are

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  classes ended on Thursday, it was time to get serious about studying for ... (or EECS). His website - ThePlaz.com - also has a wiki, and on this wiki ... to Learn at MIT. It's about - surprise! - learning to learn in the MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  contemplated going back to sleep and worked on my urop instead. then i took a shower, got an early lunch, and took the 11am bus to wellesley. i caught up ... positive thing to people's lives. this is a good feeling and i'd like it to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  is the time to get your my.mit.edu account and get started! Oh, and by ... however get to give to those 250 lucky (?) people in my session a preview of ... interesting for you and helpful to us. We understand that condensing your life

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  ESG! 13. You really get to know your teachers on a more personal level ... experience to get to know your fellow ESGers and to see if teaching is for you ... , allow you to avoid the negative sides of GIRs and go through your whole

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  statistics? Is it easier to get in if I apply early? Last year, early action ... handful of questions I'm almost always asked. So, what I'm going to do is ... you don't have to ask (not that I mind questions). All of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  love email. leading up to mit you get a handful of emails about ... to mit, you add yourself onto lists, and then you get a deluge of ... email can get sent to. so for example, a list like [email protected] can

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have such cool friends! A guest post by a good friend of mine from my undergrad days.

  

  yours, in fact! But I did want to write briefly about something really ... language) to create your job is heaven. Business meetings, marketing strategy ... -up to help make learning foreign languages easier in foreign

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  . Don't rely solely on your 2400 SAT/36 ACT scores to get you into MIT ... , you want to know the skinny on how to get into MIT. The more I try to ... Prize in Biology and attributing all of your success to your admission to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  classes do not contribute to your GPA. Freshman spring you will start ... , you might need to learn new content on your own. No matter what, you ... your first semester to be easily fixable with these versions. These

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  , you won't get the result you want on your first try, but you have to ... applied to MIT in the first place. And now that you're in and you've sent ... , mmmk?), you're steeling yourself to leave all your cameras and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010