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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  . So, please, make your decision to come or not come to MIT based on what ... 'd want to go somewhere else for graduate school. Your research interests ... place. If you're considering a career in academia, you probably ought to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Share Your Story, 2014 edition How did you find out you'd been accepted? Was there any celebratory dancing? Please tell…

  

  Congratulations on being accepted to MIT! You're amazing! And your hair looks especially good today! Did you do something new to it? Nope ... - what's your story? Feel free to share in the form of pictures, haiku

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Out and about in the fog at the edge of the world

  

  to MIT 3 years ago, I made a choice. And then I kept making choices ... suddenly the void is yours to cut through like a block of stone waiting to be ... you couldn't bring yourself to eat the egg in your hands while you could

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  makes the difficult transition from high school to college easier ... , stupid frosh to make bad decisions. I've been sticking to a relatively ... comes to decision making and movie tastes, I cannot guarantee that this

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  I ask for?! P.S. One last tip for frosh- make sure to pick up your ... So dear readers, I have finally made it to MIT. I���m writing this from my own room in Burton-Conner on my new (to me) laptop and will soon

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  ’s apron and tell you it’s time you learn to make your own lunch. You ... you’re fully sold on this idea that going to college is like being on ... episode where you've just been told you have to finish your seven problem

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  make from this post to relief in Ukraine. If you'd like to join me, the ... original list: Lessen the amount of decisions I had to make. Spend time ... impossible to predict the future, no matter how many flowcharts you make

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  are some things you should not do: Fly to campus to make the case in ... aid? You're not required to enroll. We'll give you a financial aid package and you'll have time to consider your decision before letting us

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  't think that's going to happen in the long run. Make your decisions based ... you like it or not. So I guess my piece of advice to you is not to make ... learning, and if an education is what you want your daughter or son to get

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Events

  And now your feature presentation Are there still theaters that play the "Let's all go to the lobby" jingle?

  

  In a world...where engineers want to become leaders...3 students must ... has affected our view on leadership. For your reference, Joe starts ... The Tech, went on a field trip to MassWeb, the newspaper's publisher

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  an applicant - where you live, what your birthday is, where you go to ... still a blogger about your "passion" - the thing that drives you to wake ... of things to consider prior to your interview. Although I just told you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  relaxed and listen to music, snack on a sandwich, or just hangout with your ... have to do the MIT thing and sleep a little less). You're probably ... critical to your undergraduate experience, by all means poke around at the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48, Part 2 Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do…

  

  undergrads. Basically, it gives you a vertical timeline to plan out your ... . Not that you are somehow required to be involved with clubs and ... me to not be involved with much of anything, so I set out to fix that

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  and Notes form. You'll use the FUN form to tell us your midyear grades ... recipient and we'll add them to your application. You may not rewrite your ... that. We deferred you because we want to reconsider your application (the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  sweep of the room and you're all set! Welding tends to make your hands ... forth towards making, well, making as accessible to the MIT community as ... to the technique. I learned how to weld about two years ago to make

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  to make.   March to June I'll admit it - when we first got ... deadline just to make sure I wouldn't change my mind. I put myself in a pod ... , not recommended to leave your room quarantine - and then we'll be

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  everyone makes sure to catch the very end, when Santa makes his appearance ... , but her 2 brothers live out of state and only make it back to Jersey ... to explain why. Thanksgiving is when Americans gather together with

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  make another decision, but hopefully it's a welcome problem to have. For ... you will bring your full focus to bear on completely crushing whatever college you attend next year, or whatever else you choose to do with your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Admissions Decisions Now Available Online News about the 2011 Regular Action cycle.

  

  use to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging ... decisions are not easy to make. But we also know that those students to whom

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  terrain makes it harder for larger molecules to travel, so they'll move ... you're likely to have a decent amount of separation in the bands you see ... myself: I'm being really ambitious about all the writing I have to do

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012