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• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities ... of your college choices. The deadline to complete the form is April 18

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  A Complicated Synthesis Question starting materials include hard decisions and uncertain paths

  

  trail your way back to the beginning. It makes the solution significantly ... materials. You have a whole toolbox of reactions to use. If you're able to ... your final product. There is one big thing to notice here. With the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 7, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  we do send notes on your behalf to the admissions team so they know a ... to learn. In your life so far, you have of course also found things ... you character, make you unique, and bestow on you your humanity. (BTW

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  cookies life lessons through six scrumptious sayings

  

  sociocultural factors and your willingness to be quiet as a child and not your ... believe it just a little. Eventually you do have to start making a choice, and you make a good one--to try. You actually can be interested in the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 13, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  system and making a bathroom scale talk wirelessly to the system ... -- Hardware The Robotic Life group in the Media Lab is looking for a UROP to help with a project applying sociable robots to the real-world problem of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  took a bunch of classes at a local college, you're going to have to get ... semester here. MIT doesn't want to make you cry (though it happens), so they ... even took it. That means it's impossible to have an F on your first

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  ice skating don't fall

  

  cj: pushes feet apart wayne: no i mean you need to keep your center of ... physics when ice skating wayne: you can also bend your knees to keep your ... this so hard wayne: it took me weeks to learn how to skate, you're doing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 16, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  am i doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings

  

  need to make the most of my time here. MIT gives a great deal of ... trying to make the world a better place. I mean, it's a good promise. I ... upperclassman. You're seen as someone who's supposed to have it together. Truth is

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 4, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  trying to figure it out an attempt at a goodbye

  

  students, trying to help you make the most of their MIT experience. Some had ... ’s like to actually be a student here, or that I've helped you in your own ... parts that are messy. To not feel pressured to make things look neat and

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  terribly busy I make a point to say hi. Now, as I mentioned, it's only a few ... horror....) Well, that's all from me. Back to your regularly scheduled ... CONTESSA blog entry to me. I know how much that entry must mean to him

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Lost in other people’s stories My brand of escapism

  

  decisions. The story makes all the choices, and you get to just sit back and ... place with an enormous amount of freedom. You have to make so many decisions–which classes to explore, which clubs to sink your time into, which

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 28, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  : Blog/writing stuff Provide a link to your "portfolio." This will be ... blogs are the most active bloggers and best make the transition to being ... have a current blog, please send a link to it. If your blog is locked

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  people appreciation post <3

  

  . I wanted to appreciate the people who make my MIT experience what it ... . shoutout to Dennis, who in addition to all of this, also makes sure you never ... politeness that the grill chef holds. Randy and Marlene always make sure to ask

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 2, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  list have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours ... means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  waitlist have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours ... 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

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  spent. That after this streak of work, I’m going to crash. You hate your ... keeping long-lasting friendships really is important to me, why can’t I make ... WVIEYqisFLW6q1vbJXBs And finally, here’s a reminder to fill out your FUN form

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  -based, so you will only pay as much as your circumstances allow you to ... all they can to make sure you can come to school. Over 50% of ... your own personality and voice, then that’s not the essay you want to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  different settings), make sure to log in with either your Gmail, Yahoo, or MS ... giving the Media Lab access to your email metadata. Some people care about this, but if you’re like me, you’ll log in to this site with all three of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sewing minus the machine Costume Design: Featuring the best non-stick-figures I've ever drawn!

  

  sew. Making your own clothing is so empowering because it lets you ... of different interests. You're trying to build a visual identity for ... . And you're designing for an audience, so your choices have to be clear

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 21, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  , unless you want to take 7.014 because you're a huge fan of ecology and ... . Sure, we all advise you to do different things, making it hard for you to ... am! I'm making an important point here!) Or, to quote my post in the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009