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  thank you notes before i go

  

  good friend is. I feel like you're always the first to check in, the ... actually make effort to understand it and get excited about it. I think this ... making intense eye contact. Sitting in your room sipping on wine and

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

  a shoebox pc clips of summer

  

  internship on june fourth, it's already july 17th, and i move back to mit late august 25th. 41 days are behind me with 41 days to go. before i know it, this house i'm in already feels like home: i start to think for the first

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  do!), you'll be able to check your name and go in; if you haven't, we ... "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We'll provide ... favorite times of the year. I really enjoy coming to you and seeing your city

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  that you're not committed enough to changing yourself. i don't think that's true. you're really earnest about wanting to be better, whatever "better ... . This makes me so glad except for the fact that it has to be said. I look

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  don't spend more money than you make and things tend to work out ... reserve parachute, but there's also a little line that connects your main to ... your reserve. I was also curious about how they were going to teach me

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ‘Twas the Night before Finals Likely the highlight of my literary career. And some words of advice to EA.

  

  to stress, You’re on pass/no record, and it’s just one test!” (“http ... tried not to drown. But if you’re like me, your attention span’s shot, So I went to the kitchen to make something hot. Well, it turns out our

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  decision your gut really wants to make- but practices like these help draw ... your mind that always seem to elude you. After this round of soul ... more jaded. It doesn’t make much sense to go exploring even further when

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  're really in a state of shock at the loss of our leader. To make a long story ... trying to make college admissions better - with more compassion and less ... wanted to write to you as soon as possible. It's a very sad day for MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  makes up ~7% of the class each year. Is that a lot? That's hard to say ... information out there. Narrow your field of major choices down to only subjects ... hardest major, you HAVE to have a sense of what you're capable of and what

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  parent, you could forward this to your math or science teacher and suggest ... -difficulty and age appropriate tasks to make the challenge a fun experience for ... homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Poetry we do that.

  

  that haunt your mind and make up your past To set aside your assumptions for the benefit of the world, make up your past to fit in with the ... , but we’re not obligated to make it fit the theme so long as we

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skullhouse CPW chicken waffles fire smores volcano steak shake

  

  and reality. You have to see it with your own eyes to believe it. This ... , and Oreo's, with milk and ice cream to make some delicious (read ... 't worry if you couldn't make it to CPW. There's still Orientation, REX, and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester’s shenanigans what i've been up to!

  

  freshman seminar; we go to cool places like Google and MIT Open Learning and ... because honestly, i stare at a full Google Calendar every day, half ... that my days are a constant stream of checkboxes on my To-Do list; i

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  to the context of your overall app - what you're interested in, what ... rolls around and you're thinking "gee, I should probably send my scores to ... your application that the scores will be coming to us

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  get my degree and get out. I also wanted to learn how to make cool ... to MIT? If you really want to be able to consider your education an ... So it's hard to imagine I just participated in my FIFTH CPW but yea

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly impressed with all of the applications (and there are MANY). Your collective enthusiasm is a testament to the success of this project, and Admissions

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  something along the lines of "I think you're asking this to get a gauge of ... 't promise rapid responses to your questions after 8/12, I do promise that I'll check in on this post every so often to try and answer your questions

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story Of @MITStudents as told by the person behind it

  

  highlight events that you are excited about. We want to know about your ... through your eyes. To put it simply, we want MIT students to help us ... them back out to the best of our ability. If your student group is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  the hard way that proving you're right rarely ever proves anything to ... has the power to bring people up or tear them down. Make them count or ... should, carry your valuables with you, and bring a phone to bathrooms for

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  . If you're wondering what it's like to go to MIT, it's pretty much like ... treadmill. The treadmill just keeps going and going. You're trying to reach ... plan every element of your four years out. But really, there's no rush to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012