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  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  ridiculous amounts of food for a few hours (I woke up to my friends making a ... how you're feeling right now. Senior year is hard. I know that to be a ... you will be in college, where you'll have the opportunity to really make

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Seatbelts, Everyone! Interrupting Radio Silence...

  

  said "Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy." I'll add to that only ... speaks the truth. (for those confused, i must point you to the wikipedia ... a week ago, I feel compelled to at least pretend I have some salient

  • by Alina G. '11
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  corresponds to exactly one perfect number. If you're even a little bit of a math ... this year will be published on Tuesday. To make this a little fun, we ... rights. Oh, and in case you're wondering -- this number has nothing to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  /Docufide to submit letters of evaluation and transcripts, your school can send ... materials works in the same way. We encourage you to have your school use ... us to match the document with your file.) Interview The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  . Remember all that is important to you—what you like doing, what your values ... To all of this year’s applicants: Pi day is long gone, and after 6 ... think that by the way I was feeling, I had been determined to go here

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0 ... , faculty, and anyone else you manage to meet. Rule #1: If you're paying for ... around the campus. The fact that you're a prefrosh is like an open door to

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  culture. If you’re in the market for somewhere to be from, I give Hawaii a ... ’s your major?”  You repeat the answers to those questions enough times ... important to me than my studies. Is that enough to make an identity? A pile of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Freshman App Questions We're happy to help.

  

  Application section of the site. I am happy to answer your questions (that ... 's on your mind?

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Fall Hits MIT In other words: Kate dumps all the pictures she's been meaning to post.

  

  events spanning the last week of which I took pictures. To whet your appetite: It was my turn to cook for the Tetazoo Food Coop, and my partner Sarah, '12 decided that, in addition to our delicious rice and chicken

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 27, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  . Essentially, MIT students get the month of January off to do whatever we please."]IAP[/annotation] period and decided he wanted to make an automated nerf turret. Here is how ... Raymond's website and you can find the original post here. Part 1

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  reading your comments on Stu's post and was going to write back but then ... comments are so genuine and thoughtful, and it really makes a difference to ... I would love to take credit for the brilliant entry title, but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chem Lab Boot Camp!

  

  wearing lavender gloves. (Whatever company decided to go with lavender

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  option. You figure that the world is over and that you're going to fail out ... 't knock. You and your friends make your best guess, and call it a night ... QUESTIONS!" Seriously. I’m not making this up. People here love to teach. A

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates from Admissions The latest from the home office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  

  or otherwise, if there is anything we can do to help you make your ... deadline for making your college decision. If your lingering issue is a ... 'm in Moorestown, NJ, talking to students from South Jersey and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  expand to fill the night sky’s infinity your river of hair tickles the ... to pluck the silver flower of moonlight  and tuck it behind your ear ... away, where  to come out is to stay in  your arms   i want my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  ’s much easier to carry groceries on your back than in your arms. When loading groceries into your backpack, make sure to put more durable items in ... , you will get a sense of how much things cost. If you’re new to buying

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  deferred because your application was already strong enough to make you a ... any other updates you'd like to provide (new awards, changes to your ... application, or all new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  deferred because your application was already strong enough to make you a ... any other updates you'd like to provide (new awards, changes to your ... application, or all new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  dimension to your application and also chat with an ex-MIT student about his ... to know what you're like in real life. Come on, you are more than just ... /questions that will help guide your thinking: -Be able to introduce yourself and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  You find time to shove that into your schedule. And don't worry, that ... 3 hours to do it." "But you're 20!" "I'm also hosed!" "BE HAPPY!" "NO ... other that's just happenstance. The first reason you're seeing fewer

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008