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  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  by a truck constantly so people have to wave at me wherever I go ... a 20-minute ferry to Spectacle Island! I visited the island on ... ; it's super nice to see Boston by water. [caption id="attachment_55369

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Cancer life-changing.

  

  by cancer. Each summer, a combination of kids and counselors (all of ... entirely by a coordinator board made up of ~15 MIT students; this board ... a number of events and fundraisers on campus to raise the $65,000 we

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  use science, technology, and the useful arts to make the world a better ... clear your cache, or try a different internet connection. We are happy to ... , cross-stitch and combinatorics — they are united by a shared standard of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  sisters in such a beautiful setting, surrounded by antiques and eating meals prepared by a gourmet chef. The retreat was a mix of bonding and business ... included scavenger hunts, improv skits (apparently I’m hard to make fun of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  who to invite into the elite ranks. Unfortunately that would be a lie ... . I'm looking forward to a year of joyriding along with the bloggers we ... Admissions staff plan to keep pushing the technology behind the website, giving

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  as to make it one of my new top choices (that, combined with a major in ... heard back from them, don't worry. Give your EC at least a few days to ... 't necessarily judge a school by its interviewer. I did keep up with Mr. Neighbours

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  to say, take a look at admitsphere.org. Admitsphere was devised by a ... a central, open-source, online hub that high school students look to ... quacking makes me think they'd have a difficult time composing an elegant

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  smashed to bits by a thousand avoidable pebbles and my mind and body aching ... commenced immediately after. I had until 2pm to finish reading and to make a ... , still a respectable amount of time by most peoples’ standards. Saturday

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  desks, we decided to make our own. This was a rather ambitious undertaking ... want to do, so we commited to making something nice. We found a lumber ... You know you’re in a sad place when you’re so desperate to

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  As I do each year about this time, I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you ... details). If you are a member of the Class of 2011 and would like to request

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to miss deadlines at MIT Policies for late assignments, and ways to keep your grades afloat when life inevitably happens

  

  when a student is unable to make a deadline here and there. These kinds ... ' wellbeing, and it's easy to make an appointment with them. I have gone a few ... for ten hours it’s 7 a.m. jesus christ, go to sleep," but I can’t cause

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • October 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  weeks ago - …the assignment was to construct a bamboo-and-canvas shelter ... had to sew a whole set of beds as well as parts of the roof cover?? Or ... being confronted with a Tim Gunn "Make it work" moment. (any Project

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  St. George’s Day England's National Day

  

  'm off to a tea party held by the local MIT Club. ... When I came back to England from Easter vacation, I was greeted by ... probably make a good blog entry. Okay, I should probably have published this

  • by Cambridge
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  Some parents wrote to me and asked me to contribute my opinions to a ... ' forum, I'll try to respond both as an MIT adcom and also as a parent. This ... kids to follow their hearts in the choices they make, and then as adcoms

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  How I Spent IAP bonus content: one sentence statements about books and movies

  

  three weeks leading up to that date poring over a complete set of ... , neither burdened by the distracting academic load of a semester, nor the lamentable theft of our student-given right to a winter/summer vacation, during

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 29, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  , complete with a "Chaplain" duck (handed out to new students by the chaplain ... wanted a small table to put in my room, but Rick decided to go all out, and convinced me to add a compartment to my table, so that you could open the top

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  have to leave the house to carpe diem. Help make MIT a better place ... to make their beautiful tart shells/fillings, and even got to use a ... goes by so quickly. However, I've felt inspired to maximize my remaining

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  to do: catch up. I needed to bridge the gap that was created by a ... achieve that or how to get to a point where I know how to approach problems ... ’t know.   IV. it is never a race. One of the hardest things to navigate

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  hey hey HAYMARKET slicing and dicing all over the place.

  

  getting snapped at by a vendor for analyzing the fruit too much, we began to ... , my friend Diana and I thought we'd take a little trip out to Haymarket ... advertising auditions for a show on WGBH, so we decided to follow the posters to

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  excitement of novel college life subsided. A common suggestion is to make ~1 ... your MIT ID early by traveling to Boston with a subsidized MBTA pass ... here -- On MIT culture by the hilarious Snively ‘11 here A list of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015