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  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth, and other reference ... on the fly. Some get to this break point and realize they can ... , plowing through whatever gets in the way… It’s about finding your tennis

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  and I will probably get to work with another language - R, a statistical programming language - in order to do some data analysis. Compared to your ... chocolate science). So if you've ever wanted a chance to get some in

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your ... may have some questions, so we’ve assembled some answers to FAQs. Many ... you may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration Browser Issues Firefox isn't playing nicely with MyMIT...

  

  , which is likely why some of you have been having problems. We'll get to ... registered please check your MyMIT account to make sure your registration ... is blank, you'll need to re-register using Safari or Internet Explorer

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2007
• 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 had to get a hold of a fully automated, fully electronic nerf gun

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

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  to offer some tips about how you can get the most of your time on ... environment in which they work and study together. Getting Your Child Ready to ... Financial Services so you can stop in and get your questions answered. On

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  applying to, you can also get in touch with your direct regional ... which our applicants are coming from; we want to know the context of your ... know in other places on the application and use your essays to write

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  , and one that I often ask myself. Usually, I default to my “origin story” of coming to the US for college, getting disappointed by MIT dining ... to replicate my favorite cuisines from around the world. That, however

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  , urging the graduating class to get out there and "do interesting and ... miles to get clean water for her family. Instead, she could spend that ... blind spots, we need to confront the problems and get to know them before

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  designed to help the admissions committee get to know you as a full person ... to you? Does the work in your portfolio help us better understand ... MIT? If the answer to these questions is yes, then your work

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  covered that. So let's get to the meat of the matter (or for you vegans out ... penalty of law and all that stuff concerning your right to privacy, I am ... related to your intended fields of study for quite some time, while others

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  your essays fit word limits, it can be very helpful to get a second ... expressed concerns about my essays, my parents literally said to me, “your SAT ... ; your mileage may vary. I will also try to offer general advice. I hope

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  I recently discovered that they also happen to be getting married on the same day. My comment to Mollie: "Wow, you guys are going to share ... aren't really looking for a precise answer; they're just trying to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Seven Years of Good Luck MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto.…

  

  majestic it's hard not to let your breath get taken away. (Or maybe that ... somewhere in Tokyo, it was a great opportunity to get out of the city and ... public bath. Essentially the idea is, "welcome to Kyoto; in order to get

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  suggested events to attend and tips on making the most of your CPW experience ... ? Either get your questions answered immediately by the Financial Aid ... your chance to meet and mingle with Parent Connectors, Educational

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  our hosts will be before we get there? I know you're just matching us up ... our best to find you a host that matched your personality, interests, and special requests. We were not always able to meet your requests, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  , I don’t really understand your project. I tried to sum it up again ... experience showed me once again how easy it is to get lost in the production of THINGS - whether that means drawings, models, renderings to show your

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  ways at MIT where you can get help if you want to. Office hours (an hour ... problem, it was easy to get help if I needed it. We don't have office hours ... with a graduate student to review your assigned work. While I did enjoy

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  has not been received, we will personally contact your school to get it ... application. We generally use them to confirm a decision (i.e. to make sure you're ... supplementary materials? Other than mid-year grades, yes. You're always welcome to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  get that one last answer. Good luck! BTW, if you're not part of the ... lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my Mac

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010