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  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  &A" because I'd like to answer your questions. My goal is for this to be the one ... applying early is a great way to show the admissions office that you're willing to take the extra effort to get everything done early and apply

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  application process that should be at the top of your To Do list: the interview ... , hopefully two-way, where the EC gets to know you: what drives you, interests ... ’t told us about your EA plans, or for those who haven’t visited MyMIT to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  us at this time to check on the status of your application or to see if ... to process all of your documents so that we can begin to read your ... three minutes (shouldn't you be in class?), we're trying our best to get

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  general. A lot of you talk about getting into MIT as though it is your goal ... have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of ... school, you think "I just need to get into [top college]. Once I get into

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  “trick way” or “back door” to get into MIT. Your application is not a game ... enough to get you into MIT. Invariably, someone takes that statement and ... cooler you could be doing with your time that will do far more to help your

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  [ hard mode ] i'm on hard mode and i'm just a noob

  

  Library. While I was walking through the Harvard campus to get there, I saw ... wanted to get this done as best as I could because: 1. I wanted to take ... . Spite can be an amazing motivator for getting essays done. I had to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  weekend! Wait, that’s a normal amount of sleep to get? Missed that ... to function properly. When you don’t get sleep at night, you end ... use the provided parts to make air cannon to get a ping pong ball to

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  formula that will unlock the secret to getting admitted to the college of your choice, taking my advice may not necessarily help you to get into ... which you are likely to interact with other members of your campus

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  to take in life, and how we should do things that we like, not necessarily things that we are expected to do, etc.... and then when he spoke ... that there are still no answers to the most basic questions. Physics

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality

  

  ; Mark Zuckerberg himself invited conservatives to meet with the Facebook ... back from the first meeting Facebook held to discuss the issue with ... place for the review team to ensure consistency and neutrality." John

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  . Don't rely solely on your 2400 SAT/36 ACT scores to get you into MIT ... , you want to know the skinny on how to get into MIT. The more I try to ... Prize in Biology and attributing all of your success to your admission to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  , your portable devices should be fully charged to avoid getting lost on ... (or if you choose to run, 10 mph). At this time make sure your luggage ... collaboration. We highly recommend that you get to know the other passengers on

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  like I miss my own bed. Also, you'll get to spend quality time with your ... I was your age, we didn't have any official release date to count down ... ?) 3. Get in the kitchen with your mom and don't leave until you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Where’s Waldo? Hack Attack!

  

  to in my email inbox I receive this email. From: Friend with the Inside Scoop To: Me You should check out the Vassar side of Stata ("Razor ... motto is: "Have camera, will travel." Off to Killian Court I depart

  • by Bryan
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  The sun always seems to hover near eye level. It gets a bit ... , get about 8-9 hours of sleep every night, even at MIT. But you're ... get 3-4 example papers per class that are like problem sets. You're

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  .” Initially, I knew better than to trust a book written by a gas company. I tried holding out, but I was young and wanted to fit in, so peer pressure ... eyes, took a deep breath, and flipped to a random page. Little did I know

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  work and no play. Let’s just say there are some interesting ways to get ... treatise on how to gain weight and never let it go, 2) a poem of seemingly ... “singular” creates a tone of loneliness and isolation that contributes to the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  getting much worse to slightly better and I went to MIT Medical urgent care ... To set the mood: i'm so tired... by lauv & troye sivan   ... the semester already. I envisioned my final semester to be ~ c h i l l

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  midterms was not much better and I began to get really concerned. My fiery ... when you’re debating you expect people to attack and slash to bits your ... after researching for weeks and giving up my entire Saturday to get

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  to get into our (or anyone else's) headspace for your essays. One tip ... way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your ... primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the applicant

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017