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  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  on Microsoft Word to proofread your essay -- you'll want to take a keen ... thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most ... misspelled words I see on applications. And, thanks to GoogleBattle, I'll tell

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  me is saturated with newness. I’m still adjusting to making new friends, taking new classes, and handling the new responsibilities that come with ... Hi, I’m Kathleen. I’m a first-year student and a new blogger here at

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  -land without anything to tether me down to things that actually exist. So to hedge my bets, I've set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old ... week we cover a different fabrication technique on our quest to make

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  seattle (again) home and away

  

  go to the curb on thursday mornings, and pays the bills on time. somebody always finds things to do together on weekends. this is a nice ... , visiting seattle or looking for a couch to crash on for a few nights. we

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  committee's first decision was whether to use the beaver or the Great Dome on ... animals. We turned to [William Temple] Hornaday���s book on the animals of ... background on this important aspect of MIT tradition, I want to use today

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  TelefériQo takes passengers on a 2.5 km (~8000 ft) journey to the Cruz Loma ... girls were lying on their backs, refusing to get up - and the guy from ... recommend attempting to summit a volcano at 15,700 ft with only one day of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  figure out why. Get to know your PI(s). You want to get your name on a ... [annotation note="and if you look to your left, you will see a biochemist ... it to make it to yours? If you happen to be in the market for advice

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So many problem sets

  

  prospectives on here might be curious to see what problems on problem sets are ... gets updated from its old value to the value on the right of the arrow, i ... according to b) C-C connectivity and c) C-H connectivity (Y = methyl, E

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  dance dance revolution lessons from ddr

  

  you put so much on your plate that the clutter makes it hard to ... : there are four pads on the ground, each corresponding to an arrow ... , and the player’s job is to step on the pads at the same time that the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  did this.) It is okay to still include it on your application. (I did ... 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 / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  'm always happy to answer your questions. I'll demonstrate this by answering a ... Correction from my previous entry: I'm told that you can paint your ... -issue. However, there are a few freshman doubles on every hall. In these, the beds

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  was appropriate to put on the mit admissions blog; feel free to contact ... are staying on the east coast b) it wasn’t clear to me if they would be ... just say no to everyone and try working on projects on my own for a year

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  to be clear, this isn’t one team carrying everyone else on their back ... to win their second NEWMAC championship Take that in: your MIT friends ... academic experience, and if you’re an elite athlete who also happens to be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what I did this semester in broad strokes!

  

  hands-on lab sections where we got to see the theory in action, and I had ... went on a couple field trips to learn about climate initiatives and ... new exercises, doing movements with a different tempo, or focusing on

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  to lab tonight at 7:30 to change the media on my COS cells... and if ... you were willing to knock on enough doors and really fight for a ... to have a favorable view of your intelligence as an undergraduate and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Planned Mail Date: March 11

  

  In case you missed it: We plan to send freshman admissions decision letters on Friday, March 11, 2005 by regular mail. We know how nerve-wracking it can be to wait, but please give the mail a chance! If you don't get

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  had fun, and sufficient challenges as well. Now you’re ready to move on ... talk. Yes, time may be running out on your high school years, but it ... the interview as a chance to describe your life outside the classroom in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skullhouse Road Trip Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, and New…

  

  brother going on the trip. This means we have two weeks to travel to Seattle ... , New Jersey, and New Hampshire. We're travelling by plane to Seattle and ... , Monday 5/29: Las Vegas Part 2 On Monday, we went to the largest pool party

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Events

  happy year of the rabbit featuring the wilg bunnies

  

  ="437"] all the decorations we made, hanging on the wall. thank you to ... Happy Lunar New Year!! My living group, WILG, has pet bunnies, and conveniently, it is the year of the rabbit, so of course we had to incorporate

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 23, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  "treadmill" that MIT can be: Sometimes it's hard to take a step back. This is why I warn my freshman advisees against getting on "the treadmill." "The ... classes that everyone takes, not doing anything but your classes, doing all

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012