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• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  welcoming. I've only been in here a few minutes, but already I know I could ... much beloved former Communications Director Ben Jones in 2004, was a ... , all things must evolve and grow over time. Well over a year ago, Matt

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  Groceria, which has really awesome bruschetta but a terribly annoying noise ... were still my old blogging self, I would have taken a picture of it as ... sweet, sweet cake. I would also probably have taken a picture of my face

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  This Monday, as many Mondays go, felt like a terrible start to my ... wake up when [annotation note="a learning management system that hosts ... "]Canvas[/annotation] did not respond after my 10th page refresh. I do not have a propensity

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  you & i will always be back then time is an illusion that helps things make sense

  

  learned I recently finished watching Adventure Time, a fantasy cartoon ... their adventures through Ooo, a fictional land with crazy creatures and ... of immaturity like farting and pooping jokes. But as I watched, I saw a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  First some backstory. It's 2008, a leap year and a presidential ... , a citizen only as of last summer, I'm pretty especially excited to be ... for. As you can imagine presidential elections generate a lot of buzz

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the ... fashioned way, like a letter showed up in my actual mailbox outside my house ... of a variety of different subjects. Because of the small size of my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catching up What's new? Lots of things. I just haven't told you about them yet, because finals…

  

  elections a couple of weeks ago, and I'm the new Conner 2 webmaster (or ... new stuff and forgot a lot of old stuff. I'm really looking forward to ... ...what's the word? Oh yeah, fun. To tell the truth, it can be a really

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  I've written in the past about my love for Disneyland. Growing up a ... the parks and have a lot of fond memories there from my childhood. I ... around Epcot and landing in [annotation note="Epcot is a park at Disney

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  .” — Barbie   Like a lot of high school students, I spent the majority of ... . After my admission and with a summer countdown in full swing, this ... a plot relevant enough to need them there, too. In my head, I was

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  ’d[annotation note="a near impossible task to ask of two 19 year old college students ... down to the great exercise that is [annotation note="which involves a lot ... the point I could squat both the bar, plus 30 pounds. That’s a whole 75

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  these documents directly to MIT, a registered Docufide Document recipient ... not gotten back to you, but it has been only a short time since you made contact (say, a week), be patient. By having contacted the EC before the

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

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  Word count: Yes, the word count is enforced. Perhaps a little overly ... may find that you can only fit, say, 247 words for a 250-word prompt. My ... . Copy & paste: If you copy and paste from a program like Microsoft

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  conference, and very informative. I didn't know a lot about admissions before I began my job here at the office, and while I've learned a lot (a lot) over ... things. I spoke on a panel about student workers with some counterparts

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  Okay, so Bryan just started a Mystery Hunt LiveBlog, but I'm being ... difference makes it a little complicated sometimes. We finally caught each ... to explain that they needed some maps for a puzzle. This sort of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  GUYS IT SNOWED!! yayayayyaayy

  

  for the last month or so, and every once and a while a [four days from now: 30% chance of <0.05 in. of snow for 20 minutes] has popped up. A ... ’d be gone. And I would be sad. Rinse, repeat. About a week ago, that “30

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 7, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling grown up walking in adult clothing

  

  one of the prompts i answered, when i applied to be a blogger (and ... like a grown up?" i've thought about this question on-and-off over the years, thinking about not only the first time, but when i felt like a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 17, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taylor swift songs as applicants emergency evermore post

  

  24 hours ago, Taylor Swift came out with a new album and everyone ... you were a mythical thing Like you were a trophy or a champion ring ... .   champagne problems "This dorm was once a madhouse" I made a joke

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  the most important things a good college applicant can actually do to ... as the last few years, to wit: We know you lead a busy life, full of ... being a good friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  underappreciated thing a good college applicant can do is make sure everything is ... lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you ... tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  Life has drastically changed in the past few months. You’re in a ... year left and a whole lot of stuff to do. And whether you choose to ... ’t wait to throw your cap up high at graduation. But you’re also a tad bit

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017