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  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  in touch with many of them even if you don't end up enrolling here ... . Also, don't be afraid to hang out with current students. Just don't start talking to us about APs. That's a deal-breaker. Don't forget to grab some

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  were to be a student at MIT today. While they don't compare you to ... 's pretty cool, actually. What the reports also don't say is if you should or shouldn't be admitted to MIT. ECs know that they don't have enough

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  individual, and as a citizen of your world. You don’t make up for one part of ... another one. Sadly, we don’t have enough ECs to allow everyone to try again ... process is that we don’t as admissions officers get to meet each of you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  matter? I don't know, but I didn't bother to try and find out, and at MIT ... main support of art. What's the answer? There isn't one. Don't worry. If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT provides plenty of

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  passersby. -Sleep. --Also, DON'T PANIC. You're scaring your family. (Thank ... causes tons of stress for everyone.) ---On that "DON'T PANIC" note, read ... ! Don't be as bad at it as I am. -If you do get in, don't get all self

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  . Ling: "Why are you taking a picture of this sign?" Sam: "So I don't forget that it's a Frank O. Gehry building." Ling: "I don't think that you ... I say, "Well, even if you don't like all the architecture at MIT, at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  applying to college/MIT: Don't lose yourself in the craziness of trying to do ... and you'll have a better chance of standing out. Don't get hung up on the details--we don't really care if your essay is 499 words long or 550

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  . Here are some essay tips to consider (in no particular order): Don’t ... friend and classmate? Don't invent a character. Describe yourself. (from ... confident. Use the active voice. Avoid “I think” and “I believe.” Don’t try to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  . Don't save all your work for the night before it's due. Seriously ... them. Help is rarely as far away as you think it is. Don't be afraid to take advantage of it. Don't be afraid to approach your professors

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  rice cooker cooking or, how to cook for yourself with zero skill

  

  't that healthy but it makes rice taste good, so I don't really care ... chicken, how many tomatoes did I add? I don't remember. I just kinda guessed ... don't know how many minutes it was. It just looked cooked. I know I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 19, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  I usually don't write "DECISIONS ARE DRAWING NEAR!" posts, because ... of action, I don't really have the self-discipline for it. When I try ... both DON'T do something else, and feel guilty. Which is pretty much the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Misery Loves Company: Part 1 You might fit in at MIT if...

  

  while I clean up this potential PR disaster; if I don't, Chris and Dave ... Bacon Society? Dare I even ask?Speaking of bacon, I don't see what the big ... to dislike. You tell people you don't really like bacon and they tell

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  ) I don’t think this naturally lends itself to some romantic corollary ... obituaries. I don’t really know how to narrativize it, but I imagine many ... that ur unconventional & don’t “fit into” traditional schooling but u

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Two Hosed, feeling, writing, love and hatred and whatever else

  

  about it soon. 9.00 Intro to Psychology. I don't show up to a single lecture. I don't do a single reading. I go to recitation and look at optical illusions. Next. CMS.100 Intro to Media Studies. Unfortunately, I don't care

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • February 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  still haven’t heard from us, don’t worry! We got your message but are ... ). Seriously. You don’t get “bonus points” or extra consideration by applying ... , but we don’t. You should submit an application for Early Action purely

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Community Projects

  CASE: Identity and Intersectionality and some bunnies if you hate everything else about this post

  

  understand why they're upset, or maybe you just don't understand how their feelings could differ so drastically from yours. Maybe you don't like the ... dictated by the circumstances of one's birth. ????? You don't get to choose

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  minor purchases. Don’t drag a mound of erasers and rulers on a plane, but ... case or bag. You will take your laptop everywhere. Also, don’t save $$ on ... End at midnight. Don’t Pack: -- fancy adornments from garish college

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  experience still smoulders in the mind. Here goes: Breathe. Don’t ... fascinating. Don’t miss it. Connect. Venture one conversation with a commonly ... preparation for real life. Don’t Worry. Really, Don’t. In the end, you don’t

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  next adventure,” she said, “I don’t want you to ever forget.” “Forget ... just don’t give a shit.” - Hardi Meybaum, GrabCAD CEO/founder I work at ... did right?” Hardi (harshly): “I just don’t give a shit.” I was worried

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What did YOU do this weekend? Laura's jam-packed-action-filled adventurous fin de semana.

  

  I don't know about you, but I had a pretty awesome weekend. First of ... John '08 I dont know why :-) PS: Which is better: a) tackling psets alone b) doing psets as a group" Hey now. Don't go bashing my cooking when

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 14, 2005