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  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  message from her asking if I had ever attended any classes at the Russian ... 's hard to accept brilliance at face value when, well, sub-A level grades on tests at MIT would beg to differ). In fact, as far as innate ability goes

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ICE, ICE baby Guess which song would inevitably get stuck in my head as I tooled in the…

  

  Mary, and my status as the youngest child meant she knew my location at ... reactor design), and 10.213 (chemical engineering thermodynamics) all at ... amount of ethyl acetate at a given purity per year. Ethyl acetate is a very

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  like a crazed lion, tearing at every nerve ending within its grasp. I ... weeks staring at the ceiling, pondering life, pain, and the existence of a ... . Here at MIT, uncertainty abounds. The key is to embrace it and keep

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  combination of those). I'm not even a senior yet, but at this half-way point, I ... advisor yesterday, and at some point he said, "When the time comes, I ... looking at things through different lenses and rehashing them until they

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  people at MIT who want to help you, who are willing to help you - though ... ask, they'll at least help you figure out where you should actually be

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  it you'll realize you were never ready at all. Perhaps there's a lesson ... under their wing at the institute and, as their namesake implies, advise ... ), was a particularly important figure in my freshman year. I, at the time

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  study Marketing here at MIT, as well as cross-register for art classes at ... -Conner residents, take notice. Ana, who attended MITES at MIT, has also spent the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  closest with Tom DeWitt, a marketing professor (also on the committee) at ... project, look at these sites: • http://www.livingeconomies.org • http ... at least :) Cheers!

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  here, at this moment in time. Do you know how hard you've worked up until ... worked hard, and you were all exceptional at what you loved to do. That ... the hearts and souls of more than one admissions officer here at MIT

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  artificial intelligence or machine learning. At first, I was hesitant, because ... easiest semester at MIT so far. Don't let this scare you, prefrosh. MIT is ... just above my knees, which is the threshold at which objects become

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  . Last night, by special invitation, the Academy met at the house of ... saved at whatever cost. The fears of State Street and the prejudices of ... inauguration of Lincoln, and the proofs of moderate counsels which he will at

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  scientific community convened for the first time at the University of Chicago ... (this year, it begins at sundown on March 19). In the interest of keeping ... Iraq. Nevertheless, he aimed to resolve the age-old dispute by looking at

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  could to get a better look at was was so alluring a distraction in the ... are a group of people at MIT who do this sort of thing all the time ... while you're here at the 'tvte.

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Applicants should submit this form ASAP, by February 15th.

  

  The MIT Midyear Report is now available! You can fill it out now at ... "Subjects taken" box. For example: Organic Chemistry (via dual enrollment at ... you at that time." Some of you have graduated already and have no new

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  at a dining hall, but now that I have the time to let out my inner Iron ... a “real-time” look at where a student is in his/her development as a ... few weeks you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look from yours truly at the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  additional questions, you can email us at admissions [at] mit [dot] edu. EARLY ... it is impossible to know at this time exactly how many complete

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  very busy one here at MIT Admissions! This week, The Tech, MIT's ... , we just know that we have not processed it. We will not look at your application unfavorably because it is missing an application component at this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIA No More Why I haven't blogged in 23 days.

  

  , it hit me yet again how there's soo muchh to do here at MIT. This place ... utterly blank and at peace when I draw: it's just me, my color pencils, and ... ) Minoring in Visual Arts and Design - it's a new minor here at MIT :) -and

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  . (Also: I’ve had to accept the fact that at MIT, there’s only freshmen and ... suitemates have joked about, for instance, saying hi/bye to me for a week. At ... be a competitive energy at MIT to be the most hardcore and not sleep

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  ,’ which means something completely different at MIT. The first birthday ... singing Happy Birthday during this time, but all at different rates and ... Natalia G. ’14 at the Tech Catholic Community’s Friday night pasta feed. Her

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010