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  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  them for help and support throughout the year like MIT Together, MIT ... guide for the week for any questions and concerns they may have about ... leader for a group of twelve freshmen (GO Purple 48! You know who you are

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  way of weighing which one would be better for me. On one hand, I had the job opportunity that I had always been looking for (a job in an ... great group of friends. I thought about these two opportunities for a few

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  the ear buds. Dimmed cabin lights are perfect for introspection. My ... covered. Luckily, life has been entirely on Pass/No Record for the past four ... dyeing hair pink, blonde, blue, and purple (blue eyebrows included for some

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  world gather for the first time together in one spot to go up to random ... Victoria will be staying with me!!!   Although Victoria and I planned for me ... about you to maximize your experience when you come here. For example, my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  New Semester From caving adventures to amazing classes, MIT is awesome.

  

  Hi! So I disappeared for a bit last semester on the interwebs, but ... “what’s happening this semester” post and explain what’s new for this year ... rolled down after each shot! I'm really excited for sectionals this

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  on January 1, making the MIT Regular Action deadline 5 hours away. For ... view the preview PDF. There may be some small grace period for ... is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  away. I recommend giving them all of the recommendation forms for every ... yourself as a match for each place. Teachers often find these conversations very helpful. If a teacher asks you to write the recommendation for them

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  factors noted for suicide2. Also note in the article below: We also know ... Yale and Cornell Universities are rightfully cause for shock and sadness ... for every 100,000 college students, a figure that translates into some 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  took lots and lots of pictures for your enjoyment. I woke up super early so I could stand around the track in the athletic center for several hours for no apparent reason. Hopefully my blurry photo does something to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Re-halloween Reuse, reduce, recycle, remember not to leave junk outside your door.

  

  laundry server for the latest news on conditions in Random's washers and ... of hurrying students, organizations selling/giving/brochuring for ... taken these photos at a later hour without being mistaken for a tourist

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Celena in CPW-Land (Guest Entry) Skipping school to have fun, duh!

  

  for this weekend. I received my CPW folder (which included the Bible ... cluttered (but cozy) room. We then set out for the CPW registration hall (in the student center) again, for we were hungry and there was free food

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  about deferring for a year, and here I am giving you information on how ... an entry for you guys on one of many summer opportunities for you guys ... a term at MIT. For some of you, this might entail working a part

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  “MIT engineers go to work for Harvard graduates.” This phrase is no ... are required for competitive higher positions in all organizations ... towards raising awareness for and creating opportunities for leadership

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  Last week, I dropped 9.15 from my preregistration schedule for the ... from last term, where by some miracle I managed to get all three. For ... 't give credit for 5s on the AP Bio exam anymore? Never fear, for answers

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  have taken a while for the mess to present itself (perspective and all ... about how crazy everyone was studying for finals? They're over! Let's talk ... dinner," which is so named really just for the fun of it, since it comes

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  necessary for girls wanting to stay in all-girls dorms to ask for orientation ... reasons you have stayed at MIT?" Nothing too exciting, I'm afraid, for the ... weird and offbeat. As for why I'd have stayed...well, it's been tough (I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  while to figure out exactly what I should look out for when choosing ... choosing classes. Everyone has a different goal for their MIT career: someone ... [annotation note="Or whichever future semester I'm planning for."]this semester

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  gesturing around MIT drawing sights and sites around MIT

  

  about less thrilling aspects of my third year so far for a thousand words ... I took a leap this school year that I’ve wanted to do for a while. I moved around some of my extracurriculars for this year; I dropped a club I

  • by Waly N. '24
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

   interview students applying to MIT. During one of my interviews, a student asked me for ... have no idea.” And I told her I’d think on it for a little bit before ... that you take some deep breaths, because it will all turn out OK. (For

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life

  

  being rationed) and will argue for how to resolve the life allocation ... able to account for differing intuitions in variants of the life ... decides to grab a healthy patient who shows up for a checkup. He takes the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 15, 2017