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  In Prison Literally

  

  backtracking out of the vicinity of the trains toward the parking lots, for ... got into his car. He set his GPS for Framingham, MA, slightly over ... for the existence of God, the evolution of ideas as time bypassed the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  side of the table, having done some 16-odd interviews for MIT these last ... Skype and IRL interviews. It's a great way for us to reach more of you ... others. The interview is an opportunity for you to convey that, for us to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  what people are afraid of. 3) For me, the best treatment was DISTANCE ... share my personal system for dealing with nerves; I do acknowledge that you are not all identical to me and what works for me won't necessarily

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

  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  , clutching a handbag that contained an article for my Science Essay class. I ... still in the tunnel for five minutes. So, when it finally pulled into ... through a ceiling panel and hiding up there. Midnight: time for business

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  already here on the site -- for example, about standardized test ... include the MIT Supplemental Document Cover Sheet from MyMIT for any ... cover sheet will be fine, too, as long as there is enough information for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  you squeak by with an A- for a term in one class, but if you got, say, a ... class for me, so my attention was divided between a sort of limerence for ... year old - a concern for my future prospects of going to med school, and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  site -- for example, about standardized test requirements or statistics ... may find that you can only fit, say, 247 words for a 250-word prompt. My ... them in time for our review. If you do not send them directly and plan to

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

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  application cats. Also, last night we discovered a new qualification for ... the aforementioned Lucy to go for a drive. Driving by muscle memory led ... -slickers we apparently are, and decided to head for warmer climates for the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  -sounding idiom), I no longer have an excuse for putting off this blog entry until T ... ? How do students make time for research during the academic year, or do ... summer, for me to build and test batteries that wouldn't explode or melt or

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eternal sunshine of the sleepless mind Once again, the title has practically no relation to the actual blog entry.

  

  , hazy sort of fondness that I usually reserve for Dali paintings and ... most of the later rounds cheering for the teams that had shown the ... started to look less like a container for storing robots and more like an

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  For a gaspingly radiant millisecond after I received my acceptance ... the sentence you've all been waiting for: life is full of ... finished 8th grade), if not for the unhappy fact that I climbed 253 flights

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Burton-Conner Floor Rush and Rooming How does it work?

  

  different dorms. After visiting and getting a feel for the dorms you get to ... 're not done yet! When you get to campus for orientation you'll stay in your ... 'm sure other bloggers would be happy to describe other methods for other

  • by Snively '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Advices, advices Notes from Associate Advising...

  

  up. Take them for what you will. On Homesickness Everyone is lonely ... of coping with being away from home. My only good advice for homesickness is merely this: don't stay in your dorm room. At least for me, I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  Science and Technology Initiatives) is the umbrella organization for a lot ... decentralized. So, for example, if there was a professor at MIT from a particular ... always ask for help- for example, my company doesn't provide housing, but

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  entail flipping burgers. The only practical result of this for me, since I ... mood lately and want to do nothing but lie on a beach reading all day for ... baseball games. (This usually involves mocking the actual announcers for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  academic masochist. Wait, what's that? You like doing all that work for ... have a chance a college. In the end, it's what you did for the love of ... good at this in high school (doing what I love, not working for The Man

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  It's been a long time since my last Q&A post - sorry for the delay ... . :-) ------------------------------------- If I would like to play for an athletic team, should I contact the coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  -voiced office secretaries, just change into whatever time works for you or which ... 've been trying to decide whether or not to switch into 5.112. I'm in it for now, which is probably better for me since I've taken a lot of chemistry

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  the pre med office for more info. For my part, I'll say first that MIT ... -- the acceptance rate for MIT kids at the top several medical schools is ... MIT education is a strong positive for a medical school applicant, since

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  everyone always come to you for help, expect the best from you, etc ... pretty well-known for the performing arts, and I was heavily involved in ... better-known for being good singers/actors/instrumentalists. I was popular

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006