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  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  year where we get to take vacation! So I did quite a bit of that - went to a few weddings, visited family and friends, and generally took time ... Bridge College Admissions Conferences that are hosted annually by QuestBridge - a

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  this photo instead! I took this one myself! Yes, I do feel like a ... building for using such a cheesy html gimmick in a reputable post. But trust ... final exam in psychology. Even more conveniently, my room had a lot to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  I had a really interesting Reg Day. Okay, yeah, I know, that was over a week ago, and the last time I blogged was last year, but I never ... I graduate and don't get to be a rockstar blogger anymore. Ack!) So

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Boston Marathon ‘08 I'm back!

  

  go do ridiculous things. I'd never seen a marathon before, let alone ... . Thanks a lot!] I read the blogs a lot as a prefrosh. And sometimes, one or three of the bloggers would drop off the face of the earth for a little

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Value added You are not the same person you'll be at the end of undergrad, and your…

  

  for worse. Tonight I am highlighting the differences between me as a 17-year-old undergrad applicant and me as a 21-year-old grad school ... from your typical bright, well-rounded kid into a real scientist. Test

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Mid-May Update Q&A: Athena tips and hints

  

  It's a pretty slow week. Classes ended yesterday, I'll be studying for a final this weekend, and thankfully the sun came out again after a ... some useful links and tips: a) Make sure you get your web certificates

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  's limited to 100 students in a lottery. So, we'll see if I can do it. I ... CPW was a lot of fun, and it was great meeting so many of you in ... . :) okay, maybe not... [that's Gullfoss in Iceland] We did a skit at the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  Although I do make active attempts to avoid goopiness and ... a woman who cries at telephone commercials, and I'm actively trying to avoid my fate as a hopeless goop myself. I'm not being particularly

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  'm always happy to answer your questions. I'll demonstrate this by answering a couple. :) Nicole R. asked: "Do most of the dorms have bunk beds or two ... , and virtually all non-frosh rooms, are singles, making this a non

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  doing projects for my HASS classes, and twice a week I’d sit down to grind ... again. “How do you find jobs that are useful?” This is a question I ... On New Year’s Day, I got a tattoo of a saguaro. Saguaros are massive

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  student will have to do a lot of math (and math tests).']proceed with their ... shows students also need to do well in high school and have a strong match ... to a student’s ability to do well at MIT. And when we review

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  doing a bunch of fancy signal processing using analog electronics. in ... food. i found a cookie recipe over the weekend that's really working for ... degrees F. Mix the sugars, vanilla, eggs, and applesauce in a big bowl

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Field Trip! I meant to blog this a long long time ago.

  

  Cormick's cleaning staff, all of whom are super-friendly and do a great job of keeping ... years, I have experienced a fair share of field trips, including a couple to the Museum of Science, one to a theater production of "There's a Boy

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 26, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  were a couple of noise complaints), however, I do have a couple good ... videos from our fall Rambax concert, and a special Christmas ... ) Senegalese drumming (sabar) ensemble that began almost a decade ago, and is led

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  I should be filling out an absurdly long form so that I can get a pre ... , solar rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, a bright dining hall, and a beautiful courtyard over which many of the rooms look. Next House offers a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  The long view days, months, years

  

  . Today, I was supposed to do more work, but I lost track of time reading A ... puzzles from an issue of P&A Magazine together. The last time the Puzzle Club worked on a P&A issue was last semester. Miscommunication meant

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 27, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  I've been breaking computers from a young age. In middle school I tried setting up a dual boot between Windows XP and Ubuntu but I messed it up and corrupted my Windows installation and left myself without a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  can’t seem to escape. The best we can do is take a moment, evaluate our ... , still a respectable amount of time by most peoples’ standards. Saturday ... tired. Tired. Exhausted. Bushed. Ready to curl up into a ball and sleep

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  , the feeling when I made a circuit work. But I was basically doing ... There’s a clear, one-to-one correspondence between the semesters at ... psetted a couple times a week, for two of my classes, with someone who

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25

  

  short answer is: we’ve been doing a lot! So we asked Claire, one of our ... place.But what exactly should you be doing at a college fair? Good ... “Now Claire, this all sounds great, but how do I know if I qualify as a rural or

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • April 23, 2025