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  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  have of students – and more important, by clarifying what we do not ... think they need to do to be strong applicants, and what they actually need to do. In simple terms, we want students to pursue the things that

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Collective Apprehension Seems like my last entry freaked everyone out. No worries guys! You can do it!…

  

  math class starts out with that is because often enough people _do ... it just yet. I mean, they do teach you what all that gibberish means before they ask you to do it. elaine said: i came across your blog while

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  , things are, as you might imagine, quite busy around here. I'll do my best ... just wondering, since i had my sister do me a favour by filling out the ... email was filed by the email staff. As for the interview, we do not assume

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  listed, but I do remember Profs. John Fernandez and Steve Graves being ... anything we could do now that might influence the RSI decision?" bob, who is ... notifications will be sent." Well, I did say, "Because I do not work for the CEE

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  We Stan Matt Parker i'll try not to mention the parker square

  

  lecture, and at some point thinking: "is this what mathematicians do all day?", which was a question quickly followed up by: "wait,,,, what do mathematicians actually... do?" And it's not like I haven't had this question

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  less as a “how to do MIT” and more like a “here is a hodgepodge of advice ... upon your new favorite spot.  Hold onto your 101 Things To Do Before ... think of something fun to do. I know people who've regretted losing theirs

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  January, students are free to do whatever they want, whether that be staying at home or on campus relaxing, doing a micro-internship or a ... "]UROP,[/annotation] taking cool classes or traveling. The freedom to do whatever you want is

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  note="please do not actually attempt at home"]Because you should ... do it in-person this week! so how did we get here, anyways? Last ... I spent most of September and October doing safety trainings and

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  unicorns big confusion

  

  mean is that people often tell me that i’m doing great or that they ... do exactly three things: read, write, and talk to people. every other ... know i’ll be able to do them again when i need to? last week one of my

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 18, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  awhile I do get that itch to come back and write something. And thus I ... First of all, I want to say that I do 90% Skype interviews, and 10% in ... -person interview would be difficult. Of course, I prefer doing in-person interviews

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

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  )...parts to the same problem - so in actuality you are doing like 20 smaller ... week to do a pset (or two weeks, in classes like 7.01x (Intro Bio)). But ... notorious for taking some people more than 10+ hours to do). If you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  , mind you—and was left listless. what did people do when they were sick ... for… anything. without anything else to do, i tried to do what i always ... " but they do know the words for "dream", "future", or "devil", and maybe

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  , which we do in 6.UAT to learn about things like recovery. What do you do ... performs the fastest, but has the most work to do during recovery. The ... apprehensions about MIT? Why do you value so-and-so attribute over so-and-so other

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  making space in my schedule to go to the maker space and 100 other things I was bad at this semester

  

  not had the energy to do so this semester! Let's get right into it ... training. For this, you had to do different modules based on which track you chose to learn for the maker space. Just for reference, I was doing the

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  Filipino Students Association to decide what we were going to do this spring ... first weekend in a while that I felt like I didn’t do anything. Friday ... ’m taking. And I think this is pretty clearly a sign that I’m doing a lot. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  much everything around me has. How do I begin? I found myself ... the people who live here, and the silly things that we do - but it ... possible. It's stigmatized for being a 'sellout' major that tons of people do

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... other application doesn't impact your application. Whom do you admit ... over international students on the wait list? No, but we do consider

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You ... other application doesn't impact your application. Whom do you admit ... over international students on the waitlist? No, but we do consider

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your ... to receive the scores. Please do not rush report your scores. We ... scores that make you look best, and we do abide by Score Choice. Is it

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... other application doesn't impact your application. Who do you admit ... over international students on the waitlist? No, but we do consider

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013