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• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  "do it if you must?" Of having had that sense of must kindled inside me ... him how lucky I felt to had the opportunity to do it. My dad, in his ... up on the screen. Most people can't do much about the material

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end. Who do ... to take another oboe player. Why do admissions metaphors so often

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Food Truck Song What do food trucks dream of?

  

  trucks go after hours. Do they all go to one big parking lot together, like ... " from The Hangover. Ahem - Where do food trucks sleep at when they take a little food truck snooze? Do they dream of serving MIT kids or getting a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  mentioned in her entry, IAP 2010 is about to begin! People are doing all sorts ... , I'll also be doing a little research in MIT's Early Childhood Cognition Lab. One of the great things about doing research at the ECCL is

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Inherent Asymmetry Around.

  

  physics this saturday. Few things I'm doing to prepare for it: sleeping < ... . From what I hear, MIT students tend not to do as well on the exam as they ... , doing well on these GREs is more a matter of pride than anything else

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  , largely consisting of doing nothing, making random trips to Steak 'N Shake ... work, and life is good. But in the meantime, you probably want to do ... actually be able to do it. The game is pretty self-explanatory: you start

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  in order to do that, I have to teach you quantum mechanics. It'll just ... "you do some quantum thingy" (his words) depending on the quantum number ... transported over there. So.. basically to do this with Hayden, from Earth to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vacation = Relaxation, right? What I do over vacation...

  

  Apparently this is not the case in England. They do things ... exchange are traveling Europe. How much studying do you think they’re doing?

  • by Cambridge
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laundry Lists And other things. Okay, so just the list.

  

  Things I have been doing since my last post: -Moving up a floor to a larger room with people I've been hanging out and doing work with since ... . -Doing an 18.03 problem set already, even though it is only the third day

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  perfect today. Perfect? What do you mean, "perfect," you ask? Well, today ... 'll play this as a guessing game: how many freshman applications do you think ... rights. Oh, and in case you're wondering -- this number has nothing to do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  . Why do we send you all of that stuff? Good question. The answer is that ... , pull out 10 schools that seem promising... what do you do next? Go visit ... attending. Rules of Engagement Do not let the cost of tuition dictate

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Q & A Answers to questions on being in a fraternity.

  

  rigorous school, right? do u even have time for fraternity life? do they ... it as a requirement but something that I enjoy doing. I've also found

  • by Bryan
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  Chandresh asked: Do [MIT] professors take courses? Professors and ... engineering discipline, and you wanted to use a programming language to do some ... 't do enough justice to this answer, originally. Some classes I also liked

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  doing quiz bowl in high school, even though I'm not on the MIT College Bowl team or anything. Do you do quiz bowl? If so, here are the three

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  up until 5am talking to friends instead of doing problem sets. I never thought I could do that here. Honestly, I wouldn't trade the friends I made ... anywhere and there's so much stuff to do for college kids. I love that the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  garlic gives you the power and strength to do things you otherwise wouldn't be able to do. The bales of hay outlined a picture of a clove ... good as Costco at lunch. Why these people are dressed like this, I do

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New Portlets? Just throwin' some ideas around.

  

  MIT. His to-do list is a mile long.) Anyway, new portlets. Here are the ... 's a lot of portlets. What do you guys think? What portlets would you like to see? What portlets could you do without?

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Things change, but the friends remain

  

  Hello! A lot has changed, but the friends and the vlogs remain. Doing this in the only way I know how :) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIxbyMxSrcM[/embed] PS - As I read the previously published blogs, I see a bunch of us have

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Minesweeper Monday Episode One: Quantum of Solace Emulator

  

  Hello everyone and welcome to episode one of Minesweeper Monday, a bit that I might never do again! In this episode I talk about Coffee and Radio and Movies and try for far too long to get an emulator of a game to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  curriculum. You should do your best and use your judgment in asking for letters ... thought should be able to provide a letter, however they are not able to do ... do to help us (and you) is make explicit in their letters any