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  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  majority of my time since classes have started has been spent doing something ... being a second semester senior. I don’t quite know what to do with myself ... .013: Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design Lab. Instead of doing a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  full fledged business plans, much of the class has to do with exuding ... confident executive urged us to do: with BOLDNESS, CONFIDENCE, PASSION, FOCUS ... variable isn't doing what it's supposed to be doing (hint: you're doing it

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  applications have been read. So don't worry. At this time, do not send a ... time, please do not call or email to inquire about missing documents. The ... to call, basically all we could do is tell you that MyMIT is up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  science. Perhaps it had to do with the fact that my dad was an engineer and my mom was a biochemist. Perhaps it had to do with all that tinkering I used to do with Tinker Toys and K’nex. Perhaps it was DESTINY. Whatever

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  knows what it will be this year.) What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete the ... application, or all new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  'm struggling with the most - I feel like we can never do enough, and yet I want to do so much. I feel ridiculous and strange sitting in a hotel room ... . I wish there was more that we could do. But there is also the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  who knows what it will be this year) What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete ... application, or all new essays? No. You do not need to "improve" your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  through break. Do I have a physics project too? Not at all :) I'm spending ... near future are largely expected. And dreaded. 5. I can do laundry. I'm notoriously awful at doing my laundry on a regular basis. I basically wait until

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  information. Why do we do this? Well, it's really just for us to keep track of ... certainly a valid question, as some colleges do track this type of information ... the recruitment we're doing is working, and how we can potentially

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  sell on the let’s-do-something-besides-work front. Anyways, the problem ... with my usual black North Face. (No, I do not usually go out in public ... . Sarah: hey, do you still have my genes? could I get them back sometime? me

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  battle, and hiking have to do with each other? hmmm... If you guessed ... a certain temperature, start doing weird things--like having 0 ... recharged infinite times without losing charge density. Circuits that do

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  . Are there enough places to eat? Do our traditions seem cool to you? Can ... truth. Here are a few to start off: Do you enjoy being worked (read ... . Do you despise the thought of working through *Magic Algebra

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Win Sam Stuff! That, amongst other things.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" +…

  

  applying. I know it's fun to complain on the internet, I do it all the time ... stood there awkwardly, not quite sure what to do with myself. The tour ... to figure out what to do about that but for now I have broken metal

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing ... Masochistic." Or something. Do you still think MIT sounds fun? ;) Anyway, I ... , running up stairs for four hours (though most people don't do it for the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  over, you've gotten more work than you know what to do with, and a ... day last week. This is non-trivial because I like to, and usually do ... April/May and none of what I’m doing right now counts? Well, for

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... do not have a preference. You should take the tests for which you ... my testing options? A. You have two options. You may do the SAT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  . Bryan, what are you doing today? I'm going to GRAD SCHOOL! I ... departures, I realize that I can make an earlier flight, so I do the "My plane ... around the campus. How do you feel after the tour? What are people doing

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  everyone doing? Not too stressed out, I hope? While you're working on ... after your folder is complete do we run an admissions summary card and ... . It is also important to note that we do not need to have your scores in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  ' classes you attend, I'm interested in what you do between classes, any interesting things you happen to do, etc. I'm not sure if someone has already ... will post once I see a logical end to my day. Brendan asked, "What do

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  ). While I was doing problem sets with some friends at Senior Haus, Gheorghe ... ?" "On a picnic. Do you want to come?" "...Where?" "Killian Court. We have ... 's no way I could make this horrible process better, but I really do know

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006