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  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  The secret is... there's not really a secret. Just some tips. 0:18 A lil' bit about me 0:36 Why you DON'T need to stress out 1:21 What "being ... former Associate Director of Admissions https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how-to-write-a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Was Great in the 1800s (and it's still awesome today)

  

  comes at a difficult college-choosing time. I hope that a look at MIT ... , a list of women graduates, a dedication to MIT "college girls", and a ... a good time (still do). I've already written about their creative

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  A couple of months ago I got an email saying that Leslie Jones (from SNL and Ghostbusters and others) was doing a show at MIT and that tickets were being awarded based on a lottery system. I entered the lottery

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Events

  emergency blog post because Lilly Chin ‘17 just won Jeopardy and is also the greatest of all time "who is the spiciest memelord?" it's you

  

  this MIT News article about her win and a great interview, posted by ... Of Lilly that MIT suddenly had a custom snapchat filter activated on ... who knows Lilly is going to do a longer interview of her with lots of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Realidad Aumentada en Acción un paso antes de los hologramas

  

  conferencia AR en Acción que se llevó a cabo en el Laborario MIT Media Lab que ... .   Durante la conferencia, conocí a muchos investigadores ... atado a la computadora todo el tiempo, ahora con el HoloLens podía caminar

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  winners a year may seem like a lot, but according to Forbes there are 15,000 nominations per year to choose from. That's a 4% acceptance rate, less than MIT ... alums in the 30 Under 30 for the past three years. (Slice of MIT is a cool

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  If you've walked down the Infinite before, you've probably seen doors. A lot of doors. And a lot of them with letters on them, like this one ... Engineering just posted a short video about Glenn and his time and contributions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  Hi, Whew, it’s been a long week! But I was thinking today ... I even have a chance? How do I know if I should apply? The former of ... in high school (like holding a job or tutoring or helping at home)? Can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  is the Siemens Research Competition. MIT is a University Partner for Siemens, which means that we 'host' a (virtual) regional event and provide ... wanted to share a PSA! Sorry I haven't blogged much over the last few weeks

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  spring notes resilience, change, warm weather, Santa Fe

  

  from September to November 2. a resilient device, typically a helical ... whether I am in fact "a resilient device," whether I will ... wrote to a friend (oversentimentally as always--that's me! No limit

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 18, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  timezone, you will access a special message on decisions.mit.edu. You're probably nervous, which is normal. No one is certain they'll get in. That's a ... the admissions decision. That's a fact also. In the publishing industry

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  catch a break. I'm getting a little tired of the "studying harder than I ... thinking "I'm stupid. MIT made a mistake in accepting me." But I often overlook that I'm not a unique case. Nearly everyone else at MIT feels hosed

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye, for now

  

  ; This, however, does mean a few things: (1) I've dropped out of MIT for ... this is basically a temporary goodbye (and a permanent goodbye to the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  . Today I used it to pry a Simmons window shut when the handle failed. My ... small things. For me, a love of wild and beautiful places demands ... a single object")

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Adventures in Time Travel (in the Library)

  

  Cory and I paused for about an hour and a half while looking for ... on the brightness of burning magnesium, a call for more systematic disease research, and a comparison of petroleum and coal in the same issue

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 1, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After (and During) MIT Greetings from beautiful adulthood

  

  cross! For those of you who don't know me, I'm Elizabeth. My hair is a ... like it's going to explode more so than in my avatar. I graduated a year ... myself to leave the 'tute, so I took a job at MIT after graduation at the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 28, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!

  

  some fun with them on the roof! Adam S. '14 wanted a photo of him in ... had a wonderful time, and we were all so glad that Morgan brought us up there to see Boston and Cambridge from a completely new perspective.

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Transfer Decisions Will Be Sent Today see title, more or less

  

  to admit fewer than 20 students. It is a difficult process: as usual ... chagrined about those we could not. As a former transfer student myself, I know that this process can be a complicated one. For those of you who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  There Will Be Pi (Day)

  

  We have something to tell you - with a little help from the bloggers:       MIT Regular Action admissions decisions will be ... will receive a decision online, please visit https

  • by A Delicious Pie
  • March 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

  it’s been a whole year. Finals are over. First semester is done. Now ... see that I too have grown. Here are a few things I learned on my own ... semester is near. Go have a nice holiday. And see you next year!  

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013