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  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  if you do have a spelling error? It's certainly not fatal, but it ... students who talk about taking "discreet math." Is this math that you do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  well as you think you know yourself and what you enjoy doing, the college ... colleges, especially if you're doing it right. If you're cranking out ... about what truly matters in your life, what aspects do you feel are more

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  ’re doing something wrong.” The man couldn’t be more ... so much to do. Suddenly I’ve got this kaleidoscope of crazy activities to do, and the freedom to do (or not do) whatever I wanted. There

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mastering Physics Has No Soul I love online assignments. har. har.

  

  's somewhere else, then it's good as well. However, I do hope to do what I can in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Wow KABOOM!

  

  I should NOT be writing this right now because I have a ton of other work to do (let me rephrase that. . . .AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH ... middle of my Thursday doing random stuff for CPW and then I UROP from 2

  • by Snively '11
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You Complete Me What makes an application complete for Early Action, and related Q&A.

  

  , we will consider all of your new scores. MidYear Grades: We do not ... . We *do* want your first semester (or trimester) grades as soon as they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 15, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  conservative), and you’re all ready to GO. It feels like the "right thing to do ... besides, what else would you do to prepare for that promising future you ... )? Let me ask you something else: if you had an entire year to do anything

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  place that I love. Make sure that you remember that all you can do is know ... of weather ever, or go do something that you know will make you happy

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  can do, so try to have some fun in these next few weeks. Hang in there and try not to stress - there's nothing left to do but wait, and if all

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  emphases individual Δ measurement. Do you have to be in the very front to win ... process? Let's say you applied EA to MIT and were deferred, what did you do? Did you do a realistic self-assessment? Did you view the decision as a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas the night before the 8.01 final and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not…

  

  . Apparently, this has something to do with some expensive and less ... at me. I didn't do it. Speaking of EC, this evening when I was walking

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  way you expected- which you should do anyway! Shabie asked: Well that ... but an exceptionally good record of academics. Perhaps they do consider ... USA. What do you think? Faizan asked: Moreover, I have also heard that

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  This doesn’t suck It's not particularly great, either. But you could go to Germany!

  

  German I in Germany program offered by MISTI!! Do you have any friends who ... who does not do this is really stupid." Actually, I was literally going

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  lot of kids to be able to do that and not force everybody to have all of ... comments that entry received: "So, what can our students do to get your fair ... enjoyable." -- Deepta I don't know if I'll do this justice, but I'll give it a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questions and Answers Evan Broder is taking over my job.

  

  own comments like 2 weeks before I got around to doing it. Way to make ... awesome that MIT allows you to do whatever you like to your room. I really ... having a painted room over a white one without having to do any work? Mike

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 7, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  , do you want a ride? It's almost free!" ME: "Well, no, I'm actually only ... , because there is a sign specifically telling them not to do so. 2. If you ... , I only do this for sketchy- or imposing-looking people. Life's too

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Round here we stay up very, very late Vignettes on my last day at lab, the Counting Crows, grad school, and pets.

  

  danced around doing awkward white girl dances and had a blast. (And then ... soon, do yourself a favor and do not rent a car.) Questions 1. Meg asked, do you think it's a good idea to jump into harder courses right

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cellular neurobiology The more syllables it has, the cooler it is

  

  camera. Hey, I'm not a morning person, and I can't remember to do ... -D, you'll see that the dendrites do look quite a bit like tree ... that's what we do! Questions? 1. Arun asked, Mainly, I was wondering how

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  entry, but never got around to it. I do have these photos, though. Me ... well, do I? All of us at the debate. From left to right: Dwight, Chris ... do things that will make a real difference. When I first wrote this, I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  22: Nuclear Engineering. Jen is powerful. Do not mess with Jen. Last ... Fatboy Slim video for "Praise You" ? The sisters of AXO certainly do:

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006