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  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  yourself" means 3:47 The "what do you do for fun?" essay 4:37 The "what do ... Advice for last year's prompts (which are the same as this year's) from our

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

  seattle (again) home and away

  

  time for a summer update. i'm in seattle! again! this time i ... 's a time for new friends and new experiences and new places. at the same ... -night craving and wandered to safeway for ice cream, where we discovered that

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  how (not?) to concentrate a quick guide

  

  food; order more Wait for more food to come; browse memes They forgot the breadsticks; call back Eat food Wait for breadsticks; try to

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • May 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  morning room sounds get your headphones

  

  use headphones for maximum sense of transported-ness   The ear ... everywhere, without ever having to focus. Marshall McLuhan * * * * * for more

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 14, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch Ceri on SciShow! teenage mutant YOUTUBE NERDFIGHTERS

  

  /CMS and now writes for SciShow. Mostly Ceri works behind the scenes, writing and editing science content for the show, but a few days ago she

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  filled with too many midterms for me and too many college applications for ... throwback to childhood for some positive vibes) If you ever feel like you ... , readings for HASS writing classes that don’t get done, more coffee, more

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wide-Eyed meet the therapist hanging above my bed.

  

  just waiting for me to bring him home. He keeps a very watchful eye as I ... was almost more well known for the number of wives he had (five!) and ... from the first 8.01 physics test, thanking all the powers that be for

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 4, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Short Thoughts Girlhood, editing, iPhone notes.

  

  struggling with bouts of illness for the past month or so. I'm not sure what ... my MIT experience that I've been sick for more than a few days. I ... ’m editing for the MIT chapter. We've been live for only two weeks, but I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  for the past four months. Winter in PA is grey trees against a warm ... advice, but for the most part the yells were from the kids, struggling against inexperience and each other for control of their canoes. Here, out

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  fireside chat, I asked him what advice he has for MIT students in my position ... consider in future semesters. Thanks again, John, for sharing your thoughts

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  question!   When I got an email last week from Chris asking for ... sort of fascinating when something you’ve been taking for granted turns ... that goes into making a mascot! For one: there’s a process behind

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  while I was cleaning things out for the new semester, a gentle reminder of ... ) and 20.310 Biomechanics (the other three pages). For each exam in 20 ... , with whatever information we thought might be useful. For 7.05, we were

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!

  

  postponing for another 47 days of drawn-out anguish at the accumulating height ... the other. Therefore, I apologize in advance for the scattered nature of ... graduate school applications amidst the back to school drill. For my survival

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • July 31, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  did get myself involved in things (hooray!). Today I went shopping for a ... CPW Midway for Chinese Students Club, and our Noodle Extravaganza event afterward. Then, I’m going to Chocolate City for Ill Vibes, an open mic sort

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  Campus Preview Weekend starts tomorrow, and for pika, my cooperative independent living group, that means: Improv, meditation, DIY sushi, a jam ... . **the second-best game ever **tied for the second-best game ever

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs it's been a good run.

  

  , after working on a serious blog post for a few hours, I realized what day ... post I could come up with. Credit where credit's due, the idea for this

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  international automotive company, Gelota, we worked for was facing reports of failures of the AC unit for the car leading to a few occurrences of smoke and ... plan for the next 6 months. At the end of 70 minutes, I had to give a

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  are not. For the curious: "DUSP EXPLORER is an online, interactive ... urban planning and design." For the still-curious, scroll on. These are a ... sustainable infrastructure for the US or the developing world. As I started to

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  , talks, and interesting things here that have a very real potential for ... , but it is also mutual-- you care for others, and they care for you. In ... there for me. But the idea of growing up and changing and moving out

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching no need to panic

  

  Hi all, The office is closed for the holiday and there are only a small handful of people answering emails right now.   But for all of ... ; For RA students What is the application deadline? The deadline is

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 30, 2014