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  Likelihood

  

  "likely admit" letters for RD applicants before the actual deadline? I know some other top colleges do." For those of you not up to speed on what a ... admissions offers for these schools won't be sent out for a long time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  useful, is a badge of honor. drop - (1) v. To de-register for a subject ... for spreading burning iron particles when creating a hoax crop circle ... get their degree. hack - (1) n. A trick or prank. For example, having a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  App Reading In The Western ‘Burbs The little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and charm, and are surprisingly…

  

  I have been reading applications for 5 days in a row. Well, I took Thursday off (it was a holiday for MIT people). But Weds, Fri, Sat, and now ... the 30-minute read, except for the new guy (that's me). My average is

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  turn out for the big football game and get drunk beforehand, or where ... a draw for me in the depth of intramural sports. I had been a varsity ... ... The sign-up sheets for the teams would be in the lobby of the dorm, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  I've returned from France to the States just in time for lots of ... on the road again for my Admissions World Tour 2004. Well, maybe not ... (you can RSVP at this link). Yesterday was a pretty good day. For most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  web sites for their admissions programs. These sites are great sources ... , written for a large audience with widespread interests. Great for getting a taste, but what if you really want a closer look? What if you hunger for

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  November Rule. I recommend these posts for more reading/information on the ... student body, this post is one that I believe may be useful for high ... world. This is unsurprising for a field (again, stereotypically) devoted

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Nisha’s Video Game Review cloud is judging me for this

  

  despite having worked in the industry for two summers in a row. Occasionally, I write about video games from a CMS-y perspective for my major, but that sort of analysis is too rigorous for this blog post, and also too

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  It's time for more questions and answers! sailmaker asked, "How many ... .2 [note: Course 6 is MIT-speak for Electrical Engineering & Computer ... freshmen classes? When do we register for those classes. Are there any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Wrapped 2024 Episode 7: The Apple Music Awakens

  

  we've all been awaiting anxiously for so long... The fall final exam ... for the annual Blogger Wrapped, where we expose our music tastes for the ... . For reference, there are 525,600 minutes in a year. Congratulations to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sweet summer song

  

  writing mood for the last couple months, but I'm back and I'm excited to ... here. I stayed in Boston for June-July and then traveled and saw family for August. I was continuing my research with the Isola lab on inner

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • October 19, 2024
• Blog / Events

  look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time

  

  [annotation note="occasionally 36 hours for some other hackathons. the point is that ... /or hardware. We run two hackathons every year — one in the spring for high ... apply!), and one in the fall for ~1000 undergraduates. Our Fall hackathon

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 17, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  dance dance dance! a weekend of trying to try everything

  

  hey! PNR exists for a reason, and now seems like the best time to try ... life, but when Covid struck, I stopped taking classes. For all of high school, I danced at home for fun, twirling through my kitchen in socks and

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  Now Playing: Talk to Me - Cavetown   I stared at the river for ... Memorial Drive on the trip back from the UA Meeting. The weather, for the ... mentally thank the breeze for kissing your skin. I strolled right past Next

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 6, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Waiting… and a more serious note about pre-decisions at the end

  

  . Hopefully some of these help take your mind off of college, even if just for a ... me for taking pointless online quizzes, but I love taking them. I don ... the[annotation note="this also gave me an excuse to avoid studying for

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 15, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  chugging along a week in my life

  

  of the time. instead of reaching for my phone like i normally do, i ... frozen grapes and chocolate for breakfast. when i leave my apartment, it ... at my 6.UAR (superurop) recitation. we just recorded short talks for

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 22, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete feat. women's soccer & meche

  

  What up, squad!! It’s been quite the week for MIT Women’s soccer ... — 4 of which were the past week. I’m going to take you along for the ... school. Monday My team had our Concept Presentation for 2.76, Global

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 31, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  I signed up for a healthy and sane schedule of 48 units and a UROP ... have all semester to CAD our designs, CNC molds for them, injection mold ... fish Tui and La from Avatar. Shout-out to Audrey for designing the fish

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  Twitter. Since my blogs do a decent job of encompassing how 2022 went for ... branch out more socially, and probably I could study harder for my job ... and like, if I had Greg's attitude of "it's hard for me to see how I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  Reasoning in AI. Wednesday, 9:30 AM. Stayed for the entire class. This class is a replacement for Artificial Intelligence, so it would fulfill a ... Learning. Wednesday, 11 AM. Stayed for the entire class. I took part of this

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022