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  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  that shows what you like to do in your spare time and the build something ... . ^^;; )" Call me Matt! Thanks for coming to the session. For those of you who have ... journey. We do our best to make it worth your while, including staying after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  't apply 500 times to MIT in a single year, or even in your lifetime, so it ... 't have a citation for this, which is sketchy, so feel free not to believe ... your personal data into some magic admissions algorithm and have it spit

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hits from the ‘90s ♪ Why can't we be friends? ♫

  

  see the need to sugar-coat any of this. If this is your first time to ... use all of them. They're just good to have in case of an emergency. That ... ! Honestly, I'm amazed, I have tweeted exactly 10 times in over a year and I

  • by Snively '11
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Your college application motivational soundtrack for January patience, young grasshoppers

  

  College apps are done! You did it! You'll probably never have to ... waiting. And we know - it's a ton of waiting. So to make the waiting ... ://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VAlYwWWb7kMKZL904QOLv?si=KqyWGhCITIKEXmsToGnK5w https

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 10, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  favorite class to teach was Game Theory and Social Behavior. As I have ... presentation of the material. I did need to lecture for some of the time, which ... ). Not having a board to write on in a math class threw off my flow for a

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

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you ever wanted to see just how hot your PC can get before it starts messing ... [/annotation] and testing the headbands to see if the impact on your head changed at all

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  ="108447" /] If you’re looking to sip and study … As a hosed MIT student, I’m always ... ="108456" /] If you’re feeling adventurous… With the T (and its delays), travel to ... , good food, and all MIT assorted things. I invited her to write a post

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^n

  

  Science minor at MIT, so we were able to have some interesting discussions ... study engineering?" You don't need to have any computer programming ... , though. Few high school students have access to courses in upper

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 3, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  of your application in to Admissions on time, and if you happen to have ... not going to count the words in your essay. I have never even estimated ... . As for your name, try your best to have your testing name and your My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest post] Eating Your Way Through MIT The story behind Chop Stir Hack, an MIT student food magazine

  

  residents. Others have neither of these, and residents often choose to meal ... ’s incredibly rewarding to hold the finished product in your hands. The whole ... relating to food! If your dream has always been to paint radishes, or sculpt

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  posted online) so that I'd have plenty of time to just roll the essay ... applications like an assembly line worker you may not have time to just wait for ... prompt, I have to just wait until I randomly come up with the perfect plan

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

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  didn't have them in the earlier part of last year. I'm moving to a new ... have goals in life. I never really got around to making any before I came to MIT because I had no idea what to expect. If having a 5.0 GPA was

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  mutter to yourself, "what have I even done with my life?" Oftentimes, this ... . Even if your level of Wikipedia-involvement is limited to searching for ... asleep in the lounge. All your typical Kodak moments.   3) Talk to People

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  make your flight. Even though it’s rush hour, the Silver Line to the ... don’t have any carry-ons, the guard who is supposed to simply check to ... ! Louder!” Either way, it was quite amusing to look at the signs. If you’re

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF 2015 Recap researchers talking, and talking to researchers

  

  experts in your field of research. As such, the best strategy is to provide ... 't have the chance to meet. But reading about and listening to the award ... I suspect I would have liked it. If you're potentially interested in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  what it's like to worry that you're not going to belong, or you'll have ... , it is now I make my triumphant return to these blogs.The timing is ... broomsticks (left to your imagination). We've even started a political movement

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Making The Switch Making the transition from high school to college, Chapter 1

  

  . If you have a test, set aside time days before the test to start ... start them ahead of time. You have to simultaneously be prepared and ... or mistakes along the way. If I really have to think about what the

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions Beginning To Arrive How are you guys doing?

  

  this job - so it's nice to know what you're feeling. Ben ... 't seem to get anything done. I'm working on the big Q&A thread that I ... folks (1|2|3) and deferred folks (1|2|3). Still, I'd love to hear from you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  enough time to practice enough, depending on what the rest of your schedule ... to learn to manage your time. There are also fewer examples in class ... could not handle it. I did not have enough time or energy to wrap my head

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  your entire life to become someone else. I have realized, if not ... i had tires, i wouldn’t have to walk with broken feet  i should ... infinitely difficult to phrase and connect everything. Other times, I just don

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022