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• Blog / How to MIT

  Better ways to get around campus as in "better" i mean "objectively worse"

  

  that just walking to Next is the faster option. I have a skateboard, but it's not as convenient as I think when I have to lug it around between ... time. We as a society have settled for suboptimal modes of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 14, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  is less important than your ability to master it. You may have other ... . If you do have a current blog, please send a link to it. If your blog ... images into your posts to make them interesting. To be considered for a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Here’s a Plan let's burn off the pi(e)

  

  interaction reduces the amount of time you have to think yourself into misery. I ... overthinking. You end up having to sleep due to fatigue and most likely will wake ... schedule for the remainder of your week, to take advantage of the adrenaline

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • March 9, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  you guys for taking time out of your day to come here and read the blogs ... week of grueling exams. However, during this time I decided to take a ... of take some time to answer any random questions like “how often can

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  The return of the puzzles. Try your hand at this one. An entry about the three day week that should have been ten days long is forthcoming ... "How do I get to New Amsterdam?" "Just follow that road and don't be

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  'll have the time to visit 10 schools? Choose wisely, because money is ... received your financial aid award. Until all of that has happened, you have ... minutes... even in the driving rain. Ask if it is possible to have lunch

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  One Day at a Time or, springing into junior year, part 2: electric boogaloo

  

  actually have control over. I waited for him to tell me what to do, hoping he ... like the hosts of a party trying to get people out at 3am: You don’t have ... ones. As I’ve written before, I live off campus, so I don’t have to worry

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Disaster Relief .

  

  I haven't been able to focus at all today. I didn't really understand the scope of it til this afternoon. Times Report on the Earthquake When I describe Sichuan to people I always mention the food, and the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Home! I'm back in the US after three weeks in Asia.

  

  the swing of things tomorrow. It will be a little strange to be back (and for so many people to be speaking English), but I'm excited to begin ... trip to Florida starts in less than a month! Forthcoming blog entries

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  submission date for documents to show up in the tracking system. We have ... tracking system. They will submit everything in due time, and we will have it processed in plenty of time to make decisions. When we start reading, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  able to advocate most compellingly on your behalf and have them send ... . If your teachers want to use the Common App cover sheets, that's fine ... , that's fine. Our MIT cover sheets are nice to have because they expedite

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  do your work. When you have nothing else to do, you might be more ... full or I don't have enough time, can I switch to traditional advising ... to wrap your collective heads around: 1) MIT students really like to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  you have to actively stand around and make sure you don’t burn your food ... family a few weeks after we came to America. At this point, we didn’t have ... have to do is chop up the meat and/or vegetables, put it in the rice

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  have a really fun time in the process. I just have to remind myself that ... CPW, so I have absolutely no clue how this event’s supposed to go, even ... convinced I could never fit in. I wanted to shake your hands, give you hugs

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to send an official college transcript?

  Applicants who have completed college coursework are asked to submit ... entered as a supplemental document in your file. Enrolling first ... will be required to submit an official college transcript.
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  trying to get through it. But now that you're going to college you're going to have more freedom and fewer social pressures. It's a great time to ... it." At times like these, it is really helpful to have a place to go

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  an FAQ to explain what to do if your application is disrupted by ... be as flexible as possible in these situations. When you’re able to do ... until Regular Action if that allows you to get the rest of your life in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/15/18, at 12:15 PM ET

  

  decisions online next Saturday, 12/15/18, at 12:15 PM ET.  To check your ... your MyMIT password, you may use our automated system to reset it. Simply ... for forgotten usernames. If you're having trouble using our automated

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  deferred or those of you still finishing up your RA applications in time for ... only need to send in your February Updates and Notes report, which will ... you'd like to provide (new awards, changes to your activities, etc

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  know, the ones that have something to read every day, and you rip them ... orange books that tell you everything from how to do a 360 with your car to ... to read your mind. 2. Resist verbally. Firmly tell the EBE to leave

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006