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• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  the failing gets to be primary. This might sound surprising, since ... were the important thing, you could save your tuition money and get your ... how to fail. If you're going to be a practicing scientist or engineer

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  midnight).   As soon as you get off the plane, follow the signs to the Silver ... .)   Wait under the big cement Silver Line T posts. Bring a book.   To your ... racks to store your luggage and a scrolling neon sign announcing the next

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  'm Vietnamese, would you tell me about how to get a scholarship from MIT?" Hi Nam ... far as your question goes, this is a toughie. I don't really like to ... candidate is also wanted by a coach, can this really help?" John, to be

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] Duolingo Champion How to immerse in education while learning nothing

  

  Spanish, and recently decided to get back into the habit of using it once ... the leagues restarted, I began working to get ahead of the initial ... time to do so now. I come to circumvent this by remembering that Duolingo

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Stories from High School you wouldn't want to be caught with MMS

  

  students—from grades seven to twelve—occupied a distinct row or two. And by ... in his drawer. Mr. Yemi would then proceed to shave your head, except ... your ears with your thumb and index fingers and hop from one end of the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a week of class notes airplanes, ethnography, and some bonus doodles

  

  mathematical models and quantitative data, and i'm looking forward to getting ... coursework this semester, as represented by some notes from each class: 16 ... theory is about making messy systems behave the way you want them to behave

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  to let your dreams TAKE FLIGHT What does it mean to be an admissions ... Conner 2, or plan stuff for REX, or UROP, or decide how to pick your ... . MIT operates by setting a very high standard of admission to the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  since getting kicked off, I’ve tried to turn it from the jumbled mess of ... are much longer than the others.) Of course, things continue to get ... prints of sloth shirts designed by members of ESP. I also have Intro to

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hack Punt Tool: The Musical Now, the music can be yours.

  

  frenzied, stressed-out pre-med named Conner Burton, played by yours truly. As part of their quest to be hardk0re, they get involved in a hack: a ... . Sprinkles (played by French House's Luis O. '13! Yay! :D) are determined to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I who have nothing Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

  

  't get to go around Europe hearing about people's awesome jobs and taking ... , that way you won't get screwed by airport exchange rates" plan. So I have ... .86 in Euro. Then, in reference to the quote, "When I get a little money, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should request a fee waiver? Your decision to request a fee waiver is not unlike ... plagiarize your essay, we expect that you will not misrepresent your ability to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  , I’m not even shaken by needles anymore. I had to get eight shots ... get up, say good morning to my roommate, and head for the bathrooms ... for my MISTI (watch this space for deets on this!) and I’m there to get

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  motivated to build the skills to become a hacker by next year's HackMIT. New ... fluent enough in those languages to build my own castles) by the end of ... flocked to HackMIT to crowd themselves into a gym for 30 hours and make

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  June and Flaky Biscuits The first part of an epic summer and food, bien sur.

  

  spontaneous trip to Washington D.C. to visit one of my friends, followed by a ... 's one thing that will help me get through psets, a ton of things to do ... telling people that I'm a blogger. (Which I then question due to my recent

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  the secret recipe to get into MIT. Here it goes. Check off 4 out of 5 ... . Unfortunately, there is none. You can certainly can try to help your chances. You ... join a special program to study in France and get a side of buttery

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  3 / A team effort Roll Tech: Your newest Intercollegiate High Team silver medalists!

  

  ; Connecticut -> New York. We also stopped by New Jersey to practice before our ... for her expert navigation and driving skills and getting us to and from New York safely!"]just as fun![/annotation] It was, however, nice to get

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  to complete six classes and write your thesis. I was able to get three ... semester goes on; this post is my attempt to get them all organized and ... decorate the living room and what kitchen utensils to buy or get rid of. In

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  note: I found a fun little website I'd like to share with everyone. I ... branded balloons are tied to the mailbox. There is a poster of the Dome on the front door. Inside, we are welcomed into the MIT community by alums

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your ... Advanced Standing Examinations are one way to earn credit for MIT subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you're confident that you
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  Declaration of Independence (not the signing; get your facts straight, kids ... back to MacGregor, a thunderstorm hit. And by hit, I mean a torrent of ... appears to be passing by Boston with only a moderate amount of wind and rain

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014