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  Things That Have Happened To Me Recently in no particular order

  

  next batch came out fine. But then I ruined them by trying to turn them ... of the new ones. You might be too young to remember this (oh God), but ... The other day I tried to hard-boil eggs for the first time. The first

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  blogger to major in 21E, nor will I be the last. I actually decided to ... , employable and going to be okay, I decided I didn't need to suffer through 12 ... student. I've forgotten what it's like to be happy while learning something

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  microspheres that can potentially be used to develop a cancer vaccine. Genetic vaccines work by inducing an immune response to a protein that is produced by ... encourages students interested in UROPs to be persistent and to apply to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Inside vs. Outside How MIT changed for me after being admited

  

  buildings seemed to be the embodiment of innovation, the students I saw ... like you in that kind of way ;)” vibe. In my mind I would not be happier ... just dream of one day being able to live in my “Heaven on Earth” and 4

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Events

  This…Is…BLODGEBALL! Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about us.

  

  edu. Not going to lie, folks. Being an admissions blogger is the bomb ... awesome gig. Now I'm going to be even more self-absorbed and obnoxiously ... + Dodgeball = Blodgeball (credit to Emad). And far be it for me to deny an

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Four years, four summers The stuff I've been up to every summer at MIT.

  

  -- rush is dry). It was exhausting, particularly since I was trying to be ... . So basically there's no way to tell where anybody is and how long it ... 't have to be at the staging area until an hour after those poor School of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Houston-area Suburbia kid Makes Trek to MIT Campus Preview Weekend with Mother By: Kevin, '11

  

  the crew people who seemed to be almost too excited about the fact that ... and MIT would probably throw some cash my way to get it started. I also ... us prefrosh. Anyway it turned out to be just fine, though it ended

  • by Bryan
  • April 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  handwriting. In sixth grade, Megan P. sat next to me in science class and had ... penmanship now bear little resemblance to Megan's. And I can write much more quickly (she was slow.) Having handwriting that you enjoy looking at is a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  VEDA (Vlog Every Day of April) cami edition

  

  blogger application, to finally take on this vlogging challenge. I will be ... entertaining. Nor are these meant to be super entertaining. In fact, I kinda hope ... hopefully I'll improve with time. I'll be linking the videos to my You

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 19, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  different ways. I asked my friends to show me what real Simmons dorm rooms ... girl from Chicago studying at MIT. She will be taking Tony Stark's place ... rendition of Simmons Hall is to the real one. ArchNewsNow   But do

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Distractions For you.

  

  your way in four days and an orgo test coming my way in a week, it'd be ... advantage of the sunny, 55 degree weather to catch up on all the vitamin D I failed to absorb in wintry days past. In celebration of this meteorological

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 10, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  believe we would be able to admit them this year, and we wanted to let them ... or had incomplete applications and were not able to be considered ... appreciate it. It's an honor to be entrusted with this part of your lives

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  the curriculum; we chose to be at school because we liked it; no, the ... educations, it tends to cheapen an ethnic identity. It’s as though being ... this, “I consider myself to belong to the following ethnic group

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  be sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in ... informed 2,498 students that we will not be able to offer them admission this ... can be a difficult decision to receive. Take a deep breath, shake it off

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  music and would like to be a part of the music community at MIT, you may ... acceptable). CDs will be forwarded on to the music department for evaluation ... application. Send this via US Mail to MIT Admissions; be sure your full name and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  (which can be expensive and annoying). I was happy to pack all of my stuff ... slept all the way until we reached the ferry to cross from Connecticut ... of that, the summer after senior year tends to be a bit of a slow one

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  rice cooker cooking or, how to cook for yourself with zero skill

  

  picture's horrible. I know. I don't care. Your food doesn't need to be ... does not have to be good. It does not have to be good! It has to be ... thing I did when I came to MacGregor? Get a rice cooker, because I haven

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 19, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I list standardized test results?

  . Instead, you will be asked to report exams you have taken or plan to take, and we ... you submit the application, you are still able to add them by following ... If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  , you may be allowed to demonstrate that you're entitled to such credit by ... If you're admitted, you can expect to receive credit for subjects of study that are substantively equivalent to corresponding MIT subjects. If
• Blog / Challenges

  you can care about things revisiting stoicism

  

  people in these areas reconcile “not being able to change other people ... like this and you’ll see: Not ‘some way to sleep with her’ - but a way to stop wanting to. Not ‘some way to get rid of him’ - but a way to stop

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • July 18, 2022