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  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  to be able to use your application and our prior knowledge to be able ... we're very good at this. You can help your own case by helping us to ... previous answer, so please be sure to do that. As for what extracurricular

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Everything is different now That's ok, I have a cat now

  

  change. I had to find something to get out of the house, and not be locked ... ’d like it” “oh its probably expensive” “it’s probably going to be pretty ... in the restaurant industry. It’s not really what I want to be doing

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  experience. I learned how NOT to epoxy my hair by accident, how to deal with ... Activities Period (IAP) is long gone ----> You, like myself, may be ... ’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  suggestions for MIT merch but they're bad

  

  Institute of Mechnology? MIT Dome Hat – What better way to show off your ... Headcover – Show off your MIT alumni status to your golf buddies by impaling a ... time for gift-giving. A couple of weeks back, I visited the MIT Coop to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 10, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  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 / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  will be compromised by these events. But we pledge to you that as we ... 's nothing more to say about it that will be productive. We need to acknowledge ... office is quite shaken by this. Until we've had a chance to individually

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• 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