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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  City Strangers a comic

  

  ’re leaving me behind.  The moments where my life crosses yours may be fleeting, but I'll try to find my peace in this sprawling city, in you.  You ... from the fire escape. We listen to a drag queen read children’s books in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 25, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  -male a capella group, on their way from one serenade to another. But some ... . At MIT, we celebrate the holiday in various fun ways. Of course ... off to some of the many romantic restaurants and sites in Boston and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? Prelude.

  

  Prelude. In light of the halfways, quarterways, three-quarters-ways ... corner of their heart a little bit from time to time, well, here's my ... is startled. I'm sure. But I'm going to do it anyways. I've lost the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

  

  In less than a week I'll be hopping on my flight back to Boston, and ... tasks at any given time, with completed tasks being erased to make room ... -date to the side of each one. Often, I'll start my mornings off by outlining

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • August 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  past few years. So it's been a little over a month since we got to England and the first term is half way over! I really can't believe it. The first few weeks went by really fast and now that work's been piling up

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  exactly the way we are is not what brings us to MIT. Pushing to find your ... point is sometimes lost along the way and only after many trials can be ... 't forget to be happy. Don't make time your enemy. Sure, take 8 classes, but

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  may be contacted by an Educational Counselor (EC) if there's one ... application to contact you, so please monitor your inbox and respond promptly. Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Photos of Freshman Spring 📸 My attempt to take a photo a day for an entire semester.

  

  be entered in a lottery for a $1000 dollar scholarship. For kids up to ... -18, the “booklets” changed into strips (perhaps meant to be bookmarks ... way too hosed to have time for all of that. So maybe, I thought, I

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • October 31, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  school, we stressed about not being qualified enough to get into the ... applying to WAY too many because of indecisiveness. Now, we are existentially ... applying to WAY too many because of indecisiveness.  We didn’t expect this

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  's warm. It's sunny. You don't know when you'll have the chance to be here ... avocado tree. It frames the solar water heater, metal being overtaken by ... the strength to capitalize properly no more (nor the energy to invest in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  More info for Admitted Students just a few more things to do

  

  Congratulations to all of the admitted students! I hope you are still celebrating, but I also want to remind you of a few things to do now as you make your final decision over the coming weeks. Tune in to the

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  . We won't be able to confirm 100% until we're a bit farther along in the ... tries to remember my blogging username/password. So then, where have I ... applications. It's been hard to find time for much else (like blogging and email

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  by 105 words. Unfortunately, there's no "real" answer to this question ... that would add to your application file but wouldn't fit or would be ... heartfelt and personal if you revise it to death. Be yourself (the toaster

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  a quick entry to let you all know that everyone's portlet has been ... Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a ... too late in the process to submit additional or missing application

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  And gather here once more to be renourished by thy side, And as we raise ... -from-behind win by the home team thanks to a Troy Glaus three-run home run. Yet I ... place, like everyone is excited to be there. There's nowhere else like it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  you. things i thought would be super hard turned out to be really easy. things i thought would be really easy turned out to be ridiculously difficult. things i thought would be super interesting turned out to be really

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  with finding what you need when you need it. Images can be difficult to ... might be relevant in order to fill in the rest of the space. To fit ... test taking became commonplace. By allowing students to bring in cheat

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Robot Competition 2016 robots dump (replica) tea bags in the (replica) Boston harbor

  

  was inspired by the American Revolution. The competing robots had to ... being entirely autonomous and audience "ooh's" for doing something badass like ejecting a mini robot to complete a subtask. Aside from the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the ... Admissions blogs -- including blogs by three admissions officers, the Director of Financial Aid, and 9 current MIT students -- can now be viewed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  , unbelievably, half-over, zooming by in a way that it didn't seem to do last year ... /Build/Fly team, training all our delightful new members and gearing up to fly (and ... . I got to meet astronauts, hear Elon Musk speak live, and get expert

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014