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• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  able to help you get to know MIT a little better than you may have ... . I wasn't expecting that to happen...but through your comments, your emails, and even your random Facebook pokes, I genuinely became attached to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my test scores?

  factor among many for evaluating your preparedness for MIT. Test scores are ... us better evaluate academic preparation. If you are planning on applying to MIT and would like to see our testing requirements, please visit
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  reading your comments on Stu's post and was going to write back but then ... time, I've forgotten how to blog. So in true "first post" style.. there ... random rock-paper-scissor tournaments, assaulting people to get them

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  looks for ways to get back on the horse. She tends to learn as much from ... to have gotten into Yale law school solely based on his own efforts ... evaluates his scores based on comparisons of his scores as related to the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  goal, they explain on their Web site — vds.mit.edu — is “to identify the ... We’re all aware of climate change and the impact that it will have on our future. MIT has been very active in developing solutions to energy

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  your undying love for trashy TV!) 2) How much does going to Interphase ... way to gauge how good your study habits/exam-taking skills are. 6) Is ... people in every class get to experience. Very useful connections, if you’re

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  . Brush your hair everyday. Clean your room once a week. Get seven to eight ... . Brush your hair everyday. Clean your room once a week. Get seven to eight ... I’ve been thinking a lot about how I would want to structure this

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  . So go ahead. Shoot your shot, and I hope to see you on the other side ... because there is so much to be done at any given time. Get excited for all ... -based, so you will only pay as much as your circumstances allow you to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  . But i have decided that now my only aim is to get in MIT so i need your ... , you get a lot of choice in what you want it to be. Former blogger Mollie ... school to get admission in 1 of the best college like MIT. Do you think

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  anyone using it will know exactly how it functions and how to fix it if it ... villages we’re visiting, we are realizing how much cow dung we would need to ... semester to delve into how grand the problem of poverty is and the kinds of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  ’t try to work in a fog. I know how to say “May I pet your dog?” in 5 ... ’ve acquired on the way to becoming a full-fledged adult (in no particular order ... the hard way that proving you're right rarely ever proves anything to

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  GUYS IT SNOWED!! yayayayyaayy

  

  ’re just on autopilot. And then the site loads! And for the first time, I don ... (Wednesday, 12/6), but in the last fiveish days leading up to Wednesday it switched to just cloudy. I gave up hope. I resigned myself to an incredibly

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 7, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taste ai has no taste.

  

  journalism and I appreciate the opportunity to get to speak on this topic ... exposure to develop your own taste, so you may mimic the taste of those ... if your taste is good or not, observe the reception to what you do

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  feeling to realize that you know things that most people don’t; on the flip ... away, I really want to make sure I get an internship with a company I ... learning how to mix concrete, testing the failure limit of concrete cylinders

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  . How do I get to know people? How do I find community on campus? For me ... though you're on PNR or take a 4am trip to Seven Eleven with you ... can link it rather than having to figure out how to word it every single

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  ; students are printing leaflets of resumes before the printers get tied up on ... you don’t know what business casual means, much less how to find a job ... summer. I wanted to spend time with my family, and I needed to get off

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  ). Plus, I heard a certain Tim Beaver is planning on being there to get his rock on. He's been known to get a little crazy. See you there ... , and their soldering irons to strum their guitars; beat on their drums

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Coming to a theater near you! (Or auditorium... or gym... or lecture hall...)

  

  that you're going to see MIT. When we're on the road, we can't make that ... shouldn't come - you'll still get to meet the alumni interviewers for your ... much overlap there is with the on-campus info sessions. On campus, your

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  A few entries back, Lena asked "How did you get the job in the lab ... , professors, and grad students?" The easiest question there to answer is how I ... to be my biology advisor (if you have two majors, you get two advisors

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  learning, and if an education is what you want your daughter or son to get ... things. Coming back to Texas allows me to think about how my MIT ... miles from home. No coming home on the weekend to do laundry...that was

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006