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  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  publish this past spring. The summer snuck up on me before I had a chance to ... seems like a better time, as people prepare to arrive on campus and start ... from time to time. :-) I am also publishing this because (a) I really

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining Hall Alchemy The art of turning cereal and chicken tenders into slightly tastier cereal and chicken tenders

  

  a rush, I find it helpful to do a quick scan of the entire dining hall ... . For example, the stir-fry station at Simmons only has a selection of 8-10 different vegetables (which is admittedly already a lot), but you can double

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  from the other side of the veil: I applied EA to MIT a few years ago, got ... as a rejection with prolonged pain. What I didn't know is that those 2 months allowed me to discard a single vision of my future and evaluate what

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  are parts 1 and 2 ! As we've described in the first two parts, we have a ... organized and arranged all these things into a hopefully aesthetic square ... ) Freshman Arts Program trinkets: a puppet we made for our fiber arts group

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  Counselor), at our high school's annual college forum, where a bunch of counselors from top tier schools gave a panel discussion about the college admissions process, sandwiched between two 20 minute Q&A sessions. The

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  community, each contributing a set of rare skills and perspectives while ... , of course, remarkable intelligence.   a younger me, with some ... will be honored by speakers, recognized by faculty, and handed a well

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  post as a reflection of how I regretfully spent some of my time during ... I could have handled things. Senior year is a rough one. With a full workload, afterschool clubs, and varsity sports, the amount that is on a

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week in the Life Hello, Google Calendar.

  

  . Monday XFair On the day before spring-semester classes began, MIT held a ... with the intention of dropping a few, if they're at the higher end of ... Stories"--it's taught by Shariann Lewitt, a prolific science fiction writer

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  've enlisted the help of a great group of current students' parents called Parent ... those same questions just a year or so ago. They are also easy to locate in their red Parent Connector polo shirts so keep a lookout for them. A

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Lectures I had two ideas for good blog posts, and both were stolen by other bloggers!

  

  Once I was at a fancy banquet-type event, one of the ones where they ... , and then they brought out dessert. And it was gorgeous. A beautiful, sparkling peach, a couple of berries, a needle-thin stick with a pale green

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  the lecture did happen to be a good time. We learned about how you get ... … actually, on second thought, I had a lot of good doodles from this lecture. I’ll table it for another post. Moral of the story: chromatin is a lot like me

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  each one of you possesses a talent that will make you stars at wherever you choose to go - even if it's not at MIT. I want to share with you a ... , there was a temple in the mountains. The head monk was advanced in his

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Dark Side of the Moon Mi vida. Nada m√°s.

  

  any pictures so I'll wait a little bit...and then... BOOM 5.12 exam ... . October was a month of fun - work, yes, but also fun. iHouse had a ... MIT would decrease like pigeons in the park. We talked a lot about

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  You may think you have a pretty good grip on what type of person you ... allow me to tell you something exciting and maybe a little concerning. As ... application I had a pretty solid game plan: Stress band, life in the country

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  Once, when I was younger, I poured the entire contents of a carton of ... that the "Sell By" date should be taken in a literal sense - "the milk ... . You can still drink it for two weeks after." I have a strong feeling

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The waking of all creatures that live on the land Lingering at MIT with my wandering eye. UPDATED, BABY.

  

  possible. On my way home from Europe, I had to use a Swedish girl's scale ... I managed to need so much luggage for a 3-month trip to Germany. Anyway, check back tomorrow for some info on classes and/or a map of MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  Yes, I've read a bunch of books since my last post. No, I didn't feel ... -epiphany where I kind of sort of maybe started thinking about majoring in 2A ... it down to a select few. My ideal schedule looked something like this

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  slides -- when you shake up a water/protein solution (for example, by sending water + people goo down a water slide at high speed), you get ... 'm sure that a bunch of people going to the beach isn't enough to supply the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  , because we have a standing agreement not to go to dances. We used to go during my sophomore year, but one time we were at a dorm formal and looked ... dancing." Adam's line of reasoning is that once you're in a relationship

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I?TFP

  

  build the Beta processor. Yeah, a processor, like you'd find in a computer ... computer screen and having no breaks except a couple of trips to the bathroom. There had been more TAs for a while, but in 004 they tend to leave shortly

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 19, 2005