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  The Five Stages of Grief (Jonathan’s Version) on a journey from New Hampshire to Next House [guest post]

  

  The briefest context for who I am: Hello, I am Jonathan, a sophomore ... fortunate to have a somewhat interesting story to tell. Read ahead ... Station, to take a Concord Coach Line bus across state boundaries to Salem

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 4, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets

  

  a fidget toy for me at this point -- as well as baking banana bread ... fifth"]sixth graders[/annotation] at my elementary school would do a flash ... start blaring from the speakers and suddenly there was a dance number

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 28, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  swatches of MIT collected like paint chips

  

  could be. There are weeks when you tally up your work, the hours in a day ... this place feels fraught, all of us one or two days from a deadline ... makerspace I just got access to, IDC, where there’s an embroidery machine and a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  At MIT Admissions, our mission is to recruit, select, and enroll a diverse and talented group of students who are a good match for MIT's unique ... otherwise demonstrate their readiness for MIT. We believe a requirement is

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  job-wise, this has been an absolute rollercoaster of a year so far. I'm EXHAUSTED. I was supposed to do [annotation note="a program where MIT ... it in 2021. my acceptance transferred over a year, which made for an

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  live and vote in Cambridge, there is a [annotation note="MIT is, to my knowledge, the only college in Cambridge with a polling location on its campus ... .[/annotation] Meanwhile, TurboVote — a software system that makes it easier to register to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  -crossing passenger bridge with all my possessions on a hand cart. *cliche mid-00s kids ... . Tearing up a little as my parents dropped me off, napping the flight away ... taking a plane. OK, so we'll drive! Well, it's not so easy, because nothing

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  different. I tried to get into a fifth class and didn't (it was too ... , although it's a little hard to tell, because the first week of the semester ... yourself and putting aside time for yourself is not just a necessary evil. It

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 vision new year's resolutions

  

  out of things to talk about and have to cast about for a forced small ... , which has dissuaded me from joining student groups. But as a junior, I ... to leave a legacy" sense, but how to do my best to leave the school

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  applications, educations, and most importantly lives have been interrupted by a ... , and civil unrest around the globe, just to name a few. This is, alas ... they are all interrelated. More on that in a minute. I am writing this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  qualified enough to get a job, and tried registering for extra classes only to ... ’s also a bit upsetting, because we distinctly remember thinking we’d never ... absolutely painful to write.  Okay, let’s backtrack a bit. We aren’t writing

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

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  identity as a clueless freshman has been stripped though I have inadvertently introduced myself as a freshman one too many times. Now, I take on the task of ... freshmen that’s inspiring and a little nostalgic. I didn’t come to MIT with

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Events

  media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.

  

  consuming some content lately that has brought us joy, so we decided to make a ... useful if you're looking for some distractions (specifically if you're a high school senior trying to distract yourself or take a break from

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT at Copley Square Yet more photos of #NoBanNoWall protests in Boston, plus an update from President Reif.

  

  Somalia. At least one student from Iran was already denied boarding a flight ... video, which I hope captures a bit of what it was like to actually be there: This was the first time I really actively participated in a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 31, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  Every year we publish a FAQ about the wait list. Students on the wait ... here. How does the wait list work? We are aiming for a class of about ... also keep a wait list of students. Is the wait list ranked? No. How

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  addition we've enlisted the help of a great group of current students ... you feel since they were asking those same questions just a year or so ... shirts so keep a lookout for them. A great place to find a parent to talk

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  Every year we publish a FAQ about the waitlist. Students on the ... here. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for a class of about ... also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No. How

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1130 students this year. Based on our estimates ... with the uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the ... fewer than 4% of applicants a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  story of how my friends and I unleashed a birthday explosion in his office ... 's around! He's a busy guy, after all), whether it's to chat, to get advice or an ego-boost, or even to crash on his couch. And so a few of my friends

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  When Disaster Strikes About how we'll be flexible with applications, and a couple of benefit events.

  

  minds, and the early action deadline about a week away, I figure this is a ... things happen, like when your school is shut down by a hurricane, your home is destroyed by an earthquake, a close relative passes away, or other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2005