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• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  . Obviously my response is directed to parents, but I thought it was important ... helpful. Numbers mean nothing to us because ~70% of our applicant pool is ... ?" Sometimes they didn't know the difference, which is a tragedy that deserves

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  So this week, each day of Orientation, the students have been getting a group of scavenger hunt questions to solve, and today they get to solve mine. This blog is supposed to have a question on it, so I'll make

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  say that I'm "tenacious", but what I really mean is that I am set in my ... and lab, which is really kind of stupid if you live on the far west end ... cream and my feet don't hurt? Hello, this is a no-brainer. Answering some

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 Numbers

  

  represented state, as usual, is California (12%). Number 2 is New York at about ... popular female name is Sarah (12) (there are also 4 women named Sara).   Class of 2009 Orientation is less than three months away!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Festival

  

  currently at MIT for Campus Preview Weekend (this post is dedicated to the other 42%!). This is the "before" picture, T-minus 2 hours until the event... And this is the "after" picture, a half hour into the event

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Stop You're hurting the wrong people.

  

  obviously disenchanted. But messing with other applicants is simply not fair

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  such as my blog is not the place to have a discussion on highly serious ... is benjones at mit dot edu. If I am not able to help, I will find ... thread. But this blog is what it is, and Matt & I have to stay within

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Anna’s Taqueria

  

  , because today is the grand opening of Anna's Taqueria on campus! Anna's Taqueria is perhaps the best know Boston restaurant of the variety "cheap AND ... literally out the door. One of the best things about Anna's is that they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stress

  

  parents reading this blog, is there anything you'd like me to talk about, or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  May I include supplementary materials with my application?

  Our admissions process is designed to be completed online. Creative portfolios in SlideRoom are available for researchers, performing artists, visual artists, and makers to submit supplemental materials. If you must
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  The MIT School of Engineering is world renowned. Covering everything from ocean engineering to aeronautics, there's something exciting going on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  one specifically for us. We request the profile only if one is available.
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  WTP is a women-focused program aimed at empowering students from groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering by providing a rigorous four-week summer academic experience that introduces 20 high school
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  application is read in a holistic manner, within its proper context.
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... program is UROP. When you do a UROP, you will find a professor who is working on something that you think is awesome. You and the professor will
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  another day of fall when canvas went down and made me think about internet and people and the seasons

  

  reality is probably that the fall colours had already burst along the esplanade before I looked across the river that day. But it is also true that ... breathe. It is crazy how the Canvas software prevented me from noticing

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 25, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  night, but that's because the triangle is an oversimplification of sorts ... , this can also be a good refresher. Some of the following is specific to ... to spend at any given moment, is proportional to the product of these

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how to succeed in business without really trying on leadership, being bad at things, and musicals

  

  explainable factors. First and foremost, it is very easy to convince me to do things[annotation note="which, honestly, is more of a kind of savior complex than a positive thing."]when no one else is doing them

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 18, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  here’s everything i thought about in 25 minutes an uncurated and somewhat meta discussion on anything and everything

  

  because that’s when my laundry is supposed to be done and just continuously ... typing. i’m pretty sure my blogger bio says my words per minute (wpm) is 150, which is true – but i can only really push into the 150-160wpm

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • July 16, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  i feel completely fine and maybe that's okay

  

  , which is the kind of writing that always makes me want to write my own ... mind, accruing interest. Time, however, ticks incessantly, and it is now ... try,' or 'to attempt', and is the root of the english word 'essay'; or

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 12, 2022