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Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…
've seen both of them present before on other topics, so I knew to expect ... case. Need blind admissions have allowed more students to have a chance ... students from across the country and across the world routinely apply to the -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Comments 3999 & 4000
Thanks to Kiersten for being my 4000th comment! Also, thanks to Jeff who, in the 3999th comment, provided a link to this interview with MIT ... prominent scholar in the country devoted to examining pastimes often deemed -
Blog / Admissions
International Selection Day 1
*Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students. I wore a tie today, which might clue you in to ... choosing only 100 students quite difficult. Already we've had to make -
Blog / Admissions
Don’t believe everything that you read
Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... found the secret on guarenteed [sic] Admissions to MIT This comes ... 's mad as hell because he didn't need to waste 2 months on ISEF research -
Blog / Admissions
Busy times
quite busy here in Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4 ... entry, I'll be going home to relax tonight. Things are starting to get ... to take this class; it's really awesome. Are there any classes you -
Blog / Admissions
International Men & Women of Mystery
*Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... geography. That is to say, many international students live in the US, and ... that definition, there are two very important things to remember about -
Blog / Admissions
Branching out
With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I ... , with no Central Meetings to do, I'll get to catch up with some friends ... building a mini-Sukkah (MIT's is currently up on Kresge Oval, thanks to -
Blog / Life after MIT
Hello, world
job, I am frequently asked to tell various chapters of my life story ... , Our Lady of the Hamptons. I then made the big leap to the public high school (my graduating class: 65 students!), and managed to take all three -
FAQ / International applicants
What if I don’t have a school counselor?
/principal to leave spaces blank on the form. Please ask your counselor/principal to upload your official transcript (with three years of subject grades if available). We also accept the high school transcript alone to -
Blog / Admissions
did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety
. I decided to take more time with my MIT application and ended up ... realized that was what I wanted to do! I even emailed to ask more questions ... happy to be acknowledged!"]received a response[/annotation] to my email a -
Blog / Uncategorized
cute date ideas or like. hang out ideas
list of fun Ellie-tried-and-tested things to do with one or more people ... fantastic way to make people come over to study so that I don’t have to leave ... ="120020" /] On campus Enjoy some shows! I have to plug Video Game Orchestra -
Blog / How to Boston and Beyond
How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles
^ how not to do it. "Help! I'm from [Los Angeles/Orlando/other perpetually sunny place]. What do I need to survive an East Coast winter?" I'm glad you asked! As a lifelong Californian before I went to -
Blog / Admissions
Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT
While at MIT CPW, I had the wonderful opportunity to sample all sorts of ... also simply awesome beyond all reason (koodos to Cross Products, muy ... attempt to personify a big, philosophical theme into a “smell” -
Blog / MIT Life
I’m supergirl and I’m here to save the world My day, being thought of as superhuman, and answering several questions.
, since it wasn't a very full flight and I had a whole row to myself. 7 ... undergrad and grad school), and she offered to drive me back to the dorm, an offer which I gladly accepted (taxis from Logan to campus often cost -
Blog / Academics & Research
I’d Like Your Help With My Letter to President Obama… What I'm up to in 21W.747 (Rhetoric) class these days.
coach, Dave Hunter, attempts to motivate us for the next period using a strong appeal to emotion (pathos). Sometimes he focuses much more heavily on an appeal to our logic (logos) by quoting statistics on shot blocks -
Blog / IAP
Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP
long before you want to punch someone, and learned that snow is, despite ... ! Beyond these valuable life lessons, I've also been lucky enough to take a ... is born. And despite the business buzzwords (integrated marketing to -
Blog / MIT Life
I wrote a whole post on Halloween and forgot to publish it So here's 2 months of blogging in one post
night I wrote this post and forgot to click publish so I'm going to add a bunch of CROMBUS content and some other stuff to the end and put it up ... Halloween so I guess I had to make cookies. My favorite halloween cookies are -
Blog / Events
Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.
footage...but it needs to be edited. So get ready for an entry filled month ... show... * Please excuse my lack of acting skills :P Credits to Travis -
Blog / Community Projects
Food for Thought [guest post] On food and our culinary club, Mince
letter to food written jointly by me (Sophia) and Tananya. I ... on Instagram to learn more about our events, recipes, team, and general ... . Tananya is the current head of MINCE. I started this organization to create