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  RA deadline Q & A

  

  trying to finish up all your applications when you'd rather be hanging out. We understand and want this process to be as painless as possible! Here are the most important things to keep in mind as you wrap your MIT

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  (Sorry if you were expecting to read more about MIT, but exploring ... of the best things about going to school at MIT is that you get to live ... intense fear of missing out, I've definitely made an effort to get out and

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging ... courses, but I've also committed to a bunch of cool side projects/UROPs that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story Of @MITStudents as told by the person behind it

  

  @MITStudents, which I myself follow and often interact with. He offered to send me an explanation of what DSL is trying to do with it (and, for that matter, what DSL is), which I wanted to post here. What do you know

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  funhogging: to take more than one's fair share of fun When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to browse photos of mountain ... - it was all very alluring and exotic to me. Growing up in sunny Los

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  late for my work-study bookbinding job, but managed to get there a little after 9. My "hi" to my coworkers died on my lips as I looked at their ... the office computer and watched the replay of the crash. I started to

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  For the past few weeks, I've REALLY wanted to go to Red Mango.  I ... was Red Mango, so my friends and I would call going to get frozen yogurt going to get Red Mango.  Sadly, the closest Red Mango to MIT is kind of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied to MIT, the most in our ... applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. However, we did place some

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied for admission to MIT in ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  As I walked up the steps to 77 Mass Ave this morning I was ready to ... . We will fight to brighten up MIT. Please accept this portrait made from the sacrifices of my soldiers to brighten your day. May you win your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  In 2011, MIT Mechanical Engineering students went through MISTI to ... projects to improve life in impoverished communities at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico (to name a select few). In fact, a total of 80 Mech

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  active in.  (I learned to fly pre-MIT and probably won't have much time to ... figured a simulator is a good place to do it.  Until I saw a shiny, shiny ... give those to you?" "Only if you don't crash." "NOOOO I WANT MY

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  obligated to wax rhapsodic about things that didn't happen very long ago.  I ... year ago. It was a beauteous midsummer morn, and I was filled to the brim ... FPOPs, chances for freshmen to dabble in a huge variety of subject and

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  Well, there’s certainly truth to that. I arrived in China almost two ... had a stress-free beginning to summer. :) Picture-time~ My kindergarten! I tried to go in, but got kicked out after 2 seconds. Qin

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. However, we did place some students on our

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few ... all drank as much as we wanted to, there wouldn’t be enough. The result was a limitation on the size of the cups we could use to drink apple

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Settled It's good to be back!

  

  who don't believe me when I say I'm 19 and instead ask to see parent-signed papers saying that I'm allowed to travel alone, I am finally back at MIT and all settled in to my new room. Last year's non-existent view of the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  , we've been working in small groups to devise projects that we could take to disseminate in Haiti at the end of April. I'm working with Anila '10 to disseminate low cost water testing devices that were developed by

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…

  

  world ‚ô• I haven't quite made it to all the CPW events that have taken place so far, which is okay because I'm a host and not obligated to be crazy-successful at taking advantage of everything CPW has to offer

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 10, 2010