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  MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 We've updated the stats page.

  

  any information session are statistical. What is the average SAT score ... folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any ... Trivia: This year's admit rate was 11.9%. What was the admit rate for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  this is that when it’s cold, it snows, which is pretty much the best. So ... , we were walking by the moat of the MIT chapel, which is just an empty ... bad), we managed to get the chunks into the moat, grabbed a few branches

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  , or otherwise - and the best thing you can do is to let it. (Do you ... that I had to finish it. It's like when your mom calls you by your first ... 'm trying to put off getting to the point of this entry? Anyway, some time

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  , curated by the bloggers, to provide motivational music for you, dear reader ... . You can go back to 2012 to Qiaochu's post about his life in the cloud ... to the students in my CMS class about the RIAA lawsuits that were

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  only child to the best school her money could afford. She moved back in ... loss of your first pet is the worst heartbreak of all. During this ... was one of the hardest things I've had to do. Initially I didn't get

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  On abnormality

  

  biology research is one of the loves of my life). So I decided to devote this entry to a small subset of the ways in which I am either unique (if ... data to the statistics file, where I analyze it by type of day (schoolday

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Speed Walking literally and figuratively

  

  urops, and often, it feels like the only way to keep up with it all is by ... beyond the *literal* shuffle-shuffle-i'm-so-cold-and-need-to-get ... into a sprint, run from the student center with your lunch in hand to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 11, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  a pattern to life that built itself into your subconscious, from the ... habitual, like stopping for a cup of coffee on the way out, or grabbing your ... I got the urge to write this short story about 2 days ago. Then, I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  Undergraduate Research The sad part is, as much as I try to deny it, I think I ... , but still managing to get through the questions with varying degrees of ... is, well...being old, I guess? For example, 2.002 is the follow-up to 2

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  playing what is written in your music and playing for the purpose of ... [by Shelby Heinecke '13] THE Gustavo Dudamel, you know, the hip ... , visited MIT last Friday to receive the 2010 Eugene McDermott Award in the

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  do is guess which of the three things I'm about to say is a lie: 1. I ... to learn and what you’re willing to do to learn.  MIT has its way of ... perfect. Go ahead, take your pick and then read below for the answers

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  [/annotation] this semester? It truly is the best place to live on campus.) Edit: My ... ? That’s okay. I think I saw a sign with your picture on the way in. Let ... I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  I would love to take credit for the brilliant entry title, but ... reading your comments on Stu's post and was going to write back but then ... , the application process in general, and moving forward. All of your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  yourself that you’re positive this is the semester where you’re going to ... to access your rational, “outside view” shoulder-devil to remember the times you’ve lost your optimism as the semester has unfolded.. to try and

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  think the lesson here is to be careful about how you time your travels when you're relying on the T's schedule. Well, the other lesson is that ... across the parking lot and to the Porter T station, which is right next to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  pretty tan! How was your summer? me: Good. I went to the beach. pgf: Oh ... you're supposed to ask them how about their summer. Unfortunately, as is ... interaction made your day? The trick to talking to people (at MIT and in real

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  ever wanted to see just how hot your PC can get before it starts messing ... [/annotation] and testing the headbands to see if the impact on your head changed at all ... figuring out the optimal scoop-ability of your favorite [annotation note

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  empathize with the state of mind of not wanting to commit because you’re ... is to say, if you’re a curious person with an open mind, you can ... the part i have yet to finish, and as a result i am usually discontent

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  to know the other freshmen in your program. Most (all?) departments ... ". So there is an FPOP for entrepreneurship! I looked up their website to ... FPOPs are freshman pre-orientation programs, where you get to come to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid… the way of fools seems ... ” by Worthikids. I’m on the rise.  As we prepared to run over the next ... along the way. There are walls to climb and trenches to crawl through, and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025