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• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  - if you aren't the sh*t, you're not going to get into MIT. Having said ... no one gets into MIT "the easy way." There aren't different standards ... song (Mikey was a Log). This option is clearly superior to #'s 1-3. The

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art in burton conner making do in a non-mural building

  

  far cry from the way things used to be, and students aren't thrilled ... stewardship over the building, and giving them free reign to paint is untenable ... underclassmen to pick up the torch. in the meantime, we're trying our best to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Baseball!! a blog about baseball and internet games and embroidered hats and New Zealand Indie Rock.

  

  ’m afraid of the Wolf of Wall Street.”  … When freshmen first get to campus ... Red Sox, but winning is fun and I wanted to have fun. For the first time ... I loved the band and I may never get a chance to buy this record again

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning a hackathon for students and instructors connecting technology with education

  

  materials. Now MIT is trying to implement technology in a way that works best ... sponsored by the Office of Digital Learning to highlight and address these ... interest, you can snip the relevant quotes, tag them in relationship to your

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 17, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  6.0001 is Done I learned a bit (or should I say 8-bit)

  

  . The Good: 6.0001 is immensely satisfying. The sheer dopamine I get ... gratification isn't the single thing to strive for, but it sure is exciting. I ... is across from a piano. If there was a MicroQuiz to be had, you best

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  where is home? leaving your home is easy / it's keeping this one that's a struggle

  

  out to get tested is harder. but it's one of the few things that get me ... in baker. i take the elevator down to the dining hall to get meals, and then i take it back up and eat in my room. i walk to the z center to get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  seven places to P-Set: 1. Quincy Market, Upstairs by the GAP This is ... . Sometimes I go just to have a quick break from riding my bike when the wind is ... get to Target and I ended up turning the other way to go along with my

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  anything, or to dress in a particular way. My bet is the answer is "no" on ... get a sense of who the candidate is, and why they want to go to MIT. One ... advanced classes and olympic classes provided. So...is there any way to get

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  totally lost in that class for weeks. The current plan is to work on it with ... microdosing sleep by taking 1 to 2 hours naps several times a day. On the other ... doesn’t get stolen. In the darkness, I hear whispering sounds. Is it just

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  get a full ride. The best way to get a full ride at OSU is by being a ... , precisely, one goes about getting into MIT. My first response is generally to ... to put the anxiety of prospective students to rest; knowing you're

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

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  making a decision. random person, "Hrm, not sure if this is the place to ... were very talented. These were the best students and we weren't about to ... things look by late May." The thing is, the national common reply date is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  the middle of their second term (although you're free to switch later if ... I'm going to have to make this quick today, since I have to study for ... or ecology since I got here -- the MIT department is focused on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  about your ability to eat regularly and properly, the Pilot 2021 is not ... of the post offers ways to feed yourself in a non-dining community for ... try to go to grocery stores as rarely as possible. By the end of the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  float your boat. Although I recognize that (3) is usually the best course ... to say that it's the "top sliver" because there is no rational way to ... to force myself to go do something else, the usual result is that I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  onto his website to watch his mailbox for the arrival of a big, beautiful ... … drive quickly but cautiously under the speed limit) home to check my ... was a no-brainer. My anticipation was compounded by the fact that I had

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  deferred, what is the deadline to send in supplemental materials? Get things ... Hi everyone. I'm so exhausted so this is going to be quick, but I ... planned). I think you can call next week as well. The number to call is 617

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  get from cleaning your room without anyone telling you to. Apart from ... January is “supposed” to be an off-month for MIT students - a break between the semesters to relax, recharge, recoup, and reflect*. But somehow

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i will meet zendaya even if it’s the death of me a wide-ranging rant written while feverish

  

  , as a Coloradan, Jonbenet Ramsey is the best true crime story ... , there is one clear trend: I hate being sick. I hate the idea of not being as productive as possible, I hate the idea of not being able to do

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 26, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  trips and transit i'm spending obscene amounts of money on uber god dang it

  

  finished off the trip by walking through the lovely city of pasadena to get ... japantown is one of LA's cultural neighborhoods, and is close enough by to me ... uber pool to get there. work to the beach [caption id="attachment_45138

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  you didn’t get into and pick the one you feel is the best choice for you ... prospective students. The transition happened quickly and I didn’t have time to ... also don’t get to randomly see students I know in the hall. I also miss

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014