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• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  is very helpful to us to have you write in your scores in a way that ... teacher is on the ball and sends in your recommendation in September, we'll hold on to it until the rest of your application comes in. The same goes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  , once your moment is over, you need to get back in the game as well ... this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase diversity is to 'relax the standards'. I can't speak for other Colleges

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Fall Semester random happenings, senior year edition

  

  turned to Toby and muttered ‘John what is the chemical structure of BF3 ... Eric Lander’ on your resume. Raise your hand if you want to help wipe the ... . I believe it qualifies the company for the “Best Intern Recruitment

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology (fatima's version)

  

  ) "The Wasteland" by T.S. Eliot because April is the cruelest month ... . one always needs to know about the long line, which is like a line but very ... inspired by Alan's browser archaeology post, I started looking at the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  Shape breaks you out of your daily routine and gives you a hard shake by the ... are, what you want, and how you hope to get there. Now I realize the ... frustration in a compassionate, fatherly way. It can be the feeling that one is

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  beginning of the year, recruiting impressionable freshmen who want to get ... afraid to not pursue things even in the face of your new friends telling ... group. To the recruiters: One of the easiest things you can do is to

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Flu shots optimizing literally everything

  

  then get sent to one of the tables, and someone types up your form. There ... reluctant to get the flu shot, because needles and injections terrify me, you know? I hated going to the doctor to get vaccines. I know they’re good

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... their labs, but your relatively brief visit to the labs greatly ... . And, of course, you won't get to see all of the date-specific events

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2022 (ok, i didn't enjoy all of it)

  

  literature, on the need to lose. Quick context: MTG is a card game, mana screws ... introduction to the medium. Your intervention will begin and end the story. But ... . Also good is 99 Ways to Tell a Story. Some of us were travelling together

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  summer lovin’ 🎶 🎶 had me a blast

  

  you are! ;) But I think it's just the coolest thing 😍 I get to write ... ... getting to go home at 5 pm and have the rest of the night to yourself ... to :D In like November/December (which seems so long ago now), the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 2, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  reading the textbooks I got for my birthday. By the way, I turned eighteen ... available to you (such as living group websites and the Guide to Residences in ... preference, and stick the list under your pillow just before you go to bed

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  do to get in." No one activity is "better" than another: the best ... chances of getting admission? Is there a way I can still have the interview ... !) which to me is the most important thing. Also, there are great

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  catching up what are you doing over the summer?

  

  neighborhood, and the sun is starting to set, casting a golden glow over the well ... probably depends on the friend group. tiffany is someone i went to middle ... requirement for my high school--every senior gets the month of may off to pursue

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • June 2, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  when the world gets too heavy put it on my back

  

  characters, my understanding of what relationships were supposed to be, the way ... pit concert, thrown to the back by a bunch of rowdy kids with not a care ... refined way. i've been thinking a lot about innocence and love and the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  MIT Dining Halls my controversial ranking

  

  any staff. Vibes: ⭐ - The dining area is way too cramped for seating ... : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - As aforementioned, Maseeh is on Mass Ave. right next to the Stud and ... have the grill and stir-fry stations, where you can get food made-to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  two days prior to the start of CPW to visit family and such. One quick thing I must mention is how infinitely cooler it is to visit the East ... visited the Coop. There I found this:Do you get it? :)Then I went back to

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  $4133, which averages to just under $10 per meal. The Full 19 is a little ... stress on long days and avoids the temptation to skip meals, which is very ... once a week, I get to eat with the brothers whenever I want. Being the

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  breathe. and get to keenly observe the way a breath translates to subtle ... students, because this is one of the few classes that requires you to apply ... repeatedly compares the angles and lines of objects in real life to what is

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • June 4, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  community to be a smooth journey. The process is inherently one that requires ... transition. Don't get discouraged by the many challenges you'll face this fall ... find ways to grow, even though you might be in the same physical space

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Experience FAQs from high school counselors

  

  ways. Now I know what I really want to do with my life. And, by the way ... the point that it gets confusing to decide where to go. This is why it ... coaster and fort, and freshmen get to help out. It's a pretty cool way to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2017