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• Blog / About Decisions

  The waiting is the hardest part

  

  from school, I can see the SIZE of the envelope! It's still dark here in VA...being its 3:18AM. But you can see the space marked off with tape ... I can see from the comments that many of you are, quite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 13, 2004
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an unnecessarily detailed normal friday finding things to blog about when you're swept into normalcy

  

  back to sleep without even thinking. eventually, though, it's 9:30 and i ... sentences using the grammar we had just learned. i decided to link my sentences into a story about how i was late to class and it's bad. well

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  from existing in the capacity it's used to, so people would end up moving ... Conner is seeing a few changes that have implications for its ability to ... discussed quite a bit. It was first posed to me on a call with someone on

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  're stationary with respect to the plane. But it goes without saying that, relative to some fixed point on Earth, you're all moving - and fast. It's all ... earliest memories, I'm climbing the steps to where I used to live and heading

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  quickly consumed (but at least I got some pictures this time!) (To the ... Kirsten (my attempt at cutting a piece was awful and too quickly consumed to ... an apple pie for the office today and I was going to take a picture of

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  . Life is hard; get used to it. And then I came to MIT, and I realized ... , because I worked a job all summer. Don't do this if you can avoid it, kids ... drowning? Well, to be honest, it sometimes happens (it sometimes happens to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  raw, unpainted wood. I immediately resolved to paint it. I wanted what I put on it to be special, to reflect the fact that it was the first time ... my door, you would always be able to see what other people did to it

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Tracking update All EA application mail has been processed; check your MyMIT Tracking.

  

  a transcript, please fax it to us, but be sure to also mail us another ... for EA applicants. This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on MyMIT. It will show what materials we have processed for you. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Rate My Setup a guide to my room in Simmons

  

  can be used as an oscilloscope and waveform generator (in the pink box).[annotation note="basically, it can be used to generate voltage signals with the ... to use old newspapers to set up a safe soldering surface. Almost all of

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 17, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  huge front desk. i walk up to it. i couldn’t figure out what to say, for ... how to deal with all this guilt. or hi, i think i’m crazy, can i talk to ... , that i needed it. i tried to spend more time with friends this week. on

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  It’s hard to believe that I am now in the latter half of my college ... teaching me things that I will be using in my future career. It is a great ... side, that also means it is harder to find people to ask for help

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  used to keep track of the funny and/or ridiculous things our group of friends said on a daily basis (note: I was going to link to it, but then I ... they're desperately trying to get away from you, but they can't because

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 2 Neither zumba, nor yoga.

  

  she would do it after class, and told me to go to the back closet and ... to the size of watermelons every time I lifted up. It was ... giving up on using their weights. One by one, weights clunked to the ground

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where ... 'll update the freshman class profile page closer to Registration Day. Here's a quick summary of what you'll find... Freshman Applications 12,445 Freshman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  , in which students were asked to write an essay analyzing its use of ... 're going to forget that it's a Frank O. Gehry building." I actually really ... 10 least attractive college campuses. Is it hard going to school there

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  4 years now. I'll be honest, I used to know a whole lot more about it, back when I was in the thick of it. Now, my role as a blogger, is to ... awful chore that they're glad to be done with. Unfortunately, this can

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  Secondary School Report. We have always said that it is most important to get these letters from the people who know you best and can advocate most ... recommendation from people who can write well on your behalf, or to at least have
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  advice to the underclassmen! The SAT Subject Tests will be administered for ... registering is April 28th. We suggest that when you register, you list MIT to ... the Subject Tests be taken in June, but I think it's a pretty good idea

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  can. Burton-Conner, my dorm, has bathrooms. Yay! We don't have to use ... is using it. Upon entering a bathroom you are usually faced with ... ) If somebody replies, wait patiently for them to be done using the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009