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  Kick . . . start

  

  think that I am, all y'all prefrosh are starting your summer internships ... months. Yay!!! Either that or you're gearing up and anxiously awaiting the ... YOUR help. Our shows take about $200k to build through to completion and

  • by Snively '11
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  otherwise corroborated by outside sources. You say you're an excellent ... your transcript and test scores. You say you're a leader in your school community. We say great! What do your teachers and school counselors have to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  No Pain, No Gain I wish it weren't so.

  

  was a struggle, and my mind juggled with constant reminders: Place your feet properly! Lift with your legs, not your back! Pull the trigger! Don't let the wheels drop! Communicate with your partner! Ahhh, brain

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  - cover your head (tons of heat escapes off your scalp); clog your collar (ditto for your core); and cotton kills (NEVER wear cotton in the cold ... exciting, but if you're from the lower latitudes or an international student

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  Friday! Pretty exciting stuff. Regardless of your political views, I think ... collecting or confirming your contact info, it let's us know who you are and ... gauge your level of interest when deciding whom to admit. But for MIT

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  fame on the MIT Admissions Blogs- send me a picture of you and your card, and I'll add you to the post. :) It's kind of a fun way to meet your ... send me your pictures and I'll keep adding them to the post! Happy

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  last day to drop classes and have them disappear from your transcript ... of songs and have them sung to your sweet heart/friend/sorority sister ... Logarhythms" and you can lose a few hours of your life. So in the middle of

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO ... roll your eyes at us. In all actuality, I am really excited to call you ... /Hawkins/Marc R. After you commented we looked around and found your forms to call

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Ali Khademhosseini: Building tissues, cell-by-cell Khademhosseini, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the joint MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program,…

  

  found in your body. Khademhosseini is applying his micro-scaffold to grow ... UROP students is simple: be committed and know your limits; classes come ... genuine interest in your studies and hard work will enable you to get

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  , yes, put it on PDF, you're a senior, you should sshshngngngngnnnn." So ... this with any two regular classes of your choice during your senior year ... C or whatever and it still comes out on your report card as that most

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  how you're feeling right now. Senior year is hard. I know that to be a ... with the fact that you won't see your friends for a while after this one ... . And it may or may not be your dream school, but at the end of the day

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  you won't be moving into your final dorm room until after the final ... 's worth of clothes so you don't have to unpack and then repack your temp ... to be waiting for your grades for a week or so.) I've fulfilled all my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Really Random 19 pictures. Don't open on a dialup.

  

  further in this entry if you're still on dialup, because your computer will probably die. Also, the entire internet system of your country might shut ... " /> Say Hi to the friendly deskworker... if you're lucky, she'll let

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  hear stories or hear your parents remind you of the time they took you to ... inscribe your letters on the Colosseum like that? Didn't your mom teach you any manners? Remember the saying: "Touch with your eyes, not with your

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and Ends My brain is too fried to think of any original content. So I'm commenting on…

  

  (you're still going to do it, right?), so long as no pictures are taken ... that the choice of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" was rather odd, even given ... kill a few neurons and strengthen your resolve. (I'm pretty sure that

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  to write essays about what you do in your free time -- they really don't care about anything other than your previous research experience, what you want to research in grad school, and how seriously you're committed

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  (make sure you've given us your flight information). If you're coming ... ?" Sure. Just let us know your dates when you register. You'll miss all of ... form is enough." Your friend must register as a host at the MIT Community

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  are in your classes? Your clubs? From your high school or from your high school activities? If you were to cross off all of the people on your list who fit this criterion, chances are you’re left with an empty sheet of

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] 8.13 Junior Lab feat. aidan chambers '23

  

  universities will offer lab courses in addition to your introductory Physics ... introduce your actual lab education in a two-semester experimental Physics sequence that you typically take your Junior year as you’re well into your

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  class that doesn't connect with you.) This will not affect your chances at ... very beneficial to helping the committee understand your experience and ... of cuts or is it a one time yes or no decision?" After your application

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005