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• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  ...don't freak out. 1. Prepare Your Wifi I applied early to MIT ... !"). If you're always nervously unpatient about these sorts of things, like ... own. You might want to wait until nighttime and open your letter under

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  You're a first-semester senior and this is what Section 2 of your ... the vast majority of your peers passed the swim test as fresh ... plausible, not because you didn't know how to swim but because your ankle was

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  applicants to contact their interviewer (and, if you're applying for regular ... are conducted in your home area (not on MIT's campus) by an MIT alum, a ... 't grill you: no questions about calculus, or your brainteasers, or anything

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  parent-readers out there, I'd also like to thank you for helping your ... your son's or daughter's abilities and college chances, it's a good idea ... disappointments or reversals in your own life. That way, whatever the outcome, your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  matter what your major is, you have to get credit for 8.01 (Physics 1), 8 ... ), then you're looking at around 84 units beyond the GIRs. Add that to your ... addition to your GIRs and the classes in your majors, you'd have to take 30

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  confronting the self i am the captain of my soul

  

  , like you do in your normal posts? alan: if this is how cj wants to ... , okay? alan: … dan: ah. dan: you're trying to pretend you're in control ... know, dan: you're never gonna pull it off. yeah, i remember. i said that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 30, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to get around MIT hunger pangs [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Culinary art = delicious art.

  

  your room to how to decide whether you should go to class can be a ... chemistry on your own! A quick introduction to my recent kitchen escapades: I ... if you have an oven and a day to wait. Simply cut up your favorite

  • by ARTalk
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  ?!" You ask, shaken from your hazy dreamlike state. "I thought we were ... meaning, so you are NOT ALONE in your endeavors to write great things! Although I get to do it for fun, and you get to do it while biting your nails

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  tl;dr Today I’ll be answering your questions about MIT portfolios in ... media in a way that our standard application is not. And while your SlideRoom portfolio and your MIT application live in two separate places as the user, we

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  less likely to make an error down the road. Identifying your ... would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a ... find that having a thoughtful conversation with your teachers really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What it’s like being back

  

  really means to be here. First, there's CPW, where (if you're like me) you ... brochure or a website (or Google Street View if you're really obsessed ... you're really here, on your own, away from your family. Before long you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  interesting for you and helpful to us. We understand that condensing your life ... easier for you to tell us, in your words, exactly who you are. Yes, the ... essays (200-250 words) which ask about a time you used your creativity, ask

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Tracking now available You can check the status of your application components now on MyMIT.

  

  the status of your application components. The Application Tracking will ... we have not processed it. We will not look at your application ... days for your MyMIT tracking system to reflect new documents faxed to us

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  in the same dorm as the other students in your seminar (usually there ... , including one where you get to build furniture for your room (a picture of a ... seminar also serves as your freshman advisor. This way, you get to know the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  have your elbows on the table? Brother 2: (Moves elbows off table, quickly) You're supposed to cut your spaghetti while you're eating it ... , do you want a fail proof way to know which bread and drink are yours

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  at your application again and consider it in the context of the Regular ... underlying benefits or disadvantages in already having your application read ... your updated grades (your semester grades are very important, so keep

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  if you feel you can make a compelling case for your inclusion among ... images into your posts to make them interesting. To be considered for a ... August 1st. Your application must include the following: Blogging

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  your favorite Puffs Facial Tissues or Cottonelle Wipes, I'd save the ... while you settle into your permanent room assignment. That said: MIT ... for your usage, they seem to be easily procured if you know where to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  : Is now a good time to talk? D: Ahhh, sure. Q: You’re down to 3 ... , but I would discourage you from choosing your college ONLY by the amount ... that the amount of financial aid is a consideration in your college

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  sink, where more water ends up on your clothes and the counter than on ... , hopefully you will read this and appreciate your cushy life a little more. And ... , impose curfews, tell you to clean your room, do your homework, empty the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005