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  Landing  Your Aircraft Has Arrived at Gate '21 

  

  the weather outside is a chilling 2021.   For your safety and comfort, please remember to eat your meals and hydrate, regardless of how crazy your life gets and how overwhelming your workload may seem. A well fed and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 4, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Centimeters to Inches A Guest Post by the talented Antonella Masini '21

  

  welcome hug tastes, Turning it into your favorite flavor And doing the ... ”, Grab your bags and try not to look back.   Distance is to have your brain in one country and leave your heart kilometers behind. It is

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 4, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Love Is Hard (A Sequel) wherein anon feels different from how he felt seven months ago

  

  relationship ends, you tend to look back on your experience and think about the ... your face that you can’t hold back. It's when you lose track of time talking to each other because you’re too focused on the words flying between

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 3, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  . thanks for your patience and your love. thanks for all the things you taught me about how to learn and how to work. thanks for your passion ... your work conformed with your principles and your interests. i see and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  things I’ve found helpful. Pack: -- a memento for your shelf or wall ... shorts are your friends. And wait till you discover the wonders of free t ... -campus job possibilities. -- items you use most frequently at your current

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  is not a guide to optimizing your CPW experience... here are a few things I wish I knew as a prefrosh! 1) Your host loves you, so try your best to get to know them! Remember that your host is fully aware of the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  . If you're wondering what it's like to go to MIT, it's pretty much like ... treadmill. The treadmill just keeps going and going. You're trying to reach ... on your face or completely screw up and end up tearing apart the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  all of your work as an MIT student. I know plenty that are never zombies ... important to you. That said, you're probably wondering why I would expose ... days when you're coming into Cambridge from Boston, halfway through

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  is by yours truly, Advice: "If at the end of the application process ... ruin a large chunk of your senior year of high school. Instead of trying ... you fill out college applications, you're telling a college who you are

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  tell all your friends! You should come visit MIT! No, seriously, if you're ... for the admissions office (before you ask what I do, remember what you're ... comfortable chairs ever. Your first encounter with MIT will see you resting in

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  they cycle is coming full circle. I hope reading your decision was as enjoyable and rewarding for you and your families as it was for me. The ... all of you could have read that on your online letters this past weekend

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  I was your age, we didn't have any official release date to count down ... ?) 3. Get in the kitchen with your mom and don't leave until you ... like I miss my own bed. Also, you'll get to spend quality time with your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  have been screened carefully by yours truly. :-) My first interviewee is ... . Tell us a bit about your experience as an MIT student. What did you do outside of class? Who were your favorite profs? My program involved a lot of

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  . That’s right, if you don’t ask me questions on my blog, I will call your ... your questions (which I have copied below) and learn some new things as ... , the transition depends greatly on the rigor of your high school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  wore the hat you're all wearing this week. I triple-proofread my ... 'd probably take it as your sole holiday gift and I am sure you might swear that it's good enough to take the place of all your future gifts. :-) I was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  bearing on your application, as ~50% of our admits end up majoring in ... to the context of your overall app - what you're interested in, what you're excited about, etc. But there's no right or wrong answer

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  regret my mother's decision? Not at all. In any case, starting your own ... continue your career while being around your children more. On another note ... job and being out of the loop for a few years can really reduce your

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  teacher teaching your future major but who doesn't know you as well?" Yes ... to make something clear, in case your teacher doesn't?" 1. We have no ... , and we will consider this as part of your context. 3. You can write us a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Zeno’s Paradox halfway there (again)

  

  might make more sense. When you are one year old, a year is 100% of your life. When you're 2, a year is 50% of your life. Then 33%. Then 25%. Until suddenly you're 50 and a year is 2% of your life. You just start

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 17, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to see your decision by clicking View Update. There are no interim screens

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2021