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  Our 2016-17 Application Essay Questions For those of you rarin' to go.

  

  friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your family, the classroom, your neighborhood, etc. (200-250 words) Describe the world you come from; for example, your family, clubs

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • July 26, 2016
• Blog / Events

  REX at Random Hall ice cream, epic meals, water wars and turing tests!

  

  out where they belong. Breathe easy knowing your decisions are not ... dripping down your throat and discover Thor's magnificent hammer! 15 ... Starve So your mom left you here with a pineapple, some plastic wrap, and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • August 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  homepage. I’d encourage you all to watch it if you’re interested--it’s pretty ... guess that at your high school–just as in many high schools–the days you ... concept (let’s use integrals as an example). Your teacher talks about

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story Of @MITStudents as told by the person behind it

  

  highlight events that you are excited about. We want to know about your ... through your eyes. To put it simply, we want MIT students to help us ... . We also plan on following your experience a lot like we did during

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  Dear EA applicant, You're almost there. It's Friday/13/13, so if ... in the decision, then probably in something else, if you keep your mind ... 17.5 minutes, and that you're probably too excited to sleep tonight

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.

  

  thereafter, you can check your decision at: decisions.mit.edu Log in using the same username and password that you use to log into your My ... to receive your decision online before logging in to decisions

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 14, 2013
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  stuff in your teeth.  That's grody, dude!" After Charm School: [whispers] Excuse me, you have something in your teeth. As you may know, MIT students ... manners.  For example: when you're given a large napkin you should fold it

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  your boat, here are some other tunes I've been playing this summer ... you but it's like, I AIN'T EVEN MAD because you're in such a good mood ... song that you play in your head as you walk around like a badass until

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  : "Who is your favorite celebrity? Who is on the cover of the stack of magazines by your bed?" Slightly Unshaven Slightly European MBA: "I read the ... finished up my Python class, 6.s090, that culminated in a project of your

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can ... your parents let you? I began thinking about these questions after I met ... familiar sights, smells and faces of your community. Yes, they are comforting

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  I've received as an MIT student is, "What was your SAT score?" My ... truth, I don't think it'll help you very much...just do your best!" I ... matter. The importance of your high school rank will linger through your

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  your friends and just hang out.   Eat some ice cream. If ... ; Hit up some graduation parties and enjoy time with your fellow graduates ... ; Play manhunt in the dead of night in an area of your neighborhood filled

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  Finding your way through the labyrinthine tunnels Getting your (virtual ... it weighs in at a solid ~7 megabytes. If you're not on MIT's lightspeed ... /mySpace/Googlestalking prospective students and applicants. MTG only collects your Facebook ID number

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  would suggest doing your exploration closer to the beginning of your ... factors in my decision process (see below for resources on making your own ... completing your degree in exactly 4 years (which is not always a bad thing

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  last question first. No, you're not in trouble if your materials haven ... agencies. These will be directly uploaded into your file in plenty of time to ... so that they can be filed into your admissions folder. We have 15

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  your dorm/FSILG make you feel at home? While these are all extremely ... study that's not even vaguely within your interests? I don't think it is ... . Ask yourself questions -- enough to make yourself see your own personal

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  one piece of your folder that will cause us to admit or not admit you ... individual, and as a citizen of your world. You don’t make up for one part of ... your answer, the more fun the interview will be. They won’t ask you about

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  (bring your own mug and spoons, we provide the rest) for a few minutes ... accomplished, and by all that you aspire to do as your lives progress. For all of the problems that exist in American and global education, reading your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  An Atypical Saturday That followed an atypical week.

  

  certainly an unusual place. Case in point: no one really asks how your day is; they ask how your week is. That's because most MIT students take this ... be weeks where you feel like you're not good enough. Just remember to

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 30, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  -- spots on campus 18.03 recitation (but don't date your TA until after ... with MIT ID? Music practice rooms -- serenade your special someone in a ... turkey & havarti sandwich just might change your life Middle East

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007