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  A Burton Jew Thanksgiving Because I'm game for any excuse to eat stuffing.

  

  exposure to Judaism prior to MIT. Consequently, it never even occurred to me ... MIT we take safety first and everyone made it to dinner in one piece ... So I live in Burton Conner, like some other people, but I happen to

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  be admitted during regular action). It's not easy or fun for us to have to give bad news to so many students, but it's a reality that we all ... If you are applying to MIT this year (early or regular), here's an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Greetings from Switzerland

  

  matter) makes me want to throw up or strangle the writers, it doesn't do any good to pretend like it's not there and allow misinformation to run ... next to it, the Lausanne Historical Museum. Or the city's Ancient Roman

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tour of Novartis

  

  -X (it's ok, you can admit it)? Ex-Lax? Maalox? Excedrin? No-doz (to finish ... Screening labs that are located in the Cambridge facility. It's hard to ... to go to these sorts of labs, you should; it's awesome to see that your

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

  ISEF 2015 Recap researchers talking, and talking to researchers

  

  a 'lay explanation', i.e. to describe it to us as you would to an ... Two weeks ago I flew to Pittsburgh, PA, to attend the Intel ... were at ISEF to a little reception. While some people had to stay with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  't really need it per say, but since I want to go into journalism, a writing ... networks. Wisdom of the crowds. The future of I.T. So much to think about ... -career Sloan Fellows...we also have to form a IT-based startup in a team...And I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  problem was to get the answer. What about the answer? Why does it even ... date, Mr. Black. That's all I'm going to say; I hate it when people ruin ... [by Ashley Nash '11] Before I got to MIT, in all of my classes, there

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / IAP

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

  

  brothers) Me: Did you burp? Brother 1: It wasn't me. (To Brother 2) Do you ... , quickly) You're supposed to cut your spaghetti while you're eating it ... So the annual no-problem-set-fest known as IAP really comes to an end

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  go through it all again! You might be wondering, what would I take as ... come in to MIT "undeclared," and use the entire freshman year to explore MIT before choosing a major. In order to provide some real, concrete

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  moved to a nearby Boston suburb several years back (its site is now home ... just off MIT's campus, and it is a nice treat to smell their candy ... off to some of the many romantic restaurants and sites in Boston and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Tier Listing My Classes i may have got this idea from tiktok

  

  of all my other classes. It's easy to hate a class one semester because ... of this week, to be precise. Once January 29th comes and goes, I will no longer be a student blogger, and will have graduated to the nebulous

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests of the non-standardized kind Stop thinking about the SAT and start thinking about 18.01!

  

  extra time.) Still, it's not like the test is going to say "Refer to pg ... trig integrals. I didn't want to do it. I think I got a 45%.) Another ... Today I am hijacking Laura's entry on tests, because a) it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  parallels or juxtapositions in one sitting at flour cafe

  

  fruit, beckoning for me to reach out and grab them. it seems every ... make myself busier. when i have a bad day, i buy myself a coffee to make it better. when i’m having a good day, i buy myself a coffee to

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 26, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can a family member contact MIT Admissions on my behalf, or ask questions about the content or status of my application?

  No, it is MIT policy to communicate directly with applicants about their applications, rather than with their family members. If you have a question, please email us from the email address that you used to register
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] give us your words you have words. we want your words.

  

  return to a topic over and over again. It is a form whose flexibility ... (I did). While writing it, we decided it would be fun to exchange the words ... , and then we will return to the blogs, and I will figure out if it is

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  open forum for you to talk and shake it off together. We understand ... There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  open forum for you to talk and shake it off together. We understand ... There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  open forum for you to talk and shake it off together. We understand ... There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of

  • by Decisions
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Vicious Cycle Why MIT may not be for everyone and IHTFP

  

  EDIT: I encourage everyone who connects with this comic even a little bit to read some of the discussion in the comments; it's an outpouring ... lot more things to consider than I addressed in these few panels.

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Vol. III Everyone gather 'round the laptop 'cause it's movie time!

  

  've been going on to Facebook, enjoying plenty of potty humor and having impromptu dance parties of my own... ...I'M HOME AND IT'S AWESOME. More entries to come involving my research and other jobs, but until then here

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • July 2, 2011