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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  about the idea of being the head engineer and running up to my boss after ... Reflecting on the lessons of last semester, I knew I was going to ... discussing how it was "sorta easy". I failed. Badly. Geez, I can't seem to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  request to be processed. You will receive an email once your fee has been ... ? Yes! Instructions on how to request a fee waiver are detailed in the Submit section at the end of each portfolio in SlideRoom. To request a fee

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  this happens; It’s probably some combination of the pressure to be happy ... you ought to be.  For the past few years, birthdays have also just been ... from perfect, but I often think that I should be able to handle

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  the admissions committee will not be able to see it. Listing awards ... by the Admissions Committee (February will not be seen). If you will be ... will be sure to get the interview report. Submitting & Tracking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... blah.) Since I know a lot of people will be needing to make a college ... rewards, so the whole "MIT is hard" thing sounded exciting to me, not

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  likelihood, more than 6 of every 7 early action applicants will not be admitted ... will be deferred to regular action for further consideration (and some of those will be admitted during regular action). It's not easy or fun for us

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  imagine what it will look like to me a few years down the road. You may look ... but I worry that I won't be able to handle it or that I'll overload ... going to learn - then pull out. I imagine that that will continue to be an

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  't know what happened to your week. Fortunately, it's not most weeks of the ... tickets in Cambridge are handled by the city and can be paid over the phone ... about keeping a car in the city. I love to drive; I've for a long time

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  /listener subjects, academic warnings that do not show up in the transcript you send ... than standing for Standard Temperature and Pressure, S refers to transfer ... a student was unable to complete a course by the end of the semester

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?

  Students who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (i.e., five terms) of college may not be ... order to estimate your eligibility. Keep in mind that eligibility will be
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  and young adults. These workshops will be delivered to healthcare ... . Life’s entropy continues to increase. It’s a paradox: the more time I spend exploring life, the less I know what to do with said life. My career

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard Yes, yes I am.

  

  all of the freshmen here. Aw, why isn't anybody else excited? It's not ... that during our test on Thursday we're going to be tested on the material ... wanky blog entries lately, I'd like to write one that's not, because

  • by Snively '11
  • October 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  ?" Definitely not. We will track it down if we need to. If it still appears to be ... A's to gain entry to MIT." I'm not sure of the answer to your first ... in the mail or through whatever other catastrophes, will I be informed

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  , but many of the concepts discussed will be applicable to transfer ... ---well what do I do?" The answer to this can be best provided by the MIT Careers ... , nothing comes to mind. It should be pretty much the same as for other

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  noticed a box of books in one of the hallways. To be precise, the box of ... Believe it or not, this is not a post about how the bloggers are ... heaters and electric blankets for the coming winter. Although I'd love to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus & Fierce Forever More questions answered, with a few words about yesterday's Fierce Forever 6.

  

  will not be able to see it while you review my EA application by December ... will be able to read chapters of a novel; I would recommend using the ... Wakefield and Nomi Sparks. The sixth edition of Fierce Forever will be held on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  advice would be to not sweat the small stuff. Everything will work out ... and the admissions committee will not be able to see it. Preview: On ... conducted interview form and we will be sure to get the interview report

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  stakeholders need to understand the reasons why the current ones aren't being ... features the community members like or don't like. In addition, we will be ... . These workers failed to realize that the women were able to use their walk

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

  

  'll be on the internet in Germany, unless I succumb to temptation and go to ... good at not succumbing to temptation. Did I tell you about the time I was ... formula for the surface area of a sphere (4 pi r squared) was not exact, and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  stuff. I'm not entirely sure why. I always think that moving is going to ... year I decided to document the process. Since I'm from LA, I do not have ... simplifies the process. Some people hire moving companies to transfer and store

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018