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• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  'll be sortof long, sorry. First, the MIT adcom perspective. I don't know the exact numbers; I couldn't tell you even if I thought it would be ... MIT. We admit kids who show genuine passion. Sure AP's can be one of

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  yet. College is supposed to be about freedom. Discovering yourself is supposed to be a priority, somewhere up there with getting good grades and ... engaged with the other half. Chalk it up to being the first time in most

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  easiest way to get a UROP, most people will be more willing to hire you and ... information can be found on the UROP Guidelines website. For a list of ... might be qualified for. UROPs that don't require much prior experience

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT writing faculty comment on GPT and other AI assisted writing in education

  

  Section could be gamed.']computational assessment of writing ... cases, however, the generated text can be used without a great deal of ... pedagogical goals of each class. It may be that the use of a system like Chat

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 24, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  , nominally, a "front-end engineer". i don't know what it means to be a front ... absolutely no idea what college would be like. the whole concept of getting to ... living with other people in a dorm, the experience of being closely

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  how can i keep from singing? a midpoint check-in

  

  , who also happens to be MIT’s choir director, invites Concert Choir ... for vaccinated students, and there’s [annotation note='to be specific ... individuals accessing campus are required to be vaccinated.']a date on the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  assassins – a liveblog day 7: five remain

  

  two bandanas, one on each side of their body. the bandanas have to be ... Cycle of targets, and there can't be any loops: in other words, the hunter ... ': times or areas where you're safe, and can't be killed. (these include

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  ; The point being: it's exhausting. The process, at least the first two ... don’t claim to be an expert at essay writing by any means, but I mean ... the highly specific title in this post's tagline, they can be applied to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  classes im taking this semester! the classic

  

  science class I’ve taken since high school, and I couldn’t be happier to be ... spinoff of Minesweeper), which, despite being one of the more notorious labs in the class, has been pretty chill so far. I’m sure I’ll be eating my

  • by Angie F. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  because they know how tough this school can be. And frankly I think the ... to me knows, but you are as free as you want to be at MIT. You can take ... more, as well as my extracurriculars. That being said, I will say that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of Embrace the backstory to a gender-bending concept dance video, written by Ayomide F. '18

  

  had helped choreograph, perform, and produce. https://youtu.be/VFJtkg5 ... asked Ayo if she'd write up how it came to be so I could post it. She did ... heels is fun, It’s hard as hell but the best part about being a dancer

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 11, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  the parts needed for the repair is no longer being sold. So instead they ... if you're going to be carrying your laptop around campus. Some stores ... an aluminum body and sleek design. PC parts have to be compatible and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  I feel slightly weird to be typing away on the MIT blogs again, when ... you (I'm sure you know that already, being the zealous beavers that you ... interpretation of the GIRs, so please ignore them if you think I'm just being woozy

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  happy to be acknowledged!"]received a response[/annotation] to my email a ... idea of what MIT was and just how competitive admissions can be, which ... graduate) because I didn't want to be in an environment of exclusively

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  task—no, my duty—to finally say what needs to be said: MIT is a jock ... to be clear, this isn’t one team carrying everyone else on their back ... history of being a feared team in the NEWMAC. I’m sure the friends and

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  expect, you may be satisfied. If it doesn’t, you may not be satisfied and ... ’t make a specific choice when I think I need to make it, there will be a ... instructions that I would need to follow in order to be sure I follow the best

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  will be walking the runway today. I stop by to say hi and snap a couple ... Gala will be held on the 6th floor, set design (Maggie + Julia + Lindsay ... ="114537" image3="114542" /] 10:30AM - Laptop Ensemble, who will be performing the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  I am, nor who I want to be I've made decisions and said things that ... always be a part of who you are it just takes on different forms some ... leave it out'](that could be its own blog),[/annotation] I've somehow

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  perplexity and cursor. i used to be quite insecure about this, but nowadays i ... in school a lot of my blogs could be considered rationality-adjacent (cringe), whereas now i spend less time trying to be rational and more time

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  Today, some of our applicants learned conclusively that we will not be able to offer them admission to the Class of 2029. The comments on ... may be a difficult time for you, as that is the spirit of these blogs

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024