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• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  much Law and Order this summer?) In my various unofficial capacities as ... spout one-liners about passion and hard work. I have been known to mention ... wanted to major in, and, hey, if one of the professors in the department

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  anywhere and there's so much stuff to do for college kids. I love that the ... to be at all! Everyone works hard and studies, but they hang out, party ... people will actually laugh and won't shun them to the library. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  " has come to a close. And of course, it wouldn't be blogworthy unless ... sections that were going to be on the test. Cue Facebook. The best and worst ... the "we expected you to be taller and more buff comments" at Meet the

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  , but there is one thing that I am confident in recommending to you. (And ... apologies to Bonnie Raitt, Tim Berners-Lee, and Marshall Herskovitz. It was ... of my essays were within word limits, and yeah, it wasn't great to cut

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  lives. We see that one kid that sits behind us in lecture. And to all of ... never really fully get to know. Because while small talk and conversations take place, we never make it a priority to sit down and really understand

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  disorienting, and refreshing in an absurd way. Now, back to normal playback: I ... succeed and will extend to you as many ropes as you need to pull yourself away from your mistakes and weaknesses. All you need to do is reach out

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Admitted Students Welcome, Class of 2013!

  

  were part of your epic journey, and I'm sure they'll be very happy to ... with your friends, and relax! Take the time also to enjoy your senior ... First of all, Welcome to the MIT Family! (click to see full

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  With a record number of applications, this year was once again the ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  

  With a 17% increase in applications, this year was once again the ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  just hurts me so much to have to give presentations and do improv ... things to blog about. But, since it's my last semester as an undergrad, and ... various precedents to different Internet legal cases, and write up our own

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  's my blog and I get to put words in your mouth if I want. That's a good ... , and also how to navigate the Course 2 roadmap, littered with numbers ... dedicated to teaching and helping you build whatever electronics projects you

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  , at MIT and Cambridge." I think the best way to illustrate the ... while I go off to my next class (multi-tasking and finding things to do ... ). Happy because I finally get to eat, and because it's my favorite class. It

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  prefrosh, current MIT students, and MIT Alumni. The one closest to me was ... person...and to stuff my face with the alumni's homemade desserts! It was ... have questions about MIT life and can't wait to set foot on MIT at CPW

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Library War there's nothing about war in here, that's just my fave imaginary band name

  

  subjective rankings and even the information provided is subject to what I ... dome -- you take the elevators in Lobby 10 up to the fifth floor, and ... thing that is open, and you really wanted to See Some Books, you will also

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 15, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  Ridiculous things I’ve been up to in which i wear an exoskeleton

  

  I'm currently dealing with writer's block, to be honest, and I ... month, and maybe this'll inspire me to write more. A new laptop. I got a ... RAM, which is neat too. It’s also way lighter and feels nicer to carry

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  HT@MIT: Foodie Edition The Friendly Toast, Oasis and Teriyaki House, my three favorite restaurants

  

  Hey guys, I'm back to blogging once a week after a ridiculously crazy ... fries and you flag down a waitress to get your anticipatory doggie bag ... food I love. Now this post isn't to say that these are undoubtedly the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Complementary in Kinetic Typography Posted with permission from the author. Meet Rishi '14!

  

  remember many friends and family members wishing me good luck. To each one I ... itself took around 3 hours to write, and I worked on the chord progression over and over again until I was completely satisfied. Once again, I used

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Night Off Campus and some dancing

  

  , and much harder to live. ** Kamoya and I and two others walk home, of ... to unspool from the rest of my body. I need a break, and luckily, I can ... to the gas station to grab a few drinks. Fifteen seconds outside, and I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 21, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  School is out and many times high school students struggle to find ... and on your own for a few weeks. It’s a good thing to know that you can take care of yourself in a new environment without Mom and Dad around to

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  Boston to Frankfurt, and then Frankfurt to Almaty, the cultural and ... ISOs, and you want to do smart nerdy things with smart nerdy people, you ... consider applying to American colleges in general and MIT specifically, if

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015