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• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  -oriented school. Ohohoho, boy was I in for a surprise! The first night was ... handed flyers for the Chinese Club, Korean BBQ, and a Highlighter Rave in ... perhaps next time, I won't be stuck in the train station for two hours after

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  . Anyway, you may be interested in checking out the Math Jam transcript for ... in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... include great textbooks for gifted math students, an active and interactive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  Signing in from sunny foggy and snowy and icy and rainy Greenbelt ... interning for the next four weeks during Independent Activities Period (IAP) before second semester start in February. And I'm alone. No classmates down

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Summer in Boston what happens outside MIT

  

  other activities as well, helpful for breaks in between portions, but the ... year, but I hope they bring them back in the future for a perfect blend ... the ocean. In the summer, there are even more reasons to leave the MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 3, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  , writing a blog post for the first time in almost four years. Since I started ... , and for the first time in my life, I learned to fly alone. I’d grip my ... forth travel, but also a time capsule for the different points in my life

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  , Ohio for the first day of freshman orientation in fall 2002, but I’ll be ... . So he’s been in California for the past two years, and I’ve been ... , majored in biology and brain and cognitive sciences, and I graduated in 2006

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  called it — and I thought, why not? We met on Sundays at 10 pm for me in ... books, from a tiny copy of The Rubaiyat bound in leather, to a weathered e e cummings collection, to W. S. Merwin’s Shadows of Sirius found in a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".

  

  ; grad student --> postdoc in academia (for the sake of argument, let ... 'd fill you guys in on some of the nuts and bolts of a life in science ... looks like in the sciences, but in reality most people are sort of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  holiday season, and I'm coming in hot, live from my bed watching Frozen instead of studying for my [annotation note="I'm posting this as I leave for ... responsible for the bad quality on half of these pictures. Blame the tech, not

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  virtual vigil. As the announcement for the vigil read: We gather in the wake ... to say about the struggle for racial justice in America today, they ... , faculty and staff will lead us in prayer and reflection. The speakers at the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  was waiting for early action decisions. I know there's no real way you ... few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College ... about your future. Then write a song about it. Preferably in the style of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  Back in the fall, I wasn't really sure if I made the right choice ... ="MacGregor House has 312 singles (and 3 doubles assigned by request only). In other dorms, it can be hard for freshmen to get singles, since upperclassmen get

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end ... aiming for a class of about 1,040 students this year. Based on our ... reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  . It will save you and us some angst in the long run. [For example ... contact information for your interviewer (Educational Counselor) on the My ... violate early agreements. If you qualify for a fee waiver, please request

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Work in Progress So. I decided that I needed a new banner.

  

  this part of the project. Well, I need to leave for work in about 10 ... . Ben decided for me that I needed a new banner. See, when Ben sets up the original blog for us, it has a "default banner" that says "replace this ASAP

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  [By Doug Sanchez '14] After taking 2.97 (Design for People) I changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was ... 0:17 in the video Google put out on Gmail’s new redesign

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it ... with sleep deprivingly awesome events for an entire weekend. Good luck ... mentioned that some of you are flying in TOMORROW!? The entire room just lit

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 3 is third time the charm??? questionable

  

  in-depth analysis of a TV Tropes page for T.L. Taylor's Games and ... grad student for a while. At minimum two years, even more if I get in to ... you get funded for the degree). Apply to jobs in the real world

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Are We Waiting For besides this video from the freshman arts program

  

  (appropriately) to the MIT Movies Emeritus page. In its place, you can find "What Are We Waiting For": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m18EE36Utb0 This

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  that was my [annotation note="Audacious, in retrospect, given that I had been an admissions officer for a single cycle."]attempt[/annotation] to ... traditional Chinese characters, in the hopes that it might be more accessible to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021