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• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  Name the first thing that comes to mind when you think “MIT” and ... ever particularly interested in doing so, with the exception of my ... that in mind, credit for the revelation that I maybe was that sort of

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  one specifically for us. We request the profile only if one is available. ... Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  -grade teacher told us all to “divide your page in half.” The other students made ... .” (It turned out we had to make a pros and cons list with the two halves ... GPA in high school to be admitted into MIT (as well as some other

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Halloween, Part 2 Sometimes it's fun to be somebody you're not.

  

  my friends in Senior Haus. Note the mural of Death (from Neil Gaiman's Sandman) in the background, which is one of my favorites, out of all the ... costume. So, here I am as a duke: Note the plume in my hat. Hats with

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.

  

  out the weather report in mid-April and this is what I get... I ... the above information was available to me with a simple push of F12. In ... be attempting to run in the Boston Marathon. If you can brave the rain

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  graduated and went home to spend a wonderful summer outside in the sunshine ... adventure known as 2.009. This is the famous capstone class for seniors in ... have to build a full working prototype of your product in the span of a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  come in and get clothes for absolutely free. From formal wear to scarves to warm fuzzy socks, there was truly everything at this event. The moment I got the e-mail, I put it in my Google calendar because the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the world ... to eat... well, whatever the reason, college is a way to leave home ... or gossip or student club presidencies to get in the way... what would

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  tested out of physics but not calc, I wasn't eligible to take the class in ... physics). Just a heads up to the 4 other people in the world who test out of ... exciting is getting an email from the head of the physics department about

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mr. E. Hunt In which I return to blogging only to learn that I forgot how to blog,…

  

  the best weekends imaginable in the most mentally taxing and physically ... processing is invaluable. The answer is one word. PS: Need to change my page ... Truth be told, I have no idea how to use the MIT admissions web

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  doctor worm not a real doctor but i am a real worm

  

  in the recipient, cut the donor until all that's left is a square piece ... i was drowning in. i think, most of all, being in community with the ... being in the area for four whole years??? but i'm excited to have a reason

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • April 8, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  to matter as much as the things i didn't even think to think about ... i posted the following message in the MIT class of 2021 admits facebook group last night, and wanted to copy it here in case anyone out

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  . This year, the first meetings are in the northeast: Massachusetts ... the door. Please note that no RSVP is required. The meeting itself will ... . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face-to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  is a tradition in Venezuela, where Dudamel is from. According to the ... Gramophone Hall of Fame, has won a gazillion awards, is in the Royal Swedish ... , he asked one of the kid's in the front row: "it's too warm in here! is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  ? Interestingly*, I haven't gotten out of MIT recently. (In nearly one year, to be astrophysically precise.) *In fact, this fact is not factually interesting at all ... firmest personal beliefs is that one should never waste the grammatical

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Movie Marathon, Pt. I Watch ALL the things!

  

  digress! The point of this paragraph is that I haven't had a lot of time to ... about anything when it comes to Tolkien. In fact, she's the one that ... not. Oops.) - I finished my last MIT classes, I ate my last meal in the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 30, 2013
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  a bit in laser cutting already, and the point of it is to minimize the ... router to cut out pieces of the project, and tweaked some designs in ... with them in the small room, cutting constantly to maximize my efficiency

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  What have you been doing lately? SPOILER ALERT: Mostly StumbleUpon

  

  So it's mid July, Summer is well underway, all the major Holidays have passed (read: the 4th) so what's your favorite blogger up to? I don ... 5th favorite blogger is up to, I can tell you! Besides traveling (and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 15, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  I dedicated to the sport in high school.) Anyway, I don't think I ... or did you contact the coach and (this is going to sound stupid) how ... 're a prospective freshman who is interested in the particular sport and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the ... ending!) Anyway, the best advice I have for you is to get really excited ... , because how the hell should I know? I got in to my first choice school, and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007