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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Everyday I’m Trufflin’ But not really since it takes 4 hours

  

  ? It requires some work, but is generally relaxing and fun. Additionally ... wants to have in Boston that day. Who knew it snowed in Boston?? (Just ... messy, so it was a little hard to take pictures of the steps along the way

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  The MIT Midyear Report is now available! You can fill it out now at ... all students, and is to be completed by you, the applicant.  The Report ... transcript, you are still required to submit the MIT Midyear Report.  There is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  sure it has been that way for the past two and a half years, but it is now. It is where I am the person I want to be. Even though I have been ... I’m officially on winter break. It’s hard to believe that the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  . During that interview Hersh - who I think it is fair to say is somewhat ... Believe it or not, admissions officers occasionally try to do things besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  On any given day, you'll totally forget how awesome it is that you ... : can you connect me to the science department? me: this is a dorm, I don ... forwarded me this in the meantime and I had to share. ---------- Forwarded

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more ... USA is that it has really has taken root in the midwest and mountain

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  die is when you add that to the normal stresses of MIT life. Not a lot ... homework. This is what happened to me on Sunday. I was working on this ... 5.5. I won't go into detail as to what 5.5 was about, suffice it to

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  sort of territory with my blog, but I think it's directly relevant to ... classroom. No doubt you've heard about it, as it is getting a lot of press ... blog, and I'd have to pull it if that happened. It's not that I'm not

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  intended, according to its authors, to curb copyright infringement. It is the ... that it is trying to propagandize them.   But although Wikipedia ... . It is a bad bill, which if enacted would become bad law: bad law with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  over you, and all you can do is pass the ball. It’s hard to see past the ... sailor” (Franklin Roosevelt), and “the most effective way to do it, is to ... Ipkis). “If we encounter an obstacle… “all we have to do is bring it

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  . According to its founder, Internet entrepreneur Ben Nelson, Minerva is ... education to those who cannot presently achieve it is extra awesome. And yet ... , average income in China is only $10,200 annually. It's hard to imagine even

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  wrote: "I am about to take the SAT II subject tests, is it possible to ... . If this is of concern to you, you should discuss it with your guidance ... it is possible for an applicant to send in 'too many' supplementary

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  didn't mean that it's a place to idly chat with people (although it is ... within it. This leads me to another point I'd like to discuss, which is ... following quote:   One of the most important things about college is its

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Since I Been Gone Running and nice weather -- and no school

  

  ), it has rained for 25 of the past 31 days. (And apparently it is a good ... to motivate me until Kenmore, hopefully I can make it through that last ... Anderson's Race after the marathon (4/22). The former is to benefit Big

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  side, that also means it is harder to find people to ask for help ... that I think I want to work in—transportation planning. It is nice to ... words, probability and statistics. It is interesting to see applications

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  . #2 - Exercise and sleep are corequisites to sanity. #3 - It is possible ... ... A petrified log! Because I'm too lazy to explain what it is. On ... a month ago, and I couldn't get myself to edit it. But now - I

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I-Rop, U-Rop my contribution to the future of medicine

  

  the Google Alert. You can set it to email you whenever a certain ... million to the alliance. It was really cool to see our research getting ... research is trying to accomplish is to design a device allows for high

  • by Bryan
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give the girl what she wants Ruth '07 wants pictures, she can have them.

  

  calculus you need to know for that class is integration by parts. Sure, it ... even leaving your floor. The bottom line is that it's up to you- if you ... : Several people have wondered about taking AP and college credits to MIT. Is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  food than you'll know what to do with (hint: give it to a hungry ... the ages: Will it Blend? Who is the greatest? Technicolor, The Guitar ... student center to battle it out for a shot at glory! So how much would you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  the same answer, because it's the only answer I have to offer. And here it is... What you must understand is that the selection committee ... common in my field, but it needs clarification. No one is ever rejected by

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006