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  The Story of Tonight (more like 730 nights ago)

  

  the experience of watching Hamilton is to compare it to finishing a ... It hit me just a little while ago, that today is November 1st. It ... -by-hour schedule. But today is November 1st. It's been exactly two years since I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  , is a huge bubble that's easy to lock yourself into - it's hard to find ... is time? I keep trying to type about things that are different, but ... sorely needed the experience. It took a long time for me to realize that

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  friend Claire L. '17, and I know that we have it in ourselves to do well ... Microstructural Evolution of Materials.  It is all about materials on the ... it is in my dorm or around campus.  Here you go. Cats Galileo

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  Though it may be difficult to believe, sometimes MIT students like to ... huge one of those things is reading. I love books. I used to be one of ... started one. And it translated to school, too--my middle school English

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  will waive your interview. It is your responsibility to check your My ... 's start at the very beginning. (A very good place to start.) 0. Is an ... 'll need to set up the interview no later than October 20, and conduct it no

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  throughlines some things never change (but thankfully, only some)

  

  killian and up to the big dome, and think about how wild it is that i'm here ... . and i'm there multiple times a month, and it is a joy to keep him in my ... life is more calm than it used to be in a way i didn't use to appreciate

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  am-6pm Monday to Friday plus extra trainings and tests - but it is ... beginning of this semester. There was a CI-H, which I needed to take, but it ... excited. Science fiction is my favorite genre, and I would love to take a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  is the worst grade to get. It means you were "this close" to an A- but ... before coming to MIT is that I would be working all the time. Granted, I ... . Work is included in that, but you need to be able to sometimes take a

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection notes A brief update from selection.

  

  , but it is likely to be fewer than last year's 383, and with application ... Jenny and I listened to while conducting important admissions business.It ... deferred to regular action, and which students will be denied during this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

  

  wants to do yet, but it's something along those lines, he says. After he was accepted to MIT in December, his mother told him it was the very school she once longed to attend. ''It's his dream and my dream together

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

  surface is gray, its water is generally unaccustomed to being cold. But ... "a kingdom" because it is so attached to the concept of a "big city". I hate the idea of "the moon" because it is so attached to the concept of a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup, with Sam Altman hard tech is hard(er).

  

  motivated to work harder.  Another benefit of shorter cycle times is that it ... established companies and other startups. Far better is to think of a new idea ... if cycle time has gotten much faster, then it might be a good time to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  . I got my old laptop when I came to MIT (although, really, "laptop" is ... equipment), and let's just say that the past four years were not kind to it ... it to run it and maintain it, but if there's anything wrong with it, I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  we prefer to get it in the mail since it is easier to read. Sylvia ... , would it be possible for you to tell us what the status is of Transfer ... , or, is it because less students applying take the ACT? I hate having to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hit in the Face: A Snively GuestBlog Snively's point of view. Only this time it's actually his point of view, and not…

  

  for what’s to come. Then, before you know it, blasted in the face by the ... . Hello, my name is Snively, and I’m about to get hit in the face with a ... rushed to help by giving me a chance to guest blog for her, which is what

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two answers on a Saturday night Because SNL's a rerun and we just finished our movie from Netflix

  

  more fundamental issue is that it's very hard to say "MIT students are ... many credits do you have? What would you need to do to double? Is it ... know how to do is stick their noses in books and that older doctors dread

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  envelope (4.125" x 9.5"). As for the admit letter, it is unlikely to be mistaken for anything else. Jane asked, "I always wondered....why is MIT's early acceptance rate so low compared to other selective colleges?" Well

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  it serves as a reminder to us all that what is most important during ... principle for our process is that "we want young people to be students and ... in that post, and to expand upon it. As Dean of Admissions and Student

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  MIT Midyear Report is now available on MyMIT. Wait! Don’t fill it out yet – you need to read some important info below. What is it?  The ... grades, no text. For example, it is sufficient to write "B+" rather than "B

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013