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• Blog / About Decisions

  Here’s a Plan let's burn off the pi(e)

  

  and the admissions office comes to fruition. Breathing is hard right ... time bomb counting down to decisions) is very engaging. Social ... . Swimming is fun and this is the perfect time to learn how to or to sharpen

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • March 9, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  even more startled to hear "DON'T GO THERE. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. TAKE A ... ) and fortunately made it to the hostel without too much difficulty. Our ... we were impatient to explore Quito's Old Town. Quito is the capital of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  people is my good friend Lauren H. '16, who (among other things) happens to ... can do here. Thanks to Lauren for letting me post this. Oh, and it ... , then compete to see who could make the most cuts in the paper before it

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  Oh, I was going to answer a bunch of questions today, but it turns ... 't actually had the opportunity to hear it, but I suppose I'll go check it out. With regards to Beethoven, his late stuff is pretty awesome (with some

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  “settling down”, so to speak, which is sometimes inevitable with time spent in ... event gave Emmanuel some insight. Most importantly, it led to a key realization, which is easy to say but difficult to really believe: that a single

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  bleed, making it harder to write in tight spaces) and write in neat ... with finding what you need when you need it. Images can be difficult to format, but are usually necessary. My first approach is to comb through

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  applications. Last year, it was 17,909 to be exact. And we don't just see them once - there is an iterative process in which many applications are seen several times by various committees. In other words, an application is

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  projects before the Women in NASA set “I kind of wanted it to be this fun ... connect it to people’s Twitter accounts because so few people can actually ... submitted to the contest “The idea of the set is to celebrate women in NASA

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  day. It almost seems silly, but each challenge is supposed to make us ... it is - but you have to understand that all of these assignments are ... Wednesday? 20.020 is pretty laid-back compared to my other classes, which is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  beauty of this place is reason enough to be here – but the actual purpose of my visit to Anaikatti is to work at one of the tribal hospitals in this region, assessing its needs and trying to figure out a way I can

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Unremarkable things are you "jaded" yet?

  

  not caring as much. I don’t know if it’s the word I would use to ... thing, though, it’s more just an observation. One way to describe how I ... the world to have a productive but unremarkable career. So it goes

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 25, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It ... " (thanks, Wikipedia) - but it's two words.  Which means that you get weird ... 're not familiar with a cappella, it's basically singing without

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Random notes A little bit of this, a little bit of that.

  

  producing and is rumored to also be in the film. I don't know if you caught ... MIT blogs, thanks in part to its posting on digg.com, where it received ... Hiro Nakamura on the NBC series Heroes, has signed on to the film 21, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  , clinical research is quicker to application. It involves looking at how ... now. And while it still feels insanely weird to be moving so slowly, I ... getting ready to send off their MISTI applications. And it made sense too

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  post: you're reading it! Finding the best way to say "hello" is hard. I ... this sentence are three; blog readers it is important for you to all know ... the bajillion things I'm busy with these days) is to share some

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  It's been another late night at work, but I wanted to at least post a ... . For one thing, the weekend is not planned out for you, it's more of a ... , we are in the process of matching you to an MIT student host. If you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  : "It's only an audition! It's not like I'm committing to be in the ... that - my semester is going to be horrible" e-mail to my very worried ... character, Billy." No biggie. It's okay to perform in a musical and sing a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  ¡Vámonos! An introduction to GRTs and the support system at MIT

  

  Residential life is a big part of going to college, and the unique diversity of living environments at MIT is something we're proud of. As many ... school year, and I thought it would be interesting to hear their insight as

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  Costco is officially out of hamburgers, UPS is making 5 trips a day to drop off lights, glowsticks, and popcorn machines, the grass is growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it

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

  International Selection Day 2

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... stressful competition to get into an elite school is harming young people ... international selection. It was extremely difficult, but I'm very excited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2005