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• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  firsts. First bike, first time camping, first best friend… and my first ... ']yurt[/annotation] Foraged [annotation note='cinnabar chanterelles! (which are safe and edible ... always dreamed of traveling to Europe, so I was really excited and couldn

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Julia’s Day Out Almost 10 things I've learned since living in Boston

  

  learned when I moved and explored Boston. Maybe you’ve experienced some of ... seen people of all ages and sizes riding around on bikes here ... always have a jacket and an umbrella, you’ll be fine (Beware: It has snowed

  • by Julia Potts
  • April 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick EA Update A few words about the storm, application tracking, MyMIT, and more.

  

  . The same goes for materials submitted by your teachers, counselor, and ... , including mailed, faxed, and electronic documents. Do not call or email ... (including word count): If you have validated and previewed your application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  It isn’t what you know, it’s who you know The rules of the networking game

  

  for their contact list (something you too should start forming) and for ... afraid to speak up and talk to people. Ever heard of the elevator pitch? The idea is that you happen to be in the same elevator as the CEO and

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  resumes in twelve hours, a carton of eggs waiting to crack and hatch their ... about classes with my advisor for 10 minutes, and walked out with seven classes and her pen (oops- if any of her other advisees are reading this, I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  I walked through the front door of my local Barnes and Noble today and was immediately confronted by a colossal display for the Twilight ... of the series and stopped reading. "Oh, I hate those books," I say

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Tracking update All EA application mail has been processed; check your MyMIT Tracking.

  

  , Secondary School Report and Transcript, Evaluation A, Evaluation B, Testing Requirements, and, if applicable, Interview Report. What happens if the tracking ... that all documents include your name and date of birth on each page. At

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  of my toothpaste and finally confronted the task of getting a new tube ... . Dupont Gymnastics Room Today, I went to get a drop form signed and fell ... actually enrolled in, and to a pretty good degree of certainty we think we

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  was still not what they wanted, and left again for good. So there ... need to decide on a major (sometime during sophomore year) and then study ... , think long and hard about what you want to study before deciding where

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  Our beloved Mollie shares a birthday with another friend of mine, and ... MIT grad when... I was thinking about your question and briefly started ... , and a bias toward Saturday weddings, so given that we're both getting

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  will be more willing to hire you and there is not a lot of hassle with ... summary of what's available: - Study contemporary culture by contacting and ... analysis And the list goes on and on. But of course, doing a UROP is a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  where students and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ... and Games Magazine. Anyway, here's the email: Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18 ... year's winning team comes from the Random Hall dormitory. And what do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  exciting time around these parts. It's great to be back in Boston. And now ... , Baltimore/Washington, Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco Bay areas. If you ... with some friends and students in the Concourse Program lounge in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology (fatima's version)

  

  's quote "there is a vitality, a life force." I love this quote a lot and ... freshman year and loved it, will probably re-read at some point! The Tale ... Imperioli and Ocean Vuong in Conversation. (I don't know where this should go

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  slapped a π on the deck because I figured it would be on-brand for MIT. And ... alternate between a variety of alternative hip hop and indie rock/punk. Week 3 ... ), and The Left Hand of Darkness ... and this is just of the books I

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  ice skating don't fall

  

  cj: does it wayne: nooo you're marching, like, go a little forward and ... 's the same thing cj: okay but usually my foot is big and not a tiny line ... knew went ice skating and fell and then fell out the rink and then down

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eyes Wide a scandalous, unintentionally-devoid-of-meaning recent history

  

  ’s circumference and its diameter. I automatically said, “Heh… $3.14. Like pi.” The ... her the receipt, and watched as she slowly, cautiously, um, ran away ... type. The door is at the optimal angle between slightly ajar and fully

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  Whisky Tasting Seminar, In Vino Veritas, and Thirsty Ear Beer Connoisseur Class (all with legal age and ID's as prerequisites of course). Also with ... , why, it must be because I have a math class at 12 PM and would not like

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  when I wasn't totally jazzed about MIT. I got accepted, and that was ... with ten or so others the minute they get wet, and think it's okay to ... shutdowns per year and 2.5 partial shutdowns. If your car broke down for a day

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So you think you want to be a doctor: Pre-med at MIT

  

  . Usually, 8.01 and 8.02 suffice. Calculus: -18.01/18.02 (which you have to ... regrettably true. Medical schools pay a lot of attention to your GPA and MIT ... admissions process and they say that during their interviews, they always got

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 19, 2006