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• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  do to get in." No one activity is "better" than another: the best ... chances of getting admission? Is there a way I can still have the interview ... !) which to me is the most important thing. Also, there are great

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  catching up what are you doing over the summer?

  

  neighborhood, and the sun is starting to set, casting a golden glow over the well ... probably depends on the friend group. tiffany is someone i went to middle ... requirement for my high school--every senior gets the month of may off to pursue

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • June 2, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  summer lovin’ 🎶 🎶 had me a blast

  

  you are! ;) But I think it's just the coolest thing 😍 I get to write ... ... getting to go home at 5 pm and have the rest of the night to yourself ... to :D In like November/December (which seems so long ago now), the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 2, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  MIT Dining Halls my controversial ranking

  

  any staff. Vibes: ⭐ - The dining area is way too cramped for seating ... : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - As aforementioned, Maseeh is on Mass Ave. right next to the Stud and ... have the grill and stir-fry stations, where you can get food made-to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  two days prior to the start of CPW to visit family and such. One quick thing I must mention is how infinitely cooler it is to visit the East ... visited the Coop. There I found this:Do you get it? :)Then I went back to

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  $4133, which averages to just under $10 per meal. The Full 19 is a little ... stress on long days and avoids the temptation to skip meals, which is very ... once a week, I get to eat with the brothers whenever I want. Being the

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  works out to $9.00/hour, when you are funded by the UROP office. Need to ... the award on your proposal coversheet. If you're lucky, you can get ... easiest way to get a UROP, most people will be more willing to hire you and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  community to be a smooth journey. The process is inherently one that requires ... transition. Don't get discouraged by the many challenges you'll face this fall ... find ways to grow, even though you might be in the same physical space

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  breathe. and get to keenly observe the way a breath translates to subtle ... students, because this is one of the few classes that requires you to apply ... repeatedly compares the angles and lines of objects in real life to what is

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • June 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Experience FAQs from high school counselors

  

  ways. Now I know what I really want to do with my life. And, by the way ... the point that it gets confusing to decide where to go. This is why it ... coaster and fort, and freshmen get to help out. It's a pretty cool way to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  A Complicated Synthesis Question starting materials include hard decisions and uncertain paths

  

  trail your way back to the beginning. It makes the solution significantly ... your final product. There is one big thing to notice here. With the ... one way to successfully solve a synthesis question, with the retro

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 7, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  trying to claim that this is the best way to look at motivation. There are ... understanding why it is that people act the way that they do. I like to try and ... asking me to — it just happened. In some ways, this is the opposite of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it is the escape living a second life as an art student

  

  to get ready, dashing across campus as quickly as possible to arrive at ... , I emerge renewed, ready to face the day ahead of me. There is ... " for 21M.011, MIT's Intro to Western Music class. The piece is lovely and

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  tripping over each other to get onto the page. Sometimes it is hard because ... situation in which obfuscation is to your advantage. You will frequently ... college application essays, this is a great time to revisit some of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  simultaneously." The hope is that by analyzing a lot of languages, we'll see ... group like QRLG. Such is the nature of the UROP system: if you're curious ... along the way. But the most valuable stuff you get out of a UROP isn

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  position in academic research. Here the pay is good, you get your own lab ... the “right” way. The only way to reach this high mass of paper is to ... the likelihood of it ever getting to a patient is very low. Many

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  give me the confidence to be that way. I fear that once I'm kicked out ... "This is the first day of my life I'm glad I didn't die before I met ... 't really like, and didn't end up pursuing in the long run. I worked hard to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  .[/annotation] Get in contact with the coach early by sending an email. Make sure your ... , and I was lucky enough to get in!! I officially committed the spring ... I just want to quickly say that doing any of the things I suggest

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  friend or a teacher to edit. Those essays are the best way you have to turn ... , though, because I'm not really getting to the heart of the issue. Spaghetti ... 't know what the most parsimonious common denominator is yet. So, just to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  registration day! aka "registration day blues", but like, only in the good sense of blues

  

  that each September I seemed to get acclimatized more quickly: the ... Day is the day where pretty much everyone has to meet with their advisor ... ! (Note: this is a long list; feel free to skim if your interest wanes

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 7, 2019