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• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  going to take a leap of faith and say that most of the people applying to ... Honestly, I think if you ask anyone at MIT, there is something of a ... me long time to learn all of these new subjects at MIT." It is more of

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  - on both sides of the equation. I apologize to those of you who think ... " will get something out of it. Others won't, no matter what I say here. That makes me sad, but I can live with it, thanks to the rest of you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  again and again to offer help to them. I was one of few women in the shop ... building project is like a sidequest: fully unnecessary and a lot of work, but also what is the point of the game if you do zero sidequests? I do

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Finals Week at MIT Free food, procrastination, cats, free food...

  

  finals week.  My hall has a lot of really awesome traditions, and the ... form of food that we still call pasta, like chili) for the whole hall ... It's finals week! That dreaded time of year when people hide away in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  students on the waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot on the waitlist to just under 400 people, and most of those ... off the waitlist, and wishing them the best of luck at the college they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW rawr.

  

  , both in Killian Hall (14W-111) ...and that's just the tip of the iceberg ... 've spent the past several weeks with many of my colleagues, working long days and nights to match up all 1,100+ of you coming this weekend with

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  gory details of housing options, cost, dining hall, housing lottery, REX ... ), after you choose to matriculate. The DVD is a compilation of student-produced videos introducing each of the 17 (this year!) dorms at MIT (counting New

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Going On Some of the 600+ Campus Preview Weekend events.

  

  Important note: the weather forecast has a 70%+ chance of rain Friday ... the MIT admitted class of 2012. It's going to be a fun weekend. In total, there are 600+ published events over the course of CPW (wow!). Here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn't accept them all. We have placed a small number of students ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErvgV4P6Fzc Some of you may feel happy to be waitlisted. Some of you may

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  Many people applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the ... learn more about it, you can read more here.  Some of you may feel

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures of me

  

  One of the requested entries a while back was for me to post some pictures of myself. I don't have that many pictures of myself, and most of ... . But I'll put some on here anyway. Some of them have appeared on here

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  would fit me best. During the evening of "hall rush," free food and ... as the hall of James E. Tetazoo. Tetazoo is known for its handy ... end of the hall to another, and into my permanent room assignment, a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  deposited my belongings in McCormick Hall, and proceeded to video ... bear vitamins, discovered the necessary evil of laundry, watched the sun ... of grief and I-wish-I-had-Hermione’s-time-turner yearning. And how old

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  area of pedatrics and i would like to know if and when i apply to MIT ... ). About 82% of MIT undergrads who apply to medical school are accepted ... Necessity is the mother of invention. So I was making meatballs

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  , Part 1 There are a lot of machine shops on campus, so in my massive efforts to document all of them, I split the entry into 2 parts. Unfortunately, I still don't have all of the photos I would like, but honestly, if

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu To you, and you, and you and you and you.

  

  Registration Day for MIT students (the official start of the new academic year) I ... opportunity to help people discover the MIT that I know. Those of you who are ... 's always open. I might even have cookies or pie. Those of you who want to be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First read

  

  Welcome those of you who have just joined us! I encourage you to read ... gather for our meeting to get us prepared to read your thousands of ... makes a good summary of an application. I just finished reading and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  school counselor letter is not a required part of the MIT application; it ... . Because school systems vary outside of the U.S. and many international ... /principal to upload your official transcript (with three years of subject grades
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/19/20, 3:14 PM ET

  

  write this blog,” and I’m like, “Of course, no problem.” Then Petey ... Slack screen, and typed “Petey, I got you.” Considering the title of the ... , December 19, 3:14 PM EST. To check your decision, visit apply.mitadmissions.org/apply

  • by kellen manning
  • December 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  My second year of college just ended. I’ve been trying to think of a ... to have things sort of figured out in my mind, so I can say something ... pretty tough. I went through a rough breakup. I felt like my circle of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017