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  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or ... -time questions. There are many answers already here on the site -- for example ... MIT Tracking is up-to-date (while the Admissions Office is closed, the Records

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  forms for every one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is ... , and how you see yourself as a match for each place. Teachers often find ... recommendation for them -- do not do this (these requests rarely happen in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  students have dreamed up in the Project Portfolio. For even more information ... isn't exactly something MIT is world-renowned for. Yet. But there's a ... three D's stand for Development, Design, and Dissemination. The classes

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  floor is arranged into suites of 4-10 people each. This means that for a ... the former second-best Goldeneye player in the world if it weren't for a ... 's it. It's rare for any freshman to live in Burton-Conner for more than

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  my room an evolution

  

  green as its fitting complement. I leveled up in many ways. I got throw ... pillows. I made hanging flower arrangements and put up vines all around my ... ’t sure if I’d even be on campus junior year so I didn’t bother coming up

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  average confidence in their choices was 66%, but 96% of them ended up ... minds less often than we think. Last semester I applied for an NSF ... , Harvard, Columbia, UChicago, and UC Berkeley, and I'd looked up the

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  the winning team in 2013']different name for each year of its existence ... they’ve known each other for a long time. But instead of feeling excluded ... kicked out in March, our[annotation note="which we use all year round for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Strands literal and metaphorical >:)

  

  apron and ruminated. Hair salons in particular are very good for this type ... long I had been dying my hair, and I faltered for a moment, realizing ... of care for my hair was pretty ironic, since my hair is incredibly

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 10, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  eating at me for a couple of days now and what better to rid yourself of ... been just a little more recognized. everyone chalked it up to me losing a ... were going to be friends for life. i thought this was it. i thought you

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  write me, years later, to tell me how things worked out for them ... 'd predicated a lot of my dreams for my future self on the premise of getting an ... up ignoring most of my research and following a heuristic you suggested

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Harvard Friends, Part 2 finding my quarantine dream team

  

  ' reassurance and my own empathy for the difficulty in finding balance didn ... to hang out. As finals wrapped up and people began transitioning into ... . Now I feel like I've known her for much longer than just a few weeks

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 29, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Beginnings Roses and Thorns

  

  the best). Things have been looking up since then, and being ... tea for that matter) is an absolute no for me, perhaps because I ... his assistants take us out for (free) bobas, and sadly I couldn’t make

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Reflections

  

  back) for about 5 seconds before coming up with this theory. My teammate ... different. Granted, we’ve had this option for the past three semesters and ... .009 Fundamentals of Programming ES.1803 Differential Equations 21M.601 Drawing for

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Self Help I

  

  wisdom I can't make up for myself. Readers, what do you think? Is self ... for all women. Opening up the category “women” necessitates not only ... read. I read guidebooks for each stage of development the stage before I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 6, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  How To Fumble Your Way Through MIT and Still Turn Out Pretty Okay Step 1: Fumble. Step 2: Turn out pretty okay.

  

  ago, I decided I wanted to be a doctor when I grew up. (A brief introduction for the uninitiated: My name is Keri, I used to write here, and as a student, I did not want to be a doctor when I grew up.) As a result, I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  .) 31 October 2013 9:10am - My Bed Wake up, open computer. Facebook notifications up the wazoo. 7:13pm - My Floor I went out to lunch at a Japanese ...  basic science concepts. The exhibit took up one room, and we were the only people

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT HSSP and Stanford Splash! Seven fundamental questions, and a field trip to the west coast

  

  At MIT, I've taught for two Splashes, three Sparks, and two HSSPs. My ... walk over to headquarters and help set up. I taught two classes that afternoon: a pulsar class for parents, and a pulsar class for middle school

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 3: Koumon ou rele? Which is Haitian Creole for "What's your name?"

  

  . Our mechanic was a really friendly guy who picked up on the idea right ... for the meeting, however, so we stopped by the side of the road to look around one of the tent cities and wait for our friends from last night

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  institute of technology went back to class for reals on February 3rd. Before ... thing I hate more than studying is packing, I studied up until I left to ... it up as: Physics-0 Chris-1. So I raced back to my room to throw all

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  . Douglas Royer for AP Government? Play it again, Sam Colin: Put up a sound ... up. I really do appreciate all your comments; they not only illuminate ... grandmother's house for a few hours. Jose '07, shown in this entry, took a month

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006