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• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  sometimes hard to maintain, and I live in perpetual fear of messing it up even ... out of my comfort zone in this sense by forcing me to deal with my fear of failure. My first few weeks at MIT have seen me pick out the major

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  ! Some of my friends I've skated and competed with growing up qualified for ... (the German equivalent of a high school) in Essen --  Leibniz Gymnasium -- located in the northwestern region of Germany. We were hosted by a computer

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  seattle (again) home and away

  

  'm sharing a place with three other interns, two of them also from MIT. so it ... pacific science center laserdome. a few weeks ago it was fourth of july and ... our neighbors' backyards all around us. every once in a while one of us

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  eight of us were hanging out in one person's room after class, someone put ... more times before the end of the program. By the fourth time, I could ... a second. We've gotta take care of something." Without putting the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  (RA). I've had a number of deferred students write in with questions so I wanted to post a quick entry that answered some of them publicly ... EA but ran out of time. If you are retaking tests in December or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  of an accomplishment. But! I learned so much on the sidelines from the veteran players! How to play defense by being on the open side of my player ... form of shin splints. I asked around for advice and got plenty: Stretch

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  polar vortex commotion, my flight to Milan was one of the thousands ... teaching all my subjects, which turned out to be a whooping mix of ... into different types of infinities, which is it's own blog post

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  recommend attempting to summit a volcano at 15,700 ft with only one day of ... began with a very steep ascent, which involved a lot of huffing and ... platter of Swedish, German, and Austrian accents. The German and Autrian

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

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  how painfully obvious that was. Of course you have to do your best. How ... time, I took those words and put them in the shelf of "things I ... just how powerful and true that piece of advice was. You see, as a

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  , regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little historical data: over the past decade or so, the average number of deferred students later ... possible after completion of the fall semester, second quarter, or first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  four different outfits before deciding which combination of shorts and baggy t-shirt to p-set in. I sort my pile of clean laundry. I sort my pile of dirty laundry. I print out my p-sets for the week. While I’m at it I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  The night of daylight savings, I tried my best to ensure that I would ... incapable I am of doing anything at all in the morning) and confirmed that he ... needed. I've always loved space. My favorite part of plane rides is at

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  regularly address tens of thousands of prospective MIT students and millions of other people around the world, and Be comfortable with, or willing ... /Writing Experience This is your "portfolio", and is the single most important part of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  Blogger application? That's a silly question, isn't it. In the annals of ... ... the coveted 50 pixel avatar of an Admissions Blogger. Sure you won't be ... office's own running of the bulls, only with more emoticons and Dr

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  one of the few living groups that has Residence Based Advising, or RBA ... advisor to discuss some subject in a group of around 8 housemates in a ... comedy shows. Of course, I entered the seminar lottery, and there were

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  Keri produced entirely during "the Month of January/IAP." It was about a ... lot more exciting than either of them expected. I really liked the music ... about it, but I saw MTG's production of Cabaret early this year which I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  This was meant to be written a week and a half ago

  

  ring around the barrel. Of course, it was not going to stay forever, and I'd heard rumors of Caltech coming to claim it. The Monday after CPW - I enjoyed seeing so very many of you, by the way :) - I was asleep

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  4 Jack Bauer, eat your heart out.

  

  . Lucky that I did, because the thing was FREAKING COVERED WITH A COLONY OF ... took it back to the bathroom to wash it off. 10:12 -- There's a bag of ... 's on the list. I hope something more interesting than this bag of Oreos

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 1 The answers to your recent questions.

  

  ). You can review the list of meetings at http ... enter MIT "undeclared," and, at the conclusion of the freshman year, choose their major from among all of MIT's majors. Later, you can add

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 15, 2005