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• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  note, with some degree of amusement, that in the case of the example I ... other day, I said "I am not good at chemistry.") Alas, chemistry is one of ... thousands of dollars that are flowing back and forth on paper between you and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from another college ... waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the first college and enroll at the second. This shifting can lead to a second round of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Monkey Dance

  

  Mira Nair came to speak last year and kind of offered my friend a role in ... Julie Mallozzi to do a screening of her film at your school. It's a great ... Your Mystery Hunt puzzle of the day: Dead and Gone I finished up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Happily ever after I don't believe in fairy tales, but real life isn't bad either.

  

  do pick a lab at the beginning of the summer, my choices will basically ... people (moms) who like to look at this sort of thing. The ceremony will be ... science-filled reception at the Museum of Science. And then we'll go on our

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  the offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it ... offer will "unenroll" at the first college and enroll at the ... I know that students on the waitlist have lots of questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  learning community that offers all of the core classes in smaller classes. It ... promise I haven't fallen off the earth! Coming off of pass/no record, though, is taking a little bit of adjustment. Speaking of adjustment.. This

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  -King's Programme at the University of Cambridge, taking courses in "The Behavioural ... More flavors of an MIT student summer. *    *    * Xiaoyue X. '15 (majoring in Course 2: Mechanical Engineering) Geez, we have a lot of Course 2

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  highlights of a hellish semester it's OVER. IT'S FINALLY OVER GOSDAIUOSDSOIJD

  

  playing games at pretty much every waking hour of the day. shoutout to Wii ... each of the first two psets so i didn't stress about it until i saw my ... grade...or the stress of finding a job amidst all this academic pressure

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 28, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  that MIT has to offer? He's the kind of person will read Marcus Aurelius ... idea of at least what direction you're going, but, if you have one, don ... , how far can you go? At the end of the day, no one gets out alive.” New

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  downhill at 8% grade with sweeping views of the desert playa at nearly every ... Engineering) at 340 watts, followed by a series of intervals up Montezuma grade ... the silent smile of the Yeta at Ranchita Store kept us in good spirits

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  while at MIT, it’s how to deal with a competitive spirit. 2. Part of Me ... things can happen at the drop of a hat. I can fly to a state I’ve never ... ’s one of my favorite platformers. But there are spoilers. So. If that

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave

  

  countryside is gorgeous at this time of year, with all of the rolling hills ... "]fifty-five degree weather[/annotation], I felt the consequences of my actions ... , illuminating rain coming down furiously at a forty-five degree angle. I got the

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • October 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  online from my hotel in Salt Lake City, hosted by the folks at The Art of ... Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Utah are MIT ECs (!). I ... missing a lot of fun stuff back at MIT -- a talk by Steve Wozniak, an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission ... students from the waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at ... college of those who have offered you admission. Waitlists are uncertain, so

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  old girl at nerd camp yelled at me for being part of the globalist ... blog at least once every two weeks and create other kinds of content as ... dragon staff 3) It's time for those of you who might want to be bloggers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  only a year and a half at MIT, this concept of leadership has become much ... the chance to fly faster than the speed of sound, pull more Gs than any ... chance (which happens to be very good coming out of MIT) to have an awesome

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  , polarization). Of course, at the time I'd only had up to 8.03 and was attempting ... What's up? Yeah, it's the end of term, and we're all hosed. The week ... finals (8.04 and 8.044) standing between me and two MIT degrees. I don

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  intriguing array of possibilities.” Again, that's completely accurate - but at ... to offer. And, of course, there's always Mystery Hunt to look forward ... my first few weeks back at MIT. I'll be spending most of my time

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  it is true to a certain degree. Life is full of opportunity costs ... The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety ... time because I’ve become involved in a lot of activities that are a huge

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  unless they are in my dinner.) Luckily, I don't think the test will be of ... rocked the GRE general test, will be graduating with two degrees, have a good GPA, and (most importantly) have a lot of research experience

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005