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• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  purpose of me writing this blog post is to give you some ideas on how to ... numbers, I couldn't get this editor to bullet the nested lists :( ) Read a book (Step 1a would be to buy a book if you do not own one). These

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  , inspiration and optimism. I’ve searched high and low, from Facebook to Instagram to Reddit but to no avail. Motivation was nowhere to be found (a.k.a. I ... throwback to childhood for some positive vibes) If you ever feel like you

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  We were so lucky to have the UA Alumni Affairs Committee invite John ... at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) -- back to campus to ... deal of interesting and insightful anecdotes to share. Here are some

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  online to look at your grades you might see the familiar A ... person with some unique circumstance) and you open up your grade report to ... subject, but the O grade can be converted to a grade of OX” and OX

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  – I use them often to reroute my train of thought away from worry or ... . Most of this advice is paraphrased from people that I consider to be mentors, because I think I'm still a bit too young and foolish to be

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  . Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in friendly company? The math gangster you dreamed to become? Now’s your chance ... . Start here. First, from fellow bloggers: -- On getting to MIT from the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  questions on a Friday afternoon. Ben used to do these big roundup "answers to ... , according to Google Analytics, but no one is commenting, so here's a place to ... to drive up to a meeting in a few hours, and I've got a sprint

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  IAP--Independent Activities Period--is soon coming to a close! Spring ... preparing for all IAP--6.01, Intro to Electrical Engineering and Computer ... everything to shut down for two days, though my roommate and I determinedly

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  Teaching Abroad: a Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Q. ‘14 Learn a new language, teach science.

  

  ’m Elizabeth ‘14, one of Anna’s many friends). I’m here to talk about teaching at ... things to love about the MIT student community, and one of them is that we ... the many other (see #17) ways to teach,* you are most definitely coming

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 13, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  There Will Be Pi (Day)

  

  We have something to tell you - with a little help from the bloggers ... and password that you use to sign into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your

  • by A Delicious Pie
  • March 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Notes and Updates Form every applicant needs to do this

  

  admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed by you, the applicant. This form serves two purposes: to share your newest grades, and give you an opportunity to mention other updates since you submitted your

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  Agent: So you teach people how to swim? Me: Oh, no. You get to teach ... you could teach people to swim if you wanted to. TSA Agent: Oh. Huh. and ... : Yep! TSA Agent: Wow, physics. Great time to be a physicist, with all the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  you will need to be able to pick your seat. I warn you that all of the ... Weighing the Pros/Cons I'm going to use a couple of initialisms here so that ... Row SSS- Super Special Seat (To be explained later, there is only 1 on

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  MIT-Now in Español!

  

  Hola! I’m delighted to introduce the newest page to the MIT ... excited to now launch the MIT Admissions page en Español. On this page, we ... . And we want everyone to gain a deeper understanding of the friendly and

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • July 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  Believe it or not, admissions officers occasionally try to do things besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my ... . During that interview Hersh - who I think it is fair to say is somewhat

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  is where they wanted to be, others were less certain. Some may even ... . That is of course, until they had the opportunity to experience all ... as CPW. As for CPW, I don't think it goes according to plan for most

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  Like a great three-toed sloth awakening from a millennial hibernation, it is now I make my triumphant return to these blogs.The timing is ... holiday cheer, goodwill toward men, and all that; I'm referring to rooms

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  second-year GEL student (hereafter referred to as a “GEL 2”) is that the ... ; Urgency to Deliver, Initiative, and Decision Making   It’s safe to say that the GEL 2s devote at least ten hours a week to help plan each

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  of which has kept me incredibly busy. To put much of this in context, I ... for my brain to remember things, as I'll tend to ramble on and on like old people do. So basically I had to edit this down a whole bunch in

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: A Guide for the Hopeless and Drenched thoughts from mark '15

  

  a writing class and wanted to share his experiences and insights with ... to do for the rest of your life. For some, this moment appears ... experience it more synthetically, be it the pressure to earn a living, or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 29, 2011