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• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  to convince an admissions committee that you are a good fit for their ... they need to write a poignant story about a lifelong passion for their ... to write an unconventional essay solely for the sake of standing out

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  wishing for it to slow down.  Or… Or it could be one more year to grow as ... Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you ever wanted to see just how hot your PC can get before it starts messing

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  interested in, but are not sure if you want to pursue. Or, it’s also great for ... We spent our IAPs in two different states, for the second time. We ... opportunity that connects current MIT students to do work at companies that MIT

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  to use a CNC lathe and a CNC mill. For those of you who are ... /plastic/anything that needs to be shaped into a part. A lathe is for radially symmetric ... my schedule, but now it's time to show just what I've been busy with

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc

  

  suspicious. The email was an invitation to the White House for celebrating the ... one big thing, which was the impetus for this leg of the trip, was to ... , we settled into our new home for a few days, and drifted off to bed

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  they've worked for me: Ice. I figured I could use ice to numb the pain ... expensive to purchase online ($25 for two swabs). Also, it is very very ... For the last several years, I've been getting canker sores around the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  . That would be some story) Anyway, I just want to say this: Thank you for ... for serious business and once to meet with my high school classmates in ... the world!) For my first trip, I tried to think of touristy things to

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  gets to pretend she's a real pirate for a little bit along with first ... , choreographer for MTG's "Chicago," got to the party a little late, but still got ... BACK to canoe with us! As for myself, well... okay, I actually do like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  requests for tours" before they even started marketing it. It's nice to see ... break, I took large bites out of the Big Apple on my two visits to New York City. While walking around the downtown area, my roommate took me to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prepared! Getting ready for IAP! (Find out how to join our mystery hunt team, too!)

  

  weather was a lot nicer for the football game than it was for the parade. I hope you had an umbrella, Mollie. (Yes, I decided to watch in on TV.) So I leave California on Saturday morning to enjoy the wonders of IAP

  • by Bryan
  • January 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  only visited Boston for a few weeks, knows more places to eat out than I ... compensate for my sad brunch, some friends and I went to Punto Rojo – a small ... went to Veggie Galaxy for brunch. Veggie Galaxy is a traditional American

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds

  

  In April of 2018, I left home for a few days to attend [annotation ... away for 3.5 days, in that time my parents managed to: Finally realize ... piles of corn for them to eat, each generation would self-segregate to eat

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  to explain that they needed some maps for a puzzle. This sort of ... the puzzles and figure out what we'll need to give them in exchange for ... really expect any other teams to be reading my blog for tips...but hey, I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  (History and Computer Science).  For this major, I have to take 7 classes in ... for the shuttle to the studio. When everyone got to the studio, Maggie ... with practice questions. After rehearsals, it was time to play for real

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  to boldly go…

  

  our showerhead broke     happy last week of classes

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 11, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  The Art of Scheduling breaking and forming habits

  

  free summer for the first time since high school, I knew things had to be ... groundwork for continuing to do it. A tip experienced artists always give is to ... For the past year and a half I lived in Cambridge, worked full

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 5, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  2.009: the product engineering process the best class at mit

  

  lucky with how it worked out for me. We had just 12 weeks to go from ... to bicker, as we all had different definitions for what we were ... feedback for our product. And with that, we had only a few weeks to

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  it's about time I tackle some of the more difficult things for me to talk about. These are pretty hard for me to talk about, mainly because I ... afraid to write about things and I don't really care if I get shit for it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  looking for 4 incoming freshmen to compliment our contingent of talented ... pretty high. The exception will be for video. We're looking to add video ... Application To be considered for a blogger position, you should email me

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What did YOU do this weekend? Laura's jam-packed-action-filled adventurous fin de semana.

  

  most of it for her. We hurried back from dinner in order to make it to ... most well-known around campus for being the go-to-woman for questions ... need to work everything out for themselves, and some people need to have

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 14, 2005