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  settling in for an hour long T ride DO NOT eat a McGriddle right before, the ... large part of our job is knowing all the ins and outs of admissions so ... that says “Mark as Junk” that ends up being used in these circumstances

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  Marilee Jones was featured in an online chat on TIME.com, following up on ... joined the admissions staff of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1979, Marilee Jones has been a uniquely moral voice in the college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  difficult difficult lemon difficult the end of senior fall

  

  , to buy into this myth that they should always be doing more. In the ... [annotation note='I am writing this down in class-equivalents; MIT has a ... , I bravely forged ahead, conscious of increased workload in other areas

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  dear kuya i promise this post is mostly in english

  

  , for older sister. kuya can also refer to any older male person. back in high school, for example, i called people in higher years "kuya", like "kuya reggie" or "kuya john dave". and people in lower years called me

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  scootin’ and zoomin’ a transportation saga

  

  Way back in September, I had the difficult, difficult task of writing ... whiteboard care to dotted lines on blackboards (i can make circles in both ... only if] true" and "i can only count to 3" and "i haven't seen you in

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 18, 2021
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  songs. I learned 3 things. The Girl described in "Girl All the Bad Guys ... between good and bad music. In keeping with the theme of nostalgia and high ... seniors in high school. I am now a rising senior in college. It's crazy how

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Week 1 ...of Year 2.

  

  night in Hong Kong, I leaned over the balcony in the common room and watched reflected light dance in the ocean. I was trying to catch the Perseids. In the end, I didn’t see a single meteor and ended up crying a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  I’m standing in front of my presentation boards, trying to string ... mid-reviews sat three feet in front of me and I can already tell they’ve stopped taking in the words that are coming out of my mouth. Before I knew

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  paint imaginable is represented in the cluster of cans in the corner, and ... shall be eaten." or "Wear Shoes or DIE" The cast: The EC rush chairs, in ... earlier than the move-in date, meet the freshmen and build ALL the things

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Boing! Boing! Maybe not the best writing ever, but the pictures are awesome!

  

  Back during my senior year of high school in 2007, I went to CPW ... wanted to live in, that dorm being Burton-Conner. Burton-Conner has 9 ... -Conner realizes this and in order to promote inter-floor relations they have

  • by Snively '11
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Stomp the Yard, MIT style The Divine 9 and NALFO organizations on campus

  

  community. In fact, the first sorority ever founded at MIT was the historically black organization, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) in 1977. The second sorority ever founded at the Institute in 1980 was the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • January 26, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Spring this time, with on-campus features!

  

  I am taking. In fact, this is actually the last GIR I need in order to ... well in this class. MIT doesn't have a separate Data Structures course ... -S requirement and luckily for me 9.00 is offered in the spring time! I'm really

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  finals in the past two days (6.0001, 20.110, and 5.13) and the looming ... fascinating externships, or participate in an assortment of competitions. Last ... yourself in some way. And while this is surely an admirable outlook on life

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  , but right now it feels so close. east campus always builds things in the courtyard for rush, and this year is no different. in fact, i signed up to be ... , to see so many people and have things in-person again, but at the same

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  hike. I was in a strange mood. I`m a student at one of the most innovative and progressive universities in the world and I always have loved ... happy with a move towards self-sufficiency in the woods, away from the

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity, Part 2 How your laptop screen works

  

  explanation is in the next section. If you ARE familiar with it, skip ahead ... , etc. In my last blog post, I said that I would write up an explanation ... = Green In other words, blue is the absence of yellow, red is the absence

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Today A Trader Joe's monologue

  

  covered in chalk drawings. Then, I feel an overwhelming feeling of nausea. I ... , especially in proportion to its massive concrete parking lot, and I am suddenly ... carefully curated trees. I am pragmatic in a Trader Joe's. I know exactly

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to (Im)properly Cross Register a step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  website, and email him expressing interest in the class. Step 4: Find the ... form. Step 10: Give in said form to the registration office in Mass ... Art. And right before we were done talking, Danny asked, "Just wondering, in

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 20, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  also an option in the Report for students whose schools do not provide ... school. Finally, my colleagues in the Financial Aid Office are happy to ... applying for financial aid on the Student Financial Services website.  The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  MovableType publishing platform. Instead of being a website like blogger or ... , like MITAdmissions. After logging in using my super-secret password, we ... . Any size differences, colors, or pictures you see are all hard coded in

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008