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  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and ... , we've kept them the same as the last few years, to wit: We know you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive (and even

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive (and even

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.

  

  Monday, my first semester here is abruptly coming to an end. I have ... challenge! On the most exciting note to me, I have spent the past three ... from just one to now having two full shelves! So, initially, when my

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • December 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  MIT Class of 2021 has been assembled, it’s time to welcome them to the ... will be organizing Admitted Meetings. This post is my attempt to convince you to attend them. If you’re an AdMITted Student: this spring’s event

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive (and even

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer’s end

  

  cards than i can count at the laverdes sandwich shop walked to harvard and back to satisfy a late-night ginger soda craving actually, finally ... - sunburn thing gone sailing for the first time (sailing and learning to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  On Moving A goodbye that took me a semester, and some distance, to write.

  

  . All last semester I was thinking of the right way to say goodbye to this corner of the Internet, to sum up all my feelings from the past four years ... from MIT and the East Coast to start a new chapter. Well, it's July now

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  not listen to people who promise to make Mars safe for human habitation ... be skeptical of promises to revolutionize transportation from people who can't fix BART, or have never taken BART. And if Google offers to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Updated MIT Groceries Guide (guest post) A requiem for Stata.

  

  always having baked goods to offer. She studies Course 6-3 at MIT, but in her free time, she blogs at FoodParsed, where she shares easy-to-make recipes with the rest of the world. If you're interested in learning to cook

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 4, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive. We

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of ... by Nina L. ‘19, about her Friday night. Tonight Lujan and I went to Harvard Square to get Dominos. We had decided we needed to get away. The

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  My “Normal” High School What it was like going to an ordinary high school

  

  Now, I can be pretty sure that most everyone applying to MIT has a ... like I could have found a cure to cancer, ignorance, AIDS, made an ... myself to my clubs and obtain a high position; however, the one thing I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  . Learning to drive stick-shift in a car that once belonged to my favorite ... looks to me: like the sky is a shield, cracking open momentarily to reveal ... ordered me, over and over. It's the same thing David Carr said to me a year

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  into a lot of part-time jobs. I’ll need something else to occupy time ... science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I’ve found two short-term (and vaguely connected) jobs to fill these few weeks

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Students Are Cool: Brian Chan edition These are the kind of people that you will go to school with.

  

  MIT.  The honest answer?  THE PEOPLE!  So I'm going to tell you stories about some of the awesome and amazing people that I went to school with ... now after graduating from MIT. So today let me introduce you to Brian

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let me guest post on her blog to let you know about some exciting ... fantastic Alumni to put together Admitted Student Gatherings to welcome you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... your applications for early action. Truly. I consider it a privilege to read your essays, to learn about your cultural heritage and family

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  At the end of fall semester, I look forward to one thing. No, it ... what they learn to create an alpha prototype for a new product! It's an awesome hands-on class that gives students a taste of what it takes to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Champagne, pistols, and my new UROP blogging in a power outage. that's hardcore. though anna beat me to it.

  

  Green Building - then you know the world's about to end. Yes, ladies and ... 've been up to:   UROP in Langer Lab  I've been dying to tell you guys ... 't want to blog my chickens before they hatched. I GOT MY DREAM UROP! It

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2012