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  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  , don't worry. Do not worry about your recommendations ... yet. They do not need to be in by midnight. We are processing thousands ... , you do not need to do anything special. Please do not rush report your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  ’re a college student, for a brief time you can basically do whatever you ... until recently all of which begs the question: how do people who graduate deal with no longer having all this at their fingertips? how do people

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Out Sick aka, a subject line for too many emails

  

  that I got it. So what do you do when you're sick in college? Honestly ...  terrible, opened my Google calendar, saw I had nothing I desperately needed to do ... , we all have work we need to do, and the last thing you'd want is to get

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  in transit where do i go from here?

  

  continue doing so until I'm nothing but a head and some hands. I am tired, a ... wick has ran out? I'm not sure what to do. I ask my friends, "What can I do to fix this?" and they look at me with sad eyes. What can I do to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 6, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Meet More People a guest post from Amy F. '20

  

  ado... How do I meet know more people (To new friendships! A special ... significant other asked me, "How do I meet more people?” Except, I think what he really meant was, “How do I know more people?”, because in my experience

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  , just be sure to designate MIT to receive the scores. Please do not rush ... science). We only use the scores that make you look best, and we do abide by ... the deadline, but do not expect that your request will be granted. If

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  so difficult? We’ve all been in the position of trying to do a group ... was often harder than actually doing the research and presentation ... did we exactly need from him?" Just tell him what to do and then he

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching no need to panic

  

  , just be sure to designate MIT to receive the scores. Please do not rush ... science). We only use the scores that make you look best, and we do abide by ... the deadline, but do not expect that your request will be granted. If

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  your testing by October, do not worry; you do not have to remove MIT from your rank list because if you do not match with any school on December 2 ... cover sheet. Q: Where do I send my high school transcript or updates? A

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  said, "Ana, the only thing you ever have to worry about is about doing your best. That's it. Just do your best." I also remember thinking about how painfully obvious that was. Of course you have to do your best. How

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  your testing by October, do not worry; you do not have to remove MIT from your rank list because if you do not match with any school on November 30 ... to be considered for Early Action. Q: Where do I send my high school

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here? What could I be doing differently? Am I asking for help when I need help

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  .t. To determine after analytical deliberation not to do something, said of something often academic in nature. (2) v.i. To be in the process of not doing ... challenge here is deciding what to do with it. I learned during my first year

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  in that. Thankfully, you do have a wonderful resource available to you ... them about ways to do things. Advisors come in many different flavors ... -or-less agreeing to let you do whatever it is you want, there's a style for every

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  nothing else you can do about your Early Action application. But you know what you have to do now? Chill out. Seriously, pat yourselves on the ... DO stuff. Whatever it is you like to do, get out there and get it done

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Things Fly for a living.

  

  get to do this every day. You get to do one double-pset and a lab each ... /astro major, you also get to do this: It has lightning bolts on the side and ... maximizing the height of trajectory. You may do anything to the bottle except

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  't one of those)" Carmel and Dan, you do not need to do it now, since you can always do it later, but every year there are applicants who forget ... . Alvin wrote, "I am doing my SATs in june 3,2006, how can also do SAT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  hard, or do students in the program encourage each other to work hard? Is ... students, and is it destructive competition? What do students here do for ... generally do one thing? Are there cliques? How prevalent is partying, and are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  [annotation note="While I do think MIT has its unique pressures, I don't think ... my ability to be interesting, to do interesting things at this interesting place? Or to how much I do compared to those around me? I feel that

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I failed an exam last week and it will be okay

  

  I still retain something from my contest math days and can totally do ... my MEng next semester, and I do not want to be taking 102 units, and I somehow don't have any better options than what I'm currently doing. I

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 21, 2022