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  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  day, in April, I got a thin envelope in the mail from this school. It ... better. I know that the admissions officers at this school care. I know how ... . I've been on that side and I know how it feels. And if you've now felt

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night's sleep so that I could wake up early the next day to figure out how to pack ... and used to let my cat in and out when I was away, tumbled all these

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  . ’25: My IAP is split in half: I was at home before January 14th, and on ... my IAP, I took a class called "Spanish Incubator" that takes place in ... flamenco workshop (ole!) and eating the best patatas bravas in Madrid :)  I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  . There are some things about how you complete the application that can ... bubbling up to the surface, which I can certainly understand. I know the ... You may have noticed that the application for the class entering in

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  “i’m not depressed!” haha

  

  assassins guild games in a while on saturday, and i got a lot of work done on sunday. things are going swell, so i can't be depressed, right? my last ... reappearing the next day! and haha things are bad enough i can't even write

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  . There is an option where you can indicate this. Got it. Ok, how do I ... in Early Action. When should I fill it out? As soon as possible ... an option where you can indicate this. I am homeschooled. Do I still

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  Meet the baby bloggers! you have to read that to the tune of meet the flintstones

  

  can get from Texas?) Their first posts will be coming soon, and I ... "]annual[/annotation]excitement: I get to introduce you to this year's crop of baby bloggers. To hire ... hours arguing about how great they all were, and finally settled on this

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cancer on my mind Wait, shouldn’t that be Carolina?

  

  Cancer is on my mind lately. I know how to have fun, huh? But maybe ... breast cancer, or maybe it's because I’m reading this great Pulitzer Prize winning book on cancer, or maybe it's because I just took a tour of the Koch

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  language back in, they’re no better.” The differences between how people ... associated with dyslexia can manifest itself in noteworthy talents. “Dyslexic ... how. Current research in the Gabrielli lab is focusing on measuring

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  have [annotation note="I can’t get over how much T A L E N T Emily and ... pretty hyped. So hype in fact, [annotation note="I can’t believe this is my ... work in admissions last July, and by mid-July I was part of the team to

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  so I could stand around the track in the athletic center for several ... capture the huge number of people milling around in caps and gowns. I ... more efficient way and tries to change it in the middle. (Trust me, I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  of others who were in line, I anxiously awaited the chance to hear ... heard about Anne in a conversation that I had with a friend early this ... It was about three weeks ago that I found myself standing outside the

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sewing minus the machine Costume Design: Featuring the best non-stick-figures I've ever drawn!

  

  . One of my HASS classes is in French IV, which I was frightened into taking after realizing how bad my French was while studying in Europe this ... sketching, and even more watercoloring. In short, it was nothing I had hoped

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 21, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  My adventures from the past month can only really be described, and my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time at each arrow tip. Where? In order

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  quite enjoyable. Again, it was all about vectors, and I can do those. Our ... actually allowed to declare yet, but I can take this class. From what I ... sure what could be. In the words of Veruca Salt, "I want one noooooooow

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump This is going to be ~14 entries in one - my fault for being too…

  

  . :-) Reason #261 That I Would Live In EC If They'd Let Me Because they build ... how.) Facebook I see that many of the '10s have set up their MIT email ... Couple Of Weeks In my last entry, I promised to answer the popular

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  See her picture(s) in a thousand places In which I understand what Bruce Campbell feels like

  

  'm optimistic. If you're the guy mentioned in this blog entry, I was so shocked ... something and let me know. I can introduce you to Mitra. ... . Guy: 'cause you're on Mitra's Blog. Sam: Heh. You know I have a blog now

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 3, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Food Fights behold the deliciousness that could be yours

  

  was a sophomore in college I once ate for the Internet. I had missed a ... doctor away. Because that's how calories work. I have two younger brothers ... I like eating. I like eating a lot. By which I mean both that I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduled time my classes this semester, and how engineering and sociology go hand in hand

  

  ", or as I like to call it, "How To Write Good Code That Won't Kill People ... "Communication Systems and Networks", or as I like to call it, "How the Internet ... something that helps other people, you can't just tinker in your dorm room

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  conspiring, which means that I need to put that to an end. In the next little ... 6.001 seems to be unique in just how it manages to pull it off ... Hi, everyone! Sorry that I vanished off the face of the earth. That

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008