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  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  advantage nor disadvantage for having been deferred in EA. I can't give you a ... deferred in EA. Can I call or email to find out why I was deferred? No. We ... . How can I contact the office if I must? You may comment on this entry

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  example, but in general, I hope I can maintain that particular brand of ... This summer is the first summer I am participating in an internship ... is what has happened. I have felt junior in experience, but not junior

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  people had to do all of those things for you you know how in ‘avatar ... free time and not care about my impact on the world? you think i can just ... making decisions like what job to work at after college. i think we’d be in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  21W minor. Apparently you can’t do that sort of thing in one day, but I ... late, but I thought I should wait until my schedule was FINALLY set in ... -recorded) the two classes I was taking in January. The [annotation note

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  of things in my life - how many extra-curriculars I was involved in ... finals in three days, I packed my bags and headed back home to South Bend ... far as I can tell, not much has changed. And yet, at the same time

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Womanhood

  

    I can’t think about being in love without feeling violated anymore ... pedophilia jokes.  “How can I get charges for this?” was an idle thought he ... ’re so little.” “You’re mine.” “I can see the fear in your eyes.” “I’m a

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 28, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  sort of decide to send in a supplementary essay can i do that via email ... how much do I need to score in order for it to help?" A good AIME score ... as you can often see in movies but i'm a steady person. I'm not a guy

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  Period. As holidays go, I'd say Spring Break falls somewhere in the high ... 've mostly been enjoying myself. I am, by the by, back home in South Bend. I ... sentence. But it's actually true. And in the long run...I wouldn't want it to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  days to come; thanks for your patience. In related news, I can announce ... on Monday, December 15th. In the next few days, we will send EA applicants an email on how to access the decisions online; I will also post a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  my grades are good, and last week I fell In love for the first time ... if I let it see me, From the top of that tree that everyone else can ... look at it:   I got into MIT, I swam in seas of blankets With the

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  , In Time ), and I have to decide how to spend it. MIT is a culture ... go to. It's now evident how much MIT throws at its students. I'd be ... new opportunities (I'm sure many of you are similar). In the past, I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  because I'm ultimately not sure how many of these attributes of humans can ... allowed me to explore the limits of what I can do, in ways that I never ... next thing. How can I make something that lasts or that matters within

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  , Okay, I guess certain aspects aren’t that much different than how I was ... -thing series that Petey started in the blogger days of yore. I didn’t really have a topic in mind to guide the conversation, I just wanted to see what

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  everything that I saw. But often I found myself asking questions. "Cool! How ... -mount components like that?" "How did you make that cake levitate?" I'm an engineer by training (MIT-educated in Course 2) so I wanted to know all the

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  This summer, I got a side gig to put up chalk art in the Welcome ... . Is it blessed or cursed? I can't say for sure, but now it's on the ... in this post, this is the only one I had planned out beforehand

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  see how I didn't need to squeeze everything in as soon as possible. You ... the time college application season rolls around. I can't speak for how ... side, I had the option to work at a startup in Cambridge called Geo

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  because they know how tough this school can be. And frankly I think the ... it? I don't think I can cover all of this in one blogpost but I can ... vibrant, vibrant creative community that I adore. You can see this in nearly

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

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  can’t imagine how the seniors feel. I did recently discover the field ... It’s hard to believe that I am now in the latter half of my college ... world. I remember thinking about how old college students seemed all

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  MIT proper, I have been in Spain for more than two weeks! I don't know how many students from Spain apply to MIT each year, but just in case ... beautiful country. Recap (for people who are wondering why I'm in Europe

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  's addictive, I swear), I haven't done much else in the way of vegetating. First, I took the GRE in July, and the majority of my free time prior to the ... -- but I don't think I've ever spent so much time studying for a test in my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005