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  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  can say is that there's a lot in the environment, the way that I grew up ... admissions officers and student bloggers alike, is "How can I get into MIT ... of it involves asking the right questions. Maybe "How can I get into

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  in Course 2 in charge of the 2A department so they can verify that I ... abroad or take internships in a foreign country. I might be getting an internship in Spain this summer, and I am super psyched. (I still have to send

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  in the world. I didn't know that we actually had to debate each other, and I'm still traumatized from the very short period of time in which I ... , because I don't remember how to take any of the fancier ones. Also, I hate C

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  refrigerator), they became chapters in it themselves. How could it be otherwise ... . What if I need those vector calculus equation sheets in six years?! Anna ... of lack of education have we come!” I read Gorgias in 11th grade, in a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  I can't even begin to explain it. When I do get to MIT, I'm planning ... can jump in a pool whenever it gets too hot. Plus it's a pretty cool ... big thought, so get comfortable. The last science fair I went to was in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  likelihood. I hope that you will have another great choice to fall in love with ... still turn out well for you in the end. What should I do about the May 1 ... letting us know one way or the other. Can you tell me where I am on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  last checked in, I was just settling into my new life in Cambridge, MA ... bit of butter. With this in mind, I set out to find a tortilleria or in the very least, good quality tortillas in a super market. Not only did I

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  interview has passed. How can I contact the office if I must? You may comment ... (RA). I've had a number of deferred students write in with questions so ... . What new stuff should I send? The only "new" thing you need to send in is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  .[/annotation] So imagine me flabbergasted when I learn that in addition to all the ... "]HASS requirement,[/annotation] MIT is [annotation note="I actually have no idea how ... . Naturally, when people starting asking me about how many classes I had to take/how

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit ... . The last time I played this was in fifth grade, I remember, because it ... provide insight into how we can prevent the Maillard reaction from occurring

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  [by Nathan Kipniss '14] This semester I am currently taking STS ... ; It’s ridiculously cool. In the period of one semester you learn how to use serious equipment to create a film. Above is a photo of me

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  last fall / last fall it's senior year and i still haven't learned anything

  

  class or two and still graduate, and I have a little wiggle room in how ... first week of classes. It was a fun time, in the sense that I enjoyed every event individually, but, in combination, it exhausted me. I felt

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  remember how I was feeling last year when the deadline was coming up…and then I remembered that I submitted my application in January. Last spring I ... . In early January, I realized that even though I could return to and

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  I was in the right seat. ...Nope. I moved. In case I hadn't caused ... made it in one piece. This afternoon, I arrived at my hotel and for a few ... "LARPing". My elevator company included a guy in a full cat costume (I only

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  childish behavior. How clueless was I? [caption id="attachment_86641" align ... the softest and calmest dusk I had ever seen. I watched it in awe for ... Massachusetts. Similar to the subtle disparity in twilight coloring, I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All my pasts and futures A blog entry about band and quiz bowl, to prove that I'm still hip.

  

  competition, I sent an e-mail to my floor telling them to keep three things in ... could get more than a dozen members in the band! This was the first day I had ever played tuba. I figured out that you can just not press down any

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  (which I had in June), but I never go to Philadelphia and I won't eat Cheez ... . Finally, I went to Allison's and watched Sin City and as a result I can ... Allison was worth the most because she's a girl and artistic. I was worth in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  ="108229" /] In honor of holiday meals at home, I want to share a holiday meal away ... ’ve decided to remedy that in as overzealous a fashion as possible. I ... comes to you in 4 parts. Part 1: The menu I write from ye olden days of

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The land of the free and the home of the internet Back to life, back to the internet

  

  longest I've gone without real internet in a very long time -- when I went ... , I need to make travel arrangements. I'm supposed to be in LA in two ... be cutting it a bit close. Hee. 2. Chris asked how I spent my summers

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Counting On One Hand And this is where Porky Pig says, "That's all folks"

  

  sometimes this semester I wanted to throw my hands up and give up, but in my ... drink from that firehose and you get it done. I can say that this semester ... 'll be nice to return to flip flops and a tshirt as I bask in the warm

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2005