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• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  diversity is to 'relax the standards'. I can't speak for other Colleges ... those who were not admitted, I know how hard you worked and I know how ... admitting the class of 2010. I am very proud of the Admissions professionals

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  I'm blogging this from a Starbucks in Phoenix. I'm sweating ... . More on that later. I'm in Phoenix for the 2016 Intel International ... as I can tell is mostly a convenience for organizing judging; plenty of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  25 things and another reason to come to CPW. FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. OH GOD.

  

  with me can't convince you, and in case you're afraid you won't have ... . OH MY GOD. Also, to continue the in-cases, (I don't think I ... post 25 things about yourself in the comments. HA. I'm enabling your high

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.

  

  , for an 11:15am flight. I made it in plenty of time. Got on the plane ... …and woke up an hour later, to find us in the air. Realized that I slept ... . Longest. 7-8 minutes. Ever. I sat with my head against the seat in front of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Loose Ends A chronology of happenings.

  

  morning, I decided I'd go to the middle of nowhere in Maine for brunch. I ... metropolis of Saco in a couple of hours. I really wish I'd taken a picture ... his guest check framed on the wall, no kidding. I paid in two

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  An unexpected discovery, from a few centuries ago It takes more than four years to get to know a place

  

  This is my fourth year in Cambridge. But earlier this week I learned how little I still know about where I live. Last weekend, I went on a grocery run. It was wine and cheese night in my suite, so I was preparing an

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  . I'm just trying to be honest. 2. When I explain what goes on in ... that live in a small dorm but is part of a fraternity, so I don't know ... one or the other (I'm not referring to anyone in particular), but dorm

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  go for a hot cup of cocoa, but I realize we don't have any in the house ... colleagues are as inspired by your applications as I am. Regardless of how your ... Right now, I'm sitting at home at my dining room table, with a big

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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  about interdisciplinary research in the life sciences. Now, I'm back in ... , I don't care about how much financial aid we'll have to give you ... first in their family to attend college (like I was), more students who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  ’s freedom of self-expression. Anyone who is taking part in REX right now can ... in including these as well. I echo the sentiments of a commenter on the ... a wonderful institution in so many ways and no matter how you choose

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey

  

  I especially love all the year in review lists. Because this was my first year in the Admissions office at MIT, I thought I would post 10 ... I love the holiday season, but not for its parties and food, its

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6-3 not a definitive guide

  

  people I've met who are 6-3 (which is... a lot) aren't in it solely for the ... can, in the form of a final design project. 6.UAT - Oral Communication ... , it helps develop so many soft skills that you can use in other class

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  next few weeks, I'll be highlighting one of my classes in each entry ... this year's competition in Paris, or I think more realistically in my ... design engineer. I'll try to keep you all in the loop as the semester goes

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fonts of MIT a typographical tour

  

  how the lowercase C in Flama has closer [annotation note="Strike one for ... INSIDE" in Helvetica Bold Condensed. At first, I thought that the "FIRE ... Arial; we can tell even if it's blurry. Its header, "Facilities", is in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  , so I don't know just how universal everything in this blogpost would be, but I hope this is helpful in some capacity. Table of Contents GIRs ... advisor: How do I know what to take this year? For starters, CJ has an

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  I looked my interviewer in the eye, blinking away sweat from my ... laugh upon the discovery of MIT greek life (but here I am, in a sorority ... my knowledge in general? Should I order coffee or tea? In the end

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  world" can dawn. For those of you intrigued by the program highlighted in ... Times makes for a great gift. Even in this Age of the Internet, I do enjoy ... , this time a long and insightful article in the Sunday Magazine. Take some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Library War there's nothing about war in here, that's just my fave imaginary band name

  

  perusal in the tome below. Depending how you count, MIT either has a lot of ... can be open all the time because they don't require staff to run. In ... . In fact, I have a free hour on Fridays before class in 10-250 (right

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 15, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Take Care of Us asking for change

  

  my vlogs, where I can see over the course of the week just how I grow ... 's only fair that I talk about how this school is decaying my mental health ... of work in a regular semester. I am...so sick and tired of being

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s Your Future, Charlie Brown! Charlie Brown, Friendsgiving, and the Erosion of Deep Literacy

  

  say in this post, but I think it can all be best summed up with “I love ... embarking in search of The Great Pumpkin, to discovering  [annotation note="I ... highschool, I took a jazz ensemble class that ended up having only 6 kids in it

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 20, 2023