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  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Many MIT students were initially deferred; you can read some of their experiences here, here, and ... sad. Some of you may have complicated feelings that you don't know how

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  wonder how I am getting paid to do this job... I should be paying them ... 't expecting to gain much in the program other than a commission. Now I am a year ... all of the "leadership positions" that I had held in high school. After

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  3-D Blog!! ...I decided to wear a pair of real life 3-D GLASSES!!!

  

  !!! I like to call this one “Cyd in 3-D” So without further ado, I will ... what I’m called as long as it’s in some way related to me. This is ... ’ve grown to appreciate the warmth even more since I’ve been in Boston. The

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Texas and Arizona. Details can be found here: brownmityale.org These meetings will be a great ... seniors) to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42: The Answer to Our Changing Educational Needs a school with no teachers, no schedules, and no rankings

  

  times so students can come in after their full-time commitments. 42 is a ... every day. If you can get through the four weeks in the “swimming pool ... they know how to thrive in an environment that pushes for constant

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 24, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  propped up in bed and listening to the Toy Story soundtrack. Anywho, I ... admissions release date can spiral wildly out of control. I underestimate your ... said e-mails are in the works). I am a student. Students don't get to

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Trevor ‘13 The sixth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  in renewable energy. Wants to: Get a good-paying job so he can afford ... venture, which he helped direct. Zinser likes to work in the wood shop, lift ... weights. A working-class kid raised just off Foster Road in Southeast

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College ... , Sunmi, if you're American in - Me: I'M IN THE SHOWER! GET OUT! ... A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  O, GRE Battle The best of the worst entry I ever wrote.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The youngest known meteor impact crater in the world is located in Haviland, Kansas and is less than 1,000 years old. I wrote a ... , including pencils, cough drops ("You can take one in your mouth, but you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  grad student Andy is in Switzerland and I'm basically doing all his ... committee. I really like Professor Deutch's resume--he has a BA in economics ... change, Mitra--maybe you can lead the CIA too. So, I sat three feet behind

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  hours for 2 psets, although you can always pull an all-nighter," I tell ... don't mind a lack of sleep too much. In the morning, I get to watch the ... anything, all nighters are worth it for this reward. In fact, pressure can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  So, What Exactly Happens? y'know, over IAP?

  

  that went on at the same time. Here's a compilation of the ones I can ... I got to see what others write about in their amazing poems. I didn ...  The Tech, in which starting this next volume I will no longer be the Campus

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  , but if I can finish all of them, I’ll consider myself decently on my way ... campus one single time, I consistently have no idea what building I’m in ... complete - gym registration usually opens at 8 AM, and when I logged in at 8

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  exciting in them! CPW is in two weeks. I can’t wait to see all the incoming ... same week, and in some cases the same day, and I felt overwhelmed beyond ... break. So, with second semester in full swing, I had about 5 midterms in

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One wonderful day I might just make it, after all.

  

  and thus oxygen mass transfer in E. coli fermentation, and I'm doing it ... 's all, "Oh, I'll just do it tonight! Maybe you can come over and we can ... internship from Bayer. I can't really tell because the e-mail Dr. Berka

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  within the next 45 seconds because...   ...how could I not go? The ... I ended up getting to see Leslie in Kresge. sneaky far away ... A couple of months ago I got an email saying that Leslie Jones (from

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  "Dudamel - Open Rehearsal" and asked if I would be interested in attending ... in 2009. Yep. Definitely not a musical instrument. I got a little ... from the program and said "OR BOTH!" - "exemplifies how music can lift

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  first time in her life (since perhaps one rebellious quarter in elementary school), the Frosh can say, “I’m not going to finish this homework,” and ... . Life in college is not how she imagined it. The Frosh had many dreams for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Followup To Mailing Disaster Answers to your questions from my last post, regarding the recent mailing of EA decisions.

  

  one of your comments, and I can't answer every question right now, but ... planned). I think you can call next week as well. The number to call is 617 ... know this. I confirmed as of this evening (Wednesday) that admits in at

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  later) scrambled to borrow a laptop and sent in an application. And - I ... psychology departments so I'll know how to fully answer an applicant ... the first time. Blogging is being careful not to reveal how little I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007