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  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the ... (without logging in!) at my.mit.edu. I know this has been long requested by non-student visitors to the blogs (including parents, MIT students &

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  idea being to get as close as possible to the fireworks on the 4th of ... don't find this kind of thing at other schools. In fact, I couldn't make ... - complete with photos. I am sad to report that the story doesn't have the

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Selection Day 2

  

  stressful competition to get into an elite school is harming young people ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... closer to Friday's expected mail date. Also, today's Boston Globe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  get it out of the way and not have to worry about squeezing it in later ... never ends, and now I won't be so lucky to get my application read by Matt and Ben), the first step to getting into medical school is submitting an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2600 Years of the University college life since 600 BCE, as told by Prof. Shailendra Mehta

  

  him during the morning assembly. But you are determined to get into ... voice in the movement. Many are surprised to hear that the first ... that allowed the US to become the current world leader in higher

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 21, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  Engineering. This is a great way to get introduced to the field, with some ... talking about a fall term class she's helping to teach. She's been getting a ... gather to ponder HBO's "Sex and the City." [...] Students in the elective

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  seattle ➞ mit an epilogue in bullet points and pictures

  

  spent in seattle, and was it even real at all? mit does this to you ... was a working adult, living the 9 to 5, subconsciously looking forward to the paycheck every other friday. [annotation note="the 9 to 5 i didn

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments-ment Webcast A few comments on the past week.

  

  managed to run four miles, throw together a tofu-tomato-mushroom salad, get ... . Life after it happens is at least semi-solid enough to serve on a plate ... hours. As an exercise in uncreative writing, I will demonstrate this by

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  way of getting to know them. Let simmer overnight. In the day time ... to Miami as I departed to see THE DALAI LAMA in his talk on ethics ... unstoppable need to shake about? Oh yeahhh. Case in point: during this weekend

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Not a Real Entry I wrote it in the imaginary plane.

  

  borrow in the next 15 minutes?” Real blog entry coming soon to a theater ... edge of the top bunk and feeling mildly superhero-esque in a thrill ... attempting to fall asleep, having heard stories of people doing this at times

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  ideal college, and now I get to grow here. The speed of the transition ... mathematician, and I look for patterns in the world, yet I want to believe that ... rural area of Somalia, the first in his family to attend school, just as

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Right NOW Making Things

  

  to an Oregonian best friend studying abroad in France. Lots of eggs ... gentle reminder to myself. I've been deliriously happy at this school, in ... Yesterday I met with Ta-Nehisi Coates to talk about writing. I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  now we finally get to see the parts in real life. If you haven’t seen an ... or worse, it’s going to be over in three hours.  Projects, however ... been working in teams to design, build, and control robots to assist a

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  nerd pride and it being a badge of honor to be called a nerd in my book ... neighborhood kids. This pack of boys liked to tease the youngest one in the crowd ... to pop culture references, pop music and the like. If it wasn’t for

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  are in tough financial shape and make a good faith effort to inform us ... the word limit. You may choose to send in the essay at a length that ... changes in your coursework. You will also be able to provide information

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)

  

  cliches, so take extra effort to remind yourself it’s true. In practice, it ... yourself as much as others love you! There’s a point to learning how to do ... make decisions for you, even if they turn out to be good in the end. Do

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spring Break! Spring Break Broke.

  

  So I'm sitting in the airport in Toronto on my way to London where I will be next week for Spring Break as well as Paris. I'll be sure to post photos and entries all this week. If you happen to be in London or

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hogwarts Institute of Technology Except we have 11 houses instead of 4.

  

  caught up in racing to get all my work done this sophomore fall that for a ... inside. But until then, I’ll try not to look anything directly in its eyes.... ... Hey friends!! I wanted to drop this brief blag here because I WAS SO

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Sunday night is the deadline for Early Action (EA) Here are some things we want you to know

  

  understanding with teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in ... WithUs. Most of all, try not to get too stressed out! Go out with your friends ... need to be “sent” to MIT, not “processed,” by the

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!

  

  Intramural Table Tennis team. Or learn how to dance through MIT Ballroom ... live music and a gourmet five-course dinner - set in the nightclub of ... . The "nightclub of [my] dreams" is along the Embarcadero in San Francisco

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2006