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  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth across this continent ... MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... applicant "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  …ufacture mischief? In which I mansplain how my friends manipulate each other ... me, and I was really worried that I would miss out on the closeness of ... )"]finding the friends[/annotation]. What I’m more interested in is how that

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  New Portlets? Just throwin' some ideas around.

  

  New portlets are coming soon. Not sure how soon, but as soon as I can manage to sequester a few minutes of Quinton's schedule, you'll see them in ... 's a lot of portlets. What do you guys think? What portlets would you

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  . I'm kind of awestruck at how you can go from "this galaxy is ... week. (Your mileage may vary: I'm looking at you, 6.115.) The ... , while also working two UROPs! Am I not doing enough? Maybe I should add a

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So many problem sets

  

  membrane time constant τm? iv) How much external electrode current would be ... of homework, usually in the form of a problem set. I thought the ... actually like, so I've posted a few of the problems from my own problem sets

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  Professor Maier, teaching is not a one-way street. I believe she thinks that she would have failed as an instructor if we are not able to contribute ... undergrads, are often so swamped with work from our technical classes that - I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  . In an attempt to alleviate confusion, I sat down with my colleague Mc ... tried to make the distinction. One way to think of it would be this ... belong, but don't stress out over it. McGreggor and I also brainstormed a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  's important to know how MIT helps its students once they're here. I hope you ... is very extensive and would not fit here, so check it out.) Events of ... , people. Life skills. ** CRAZY NOTE ** At the time I'm writing this blog

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  BEAUTIFUL.  It was incredible, I highly recommend!  During my training I would ... through but I felt well enough that I thought the marathon would be possible ... steps.  I don't know how many of you all wear fitbits or step trackers but

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I do what I do A few reasons I'm still on this planet.

  

  glad that I totally switched gears in college. I think I would have been ... 'd excelled in high school; I would have been all "oh, I remember the time when ... to just do the BCS major, and I think I would have missed out on a lot

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  New York A break from Cambridge.

  

  in Internet Explorer. I'll try to fix this soon, but in the meantime, I ... exhaustion calls for photoblogodocumentationism. On Sunday morning, I was up ... and wishing that someone would invent a backpack on wheels and call it a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  architecture that I would like to pursue in my graduate studies. [It] helped ... helped pin-point my area of interest that I wish to pursue in graduate ... the world in order to better understand how and why informal changes

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  First and foremost: I am an EC, and EC's don't make admissions ... Institute (or how it was thirty years ago; in our internet age you might know ... 't be summed up on a few sheets of paper. And I get to meet lots of young

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  confronted by another line, in 104F midday heat, to order. I was told it would ... I'm blogging this from a Starbucks in Phoenix. I'm sweating ... partially because I just ate so much BBQ I'm worried I might actually pass out

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

  California Love a week in the life of an admissions officer on the road

  

  ;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;The next morning I woke up at 6AM and began a full day of school visits. How ... musing about how I can improve the session I'm giving on the fly. Adittedly ... figured I would search for a surf shop shielded from the worst of the waves

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  was ever having a problem here I would have absolutely no problem going ... week ago, and I already have four problem sets due and a quiz this week.  Still, I love it here.  This weekend, I played with cats, took a trip to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  the rain is sufficient to water [annotation note="I have all sorts of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Integration Bee If this were televised, nobody would watch the Superbowl.

  

  left turn and crashes into my face. Immutably, as IAP drips to an end, I ... sitting on your plate. I am falling asleep as I write this, so please ignore ... towards sleep at -9.81 m/s^2. In 12 hours, I will be in class. For now, I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Stories from High School you wouldn't want to be caught with MMS

  

  followed, we would realize just how strongly memories bound us to the ... minutes later (take any longer, and we would pound the door, threatening to ... time, and partly because hate was an outlet for how trapped we sometimes

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  an option where you can indicate this. Got it. Ok, how do I fill this ... . I know that’s not a lot, but do your best to be concise. How do I ... those already accepted in Early Action. When should I fill it out? As

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017