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  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most errors I see are not in the essay portion. People are pretty good about using spell check for that. More often, I see spelling errors in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  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 ... would have. That Real Analysis exam really changed the way I viewed tests

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  blues for jazz history. Which, let's be honest, I probably would have done ... year, I somehow managed to come down with a strain of the flu that left ... such an incredible resource that I'm always surprised we even have it

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  tiles, and I laid in bed and watched for a while. Some mornings also ... + piccolo) below the seat in front of me just the way I was taught by countless airline stewardesses, and went back to sleep. In my dreams, I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  to 34 hours (source). In this post, I’ll describe my (also wildly ... members gather in the kitchen for a fun study break. I will blog more about ... ” MIT class is 12 units. This may mean 4 hours in class and/or recitation

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Search Continues On the internship search and deciding what I want to do with my life.

  

  interview at 3.45 PM. Now do keep in mind that I went to sleep at about 4 am ... of logistical issues like housing, etc. So how do I go about finding a ... So I will elaborate on this entry later this evening, but for now, I

  • by Bryan
  • November 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  geeks, and thus you might be asking yourself, if I went to MIT, what would I be doing for the big release? Let me tell you about some of the ... either -- two references to 10 Things I Hate About You in less than a year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Everyday Is Like Sunday

  

  of the early pool, I must say just how difficult it was to narrow it ... regular action. It would be completely impossible to predict how many ... While there's no delivery of post today, I can assure you that the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 12, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  as much apple juice as I want, as often as I want, in whatever size glass I want! And now, living in a dorm where I am in charge of my own ... -constructed roller coaster going up outside my new home. I wandered around in awe

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  ’t know that most Jewish music was in Hebrew or Yiddish, and I didn ... ’s the third). All I knew was I wanted to be in an a capella group, and since Techiya was the only one I got into, it would have to do

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Your Campus Wheels Say About You skrt skrt

  

  admittedly a bit optimistic on my part. The mornings I had physics, I would ... Something I learned very quickly when I first got to MIT is that our campus is deceivingly large. Freshman year, I made the unfortunate decision

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Good Deed Goes Unpunished ...in which I introduce myself and set the tone for this "theater of the absurd."

  

  ... myself. (Movie trivia #2) I was born in Queens, New York and I've lived in ... US Army Officer (Adjutant General Corps) where I learned how to jump ... months) and a son due in early January. I've always been interested in

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  me this email about a talk titled "Let Me Punch Your Robot (or How I ... ?!? 8. Lastly, taking in the beauty of Boston On one of my many runs, I ... Fear Of Missing Out or FOMO. I think that's the best way to describe

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  based on how familiar with the person I am, how much I know about the topic of conversation, and how much sleep I got the previous night. Not ... ), but it does get frustrating very quickly in new settings. When I took my

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  considered trying to move to East Campus for awhile, but in the end I decided ... unfortunately, I would like it to be officially known that whatever anyone else ... I've been on campus for over a week now, which basically means that I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  , because I'm leaving for Mexico in a few hours and I have yet to pack and ... . Born and raised in the states, but I still love pupusas and fried yucca ... presence must be very prominent in all of the US. And then, I get here to

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  my beloved homeland--Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. And how am I getting there? Well, there's beauty in the breakdown. At 5 AM, I'm leaving Burton ... Philadelphia. After a 6-hour nap, I'll wake up in Philadelphia and prepare to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  the most part, I'm about to find out just what there is to do in this ... -nine celsius, if you're so inclined.) When I landed in Boston, it was anything ... This was the title of an email I sent to Neha '10 a couple of weeks

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  that I read in middle school. The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin ... of July fireworks/celebration, because I've never really been in the States during Fourth of July. (or if I was, I was in little-town Maine for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / CPW

  Who’s psyched? I’m psyched! It's gonna be stitchin'!

  

  in a new house that my wife and I just finished building. Well, we didn ... Last year, about this time, I was typing a blog entry much like this ... , however. Difference 0 - I am 32 now. Last year I was 31. Difference 1 - I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 6, 2021