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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds VII: Decided? T-minus one day until the reply form postmark deadline.

  

  -analysis - what is important to you?: You may have done one before, or avoided it ... helpful before deciding which college to attend. Ask yourself the important questions, and be honest with your answers: What kind of a school do I want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few ... was a limitation on the size of the cups we could use to drink apple ... is probably not the most important thing I’ve gained by coming to MIT

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  essays to passive voice. The most important part is your distinctive voice ... procrastinate until the last minute. Doing this gives your brain a chance to ... values, experiences, and what was important to me was listening to other

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  was a completely opened ended opportunity to design your own printed ... find a spare one for me), so I had to go through each pin manually and ... sure to build a quick little prototype that verified this would function

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  phone fixed again, in Allston, next to a corner store with imported ... about ancient in terms of repairs. The first shop I went to didn’t have a ... a turn, and dipped inside the nearest store to ask the owner for

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what not to pack for the dorms pretty much everything, honestly

  

  heart, and it made a lot more sense for me to fly in when I was a freshman ... and have a plan of how you’re going to get the rest once you’re here. It ... to repurchase Important documents - birth certificate

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • July 9, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christina Royce: Analyzing Re-entry Systems Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through…

  

  . Hence, it's important to have flexible manufacturing systems that have the ability to apply different processes to a wide variety of parts, so ... returning from the trip, she and a group of three other students decided to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how to put together an ohms concert apparently we have a concert this weekend

  

  that you should come to if you happen to be a current mit student ... ohms. arranging here refers to the process of taking a song and turning ... highest to lowest pitch). we use musescore to arrange songs; it’s a free

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 17, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... blah.) Since I know a lot of people will be needing to make a college ... chose MIT. 1. I knew I wanted to be a biology major of some stripe, and I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  , em-dashes and alliteration. Why? There is a good argument to be made ... powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.” I’m not going to make ... mind the other day: Poetry is important for the same reason that a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to get around MIT hunger pangs [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Culinary art = delicious art.

  

  school students will be leaving home to go to a university knowing little ... your room to how to decide whether you should go to class can be a ... until 3am daily and 7-11 a quick walk away, it is hard to motivate

  • by ARTalk
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  it serves as a reminder to us all that what is most important during ... they can, that they won’t have a chance to do their best because of all ... made a difference in our process – who you are, your approach to life and

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Should I include my ethnicity on the MIT Application? As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment about someone of…

  

  understand who you are - in context. Remember, we don't get a chance to meet ... connect. Crafting a class is similar - we go into painstaking detail to ... As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  to eat and most importantly, what to do with my life.  I've had a taste of the real world this summer when I had to track down a place to live ... only 2.5 weeks left here in Bend.  I have yet to experience a lot of what

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  information on Einstein's life, the importance of the equation in today's science, suggestions for further reading, and other resources. A detailed ... of Student Pugwash. Pugwash exists to address the effects of science

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  students to take advanced classes out of a sense of competition, rather than ... school or working 20-30 hours a week to support their family – or who come ... students to worry less about this question. Half a century ago, B. Alden

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  important part of your application, since you have the chance to open up about ... . Yes, the essay is important, but it's hard to make your writing more ... application has been posted. You can request a paper copy, download a PDF, or

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  have to cure cancer and save a child from a burning orphanage?"). Anyway, the old series about the now rising juniors is worth a read. Back to ... dream of becoming a rocket scientist. "That is my dream -- to become a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Piece of my Heart Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

  

  apparently caused by a law requiring any restaurant with seating to also have ... working on some important stuff for Bayer CropScience. Anyway, I'm not going to have full internet access from work until Tuesday, so don't expet

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  ’s important to see the people you look up to engage in self-compassion. I know a ... completely different person, working with his uncle to start a tea shop and ... way of showing the audience how painful it is to change on a deep

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020