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  got me an answering machine or a "so-and-so isn't home." Regardless, it was pretty fun, and there was a lot of free pizza and stuff to drink ... living in a Francophone country, describing my work, my environment, my

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Flood, an Ark, a Third Word I Am Missing Sophomore year starts out a little wet, and what is a community, really?

  

  , there are all the many, many student groups on campus where you can forge ... there’s a GRT in it with a lot of Canadian pride). The building is very ... ; This is my first post of the academic year, so I’ll treat it as a bit of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  . There are some things about how you complete the application that can ... clearly labeled. While there is a specific rationale for every question that ... there is something optional that you would prefer not to respond to, feel

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  those get accepted?" Will wrote, "Matt, is there any way you can post ... any way we can find out why we were denied? if there is a reason other ... is a perfectly reasonable questions. You should be in touch with the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Day at Stanford University wait, what?

  

  . Stanford...is not like MIT. Where to start? Stanford is sunny and spacious ... maaaaybe I exaggerated some of those things. After all, this is based on a ... through snowstorms. There isn't a tunnel system, and the buildings all have

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  things are in your application before you hit “submit”. There is no single path: There really is no one perfect school for anyone! You will probably ... be prepared to spend four years there as it may be where you will go

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  group, your host is the house, rather than a particular person). You ... planets. Kind of cool, really. You can go to a different living group and ... , to death. My point is that there's probably something for you here no

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Waiting… and a more serious note about pre-decisions at the end

  

  is a gesture that shows you appreciate someone in your life :') 5 ... short—just six multiple choice questions—and gives you a flower based on ... my planner to Google calendar-ing. Coffeelings is a mini journal that

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 15, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  with undergrads and is there to be like a first point of contact for help ... administrative things and stuff. and there's a decent amount of that, like writing ... , so it's just a reminder of how close rush is. it's exciting, of course

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  section of both Parts One and Two, there is a link that will allow you to ... Admissions at this time to check on any such documents (there is a time for ... January 1. This means you can click "submit" on your application

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  occasionally so I'd suggest you pick an event where you can meet up with your ... so you should be prepared for anything. Boston is a great walking city ... the weekend it makes sense for me to offer some tips about how you can

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  impossible right now. Life is now mostly a choice of how to spend my time the ... up her meds. Is skipping 18.022 generally a bad idea? Probably. But to ... way and had a bonding experience that can't be quantified in lecture

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  ways you can spend your IAP. The MIT Externship program is expertly ... . Externship matches are announced starting in early November, so you can have a ... you to one starting point. Asking many people this question is a quick

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  , but they work! Not only is this the time where you can catalog your ... . First, if you are still deciding, there are some things you can do. 1. Ask ... 't forget the money factor! Will I / Can I make a difference? If you visited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on ... earlier, however, there was a four year stretch where we didn't take anyone ... uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  write about how I long for another chance to buy a five-dollar boba at ... incomplete, there are far more pressing issues right now than a sophomore ... like a new day is coming, and I have reason to be optimistic. We survived.

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  . I assume this is where we were going... otherwise, why did I take a ... there. Joe's Dad is great because he let me borrow a pair of hiking shoes ... Hampshire with Joe and Joe's Dad. A picture is worth exactly one thousand

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  i saw twenty one pilots at td garden in boston live music is very much alive and here to stay

  

  lack of better phrasing, alive. Which worked. There was a period I ... 2020. Until it didn't happen. And then there was a pandemic. And then ... it. There was also a family in front of me and it seemed like the kids

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 28, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updates i'm still here.

  

  family for going three weeks before replying to a text. ‘School is crazy!’ is always a good one- an honest and unquestionable summation of what it ... -based math, and it culminated in a project where I got the chance to listen to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • January 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [guest post] time passes from spirit island a board game that i picked up 3 years ago is now my life

  

  [annotation note="cj: you know a game's serious when there's lots of content ... and fear did, and how we fight against them. like always, there were a ... 've played so far was hanabi [annotation note="cj: i think hanabi is a bad game

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 31, 2023