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  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  , but if you can't be there, the award will be mailed to you.) So for ... can be found at: http://swe.mit.edu/highschool/essaycontest.php If you ... -Chairs --- Feel free to drop a comment if you’ll be partaking in these events, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  HT@MIT: Academic Resources How I Learned To Stop Slacking and Love the Office Hours

  

  can be understaffed. 2. Find OH a few days before the pset is due and ... recitation and office hours. This is a compiled list of the resources that I ... . Recitation This is usually your first line of defense when you leave lecture

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  out wrong…but I thought the cake was a lie…?) 3. There is nothing more ... .” You may have even uttered a version of it yourself. For me – in high ... even more by saying that there are many ways in which I am a “typical MIT

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  department. That said, it's a big job and if you're not interested, there's no ... This is a story of how two MIT students -- one with a fabulous idea ... scientific questions can evolve to real findings. George had a number of ideas

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  amuse me that the other fellow in my program is a certified body builder ... addition to being a close friend, Angelica is one of the most earnest ... times a day. I miss MIT dearly, but feel so lucky to've experienced even

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  second season of haruhi is notorious for its endless eight, a series of ... . instead, i will merely offer this fun fact: you can tell whether someone ... , or whatever. what kind of a world do i live in, where i feel like i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  decisions for the year, but there were at least a few more. Will we use the waitlist again this year? It is too early to know. In a week or two, we ... waitlist became a reality. We worked all day today as a subcommittee to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Crafts for Ukraine~ Among other fundraising projects

  

  This is, admittedly, a kind of quickly written post, but I wanted to ... ’t write about that here. You can read more perspectives on Ukrainian ... backings! A logo was made, and then it was dormspammed out. There was a new

  • by ana~
  • March 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  Summer is a great time to visit colleges in Boston. There are more ... location. Visit other schools while you're here. Boston really is a great ... and tour, we hope you'll explore MIT a bit on your own, visiting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  . This is a bad attitude to have in all regards, because while it's great to be excited, you forget that there's no such thing as perfect. My ... 's imperfections when I moved into Next House (not to mention that you can't switch

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2021 another year another book post

  

  stage where I feel like my bottleneck as a programmer is not writing code ... a kind of breach to it, I think. You could say that my writing isn ... -deception.' 'How can a man live in perfect harmony?' To which YISUN replied, 'Non

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  is one of the best things you can do to prepare for college. Not only ... As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is ... to be different than everyone else to get into a good college. You

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  , this is a physics problem. And when there's an important physics problem ... : Well of course. Probably by spinning a ring. Prof. Fisher: Well, you can ... the record, setting a new mark of 51 seconds! This spring, you can see

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  hope you all can hear us. The idea is for everyone to take a break from ... everyone proud. Finally, since today is a snowy day, I wanted to leave you ... the heating time based on the water level and ensure that there is hot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  admission, there is a bit of role reversal as a new decision date approaches ... , and for the most part is what happens. Some, however, really want a ... to apply again in a subsequent application cycle. There are cases when

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  light drizzle that preceded a good rain. There isn’t much that was ... . This is me now:   I woke up today, to a similarly pleasant scene. The sun is shining over the Boston skyline. The river moves with a gentleness

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meta

  

  ramble on about, but there are things that I can't/won't put into a public ... you think. "I like what you're doing, keep it up" is a valid answer, as ... people involved. They can't. Similarly, I can't give you the true lowdown

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  admissions blogger- you can never escpae your past. I figure my reputation is ... , it prints out a header page with your username on it so you can quickly ... people who thinks that Stata is the most hideous excuse for a building I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  "I like how you say that with a smile on your face," my hallmate ... on time Tuesday morning, so I can't tell you about the tour of Boston ... . We realized just how dark a house without windows is under diffuse

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  : Gambling is good. Just kidding, for all the protofrosh out there, if you felt the same way I did, you can try this bet with a friend or a loved ... When I was once a high school senior drowning in college applications

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023