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  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  MIT application is that we don't prompt for a single, longform essay ... year, they go something like this: We know you lead a busy life ... work on these essays is up to you! My only advice is to read Chris S

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  oversharing first base what have I been up to for the last 2+ years?

  

  So, hey. I'm Jude - I was hired as a blogger in fall 2017, fell off the blog train for a bunch of reasons, and then never quite figured out ... a year, and I've been living in comfortable silence for almost all of

  • by Jude H. '21
  • December 11, 2019
• Blog / CPW

  Hottest ever CPW ouch global warming

  

  wondering what the weather machine is, you should read my CPW history post ... by temperature. You can also mouseover individual blocks to see data ... temperature scales and wow is the difference visible. The CPW weather machine is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  YAY November!!! First off, a huge WELCOME to the EA applicants! You ... until December. A girnomous WELCOME also to the RA applicants! Your application process shall be completed soon. For now, here's a message from TIM

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Square Root Day Your daily dose of nerd humor.

  

  Did any of you notice today was a square root day? I didn't, until I got a friendly email reminding me of this rare mathematical oddity: "Today, 3/3/09, is square root day, which only occurs nine times each

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist ... with aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a waitlist ... aid packages. Admitted students can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery 2021 meet me halfway

  

  you actually attended MIT. In a way it makes me feel more like a real ... ."]brass rat[/annotation] but also the halfway point of MIT. Obviously, as a result of the pandemic, we weren't able to have a ring delivery in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m taking college classes, do I apply for transfer admission?

  The transfer process is intended for students who have finished high school and completed at least one year of college. If you're still in high school, you're considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many
• Blog / Events

  Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.

  

  As I noted two entries ago, MIT has a front row seat for Boston's 4th of July celebration -- one of the biggest and best fireworks shows around. And now, you can watch a excerpt of the fireworks over the Dome

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?

  Although robotics isn't a specific department or major, you can find robotics in nearly every corner of MIT. Here are a few examples: Biomimetic Robotics Lab CSAIL MIT Media Lab Edgerton Marine Robotics Team
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How can I get a course catalog?

  MIT has an online course catalog called the Bulletin that provides details about MIT, the campus, and undergraduate programs, including requirements and course descriptions for majors/minors.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  . Get in touch with us when the time is right for you and we'll be happy to work with you and accommodate your situation as much as we can. I ... . Given all that has happened, how can you not talk about the hurricane

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot #1 Short summary of a long week.

  

  for a breathless noontime hour and ran. Terminal windows dissolved into ... of Boston's air pollution. Soaked in a brew of life ... greeting as we passed, accompanied by a frenzied, Picasso-esque facial

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  . You can read about the history, which was chronicled by Matt, here, He ... people ever tell you how pretty your cities are?!?!) I have about 200 pages of reading to catch up on. The last thing I should be doing is blogging

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  “I’m vegetarian now!” Two months, twenty-four days, and goin’ strong

  

  ’ve never been a sandwich person, so there was nowhere I had to consciously ... can make up for it by eating a lot of beans and eggs (and sometimes fake ... think the key, for me, is to trick myself. I can’t think of sushi and then

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Spending the F.A.T. with Arthur Ganson A missed opportunity to build kinetic sculptures with artist Arthur Ganson.

  

  News flash: Thanksgiving vacation is over. I spent my three days at ... of activities -- “studying” and “sleeping.” Unfortunately, I have a ... , I had only regretted not spending more time doing work. That is, until

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A New Year and a New ‘Do bryan.mitblogs.com gets a little makeover.

  

  So most people start off the new year with a new hairstyle, but since I don't have that much hair to play around with, the next best thing is to give this here blog a new outfit for the new year. What do you

  • by Bryan
  • January 1, 2006
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  without a reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. But don't feel like you have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for ... We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  ’s [annotation note= "residential exploration, a period during orientation where students determine where they want to live by going to a ton of crazy events ... wistfulness. It occupies my thoughts as a mere figment of my past; when I think

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019