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• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  their applications. I assure you, the MIT Records Office team is going ... we have received parts of your application. As you can only imagine, we ... application pieces not showing up on your tracking. There's a lot of mail to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Boston Calling Everything I know about having a phone at MIT.

  

  numbers. If you already have a cell phone in your hometown and buy a new one ... -mail. If you have a cell phone at home and then buy a new one at home ... phone number even if you're changing your carrier. The whole business is a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  Exam) is. It's okay to talk about your interests– you can bring up your interests in any conversation! But there is a fine line between talking about ... and all you want to say is “This weather is wild” and “It’s that time of

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  experiencing the one singular warm day in Edinburgh, where there is a university ... ."]cold.[/annotation] There is a rush to Boston, a sense that everyone around you is also on the ... blog to show that there *isn't* a 'best way' to choose where to apply

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  -speaking. Whenever I tell people I'm a theater minor at MIT, there are the occasional ... is what led Tony Eng, a course VI senior lecturer, to organize the inaugural MIT Can Talk speech competition this IAP. He learned about a similar

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Planned Procrastination Productive Punting

  

  compared to the happiness you give up to achieve it. This is where it stops ... , cooking, and eating food. (I imagine food is less of an issue if you live in ... there are those things you need to do, because they are ostensibly what

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  , and, as it is here, it is often a very interesting story. Read on: I was ... school in that area. It was a dream I had to go there. When I was just ... engineers around the country." He gave me a special Greyhound bus pass that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  APPLE BAKE channeling midterm stress into baking, sculpting, and completely destroying apples for decades

  

  traditional ingredient used in your recipe for a healthier choice (you will have ... , as well as the most winners. You can read more about their history with ... 2005.   [annotation note= "where tf is Burton 3rd"]As for winners

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goal setting and organization how i organize my life!

  

  [annotation note="'Time blocking is a time management technique where you ... progress in my life. Progress tracking is a huge part of my life. I really enjoy seeing changes over time and I think there's a lot of different

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a ... " option on the reply form, and then you can request a deferral any time ... the country. Since a number of years have passed, you'll have to visit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  the right time, when someone specifically needs you.  There is no other ... compounding, you should start while you’re still a student if you can.  Continue ... ways” – but luck plays a huge part.  I think this is true about

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  of experience is both interesting and humbling: there's so much I don ... barefoot and promptly tripped over a friend's size 12 shoe. I ended up ... ), a white polo, and waterproof boots and help those in pain, instead of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  so I can help you or convince you otherwise. Or leave a comment and I ... have any interest whatsoever, try as hard as you can to get the application in now - you can drop out later if you decide you don't really want

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toilet @ MIT The Ben Schreck Shits 2015 Calendar.

  

  broken in two? Yes. You couldn't tell in the photos. There was a crack in ... 'd like one, you can secure a copy through the Kickstarter. You can also ... , a reading room where people study, and a sailboat on the Charles River

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  is indeed a world outside of MIT and you should be concerned about it ... As a brand new bright-eyed freshman here, you’ll quickly discover ... involved. (I kid you not, a friend of mine actually kept a calendar of free

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  throughlines some things never change (but thankfully, only some)

  

  i will never be a student again, that there is a world in which in 2 ... . and i'm there multiple times a month, and it is a joy to keep him in my ... with all things, it is a journey, and there is a joy in the process. a

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  could work with. MIT is a unique place, and it can’t be home for everyone ... comMIT, you need to to determine if the IHTFP life is a good fit for you ... was right. I hope you feel that way too when you visit. While there is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  technicals, for a while there, I was going to every single office hour offered ... I wanted to be a little more prepared, because 5.12 is also very ... , which is a bummer considering how when I got into MIT, I texted my friend

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  home countries of rock bands the Scorpions ("Rock You Like a Hurricane ... ..." doesn't get you looked at funny. A quick rundown of tonight's activities ... scrimmage at 10pm. Should be a good day. Opening up a big can of worms: so, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Conditioner For My Face "The dot product is the solution to all the problems of the universe. Even the…

  

  could use his credit card." "You can't just send an ion through a ... especially (while you may think this is strange because I'm a vegetarian, I ... in that world where you just left. I just got this message out of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 18, 2006