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

  

  biggest reason was that, having been stationed in Hawaii and Guam for the ... I remembered that I submitted my application in January. Last spring I was both working in the Navy full-time and attending college full

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  , so I grew up in their studio and developed a passion for designing ... and junior years of high school) working in the Center for Engineering ... few drops of blood. In the future, this device could be used for

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... action applications for other schools. You should still put the same energy ... are out there. For those students who are really attracted to MIT

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

  Post-wedding update

  

  -listening hotline, for the score. Nightline's greatest service is in peer counseling ... So, I'm back in the office after this weekend's wedding. It was great ... at the wedding: software engineer/Kenjitsu instructor/author, Medical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end ... or major Y declines, are you likely to look for another student like ... aiming for a class of about 1,040 students this year. Based on our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With BJ Novak, opened by Barack Obama You may have heard of BJ Novak from his role as Ryan Howard on NBC'S…

  

  nine email blast was an email from Vice President for Institute Affairs ... me a paper bag to breathe in, I take a look around and realize 1) that ... , and an MIT alum my mother is very thankful for: (What can I say? The

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 23, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  My First Week as an EMT It was quite an experience

  

  just thrown up for the second time in two hours and felt awful.  This is ... not much more I could do, and I set my alarm for an hour later so I ... and EMT!  Little did I know, my new skills as an EMT were going to be

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tips for applying to UROPs

  

  to look after an undergrad. Maybe they’re just not interested in ... you’re looking for. You don’t have to be “good enough” to do a UROP ... some UROPs that are looking for a more advanced skill set, e.g. a project

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  be an intensely familiar situation for some of you. But it’s a little further away for me, so in the interest of research—and inspired by a bunch ... experiences—I decided to look for the essays I actually wrote when I applied to

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Oh, the Places You’ll Go(ogle) The path to enlightenment is paved with Google searches.

  

  cast the situation in the linguistic frame of an 8 year-old, the auto ... for the space ship to explore the Solar system in 30 years if it is ... following series of questions is left as an exercise to the author. Ready

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  Headquarters/check-in to make an appointment. We're looking forward to seeing you ... in Boston for 12 years now, and I don't own a car, and for good reason ... have a place to stay in an MIT living group. Here are a few (hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  virtual vigil. As the announcement for the vigil read: We gather in the wake ... to say about the struggle for racial justice in America today, they ... , faculty and staff will lead us in prayer and reflection. The speakers at the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  nor disadvantage for having been deferred in EA. Nobody, not even me ... be patient. Looking forward to (re)considering your applications in ... On Saturday we released decisions for Early Action (EA) applicants

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  a sense of what we look when selecting students for admission. Basically, we're looking for students with broad interests, both academic and ... "look good" on their resume or college application. We look for students
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  Committee will primarily look to the Midyear Report for your updates. What ... Hi Everyone, I was just taking a look at some of the questions on ... . Anyway, on to the questions: "It's over! No one gets in RA

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100 ... . You’re putting yourself on paper. Recognize the things you did and fell in love ... . Here are some essay tips to consider (in no particular order): Don

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  On Wednesday, December 16th, we released decisions for Early Action (EA) applicants. There was a definitive resolution for those students who were admitted or denied in EA. Deferred students, however, will have

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  . For example, in our codebase we use Redux Toolkit. To understand the ... looked like it was collapsed because it was behind the file in front of it ... feeling I'm going for so well. It's like I've looked up and seen such great

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  the how-to :P This is a guide for how to restore an old, dingy ... ? There’s many guides on the internet for how to do this that you can look ... write on in a room. While my small whiteboard was useful for drawing

  • by Phi A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  per week for maybe an hour, which is definitely manageable so far ... ’t know about you, but I like to eat. I grew up in a family where food is ... are practically sporting events, with grown men jockeying for position

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015