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• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  has full faith in you and let you in for the right reasons. MORAL Be ... yourself, but no matter the outcome when decisions come out, it will be for ... I've been involved, in some form or fashion, with MIT Admissions for

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  acceptable). CDs will be forwarded on to the music department for evaluation ... note that we do not "lower the bar" for musicians, artists, or athletes ... I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  't really identify. so here is a guide, for those lost. this emotion is AAAAAAAAAAAAA. it's the constant screeching noise in the back of your head you can't really seem to get rid of. it gets in the way of your coherent thoughts and

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  Blackberry to check my decision, but just as the pivotal moment arrived, I ... Donald's. I don't think I've ever disliked fast food more. After fidgeting for a good ten minutes, I decided to call home and get my mom to check for

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i’m thinking about a brief series of incomplete thoughts

  

  of my freshman year. The prompt was to write for ten minutes about MIT ... , except for the fact that it's a lot more applicable to real life. I ... blog topic before I put it on the internet. I still mostly agree with

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 7, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  that I find left out for the taking on a table in lobby 10. Emperor of ... in. This is one of the best parts of summer in my mind. Whether you actually get to the beach or not, don’t miss out on the last few weeks of

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time and change

  

  until all of my grades were in, and I'm still waiting for two of them (out ... , Kentucky, at my mom's house. I'll be staying here through the end of the APO ... taking the bus down even further south to visit my dad in Woodstock

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  should make sure you have time for it in the future. There is no one ... what really helped was trying to grow out of the expectations I set for ... meaningful and fun experiences at MIT for me were the ones that were completely

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  loading docks. 2. v the act of finding cruft and hoarding it 3. n MIT ... the day-to-day. Hack = hacking, of course; punt = punting work, playing ... .03, 8.02, and a hass class." hosed: adj the state of being exhausted

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  Greg is going to come join me for the east coast version. Making things ... one of my hometown crew from back in NH, but he now lives out in the bay ... Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pics from the WMBRBQ! Do You Like College Radio??

  

  Hello friends!! The semester has started, and I have been SWAMPED with work. I got all excited with the new semester and joined some new ... procrastinated"]today[/annotation] was the WMBRBQ! WMBR (Walker Memorial Basement

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Guest Post] 202.9 (slightly cursed) Tims from the Class of ‘29 by Joy X. '29

  

  I was bored, so I made 202.9 Tim ideas suggested by the Class of ‘29 Discord Server! I was originally going to draw 2029 Tims for the class of ... ’s reaching for the stars! Tim Count: 5[/caption] [caption id

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 11, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  As part of the 2011 Early Action Telethon, today I had the opportunity to talk to some of the prospective members of the Class of 2011 ... well (congrats to the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalists

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... cappella is big at MIT - we've got the Logarhythms, Chorallaries, Toons ... better way to relax after a long week than a free a cappella concert by the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  Earlier this year I had the pleasure to meet Walter Lewin at an ESG ... sat with us and answered any question we threw his way. Taking the most ... to the ONLY reason someone wouldn't like physics, Walter Lewin never

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my downtime (besides playing with Legos) is watching the Colbert Report, which ... about MIT. (Thanks Richard. The check from Tim Beaver is in the mail

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You’re Still Our No.1 :) less than 2 days left!

  

  !) --- While we are on the subject of speeches - for all to-be valedictorians ... QUOTE(S): "If I have kids, I'm going to name the first one "Control" and the second one "Experiment."" -an embarrassed '12 "Can anyone help

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  25 things and another reason to come to CPW. FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS. OH GOD.

  

  guacamole before this year. 9. My childhood goal was to be quarterback for the ... I could eat only one food for the rest of my life, it would probably ... anything to do, FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS IS GOING TO BE IN BOSTON ON APRIL 17

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  after a test date, Mr. Antunez would, without fail, stand at the board for ... I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris ... elaborated anecdote about my 10th grade PreCalc class. The class was taught by

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Devoid of Content Well, mostly.

  

  particularly funny exchange in the comments of a recent post. It's a constant struggle between bloggers and prefrosh over whether the "FIRST!" approach to ... they are going up against some of the most dedicated individuals out

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2008