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  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  typical SAT/ACT requirement for this year, due to the pandemic.']take tests ... our inbox, these delays have been the source of considerable anxiety for ... Regular Action if you would benefit from the additional time (or for any

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  for the summer. I went[annotation note="side note is it just me or is ... ’s go out for ice cream! Let’s go to the mall! On taking opportunities ... seriously thinking about what I want the shape of the rest of my life to look

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  it’s thanksgiving or something and other things happening in my life

  

  'm grateful for. splash happened the weekend before the last one, like pretty ... on a post about the class for three weeks now, and i'm really hoping to ... acknowledgement statement, as adapted from mit's statement. the land on which i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 26, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  On IAP A time for P E R S O N A L P R O J…

  

  bonding time for us :3 For your viewing pleasure, the torture dance from ... 've finished! Yay! Seeing the P on my report card brought me tears of pure joy. No, not that kind of P. The pass kind of P! I passed calc, writing, and

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • December 27, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  It Lives. can i be nostalgic yet?

  

  feet walk for me, as if the schoolgrounds themselves were showing me the way. I look around and see  wide-eyed students take in the sights and smells for the first time. Shock paints their face because I know they can

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 2, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  , depending on how you look at it. I was 8 and lived on the outskirts of one of ... sense of awe. I still feel it every time I look up into the cold night sky ... blink of the eye really in the scheme of things, back across the years

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  7 / Pressure is a privilege Training for my last hurrah, the US Championships

  

  energy and attention on training for the US Championships, taking place the ... part of home, a part of me, of my life for the past 14 years. Each time I was out there on the ice, I skated with a purpose, for the joy and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  asks for input from the students on questions so we get in the habit of ... tutorials. The first week I forgot to look up what room it was in, so I just didn't go instead of facing the shame of walking in late. Then I went for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  your advisor. Please use him as a resource for helping you make the most ... more about them, and he offered to hold an entire extra session for the ... and writing lecture notes for Quantum II. On my way out the door, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Kekka dake da! "Only the results remain!"

  

  's crazy how well this schedule actually works for me. The switch from 18 ... community is amazing (stay tuned for a post about that in the next few weeks ... was taking the following schedule 18.100B (Real Analysis) 21M.301

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • March 7, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  , decisions day (D-Day from here on out) is upon us and for the prospective ... happy for the rest of your life though. Somehow I missed that when I was ... for you. There's a certain relationship the two of you have: Admissions

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  it standing right there at the shelf for two hours. Fun Home is a ... , cowardice, pride), as opposed to feeling contrived for the sake of having a ... very true. Looking back rationally on the story, I think Peter’s ending

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  application is now live and ready for all your submissions. At some point in the ... the same (or relatively similar) application, save for those [annotation ... [/annotation] who work for the Admissions Office. I applied around this time in 2015

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hello from seattle This blog post hopefully not brought to you with an NDA.

  

  looked at my to-do list and saw the item that had been sitting on there for ... times a month and probably will for the rest of my life, for better or for ... back to Microsoft’s campus in time for the real highlight of the week

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 6, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  spent about two hours there this evening, then walked home. On the way home, we passed the Green Building. You may know it as the tallest building in Cambridge, and/or the live Tetris game, and/or the building that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older

  

  third anniversary. I liked looking at the dresses, which were gorgeous ... The other day, my friend sent me photos of herself trying on ... after I'd started dating my ex, Chris, who I was also together with for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  sorry not sorry']they didn’t ask for help nor prompt the discussion at all ... means to a good escape out of the MIT bubble for studying. It's a bit of a ... 't take it for granted. I know I've felt the difference when having to pay

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions

  

  probably want to look at the 2004 graduating student survey [pdf]. For those ... personalities of the students. thanks for any help anyone can give. estelphoenix ... step. For many students, CPW is the first time they experienced campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  SWIMMING sign, run around mine and Sumi's sorority looking for clear packing tape for lamination purposes, and run back to the moat to put it up ... -whose-temperature-usually-hovers-somewhere-between-the-sixth-and-seventh

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  going away for me. This is the place I've dreamed of for most of my life ... I've only been here for a few weeks, but 'here' already feels like ... friends, or my mom's cooking, or the generally lethargic mood of my old

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016