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• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  near and the pressure is on--but for all of you who are still typing away ... grows numb and your eyes go hazy from the computer screen, go for a walk and look at some trees: Rowena, the sister; Nola, the dog; Home, the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  with the rest of the application, I might look for more information ... available rooms, so I have no idea what the lottery will look like for Mac ... . ------------------------------------- Anonymous wrote, "Does MIT look at an applicants scores for the individual

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  -crafted shield she bore, emblazoned with MIT's official seal. The motto, Mens et ... Late on Sunday evening, just before the first day of MIT's finals, hackers erected a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of wisdom, in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what not to pack for the dorms pretty much everything, honestly

  

  from Boston. As much as I love a long drive, that’s not for the faint of ... the things you fit in there to sustain you for the entire year. I could ... hangers.  My advice is to pack everything you need for the first two days

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • July 9, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  really look for the answer here on the site -- there's no need to ask basic ... are looked at individually, is this the same for the ACT as well or does ... look at the best section scores for both the SAT and the ACT. Sam asked

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  for those who aren't quite sure of what to do, I would suspect that the ... an email with the subject line "Revised Requirements for the Economics ... reason for the relative smallness of the major is probably something to do

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  desperately want to improve on. I'm enjoying the class so far, and am looking ... Choir (6 units): I'm taking Concert Choir for the third semester! I really ... . The theme is "How Can I Keep from Singing," which is extremely apt for

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two ... students an early introduction to in the social life of learning at MIT. As the FPOP website says: Build an underwater vehicle. Make friends. Work

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  the children yearn for the snow quarry 120 bricks, 80 man hours, 3 tons of snow, 2 forts, and a partridge in…

  

  It is 12 am on the second weekend of IAP. Snow has been falling for ... !🎶 Listen to crab rave on repeat for an hour. Lie in the snow and make a snow ... assemblers, plus one person to gather loose snow-mortar in trash bags for the

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 13, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Odds & ends

  

  Kravitz For all you anime fans, a Boston Globe article about the Anime Club ... . The class is officially over when he drinks the Champagne (well, except for the final exam, to which he wears a tux with tails). And, as always

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  For the last several years, I've been getting canker sores around the ... they've worked for me: Ice. I figured I could use ice to numb the pain ... cauterizes the sore and creates a seal, so nerve endings cannot be stimulated

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  taking care in all forms

  

  and emails that i've left to sit for weeks, because the longer i put it off the worse it is going to be for my mental health. it's asking for ... a covid test for me because i was feeling way too weak to make the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • May 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Prefrosh: My ‘Year On’ ...and why you should listen to Matt McGann. [by Vicky Thomas '12]

  my own entry about the same subject for a while now. I have also been ... shipped off to the Bay Area for a super ... out in Alameda, CA, I worked for and with some of the smartest people I

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  -year bond-with-the-freshmen picnic, and our living group photo for the ... you do the same for them. Here at MIT, we hold each other up in a ... looking for a copy of that, because I wanted to find comfort and familiarity

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  looking forward to this trip for years, I spent the day mentally managing my ... only a gentle 10 mile skate. I look away, embarrassed for her and think ... bench swapping my ankle brace for my aircast ankle boot - the sound of

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  'd" banners, festive for the season. The "uncapped" banner will return after the ... from two actual members of the MIT Class of 2010! Thanks for stopping by ... completes the ascension of BE to superstardom. Yay for Course 20! Tomorrow

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  topic.  People have many ways of dealing with the stress.  For me, winter ... 's good to go away for the weekend.  To feel the crunch of snow under the ... your browser to be the first to sign up for a trip (2) your facebook

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2012, as nearby campus as ... 're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2012!), that ... 're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating the PM Interview the crash course i wish someone gave to me

  

  estimation questions. They're not looking for the actual correct answer, only ... Directory Introduction Is product management right for me? The ... to give people a primer and look into what it's like to prep for these

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 10, 2021
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT through QuestBridge?

  : Along with the MIT QuestBridge Supplement, we require an official school ... transcript through the QB application, please allow 7–10 business days for this ... applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you