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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  how i got my book deal *flailing intensifies*

  

  outside of school on the manuscript. My mind wandered in class—I was ... the Deal of the Week so my face was on the front page of Publishers ... literary dreams; my editor, Jen Ung, and the rest of the Simon & Schuster

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  of event. The pre-frosh are all very exciting, and I enjoy being ... speaking, I already am a sophomore...o__O Yet, the density of my experiences ... optimist. I believe in the good of people. I believe every person has good in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  other people. The change wasn’t one of moral goodness but self ... into the root of her resentment—but she’s unafraid to make that angsty ... Recently, one of my friends relayed that she grew up in an

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack to the Future all futures have a past, and all pasts have alternative futures

  

  26 years ago, Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled 26 years into the future, arriving in the same place, at a different time, to save the future ... to the future.         Like many

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  about your future. Then write a song about it. Preferably in the style of ... through the next 6-ish days! Hope your Thanksgivings were full of food and ... friends on the fourth floor have Guitar Hero II) was part of the reason this

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  first regional meeting of the year, Thursday night in Orlando/Winter Park ... for you? We will of course talk about admissions, including the ... these meetings can look like. Doing the regional meetings is one of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  , in exchange for helping take down what's left of the wallpaper in her ... had planned to go to the dinner mob of Nick "Nim" Martin '03, another 5 ... Coolidge Corner Theater to watch a showing of episodes of the 1999 TV show

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  It’s cool to care but maybe care a little less

  

  the toilet. In front of me, next to the door, was a featureless white ... the middle of a shopping mall. It was two in the morning, and there was ... distance, we counted seven skyscrapers, felt the sides of the mall towering

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Admissions Decisions Available Online Visit decisions.mit.edu to find out your decision.

  

  speak for all of the admissions officers when I say that this has been a very difficult early action process because of the large numbers of very ... ://decisions.mit.edu. You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A White Christmas Escaping Boston to go to more snow

  

  over break to escape the Boston weather, but spend half of the break in ... holidays because a lot of our extended family doesn't live within a drivable distance. However, the one tradition that my family does have is our annual

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  that is a blend of the other dorms' cultures here. The diversity is ... As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new castle, Maseeh). Since it's the newest dorm on campus, I don't really

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?

  

  Student Center and then trudged off to the basement of Building 35. Along ... than just an aesthetic wrapper, but rather as the core of a product that ... manufacturing videos shown in lecture. It's learning the details of fin theory in

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 17, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  events of the past week. But to sum it up I thought I'd put it in short ... " from the police the next morning, who had caught wind of my suicidal ... 'll pass because then I'll have to go through the crushing blow of failure

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Everything is different now That's ok, I have a cat now

  

  start with things that have remained the same since I left MIT. My love of ... , and really opened up. I played music in front of people for the first ... collapse. That was the longest, coldest, and darkest winter of my life

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  . Unlike the majority of admitted students enthusiastically celebrating à la ... more along the lines of “okay, cool?” And boy did I feel guilty about it. Here I was, admitted to a fantastic school, the news of which had

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  sources of bad smells by regularly maintaining the general hygiene of your ... way of getting that subtle fragrance. The next time you visit the ... Back in the fall, I wasn't really sure if I made the right choice

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  before. This is a collection of songs that helps calm me down before going into something stressful. Many of these were songs I listened to while I ... you find some peace through the storm as well. https

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  Who will have access to my application information?

  Registrar’s Office and Office of the First Year for example) and with some ... At MIT, we hope to get to know you better through the application ... you aren’t comfortable sharing with others. All of our privacy policies
• Blog / IAP

  I(t)A(ly)P trippin in the off season

  

  A friend of mine gets airline buddy passes through his dad which allowed us to take this impromptu little trip to the North End's motherland. I didn't do anything educational whatsoever, but I sure did enjoy the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  from the sacrifices of my soldiers to brighten your day. May you win your ... As I walked up the steps to 77 Mass Ave this morning I was ready to plow through another day of committee. What I got was war.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011