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• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  ,[/annotation] winning a modest but appreciated $15! In my opinion, winning required more ... that I could go from here to 3rd overall, but I did much better in the ... Field. In the next section, I talk about how this actually worked out for

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  … (in)tense. I haven’t experienced that much uncertainty in my life ... I even have a chance? How do I know if I should apply? The former of ... in high school (like holding a job or tutoring or helping at home)? Can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT select students for admission?

  relations. Selection is based on outstanding academic achievement as well as a ... The selection process at MIT is holistic and student centered: each application is evaluated within its unique context. No school, state, or
• Blog / Events

  some food around boston plus a random ski pic!

  

  dinner, which is a small place in Chinatown where they specialize in these ... so I hear: I've yet to go) but it's good in a pinch and when you ... Bridge to get on the Boston side, there's Santouka, which is a fairly

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Being First is Important There can be many firsts

  

  in an entry. We work hard to find pictures for you guys, and then we have to resize, upload, and link them in. I know I would appreciate it a lot if you would write the names of what's in these pictures down and

  • by Snively '11
  • May 14, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  't realize how important of a role they play in your life until you back at the ... I spent a while thinking about how to introduce this blog post, but ... . This is Professor Junot Diaz. This is a book that wrote, one of my all

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  A New Year, A New President Introducing Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the 18th President of MIT

  

  coaster —  you can tell this is a center for intellectual fun." In response ... read more about President-elect Kornbluth in a comprehensive article from ... ="I'll see if I can post a video later if it becomes available."]In a Q&A

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  , "Oh, this is a technical challenge" -- but being in the space of the ... technical challenge ... this is as much a reflection of society as other ... i mentioned joy in a blog post a few weeks ago, when she won the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / Community Projects

  Crafts for Ukraine~ Among other fundraising projects

  

  This is, admittedly, a kind of quickly written post, but I wanted to ... don’t have a lot of family or friends in Ukraine or Russia, so I won ... .  For context, I can comment on just how quickly one project in particular

  • by ana~
  • March 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  . This is a bad attitude to have in all regards, because while it's great ... complain about how her hall's TV only plays in Spanish. I myself found MIT ... out of Next if you move here in your first year - but that's a story for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  lesswrong.com might be a good idea, although I don't know how much good it ... give it to you in the form of a short poem I found recently by Piet Hein ... ’ll find, is simply by spinning a penny. No—not so that chance shall

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  media in a way that our standard application is not. And while your Slide ... ? Yes! Instructions on how to request a fee waiver are detailed in the ... frequently asked portfolio questions. A crumb of context The MIT application is

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  In true "everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?"* fashion, I ... 'm essentially copying and pasting the post I made in my personal blog a year ago ... the phone over to my mom, because he didn't seem to know how to handle a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!

  

  . Seriously. I've been writing some form of a blog since I was in the 8th grade ... 's the method that matters. It didn't even matter so much that they lost in ... !") People here are very much into taking things apart, seeing how they work

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  i’ve learned that people here rely on each other. in a greuling ... said and done, i feel better. but i don’t know how to do it in ... they don’t want to? it takes a certain amount of trust in someone to

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 22, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  In my last entry, I mentioned that I had a bunch of things I wanted ... at Mike's Pastry. Mike's Pastry is one of many bakeries and cafes in ... significance to me, because that's actually where I became a U.S. citizen :) In

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  much time; at midnight, a blogger moratorium kicks in. To respect the ... This is a season of stress. The release of Early Action decisions ... Sunday. It is now 11:04pm on Friday. I therefore have 56 minutes to open a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  has its own atmosphere and culture." In fact the website is awesome, so ... , who's an upperclassman that lives in the same dorm. It's a great ... night. We would eat a free, amazing dinner from a local restaurant and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  February 15th, whichever is earlier. A few notes: You should complete the ... -explanatory, but here are a few notes: The Midyear Report is an online form that is ... 're in a school that doesn't have midyear grades, or you've already

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Residential Life

  memorial for a dorm goodbye east campus (for now)

  

  right now i felt the need to do this because i will miss you, in a way ... anything else, is kind of a big deal to me this is just to say, i'm gonna ... made by dozens and dozens of people before me in a way it reminds me of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 6, 2023