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• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  and the painful awareness that you are almost certainly less happy than ... only really fall for people I don’t like. There are other important ... to include deciding what you stand for. I think there are a few things

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  calls. Many of us who read applications are taking a little break and ... on how the pool looks. But if you've been deferred you are now ... with your updated grades (your semester grades are very important, so

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  minute. Last minute people are playing with fire, and playing with fire isn ... flexible with your teachers and counselors because we know they are super busy. We are less flexible with applicants because we assume you're

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  -time questions. There are many answers already here on the site -- for example ... deadline. We are much more understanding of and flexible with late documents ... weeks. You do not need to worry at this time about documents that are not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  More Updates from Cambridge It's CPW 24/7 here. We can't wait to see you.

  

  descend upon the MIT campus... CPW Events Wow, there are a lot of cool things going on. Here are a few that caught my eye in the CPW schedule ... the EECS faculty are excited to talk to students at this event. Friday

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  backing vocals, the opening chords of Bohemian Rhapsody are sung entirely by ... always wear these in Bavaria? Because they are kind of uncomfortable. I ... little less. However, I will assume that Swedish transvestites are not

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner An interview with Kat '10, a member of Palindrome, last year's winning team and this…

  

  contributing I mean they wrote one puzzle each). Mostly, it's made up of alums ... stuck with it and made a few contributions of my own. I think they were

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  LET ME COOOOOOOK 🍳🍳🍳 I am stupidly excited about learning this Basic Life Skill, and not ashamed to admit…

  

  “On a scale from one to ten, where one is ‘Eat to Live,’ and ten is ‘Live to Eat,’ where would you rate yourself?” The question was asked at ... cook for my brother and I. Apart from one summer where I mastered only a

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 16, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  activities, many of which are required of you. Tell us about something you do ... focus more on making sure your essays authentically convey who you are (or some aspect of who you are). If I, the reader, am able to learn something

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of you ... convey who you are (or some aspect of who you are). If I, the reader, am ... 's) headspace for your essays. Here are a few tips, tricks, and aphorisms I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Seven Back and Busy for Semester 2

  

  placement in the hall, the dining halls are back up and running, and the weight of 4 Psets are setting in. All that being said, I am glad to be back ... as 18.100A because both of them are officially out of the GIRs. I am

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • February 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  The first round of application deadlines are upon you, which means ALL THE EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS are upon us. So many. If you’ve been ... still haven’t heard from us, don’t worry! We got your message but are

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  how (not?) to concentrate a quick guide

  

  Yahoo Answers how to concentrate Bing how to concentrate You are the ... assignment is worth 20% of your grade Panic You are a freshman this is

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • May 9, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  to campus, which are highly visible even while his labor is not. As ... and care are everywhere at the Institute. update March 2025: last

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  Hi all, During the holidays, many admissions officers are out on ... the January 1 deadline, here are few FAQs that might help.   ... ) come in after the January 1 deadline. We are much more understanding of

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  EA but ran out of time. If you are retaking tests in December or ... sent) in RA. What are my chances in Regular Action? Once we defer you, you are automatically reconsidered when we reconvene the admissions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  Toy Story Hack! And Other Hacks from Fall 2015

  

  brought smiles to all those who passed by. To share the happiness, here are ... /18: #IStandwithAhmed Clock 9/4: Hackapult What are some of your favorite hacks

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

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

  

  history is to realize that futures are products of their pasts. And one ... future even as we cannot see what we are making. That all presents have

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye, for now

  

  Regular readers may know that I've admired Apple's design philosophies for some time.  (Regular friends are well aware of this, and are also sick of me talking about it.  By the way, have you seen the latest

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching no need to panic

  

  Hi all, The office is closed for the holiday and there are only a ... deadline, here are few FAQs that might help.        ... ) come in after the January 1 deadline. We are much more understanding of

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 30, 2014