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• Blog / Challenges

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  consistently interesting times. At the same time I was in school, Boko Haram, a ... should think, “What if they’re...bad. Sure, it’s a slight chance, but what ... psychological ones. In my second blogpost on MIT Admissions, I talked about a grad

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 30, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  quota. I'm still very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I ... . Okay, what should I do now? If you are still interested in MIT, you ... letter). Additionally, I would recommend sending us a letter in mid

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  working very, very hard campus tourism and imposter syndrome

  

  Sitting on Killian Court, in the summer, I get this feeling that I am ... -hanging branch frames my vision in a gentle arc of bright green. The Dome, the ... , typing away, I wonder if I'm a part of the exhibition: real-life MIT

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • July 22, 2026
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  old people do. So basically I had to edit this down a whole bunch in ... Boston, you can check out what an independent game company in Cambridge ... , but even before I did that, I read through a large handbook and took a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  considered me a friend taking time to check in on me. Another common thing I seem to hear alongside these check-ins are "I don't know a Cami without ... last night's blogger check-in that I literally broke the November rule

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student activities can I do?

  You can do anything we already offer on campus, or you can start your own "thing" at MIT! Check out Campus & Student Activities to see what's going on around campus, or check out a list of active groups from
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  It's really nice in Boston today. I've just returned from a walk ... a terrific CPW. Now, I'm taking a brief break from CPW work, blogging ... going on this week at MIT, as always -- a video art lecture tonight that I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  of a lack of vehicle I should probably hold off on skydiving for a ... an airplane - which I did. I got all dressed up in a student jumpsuit ... pulled while facing straight down in a dive.  That thing I felt bouncing

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

  ’s December, and I’m writing this at a healthy 11pm in my favorite late-night coffee shop. I’ve clearly learned these skills in a lasting and deep ... , but for once I was conservative. The tattoo in question was a goat skull

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  I've blogged before about how, a few years ago, Jeremy Rubin '16 managed to raise $500k in funding and a ton of faculty sponsors to ... the class I was teaching. Which, by the way, is not a bad final project

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  more useful that what I learned in classes. Use the best tools at your ... happiness. I spent a semester burned out because it took me a long time to ... people along the way, but you will grow in ways that are not possible in a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  Salvador read a given application before Amy? First person to answer correctly gets a prize. Then again, how would I even know what the correct ... -shirts, which were made by the good folks in LUChA. Awesome. Math question: if

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  dance dance revolution lessons from ddr

  

  found a level i wanted to beat in my remaining week at mit. it was grand ... jump every ten or twenty beats, the climax had 27 jumps in a row. i ... , coming in every beat at a tempo of 146 bpm or 2.43 beats per second, so i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 30, 2023
• Blog / Events

  What can I say, it grew on me . . . (Guest Entry) Now I'm a beaver believer!

  

  learned about in school. Later, I met The Snively and The Ben Jones at check-in, and walking down The Infinite Corridor, I saw The Admissions ... ! Becca '12 and I at Meet the Bloggers Tim '12 and I stuck in a knot at

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  took my threat seriously. So a couple of days before Winter Break, I was ... I’ve recently had a number of startling revelations: I’m almost ... Exam week starts, and before I know it I’ll be graduating. Where has the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  What Did I Learn at MIT? a surprisingly hard question to answer

  

  surprisingly, I actually had possessed a large amount of this knowledge in high ... evacuated my brain. Every question I missed in Protobowling with Paolo was a ... things that I prided myself in the most before coming to college. Maybe it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 28, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  How to Survive a Tough Semester you {grieve, choke, laugh, choose, pray, ask, live} you learn

  

  Take a night off every once in a while. I have [annotation note ... on time, so I am simply doing it anyway. In many ways this is exactly ... psetting. I am much more productive, attentive in class, and enjoy my morning

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  interested in auditioning for a performance group or just enjoy seeing what ... issues. What should you pack for the four fun-filled days? How do you pick a reasonable fraction of the 700+ events to attend? I was definitely

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Tracking update All EA application mail has been processed; check your MyMIT Tracking.

  

  for EA applicants. This is a good time for you to check your application ... application component at this time. We will wait a while longer before having it ... weeks of reading to be done, so as long as you get us the copies in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  . Make a grocery list. Before buying more groceries, you should know what ... the prices. I used Instacart a lot in the winter when it was too cold ... intimidating, so I have put together a complete guide of all groceries near MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015