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• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  ... In hindsight, my decision-making process was flawed, though I know I ended up right where I belonged. I'll never forget peopleТƒфs surprise ... in the Infinite,Тƒщ where people would write down random clips of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  is that I read it immediately following our pre-selection meeting, in ... March 2004 in the Boston Globe. After you read it you'll know why I love ... more in households where conflicting sports schedules, errands, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  class ring. The Dome, in all its grandeur, is where we first congregated ... thought. If I'm misinterpreting the situation, leave a comment. In any case ... good idea? Why are people clapping? I can't wear this ring to interviews

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  Stewart (I just couldn’t resist putting this one in =) ): We attended a ... Bryant Park have in common? Besides all being located in New York City ... College Women competition. In three action-packed days, we met over 160

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 2 Hearing Amazônia

  

  us the theatre would be pink, I imagined a muted pink that blends in ... . (Unfortunately, this included a cupuaçu dessert pizza, but I suppose you can’t win ... them in Portuguese, I initially thought she was comparing them to the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Events

  look at the stars hacking mit, six months at a time

  

  "]Z*OM’S CONSTANT NEED TO UPDATE.[/annotation] I learned how to dial-in while ... ="one day i will be bold enough to figure out whether the physical firehose in ... , but I’m very proud and excited for our Fall babies to work hard in Hack

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Some Q & A about the waitlist.

  

  letting us know one way or the other. Can you tell me where I am on the ... likelihood. I hope that you will have another great choice to fall in love with ... still turn out well for you in the end. What should I do about the May 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  End of May updates More waitlist admits, no ARML, Bollywood in Boston, technical theater at MIT.

  

  remain on the waitlist.Unfortunately, I have to take back what I said in a ... , but I know that there will be many more times when I can see awesome ... It was a nice, relaxing 3-day weekend here. Summer has arrived in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  kicked in; I'm allergic to pretty much every type of tree you can think of ... [/caption] Being in the middle of nature was SO peaceful and relaxing. I've never ... [/caption] I'm really thankful that the arboretum is still open even in this

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  and I went to see the one of these 50 student groups in action ... ). Although I don't want to give away the play's ending - you can rely on ... One all-too-common misunderstanding I've encountered about MIT is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  the impostor syndrome slightly creeping in, where I sometimes question ... Campus time and time again, and since I was temped here in the first place ... . my room in 5th west is kinda messy   I like it here. I don't want

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And I am telling you I’m going And you, and you, and you, you're gonna love me.

  

  -year career. Well, I sure enjoyed my month home in Harrisburg, although you wouldn't know it because I blogged only about things that happened ... , but it's a really intense course: 9 days, 9 hours a day, 9 units. I can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  called 'To the Deferred' - and I want to now add to the words expressed in ... didn't get in: I have a story for you! And hopefully, it'll make you feel ... one application in particular that I poured my heart into - I wrote nine

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  I spent winter break in MIT. I thought I wouldn’t be alone. After all ... dancing, or ESP worksessions—all events where I saw people, where I talked ... Philippine Mathematical Olympiad, I wrote problems for our National Olympiad in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  architecture that I would like to pursue in my graduate studies. [It] helped ... helped pin-point my area of interest that I wish to pursue in graduate ... occur in cities, and what can be done to manage their consequences. My

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  beautiful mathematical problem of the millenium in 2003. One of my friends ... Hypothesis if it is actually false." Last year I wrote an entry on a one-question examination that could be used in lieu of an application to admit people to MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2020 Ring Delivery we got our brass rats!..time to drop out? (also many photos)

  

  nights that turned into early mornings. It marks two.. whole… years… I can ... fancy. But in my case, I mostly ran around and took pictures (as displayed ... . Ring Delivery is essentially this really fancy event where the sophomores

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 27, 2018
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What I just did You'll never believe it.

  

  the score from my last test. Can you say "fail?" I can! Oh, 2.005 is ... different types of food you can have brought to you when you go to MIT. I ... 10 minutes ago I actually heard myself say "I really need to eat and

  • by Snively '11
  • October 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  what you know and what you can bring to the school. But worse in the ... should do the same for you. This process can sometimes seem inhumane, but I ... Last week I, along with most of the admissions team, attended the Ivy

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011