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  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  criticism, or any other helpful comments about how I can be a better blogger ... being published, I'm enjoying some down time in Taiwan. But today I do ... One year ago tomorrow -- August 6, 2004 -- I started the first of six

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

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  (Keep asking questions! I'll answer them next entry.) 9:30 AM: Woke ... at pool edge and contemplate reflection in water. Wondered why awake again, since no class until 12. 10:01 AM: Dive in. Am definitely awake

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wide-Eyed meet the therapist hanging above my bed.

  

  Giuliano, published in 2007. I first saw Dennis in a pile of four art pieces ... girl scowling at the camera in a dress, I figured Dennis at least looked like he was as weirded out as I was by all the other ones. I know I can

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 4, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  updates from us! April 3rd, 2020 Prospective students In our last update, I ... accommodating as we can under these conditions. In recent days, we have received ... As I wrote above in the section for admitted students, based on these

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Flipping Failure an IAP update

  

  This IAP, I took part in a writing workshop at MIT known as Flipping Failure. In this workshop, I and other participants worked on developing a ... MIT. After debating between a couple of topics, I chose to tell a story

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 28, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  in the moment. And even though I thought I new my friends well, there ... biking and cave hiking, I found myself sitting in a Gondola on my way back ... forward to exercising in, I've realized how important it is to take a break

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  semester, and I can't wait to experience what it has in store! If you have ... , you could answer in a multitude of ways and I wouldn’t be able to say ... . ,                                             How can I be so sure, you ask? The images you see above are

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  yeeting classes bye

  

  ! fanfic. in other words, I was incredibly unpopular in middle school ... and confusing, a deadly combination. in fact, I was so stressed about ... : the two psets stashed in my purse :([/caption] the next day, I dropped

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Weeks of Freedom What I'm doing for my last 4 weeks in the US!

  

  music I listened to was painfully narrow and my goal in these four weeks ... the first show I've binge watched in a while and it was absolutely ... bookworm who absolutely loved Medieval High Fantasy. In the last two years I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  showing you that I made it onto this list so... can I photocopy the page and ... interviewer in your area. You can always write to [email protected] to ask ... have studied a foreign language... the only languages I studied in high

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  , Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome ... about yourself: I can wiggle my ears but I can't whistle (you just got two ... Office. I also love getting discounts as an MIT affiliate at the Boston

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  The truth I learned about Japan, as a Korean a translation

  

  when I look at my parents, I believe that Koreans in general can realize ... post.) I was born in America, but my parents and grandparents were born in Seoul. I've heard stories from my grandparents about their memories

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 17, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  (physics). I live in a dorm called Senior House, where I’m co-organizing CPW ... ! Nice to meet you! I'm Keri Garel, class of 2010, and in the blogger world ... post on dyslexia!). As a student, I lived in Senior Haus. Matt once said

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  how i got my book deal *flailing intensifies*

  

  hope you all are safe and well! Here’s what I’ve been up to in ... ) that fall.  That didn’t happen. Life got in the way. I joined the cheer ... group, I made new friends. In mid-November, I finally managed to finish my

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

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  Becoming the Next Bill Nye (I wrote about it in more detail in a post last ... last semester of formal education ever – is sinking in. So I set some ... say this every term, I think it'll be extra meaningful in this final

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  May we offer you a drink of water? Because you're just so thirsty for what I have to say and all.

  

  , yikes!) I went to an all-girls Catholic high school in the south side of ... was accepted to The Institute. I do often like to speak in analogies ... I was thirsty. Actually, in my case it was more of a conversation

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  book in too long. I miss that. During summer, I spent a week going to ... their footing. I also spent a weekend writing a story about a vampire. In ... , ratty [annotation note="my college first fly-in! I never applied because I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Welcome Back! a fresh coat of paint, and a fresh batch of bloggers

  

  .org better. New bloggers! In addition to our new website, I also want to ... I hope you like what we've done with the place. Seven years ago, I ... have we. Let me explain how. How (and why) we redesigned In 2016, we met

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

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  ). That’s about it. (Ok, I’m exaggerating a little bit. You can get general ... subjects to succeed in later classes. That’s true, but I wanted to give the ... subjects if you’re trying to figure out what to major in. It can give you

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students FAQs for students deferred from Early Action.

  

  MIT application into your other applications. Should I send in extra ... decisions in mid-March. Should I send in a whole new version of my application ... scores? If you are taking additional tests in December or January, you can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2008