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  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out ... doesnt, rewrite it until it does (because if your friends can't see you in ... forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  August. I was sitting in Killian Court alone. The sun was sharp ... river was blinding. At this moment, you could've told me I was anywhere in ... . I could've still been in high school. I remember talking to a friend

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / Events

  tEpikazoo Thoughts on cooking and gratuitous prefixes

  

  actually a bunch of beets. I swear, I must have been absent on the day in ... salad. True story: I once failed a calculus quiz in high school because I ... beer actually replaces the yeast in ordinary quick breads.) I am told

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  middle of term can be just like any other week, or they can be ridiculous. I am never savvy about picking classes. Adam is disdainful, for ... interesting rather than what's easiest. So, of course, since I exhibit

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  your days don't end with grass stains on your knees. I'd like to suggest ... and Hobbes? Hmph. Guess I'll just have to reference the comic strip ... you can easily furnish your dorm room with exquisite, handcrafted

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  World of Wires [by Emily '15] Are you living in a computer simulation?

  

  designer, and I ended up being in the cast myself, so I couldn’t resist ... fair amount of theater in high school, but I had no idea what to expect when I got here. Sara had mentioned the play in class our first week, and

  • by ARTalk
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Senior Week On The Blogs!!! oh no, we’re all so old

  

  . Nothing gold can stay. etc. etc. etc.  We obviously couldn’t leave without one last hurrah. So in spirit of the normal, sky-diving filled senior ... said. In the next few days, we’ll be filling the blogs up with our last

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Designing dead ends A look into the "misc." folder on my desktop

  

  In August I celebrated my four year [annotation note ... Student Financial Services. Essentially, in the months when I’m not reading ... Preview Weekend In the fall of 2017, I introduced a new set of brand

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 24, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Be A Blogger (2018)! welcome to THE INTERNET

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: I'm taking ... ; In the main, we are looking for bloggers with good judgment who can ... of MIT students are MIT students.   Admissions officers can write

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ; You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should ... England to New Zealand and many places in between. We can't wait to welcome

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a ... available at > > > decisions.mit.edu < < < You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  , or TOEFL, in addition to the required SAT Subject Tests. Q. I am an ... Test ("SAT 1") or the ACT Plus Writing. In addition, we require two SAT Subject Tests ("SAT 2s"): one in math (Level 1 or Level 2) and one in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. For over 20 years ... -campus grocery store.[annotation note="The earliest mention of LaVerde's I could ... . Maybe it's existed since the beginning of time."][/annotation] Sadly, in

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Adventures of Comic Artist Girl (+ Doodles!) In which comics class gets a talk from an award-winning cartoonist

  

  comics. Can you imagine how much time that would take?) As far as I know ... end of the week. When I was in high school, I almost started a webcomic ... superheroes and find themselves in over their heads.) I drew about five pages

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Senior Haus "find where you thrive"

  

  repository of the murals (including ones not featured in this exhibit) can be ... Last Friday night at around 2 am I finally got around to visiting the "Murals of Senior Haus" exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery in the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  admissions statistics once they're compiled. This year I can tell you that ... . What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing ... preferred, and a lot faster than mailed updates. Should I send in a whole

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  as close to "apartment-style" living as you can get in the dorms. This ... work in peace. In short, I like it here. So without further ado, here ... House, iHouse, soon-to-be Maseeh, Random, Burton-Connor... ...and then

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  neediness in terms of paying for college, are from middle class families. I ... . While trivia can sometimes be useful and interesting, I wish this ... rapidly! Here is a picture I took of the building, in progress, as of this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  End of term

  

  Jones. For me, I was happy to partake in the Lab for Chocolate Science ... friends in DC. Should be quite nice. I'll be blogging a bit less during this period, but hope to check in periodically since there are some questions I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  , and I'll be off to Hartford, Connecticut. You can view the entire ... Country Club Plaza If you're in one of these areas, I look forward to seeing ... questions as we can and do our best to answer every question fully. I've found

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006