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  your best american girl on my first boyfriend

  

  was something he made fun of me for, my mispronunciation of words I ... said no to. When asked about her motivation for writing "Your Best ... heard was "Your Best American Girl." Her voice starts slow and smooth

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 13, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2020–2021 application cycle

  

  , our office will be suspending our usual SAT/ACT testing requirement for ... outcome-driven and applicant-oriented: we don't value scores for their own sake, but only to the extent that they help us make better decisions for

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 13, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  best he could to help the students when the review was over. For the ... of the transcription for clarity and/or space saving Introductions ... is a lecturer in the physics department who has been with MIT for six

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  Virginia, the most important city in the world that night for all I cared ... hyperenergetic refueling station for the 2009 Mystery Hunt team members as we ... explicable context. For two protein-deprived days, I had lived off the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  that in less than 24 hours you'll be in New York and playing with toys. Maddie and I planned on leaving for South Station at about 11:45 PM so at ... , and tie for me while Maddie just packed clothes to put on later. I

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  Reggaeton hits for hours and hours of dancing fun! Sabrosura was AMAZING ... to dress up for it!! (Me in my new red dress con mi novio; Photo ... , for tastiness, there were live performances by … Inkas Wasi (http

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  followed this past summer. As for how to be admitted to MITES< my best advice ... Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers ... . ^^;; )" Call me Matt! Thanks for coming to the session. For those of you who have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  later MIT) for the best possible experience. There’s always something ... long showers. “Oh, I gotta remember to audition for a capella!” “I could ... could work with. MIT is a unique place, and it can’t be home for everyone

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  semester), but now I have a brand new batch of internship origami for your ... ’t find the model online) I started folding origami in high school ... fun models, from the traditional orizuru (paper crane) to Christmas

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... students spent much of thos week trying our best to find every one of you a well-matched host for the weekend. Tonight, we had a meeting with the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  away. I recommend giving them all of the recommendation forms for every ... yourself as a match for each place. Teachers often find these conversations very helpful. If a teacher asks you to write the recommendation for them

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  25th reunion) to caps (’64, for their 50th reunion where they get the ... of the Class of 1954 commissioned for their 50th reunion. It was ... Materials for Biology, which hopefully will be a blend of my interests in

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  of you a well-matched host for the weekend. Like online dating ... for what's important to you in a college, and do your best to seperate ... time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  You always have been hi everybody!

  

  you notes, [annotation note="Fun fact: I wrote a thank you note for a ... my dog and my boyfriend. Yes! I got a dog. He's the best thing in the ... fun time. I also then returned to Vegas that October for Twitch

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  responsible for setting up our major publications to print (like the Affording Your MIT Education book for SFS, and the Application Guide, Best of the Blogs, and Make History poster for Admissions), designing the admitted

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

  Let’s do a puzzle. Ready to flex some cranial muscle?

  

  Sherlock (you have trained your oculomotor nerves for this purpose.) It ... life (right? right?) - e-mail her! You're in the mood for a more ... red B icon means - but a quick glance down reveals that wheoever they

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  fulfilling for me. Many thanks. As you may know, I do my best to answer every ... do not have an auto-word-counter for the online application. Also, I am ... . As for your name, try your best to have your testing name and your My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  company-of-the-week's mission. I made my way through three interviews for ... next night there was an infosession for Splash, with Thai food, then ... together, and reimbursing people for buying their own food. Suddenly

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I can, I think I can The word "student" sounds like "study." I wonder if there's a correlation.

  

  fun?" I think this is a very interesting question to pursue. So one thing you have not really seen too many pictures online thus far are ... couple of examples. Take for example, 18.02, Multivariable Calculus, a

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  application is now live and ready for all your submissions. At some point in the ... the same (or relatively similar) application, save for those [annotation ... [/annotation] who work for the Admissions Office. I applied around this time in 2015

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020