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• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  hindered and facilitated by the global conflicts of the 20th century (WW1, WW ... college apps will fade? but if you don't find college apps difficult ... , Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century) Paper 1. Our assignment was simple

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  intermittent use – i.e. when one of the Phi Sig brothers (or friends of Phi Sig brothers) was willing to take a dunk. Oh, yeah, but the marathon. See, it ... final mile toward the end of the finish line. By the time I reached the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  by November 1, MIT will consider your application for Early Action. At ... difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non-binding) vs. RA, and thus no advantage or disadvantage to applying for either
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  . (Sidenote: this will probably become a yearly thing.) Sidequest 1: Learn the ... ’s likely that this sidequest will forever be stalled at 25%... Sidequest 3 ... - ???% complete. Like I said last year, only Jack Florey will know. Sidequest 6

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  living having the time of my life

  

  , interact with others, how to be independent, and how to lean on others or ask ... ?” “For the hell of it. Oh man, my mouth’s getting numb,” they say, reaching ... wouldn't understand half the words I was saying. [carousel image1

  • by Anika H. '26
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Seven Early Evenings it was a good week

  

  There's a lot that happens after 5PM. 1 // Sunday [caption id ... , recruit volunteers, and raise money. At our fundraiser, we'll be selling ... food and hear familiar words. Whatever your background or interests, MIT

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • December 3, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  room. It's also a good idea to pack light and buy as much as you can once ... WebSIS in a more-or-less completely haphazard way, and it's not unusual to be waiting for your grades for a week or so.) I've fulfilled all my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  tomorrow is October 31: Halloween. And the next day is November 1: the MIT ... hasn't even arrived yet. Please do not harass your teachers or ... tracking system. They will submit everything in due time, and we will have it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hello Summer! Finally done with finals

  

  Psets, tests, and the horror of finals season, will be much deserved and appreciated. In the next week or so, I’ll be starting my job as a residential ... well as other residential duties, will be an interesting and rewarding

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  ;QuestBridge." Once you submit your Part 1, you will have access to application tracking ... Regular Action? A: On December 1st, QuestBridge will announce the results ... complete Part 1 of the application. Your QuestBridge app will be uploaded as

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / Words of Encouragement

  field notes on all the fruit tending to plants, self, others

  

  . Then, I bought a banana plant. Did you know you can just buy banana plants and grow them as houseplants? They are leafy and airy and will grow ... picture of my first banana plant, but now I have three or four, in my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  personality points, etc. 1. Create a list of everything you want to include in ... question, just to ensure that all of me, or at least nearly all of me would ... you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Finals Blog but not the final blog unless something terrible happens to me in the next 48…

  

  kidding. Honestly, some days here are like working all summer to buy a new ... gladly consume the entire holiday bestsellers list on Amazon, or, even ... piece of furniture in your room, and you will never forget the most

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  Thinking and Data Science"]6.0002.[/annotation]By the time I realized it, it ... Magazine Issue 9 will be released soon, and it takes time. There's a ... actually enjoy it. Do I really want to code every day? Or do I want to design

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick EA Update A few words about the storm, application tracking, MyMIT, and more.

  

  example with power outages or school closings, know that we will be flexible ... 1. We will wait for your materials. We are not going to be mean to ... October 31, the day before the November 1 Early Action Deadline. Here are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So many problem sets

  

  Individuals 1 and 2 will have: … an affected son? … an affected daughter? … an ... the probability that the next child of Individuals 1 and 2 will be ... long will the neuron take to reach a membrane potential of -65 mV if the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Preview of Things to Come too fast, too furious

  

  his mouth, and the next 1.5 hours will disappear before your eyes ... young? haha - tangent: i still get id'ed every time when i buy tylenol at ... hard time rationalizing that I am a senior. After this semester, I will

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  might do one or two examples, and often the professor will skip a lot of ... for tumblr to this post, which I hope will shed some light on the ... spend in class might go something like this: 1. Introduce a specific

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  as coursework goes. After this point is it purely 'match' or do the ... . ------------------------------------- Molly wrote: "If we applied early action (or even regular action) is there any way of knowing what the admission decision is online or through e

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  With our November 1 Early Action deadline looming (Friday!), we' ... below in the comments.  I will try to update this post with FAQs ... submitted by 11:59pm Eastern Time on November 1. There is some amount of grace

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013