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  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  or bodies of the emails with my essays attached, which were mostly sent ... ish” or, “Thingumagig” or, “It was proofread and everything!” or simply ... .) Ceri and Joel wrote great posts recently about feeling unprepared, or

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cue the montage music

  

  aficionados will recognize Building 46, which houses MIT's Brain and Cognitive ... define MIT’s presence on the global stage. I had the opportunity to learn

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT EECS students travel the world

  

  . What next? I will definitely continue on with my major and would love to ... graduation from MIT, I would like to apply my skills abroad and have a global

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  they’re not close friends anymore or worked to directly address the ... i could get x to like me or life would be much better if i were dating y or any of the numerous other sentiments that focus on the status of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to ... he's building. Hint # 1: Put on your math-based thinking cap. Hint # 2: Since I have not seen any wildebeasts, sloths or rhinos walking 2x2

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  tell you... 1) They're going to start mailing them in the next few days and will continue to do so over the next week or two. By the middle of ... 's visa-related stuff with this mailing, so some international students will

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  some brioche or sourdough 1 egg Procedure Aging foie gras Mix ... placed me firmly on the “work” side of the work-life balance. And I will ... of being called fine dining (Figure 1). It is a perfectly viable meal

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  kid out of a public high school in Salem OR, was the difference in ... likely to hear things like ". . . at 6 and then head to the game . . ." or ... ." ***** In the Student Center: Guy #1: Today was a good day Guy #2: Yeah? Guy

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  End-of-Summer Camping Temporary escape from my “cruel, insufficiently damp world"

  

  another hour instead of buying food or watering my plants. Three weeks into

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  weren't old. As in, not for a distant cousin or my mom's best friend from ... checked that was something that only grown-ups did. (Also buying gifts for ... due the next day, both of which I didn't start until about 1 AM, I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Is Here! Welcome to MIT.

  

  looking for. I was hoping someone would have an MIT shirt on or something ... fun looking event like Scootah Hockey or Toilet Paper Dodgeball, so even ... classes or read about on the internet. It was a ton of fun. The second day

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  BLARGL! Where have all the orange lockers gone?

  

  good. I have a propensity to see something expensive, want it, and buy it. Now, if I worked for Amazon or Google or something, this would not be a ... thing before I go. This will sound creepy, but I don't want it to. Two

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  clue as to what this post will be about. Anybody who read my last post ... , because, well, there's a lot of it. Or, the electronic bits storing your ... give them the reason you like being you! Or if there's something in your

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  theater, film scores, or particularly recognizable classical pieces. Between ... to young people. Symphony Hall sells special 20-under-40 tickets ... , while I’m at it, the BSO (Boston Symphony Orchestra) sells special College

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  they center around “fitness testing”, like running the mile or doing pushups. Or they resemble my PE class from last year. We usually started out class by “stretching”—aka sitting on the floor pointing at your feet, or

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  eventually you will end up with the sentences you want to write anyway. i got ... engineering instead of math. i think i would've enjoyed it, but i will never know. maybe one day i will talk about my organizational systems. spoiler

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  just quite yet. I promise there will be a blog post about this sometime ... really focus on me. I’ll reach this sweet spot where I can just take care ... to do, whether it’s a chore around the house or something for work. So

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  in the slightest because that will Interrupt My Rhythm and Ruin ... that I hadn’t actually carried any cash or card. Mind you, Target is a ... fly, microwave nearly fried. I’m lucky no one is around this time or

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEING WAITRESS TWICE (sorry in advance for the obnoxious amount of CAPS)

  

  about where to meet Charlotte and Caroline because, 1.5 years at MIT, and ... (like to get into a school or to get that job offer or, in our case, to ... other and we’re just like “No prob bob! We will take them!!!” (Okay, that

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 9, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have a class rank or GPA?

  Please don't be overly concerned about your class rank or GPA (grade point average) or even whether your school calculates them. With our ... "fits" with our culture than if they were No. 1 in their school. If your