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  [Guest Post] MIT THINK Scholars – A High School Research Program! From one side of it to the other

  

  receive $1,000 in seed funding for their project and mentorship from MIT students and faculty throughout the spring semester. Applications for the ... to think.mit.edu for guidelines and more information. We’ll be hosting

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In Our Bedroom After the Pandemic a bedroom is something that can actually be so personal

  

  parts white for murals and to save on paint costs. In my free MIT ... For most of my adolescence, my bedroom was painted as close as I ... parent’s wishes. I asked for purple walls when we first moved to the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  anew what a wonderful wor(l)d

  

  school began, I very quickly constructed a loft for my room with the help ... , so I'll save my leave for another blog and instead focus this one on my ... of the labs in the tunnels. I enjoy passing by quick performances in

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 23, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  around to various cities nearby for day and weekend trips. I had a chance ... Jose, California. I brought with me all that I would need for the next 9 ... . Shoutout to my friends (two from MIT!) for coming to watch and cheering me on

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  with three of my friends from MIT also externing in the city for the ... Wednesday the 18th, I await my flight to Kansas City, MO, for the 2017 US ... 's resolution(s). My one goal for 2017? To get back on a normal sleep schedule

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  until they at least hit preschool first. Or, better yet, high school ... free to ask me questions! Otherwise, stay tuned. I have plenty of

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  This is, for the most part, a post about Seattle. I've been a resident of Green Lake, Seattle for a little over a month now. There's very ... any other city before. Last summer, in LA, I felt simultaneously as if

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  . I know this because I have been sitting beneath said scale model for ... in an airport in a totally unfamiliar city. Ask me questions. If you ... for a small instead of a tall? SMALL IS A RELATIVE TERM, mmmk?) Let

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  want is for college applications to add to that stress. We know that some ... same criteria to evaluate applications for both EA and RA. Take the time you need to apply in the timeline that works best for you and don

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  : yeah, i think it’s common for these kinds of narratives to become very totalizing and for people to decide to only focus on one component. clearly ... : wow, i actually like this framework a lot p: for what it’s worth, i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Events

  4 comfort songs for your first day shake those jitters!!!

  

  lots of emotions for day 1 of my freshman year. Thoughts ran like mad in ... dancing alone in my room to some tunes. Here are 4 songs for you, with ... & Caron Wheeler tbh i mostly listen to this one for the sound and

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 3, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  about a week, and as far as I can tell the city hasn’t been transformed into a socialist utopia. But, prior to leaving for home for spring break ... be experiencing MIT for yourselves this spring, whether for the first

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  read it if you want, but tl;dr: when COVID hit I went to live in Maine ... in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the ... : Everything happens for a reason, (insert name here) is a bad person, I will

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  quickly, so we know what to do with your application. See questbridge.org/for ... This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... ask questions for MIT Early Action and Regular Action at this blog entry

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  September they reminded me to take a moment in my discussion each day for the families since this process is a tough one for them too. I took that to heart ... , or Waitlisted for the Class of 2013 and I know you all are waiting for

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  regional term you use for a major road that you drive relatively fast on"]highway.[/annotation] I grew up in Nashville, TN, a driving city, but I somehow avoided ... for the past 10+ years, I have had no need for a car and have instead

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  interurban transportation is concerned. The group is called the SmartCities group, and our car, the CityCar has received a lot of press over the years ... -solutions into one more refined package. It's a great job for me, as it's goal

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  This is a blog post for those of you who are struggling with the ... that it isn't that easy for everyone, and even for me, it still kinda ... goes for tons and tons of kids they didn't admit, too.) I wanted to be

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  installed in 10-250, MIT's most popular lecture hall? If not, take a quick ... New Seating, Audiovisual Equipment." Woo-hoo! An update! I quickly skimmed it, looking for any mention of chairs. Nothing on the front page. I

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Maiden Voyages First years, welcome to MIT

  

  us to Boston. I talked to the boy for a moment, running through the conversational protocol you quickly learn when you're headed to MIT. I asked him ... to Nashville for the flight), where he was living (Simmons, the same as

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 15, 2022