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  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  of this sidewalk -- those tall buildings you can see in the very back ... to leave. I notice an acquaintance in the room and we say hi. The ... event: any student majoring in EECS can line up to get free food. Usually

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  get SLAPped! it doesn't hurt

  

  pick out a piece from their collection that they can hang up in their ... , I was looking for people in history with whom I can personally ... 's office to say hi and check in with my pi, a postdoc offered me a

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 21, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  't. ******************************************************************************************************************************************* As you can see by my post count, I'm new here. One of the things I ... applicants. I can't speak for other schools, but if you are making a pure stats post, you are approaching MIT Admissions in the wrong way. When I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  person isn’t nearly representative of “what you did in high school,” so it ... sitting away on my old computer, but I started uploading a few on YouTube in ... ’ve been in your room so long… you must have a lot of work today.” ._. Not

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  off. You can also see it in her eyes: her brows are furrowed at all ... because you can eat it. In addition, cooking is the one hobby that has ... with bending and how they can work in harmony or clash, and I love the

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  concentration of college students. There are more colleges than I can count in the area, which means you’re bound to find people your age interested in the ... big cities alike. As you can probably tell by the fact that I’m writing

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  may take many forms. What is it that you look for in an applicant?, some ... them something they can do that will get them in. Maybe they need to be ... in and of itself will get you in to MIT. For example: A few years ago

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks

  

  . And before you ask, no! This blog is not sponsored by Audible. In fact ... LIBRARY! If you like audiobooks, consider getting a FREE library card at the branch nearest to you! You could gain access to tens of thousands of online

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  in: this year's admit rate will be 13%. For every student you admit ... will weigh in on it. Assuming you've made it that far, the senior staff ... chance of swaying a decision unfairly. With that in mind, let me tell you

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things Charles Has Made fare thee well, rocket powered roller skates

  

  : An annotated timeline of everything he's ever made at MIT! You can see ... can even follow along at home should you be so inclined ... just made these really cool things. In the same vein I posted Carlos, the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  four years at MIT, but the experiences you can have abroad are also once-in ... have) into perspective and help you define what you want to do in an ever ... the campus surrounding 77 Mass Ave, but instead immersed in the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT Underwear Exposé (and Sorting Hat) The coolest data you never wanted to have.

  

  grouped with seniors in the MIT people directory. Similarly, I can’t know ... calculate the probability of you living in a dorm given your self ... example, we could calculate the probability of you living in Simmons. Pr

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  How Wrestling With Snapping Turtles Can Get You Into MIT A student profile of an aspiring limnologist.

  

  being at MIT helped you in this regard? MIT has been really good for ... connections. Also, I can keep fish tanks in my dorm room, which is a major plus ... you learn during your time in college, it's that plans change. Who knows

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Set Theory and other Shenanigans *Literal* Set theory

  

  board? (2.78) How many cards can you have without having any sets ... Find a Set: Set is a visual card game. "Sets" in Set consist of 3 ... symbols There is exactly one set in that board of 20 cards. Find it before

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  about 20 [annotation note="you can apply to multiple positions in a ... word makes you look as good to an employer as possible. You guys can ... challenge is basically a quiz on how fast you can come up with good solutions

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering, this semester, and you can ... should probably do all your figures in Microsoft paint. Sure you can plan ... enjoyable. In the end, you might figure that is it too overwhelming or

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  much maple syrup you can fit on one plate. 03:17 - 06:17 Epic Meal ... holes. Get ready to get lost in the sauce with the Sauce Boss! 13 ... can curry favor by having all the expansions for Race to the Galaxy. You

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Gothic You are reading an admissions blog post. You are reading tumblr.

  

  the Green Building flicker in your peripheral vision. You can’t tell if ... all day. You haven’t slept in weeks. You arrive late to lecture. The ... in the Stata Center. You go up the elevator. You’re in the wrong tower

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT, part deux The case study of someone else you wouldn't expect to have gotten in

  

  in the case of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II -- wait, are you all too ... According to my hit counter as well as by raw comment count, my entry ... , it was me). He's had a UROP in the Aerospace Controls Laboratory since

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  community while being honest in what I do, believe, and want so that I can ... it, and yes you are that scatterbrained and here's how we can work with ... "Economics" in my degree to tell you that. I consider myself ridiculously

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018