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• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  seemingly constant instructions. In college, if you fall (physically and ... miss home the first time they get sick. As you sit miserably in your bed ... :25 AM and you're in front of your dorm (trying to make it to a 9:30 class

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  decision you were granted will define the rest of your life. If you got in, I ... again in a couple of months. If you didn’t get the answer you are looking ... travelling halfway around the world. You need to challenge yourself in order to

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT = The American Dream As usual...we procrastinate like mad before finals.

  

  : Watch her discuss MIT at Fire and Ice! haha "You can become anything you want to be...we talking a bus driver, a secretary, two kids in MIT...can ... My 5.60 Final is tomorrow at 9:00. In just about 18 hours, I will be

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  Advice I give others that I don’t follow myself (yet)

  

  the person you were, or who you think you were. You can admire things that your past self did, without having to do them again. You can admire ... chances, in the long run, that you’ll write something good. (As a corollary

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  currently in print.) "I just think it's not very empowering, you know? It ... everything else aside in favor of him, which is about as antifeminist as you ... lit out there, this is probably one of the more well-written books you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  one guy can share a double. Certain floors in Random Hall are designated as single sex, and suites in Burton-Conner can be either co-ed or ... that you can only use latex paint, you can't move certain shelving pieces

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  deferred, take solace in knowing that we will reconsider your application anew, and without prejudice, in Regular Action.  Also, remember that this is by no means the end. Many MIT students have been deferred; you can

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Cambridge, Boston, and MIT in the Snow Santa and Poseidon in a winter wonderland.

  

  Kresge Auditorium is on the left. You can see the Alchemist in front of the ... Boston (hint: you can’t see Boston) from inside the Great Dome, and again from outside on Killian Court. You can see the grey expanse of the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.

  

  California. If you can't trust a student blog on the MIT admissions portal, then whom can you trust? Turns out that there's a zoo in Dorchester. I ... out that after about 5 miles you end up in Dorchester. Having never been

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lucky Saturday the 14th Luck was a lady three nights in a row in NYC

  

  the 13th, fate decided to rain upon Sam and me loads of good luck last ... Avenue Saturday (avec Sam): a lunch in Chinatown a visit to Trump Tower ... ] the menu of the most expensive restaurant in New York City -- good thing

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist and transfer: quick update No decisions yet, but some notes & reminders.

  

  reconvene and discuss the waitlist. You can see a lot of answers about the ... 1, even if it means making a deposit. If you are still interested in MIT, you should stay in contact with us. I'd recommend an email, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  scores? If you are taking additional tests in December or January, you can ... in materials beyond the Midyear Report is appropriate for you -- all ... in, we will not be able to tell you "the reason" why you were deferred

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  scores? If you are taking additional tests in December or January, you can ... send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete ... in materials beyond the Midyear Report is appropriate for you -- all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Sufjan Stevens' brother Marzuki finished 20th in the ... singular noun that ends in s, such as abacus, you would need an s with the ... singular noun that ends in s AND the next word begins in s, you don't use an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  . Or maybe 20 minutes of doodling on napkins, you can decide.   Step 1 - CHECK-IN EARLY Before you can do anything else with this guide ... that rivals it. You don't have anyone in front of you that can recline

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Coming to a theater near you! (Or auditorium... or gym... or lecture hall...)

  

  any of you, I'll be so relieved to have made it there in one piece that ... that you can get real and honest perspectives from staff and students at ... that you're going to see MIT. When we're on the road, we can't make that

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  seminar, you can maintain weekly contact with your advisor in a classroom ... , you can simply drop someone an email expressing interest in their work ... CPW was a lot of fun, and it was great meeting so many of you in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  science course being complete and fresh in your mind. And since you can take ... cost, I recommend taking three SAT IIs in June. I encourage you to ... for U.S. students to sign up. Remember that we require, in addition to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  they aren't mutually exclusive. You can major in what you want and be ... your life in interesting ways, if you let it, but you have to let it. I ... . You don't get something for nothing. In addition to rerouting your life

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  techniques. You can also use those enzymes in some analytical techniques ... . Or as she said, "It's good to know where you can be better, but it ... particularly illuminating - and it's very true. One can say "I can do better" in

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012