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  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  when she was a new tour guide. The following summer when I went to talk ... attend to the tour guide not spend their time asking me questions. Alina ... everything the tour guide says, but of course, you'd want to do that anyway

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  : Mini-Guide to the GIRs An introduction to MIT's core curriculum for ... introduction to MIT's famous tunnels. Ben: Driving on the Infinite A guide to ... guide to moving into MIT. Technology Karen: Inbox Insanity This entry is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  An Awesome Autobiography in rage comic form

  

  a tesseract - an 86 year old man posted his autobiography to reddit in ... to me, and on to you. It is pretty awesome, and another piece of data ... does this have to do with MIT Admissions? Nothing really. Then again

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week in My Life of My Final Week of My Junior Fall i have no finals

  

  it exported, I headed to the Z Center to work out with my sorority ... way to New Hampshire! We ended up driving for an hour to a Cracker ... : [annotation note="Intro to Videogame Critique"]CMS.300,[/annotation] [annotation

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 15, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  North to Peru Not too far from Norway, just south of Mexico.

  

  still Internet though. We trickled in to Peru over the course of several ... of the two dozen folks who went to Peru for the weekend went hiking on ... sick and (b) having to drive to Portland and back, an hour and a half

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  ;officially verified.” Additionally, you have the opportunity to highlight your ... addressed to you. It’s a long weekend and thus an excuse to pretend that I don’t have to do work yet (although this is work; also

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  admitted students. The events are designed to provide you and your families with an opportunity to learn more about the things you really want to know about the Institute. It's also a great way to meet other admitted

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  're going to be amazing. https://youtu.be/W86cTIoMv2U?feature=shared&t=8 ... There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2028, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. The comments on

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  to the same questions that students will. That said, it's important to ... weekend to address those issues that are most important to you, the parent ... At this point, the admission website must appear to be "all about CPW

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  same questions that students will. That said, it's important to check in ... that are most important to you, the parent, so don't be afraid to ask for ... live are preparing to celebrate Marathon Monday tomorrow but for those of

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  “Fiona, next round, you should use your thumb to push the buzzer, not ... your thumb above the buzzer, so you’re always ready to buzz in.” “Okay.” Apart from that advice, J was silent as we walked through the corridor to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  choices: high school seniors are choosing where they are going to college (we just finished hosting Campus Preview Weekend to help our admitted ... might want to apply to college, and high school freshmen and sophomores

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Another Fab Four Sarah Dupuis '10, Zachary Bjornson-Hooper '10 Emily Houston '10, and Renaldo Webb '10.

  

  Class of 2010 Excels: from Rifle Champion to Water Quality Researcher ... passions. Zachary Bjornson-Hooper, who wants to study bioengineering to ... . Renaldo Webb, a Marrero, La., native who plans to study subatomic physics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Make a (Short) Movie in 15 Days give or take

  

  "]simple![/annotation] So, here’s a quick step by step guide on how I managed to finish my ... hour to get the perfect outdoor tracking shot in [annotation note ... don’t hate it now that you’ve taken the time to export it. 31. You

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 24, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  glass ceiling that arched over several terminals. I had half and hour to ... knights from London to Bristol, where I currently reside in a castle. I ... phases: Flying from Boston to London Taking the train from London to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  time. People talk a lot about how important your living group is to your ... group chat at any time. More importantly, you unlock the ability to plan ... most importantly, check your [annotation note="Emails sent out to pretty

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  Ideas Weekend. From 9 PM to 1 AM, a total of 86 students representing 11 teams competed to see who could climb up the 18-story Green Building the ... relative to those preceding them. The 86 people who took on this year

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2020–2021 application cycle

  

  I am writing to announce that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ... transfer students who aspire to enter MIT in 2021."]coming application cycle ... sake, but only to the extent that they help us make better decisions for

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  Believe it or not, admissions officers occasionally try to do things besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my ... . During that interview Hersh - who I think it is fair to say is somewhat

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I who have nothing Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

  

  Spain interns last night, I gazed into my wallet to find a total of 6.86 ... Europe, but when you wake up and say to yourself, "Hmmm... I have an hour ... them a pale appearance. History has not recorded what happened to these

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2007