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  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  advice would be to not sweat the small stuff. Everything will work out ... shrinks and is not traditionally formatted; this affects everyone equally ... and the admissions committee will not be able to see it. Preview: On

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  scuba do or scuba don’t? under the sea

  

  closet.  As part of our graduation requirements, we have to earn eight “PE ... wrong and learning how to address them. The scenarios we looked at include ... ’ve been here: prioritization.  It’s not groundbreaking to point out that

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • November 17, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mnemonic Contest Winner Congratulations, Shawn!

  

  bryanblogs [at] mit dot edu. Tomorrow: How I work for a genius.

  • by Bryan
  • September 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  slide looks like: I hope this entry reminds you not only that I'm still ... also work a lot so we can go home occasionally, which is why this is ... City** is not that time Carrie tells Berger's friends off because Berger

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  1936, MIT was not quite as awesome as it is now, so it wasn't very easy ... readmitted in 1936. Now, at MIT, passing a typical class earns you 12 units of ... attending lectures, doing readings, and working on problems sets specifically

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  not graduate?  Freshman spring was the first period of crisis. I had earned less than two full classes worth of credit. I did not blog about it ... I did not graduate on time. At first, I thought, I'm not one of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Gap Year, Part II: Getting Murdered Less How to HelpX, Couchsurf, backpack, and hopefully not die

  

  address, but does not prove necessarily that it is yours, or could be traced ... couchsurfing and doing contract work while in beautiful cities. Personally, I ... volunteer to work on someone's farm, hostel, airbnb, or house, and in exchange

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  ! You're receiving this email because we do not have a core piece — namely ... reporting). We will not receive December test scores in time for Early Action ... counselors — it's not their fault. They're helping you! Be sure to thank them

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  classes, TA some classes. Write and defend a Ph.D. thesis, which earns you a ... !) a tenured faculty position. You could also work as a staff astronomer ... , REALLY BORING form -- name, former names (really), gender, addresses

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  See me, feel me, milq me, heal me Picture entry! Don't read if you're on dialup! DON'T DO IT! Sorry, but it's for…

  

  I listening assignments, courtesy of the LLARC. I'm still not very ... I think is a grammatically proper question, but not a socially proper ... was kind of not good; the food was mostly catering, not fancy

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  After Graduating From beyond the veil :O

  

  (stressful, but a good problem to have!)  I now work at a government-contracting ... crazy and it doesn’t work out. It’s definitely not for everyone, and not ... very different website. I’m so not used to it that I still drafted this

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 10, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  response, even if the truth is sometimes ‘this work was not completed ... students to participate in MIT’s Sandbox initiative. Working with Sandbox ... of 2016, where he and other MIT students worked on interesting startup

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  access at the office but not in my apartment. It's been rough, as you can imagine. (Not to mention my gas stove, which I don't know how to ignite ... other MIT students who are working as externs on Wall Street, and we had

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Who will have access to my application information?

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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  paper, refill lead, glue, wood, drafting dots… Wooooooo – I arrived at my work space in the intro architecture studio to find this: This is ... buy fome-cor this weekend. Not complaining…yet. I really hope

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2012! how is blog formed

  

  last, but definitely not least, 3) Blogger Application 2012 Be a ... to routinely and regularly address tens of thousands of prospective MIT ... dot peterson at mit dot edu) by July 22nd.  Your application must

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2012
• Blog / Events

  LSC – It Doesn’t Suck! Reject digital, return to 35 mm analogue

  

  not put on a show from the comfort of the Lecture Series Committee ... realized that the intro, which included clips of people working with 35 mm ... . We use pairs of cue dots to coordinate them synchronously; the first

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  or counselor does not include the MIT cover sheet with their letter. We ... . This is true even though MIT does not use the Common App; submission of materials works in the same way. We encourage you to have your school use

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  musical is not for the weak stomached. It involves mild acts of cannibalism ... freshmen were working on problem sets, and I volunteered to help some people ... the problem, but I have made a contract with myself to NEVER pull an all

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  the past few days. Do not call or email looking for missing documents ... not worry if your interview report has not yet appeared on your MyMIT Tracking; the deadline for ECs to submit their reports has not yet arrived

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011