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‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.
bike.) To those of you who are still working on apps, I thought I ... 't worry - you're not missing out): 0% of people who do not apply to MIT get ... THAT issue out of the way, let's address the college essay. If you want -
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Questions Answered Questions, answers, and Sam's face. This is the real MIT.
Macbook for a few months, right? How well has that worked out for you? I ... 'm not going to have major problems or incompatibility issues with required ... . This, however, was not an issue because all six of my friends I was -
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You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.
bryanblogs [at] mit [dot] edu. (Take that spambot!) Nam wrote: "Hi, I ... , I will admit that I'm not completely familiar with how international student aid works, but maybe try asking MoneyMan, Dan Barkowitz. Adam wrote -
Blog / MIT Life
Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.
use a 5.0 scale, but that's not the point. I have a B average. At MIT. I ... University, where for six weeks, I've be living and working with middle school ... ..") Not that I'm complaining - we're suffering from radio show deprivation -
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Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…
professors whose work looked interesting, including my resume and a short cover ... took the job. I've been in that lab for two and a half years now; I work ... recommendation for my graduate school applications. In the first project I worked -
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a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast
of a coffee machine somewhere. Quirky knick-knacks dot the lime ... ’m not paying two dollars for a ten-cent soda, my mom always says. “Oh, we ... .” I swallow. It’s not that I care about what we’re eating, but we -
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How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking
in the midwest and mountain states, which have not historically been as ... they consider signing up. If you're not an American any-of-these, you can ... of whether or not they have strong interest or skills in math, science -
Blog / Personal Travel
More from Ahia I even manage to do MIT-related stuff when I'm 750 miles away.
morning. My little brother (well, not so little anymore) is a sophomore ... -related stuff while at home, and I'm not just talking about the education I always ... 're not all dorks... actually, I'm a cheerleader! Yeah, we have a football -
Blog / Extracurriculars
Leadership Training Institute by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11.
mission to return the favor but knew that I could not do it alone. I wished ... 't recommend this though. It doesn't work for everyone.) YeSeul >> Yes ... -reflection. Throughout the program, students develop their own community service to address -
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my application essays try not to cringe
things until I got to college. Although you may not yet know what you ... Race and 21W.032 Science Writing and New Media. In my own work, I examine ... bring people together to better the lives of others. MIT students work to -
FAQ / First-year application
How does the MIT admissions process work?
After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your application has entered a black hole. So what really happens between when you apply and when you receive your decision? We understand that not knowing -
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MIT at Copley Square Yet more photos of #NoBanNoWall protests in Boston, plus an update from President Reif.
of the January 27 Executive Order on immigration. We are working ... could not be more proud, and I am certain that you join me in thanking ... address this difficult situation. We hope we can welcome everyone back to -
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The swing of things MIT happenings.
alone the summer. So it's not a definite, but it's something that I ... are taking a trip to the high school we work with to recruit new ... can use 9 units of theater practicum (working with one of the student -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.
place downtown--it's not exactly an authentic Philadelphia experience ... , good enough. Then I visited Dot, my across-the-street neighbor, and she ... of his less prurient works. The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West -
FAQ / Academics and research
How does pass/no record work?
Here's something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a “pass” on your transcript; if not, there's no record you took it. The -
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August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.
find your email address.. is it not on the page or I need to check again ... 's teaching you a subject you are not planning to further pursue, as against the ... ! You should get recommendation from teachers who know you well. We do not -
Blog / Challenges
good morning, MIT Guest post by Piper L. '17
words will be enough to completely address this topic, but her thoughts ... undergrads call it. here’s how 6.042 works—we’re put into “teams” of 7 ... -based class. we work our way through in-class problems by talking with our -
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Ina Garten Da Vida, Baby Can't you tell that I love you?
, which I have been working on for over a month. But this entry is ... are not aware, Barefoot Contessa is this unbelievably charming cooking ... cooking techniques and admonishing you for not using the "GOOD olive oil" or -
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Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation
failure, but apparently not comfortable enough. So, I'm working on writing ... strategy did not work. The Canadian universities did not tell me my decision ... strongly underestimated how fun it is to work hard and then have an