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  Junior Spring From Student to Grader: My Unified Engineering Story

  

  concentration, which is public policy. I was slightly skeptical of 17.303 at first ... , one bake sale at a time. Our first bake of the semester is probably ... 'm excited for all of them! Today I had two of them, and tomorrow I'll get to

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 3, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  only left with two choices, neither of which I thought much of at the ... at MIT, and thus I made it my goal to transfer there by the end of the ... essays I helped edit last year. He's a friend of a friend who wrote an

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Sunday night is the deadline for Early Action (EA) Here are some things we want you to know

  

  of all materials at this busy time. About Standardized Testing ... November 1. (There is a small amount of grace period for students having ... Nov. 1 deadline. Please allow five days for the processing of all

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  - comprised of the communications team and our Class of 2012 senior bloggers - reviewed all of these applications, and tried to sort them out among us. The ... applications, the cruel difficulty of the decisions is no excuse for not making

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  One of the most common misconceptions about MIT is that the Institute ... cancer, and otherwise having no fun at all. I know this is a common misconception not only because of all the prospectives students I've talked to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  comments, I totally agree and that's at the top of my list of things to ... think he deserves some sort of trophy, don't you? Before I tell you about ... part of building this community, and I'm really, really going to miss

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  delicious breakfast burritos. Of course when you get past security, past your ... to the stand and stare at the lady's name tag, mentally willing Angela ... ." Of course. "44. 43." "45." What if your plane left? What if you missed

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  Taking aim at MIT Plano West sending 4 students, more than any school ... Shih and Albert Chang will be going to the Massachusetts Institute of ... graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Four

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  Name: Bryan G. Nance Job title: Director of Minority Recruiting ... University, 1989, BA Sociology (Home of the Spartans!); University of Delaware, 1999 Masters of Public Administration (Home of The Fightin' Blue Hens AKA

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  three major hikes to speak of, plus one noteworthy run: [caption id ... with its rush of cars. I'd forgotten how quiet the desert is.  I was ... . I imagine my head contained a lot of static. If this were a lifestyle

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Lot Can Happen in 365 Days 8,760 hours of work, sleep, and play

  

  . We met one of the organizers at the Next Gen Summit and he loved our ... end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails ... making any of that happen because it was something that future me would

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  As a person who hails from a land devoid of seasons, I consider it my utmost duty to take advantage of any fall-related activities that come my way. Amongst other things, I’ve been taking pictures of the changing

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  hello, after six years

  

  things. a lot of people are building things that are even faster at ... i have been here and there, the last six years. i think a lot of people have felt this way, because of the way that many people got very

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  and/or college counselor) I have always tried to provide the type of ... application portals open, and deadlines fast approaching, I am reminded of the bulk of conversations that I have had about essays, right around this

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  lot of people just don't go to college at all and yet they thrive ... On Monday night, instead of studying for finals, I went to church ... for Weird Culture, so of course I had to go. blurry and far away

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  fewer) At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others ... to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value ... you lead a busy life, full of activities, many of which are required of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  If you ask anyone at MIT what they were like days before decisions ... pride that we have (p-sets took most of it away). But rest assured that ... my suspicion with 100% certainty. I read Paul's entry, was very much at

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  hope about the ice cream half-expected the ice cream to be at the top of ... decided it was time to bring my casual bike ride form of training to the next level by joining the MIT Cycling Club for one of the Best Ideas Ever

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry session. We built a loft for James '11, and a table for each of us. Okay, so ... the side hallway of the 23 suite. I'm looking at it right now. Maybe we

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  married, some factor accounting for the likelihood of getting married at all ... Our beloved Mollie shares a birthday with another friend of mine, and ... express that something is rare or unlikely to happen. But I work at MIT, you

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007