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  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  they held some sort of leadership position in high school. Out of a list ... this. I was a captain of my Cross Country and Track teams in high school ... than the identical role in high school. It’s a delicate balance of

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership Training Institute by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11.

  hundreds of activities to join once you come to MIT. If you are a high school ... called the Leadership Training Institute (LTI). In high school, I was ... to create a program to educate students on the significance of

  • by mitblogs
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  . Throughout my entire high school career, I always considered myself a pretty average guy. Sure, I worked hard in my classes, I joined a bunch of clubs and extracurricular activities, I got involved within my school and my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  Institute of Tech, Technology, is a good technical school. Math and science ... And speaking of awesome MIT alumna... Later this month, Heidemarie ... in space when STS-115 launches. More than one-third of the nation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  perfectly fine if, through no fault of your own, your school forms (teacher ... MIT's regular action deadline is January 1. The Office of ... 'd like to use this entry to answer some of the common deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  entry including the secrets of how to live your life, get into MIT and ... school. I studied Japanese for three years in high school, so my junior ... school juniors and seniors to apply to the Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  As they said in the old, more hardkore days of MIT, you all might have heard of a liberal arts school down the road. It’s got buildings of ... variety of humanities classes.  Don’t get me wrong, MIT has its share of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  experiences i had. much of my high school experience (junior year in particular ... a brief respite finds me on the second floor of [annotation note ... outline the rest of my day, but a [annotation note="i've gotten the freshman

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taste ai has no taste.

  

  [judgment] is in brackets, meaning it isn’t part of the original quote. From ... actually went. Me: “A good rule of thumb [in choosing jobs that will not ... mechanical, less human than taste—but of course this often happens in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  mind take me wherever it wants. I pull out a piece of paper and a BIC pen and jot everything down. I just had one of these marathon brain ... for now, I’d like to share three pieces of advice. These three pieces of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  Fraternity rush and sororiety recruitment, cornerstones of the ... , the President of Panhel and Evan Wang, the Programming and Recruitment Chair of the Interfraternity Council, asked if I wouldn't mind sharing

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sore Subjects state of affairs isn't so good. But here are some telescope pictures!

  

  ) symmetries of the hydrogen atom, using just symmetry and algebra of groups to ... of Sunday-night realization you dont want). I was clearly expected to ... light, is definitely by far the fewest number of units I've stood to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  streamlined gear. Not all of Cote's work is for the business world. An avid ... researcher at the MIT Center for Sports Innovation, has an impressive list of clients -- from Tour de France stage winners to some of North America

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  to join my high school's paper. So, I showed up to the first meeting of ... activities. I don't know of any other school that does that... and IAP is cold ... perform amazingly at the school of your choice. So I'll be lame and close

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m still reading applications 5 years later...

  

  was something of a blessing. It offered the opportunity to escape the ... steps wide. In the throes of the pandemic, I spent every day inside my ... days by the number of applications read during the Early Action cycle

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  composed of representatives from companies who then offer interviews to ... My computer reminded me of what we're all thinking. Independent ... 2 classes for credit. I took 8.01L, which is a version of physics you

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Indiscipline Taking a break from finals studying to explain what I've done instead of finals studying.

  

  Yo, I've been getting a lot of questions lately in the comments and I ... my head. "MIT's music program is like the fugacity of water in a water ... done this weekend instead of studying for finals, exactly? Well, what I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Welcome Susan Hockfield A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.

  

  Just got back from the inauguration of MIT's sixteenth president, Susan Hockfield. Both of the office cameras were checked out by others, so ... was fairly packed, with much of the MIT community representing, as well

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  collection of these for a while, and will start leaking them out) MIT Student ... , probability, and diff eq. - We're in the midst of freshman orientation, so now ... campus right now. Basically, each freshman has an advisor: a member of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  though of how everything around us was “designed.” I took 2.97 during IAP of 2011. I am currently more and more involved with classes that ... of the world. On October 6th I went to my second DMB event where The

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011