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  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value ... , which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? (100 words or ... , community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Screw Up Your Username It's time to put down your AOL screen name.

  

  your first (and likely primary) email address while you're at MIT, you'll have the ability to edit files at http://web.mit.edu/username, and it ... be between 3 and 8 characters. Avoid numbers and underscores. You are

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 30, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snowed In at the Fraternity the blizzard is real.

  

  for Tuesday and Wednesday. My Momentum competition was pushed back to ... from Yelp that said that this was very blustery weather and thought they ... less a blustery snowstorm and more: This picture was taken on December

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?

  

  Student Center and then trudged off to the basement of Building 35. Along ... rectangular aluminum blanks into a pair of finely detailed molds and then ... class that I wake up thinking about and work late into the night for, not

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  : I'll go the gym starting tomorrow!! And from this week on, I'll gym 3 ... 's fine, cuz I promised to work out this year, and that I will. Soon! On ... !!!!  BLACKHOLE!!!! And that folks, is what will happen if you break your

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  open to it. It's 11:44 am right now and there are 24 hours and 30 minutes ... 17.5 minutes, and that you're probably too excited to sleep tonight ... , and learned a lot more about current research, global problems, and

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  .NET, and Assembly that I learned since coming to MIT.) Fun!  See? Anyways ... information about all of our supplements and portfolios on the MIT Admissions ... learn, create, and problem-solve in an project-based environment. In

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  the office computer and watched the replay of the crash. I started to feel sick, and a need to be normal somehow. I pulled out my supplies and ... plane crash was confirmed at the Pentagon, and my coworkers and I watched

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  of time in my room working on psets and studying for all my classes :P ... current schedule: 2.001- Mechanics and Materials: Think beams, trusses, and bridges. In this class, we look at structures in equilibrium and learn how

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT IreneCam tracking the storm - here and on the web.

  

  of dead trees and ancient power lines. So I figured I'd come up here, hang out with my brothers, and try to ride out the worst of it. But ... have our own power plant and all of the wires are underground), so as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 28, 2011
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  , unrelenting rain, and chilly temps since the weekend. Welcome back to Boston ... Freshman Pre-Orientation Program, and was so excited to explore MIT for a ... recommend looking through the schedule, choosing what interests you, and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  and, most recently, a working metal lathe But there are certainly ... different light and expect you to be the expert in everything. Trust me, this ... name was printed in every paper and he was associated closely with MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  windchill hit -20, or that time someone said something stupid on gchat and I ... coincidence that would never happen again, or whatever. And now that I'm almost ... ... and then got half the chapter to start sending me lobsters, after they

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  as an observer, but soon got caught up in the magic and was flying (er ... about getting used to moving on the broom and handling the ball with just ... volunteered to dress in gold and play the snitch. The snitch is allowed to run

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  Early Action deferred applicants and Regular Action applicants. The Midyear Report will be available on your MyMIT account in February and ... updates. And on your MyMIT Tracking detail page, it says: This online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  across the room. There were looks of surprise, happiness, and even some ... potential applicants looked at their families and then looked at each other ... there are some interesting changes and we hope you'll like them. We spent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  your future classmates and get questions answered by current students. Here it is: MIT Class of 2013. (...and international students can join ... ! It will be in the mail on Wednesday, and in your mailboxes soon after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

  

  day at work. Due to a lovely and thick stacks of nondisclosure agreements and the threat of prison I can't tell you a whole lot about it, but ... figure bits. Using my trusty Dremel, super glue, X-Acto, pliers, and

  • by Snively '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?! Mystery Hunt Part 3.5

  

  fast as we could and checking the blogs for "answers from the prefrosh ... . I'll post answers to the puzzles you guys worked on and some to ... ) ************************************************************************************* TIME TO HELP ON A PUZZLE!!! KEEP GOING! UPDATE: BENTO NATION and JAPAN

  • by Snively '11
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

  

  Emeritus Mollie posted this helpful and interesting post to a discussion ... since 2004, and that there are, in fact, about 1800 blog entries in the ... , which makes me incredibly sad -- why did I go back and fix the code for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 9, 2007