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  From the eyes of a newly minted EC A flashback++

  

  on the weekend. With that said, I began applying to colleges where I ... ringing, and I stormed off in a huff. Then a couple minutes later, my mom knocked on my door with the phone in her hand. She simply says, "It's MIT

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sam Survey I'M HOSED.

  

  on hold that I really want to write, but can't, because I'm only allowing myself a ten minute study break before I have to go back to reading six chapters for my first exam on Tuesday. So, there'll be an entry

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  pieces of contrasting styles, of about 10 minutes total duration. They may ... Application Materials" on the envelope. Send submissions to: Jan Wampler ... letter of recommendation. This in general would not need to be on an MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  brightest kids in the world on a single college campus means that not all of ... 's always a big group of freshmen in my entry's lounge on Thursday nights ... intro biology; Fadam '07 is the local expert on anything physics

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  December Events

  

  stories that people tell about their lives. Running time: 50 minutes ... 's on Sunday the 11th at 8pm, and it's FREE! Formed in 1949, the Logs ... on Sunday the 11th. The Logs once again welcome back the BU Terpsichore

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A waffle house is not a waffle home This is actually an entry about modern Chinese cinema.

  

  could never miss an opportunity to allude to Clay Aiken on my blog. Hero was beloved by all, even though we did end up going a little MST3K on it ... you a Paula Abdul song if my life depended on it. I hang my head in

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

  hero’s journey with a splash teaching for ESP

  

  "]witnessed.[/annotation] I let the chatter go on for maybe ten minutes, then walked to the ... "] Gandalf's mark on Bilbo's door[/caption] also known as the inciting incident Some friends and I were sitting on the floor of MG’s room. I was

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 2, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  “Books wrote our life story, and as they accumulated on our shelves (and on our windowsills, and underneath our sofa, and on top of our ... ultimately accumulates. I unfolded a cardboard box, switched on my desk lamp

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  already here on the site -- for example, about standardized test ... Recommendation forms are available on your MyMIT portal. It is okay if your teacher ... below and on the cover sheet. Please use only one method; duplicate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  call the other and put the phone on loudspeaker to spread the joy ... characters on this famed seedy strip. In my senior year of high school, I ... . Even Houston has a fair jazz scene, especially on Sunday afternoons. I

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Communication Intensive Jumping on the semester-in-review blog train

  

  on my mind: What is a “white paper”? What do they mean by ... quickly realized that the paper’s focus should be on how characterization ... technology and technical writing – and the time I spent on my first draft

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  come from every dorm and other living group on campus and represent ... . Whether you want to explore dorms, go to a fraternity party, sit in on ... much going on! Even if you're going to be a guest blogger, I'd recommend

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  well. Note on Update: this post has been updated with a section on the ... non-MIT subscription meal services. Spoiler: it's expensive. Update on ... on the presence or absence of dining (unless cost is an important

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Class Projects

  Designing a Calculator with FSM Logic A web dev lesson from an MIT sophomore!

  

  cool post he put up on Medium and asked if I could reformat it and post ... given time, an FSM has one state and can receive inputs. Based on those ... happen in real life (such as state of matter). Based on state machines, we

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales from the application process Results from the 'mini-contest.'

  

  office for 5 minutes waiting for my electricity to come back on, but it ... Earlier this month, I asked for your reflections on the application ... . Ryan, Pennsylvania Click on the image for a flash animation: Carla

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  common deadline-time questions. There are many answers already here on the ... you type directly into the text box on MyMIT, everything should be fine ... and the admissions committee will not be able to see it. Preview: On

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

  Fall Adventures a day in rhode island, maine, and boston

  

  minutes into trying). BUT, on the plus side, it was very fun, and microwave ... on certain weekends, and my friends and I decided to go on a whim ... Hampshire- October 9-10, 2023 I live on floor C4 in Burton Conner, and our

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 6, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  were planning on going there. however, a lot of people in my group ... terms of planning. spring break officially began on the 18th, but it emotionally started for me on Wednesday the 16th, which was the night of a Tame

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  onto fictional worlds to motivate me to soldier on. MIT surprised me by ... lies This is the dawning of the rest of our lives On holiday [annotation ... my last dance with the few friends left on campus this fall. But the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Good Morning or Good Night? seven am adventures where people say good morning and good night

  

  , this one actually depends on time/situation, but it’s usually along the ... :30 in the morning on Saturday, before I started one of my many assignments ... confirm, people play too much tractor on our floor"]the most time playing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 6, 2019