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Blog / MIT History & Culture
The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life
we choose to harvest was to some slight degree more morally repugnant ... to possess some degree of moral aptitude, and in so far as moral -
Blog / Research & Work Abroad
love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility
, but it was offered with such care that in some way I enjoyed it anyway ... productive conversation with someone whose language I don’t speak, or offer ... . Offering cheese because that was all they had for a vegetarian; eating cheese -
Blog / MISTI
A day at Seaborg Technologies interning at a nuclear startup in Denmark
I ordered two big boxes. As the baker filled the boxes, he offered me ... offered everyone baklava. Then I went back to the office and wrote down the questions and comments everyone had. One of my co-workers, Robin, offered an -
Blog / Academics & Research
2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast
. I had a full-time return offer expiring within the next week, and ... time to think through my final offer decision. At 11:57pm PST, I [annotation note="More on this in a follow-up post!"]signed my return offer -
Blog / Uncategorized
to now and forever
This past weekend, I had two high school friends, Kenneth and Ethan ... school, I felt like Kenneth took care of me and really looked after me. We ... talked about high school people and what they were all up to, a topic we -
Blog / Admissions
Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!
school summers, I strongly recommend you to make this summer a meaningful one. Just a glimpse of what I did in high school: Summer '04 - Canada ... see in high school (whilst enjoying the beautiful New England summer -
Blog / How to Human
Flipping Failure an IAP update
undergrad this upcoming school year at MIT, maybe consider applying to be a -
Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]
Letters from the 2023 decisions threads
school, I unceremoniously opened my waitlist decision on my cellphone in ... positivity tonight. Four years ago I was in your shoes: MIT was my dream school ... MIT for transfer or grad school. After my first semester at my college -
Blog / About Decisions
MIT-vangelion (Pi Day 2023) 3/14/23 at 6:28 PM ET
their mouths... if you think about it, this school’s weird in the best and -
FAQ / First-year application
What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?
school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your school, whether that be letter grades, numerical grades, narrative -
Blog / Admissions
Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.
:20 (So ridiculous considering I lived a ten-minute drive from the school), and I started my day. After school, I would normally go to a club or ... internet. The internet can be amazing. I would use the Chromebook my school -
Blog / Admissions
PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall
data to the schools where the challenge is proctored to help them ... they can register their schools for the exam. If you're an American -
Blog / Admissions
Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?
of the deadline. Your school/teachers may submit their materials ... teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in our -
Blog / MIT Life
An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute
immediately sent to NYC to conduct some school visits. I was so nervous riding ... schools definitely made up for my lack of city smarts. When I conduct -
Blog / Events
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do you tell a high school senior during a surprise phone call on a ... that they were getting a call from MIT, their dream school! The room -
Blog / MIT Life
Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...
my teammates this morning mentioned that we only have 9 days of school ... area schools and try and find a place to live this summer. -
Blog / Admissions
Hello, Goodbye, Hello!
Can you believe... it’s already the middle of August ??? ...and we’re all getting ready to go back to school… Returning students are probably ... up a personal blog post from a year ago – HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL !!! -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.
I skipped 4 days of school to go to Seattle and Vancouver to learn about US and Canadian healthcare. (SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER RESIDENTS: did ... - On IAP (and Charm School) May 20, 2008 - girls at MIT = trophy -
Blog / MIT Life
Spring Break! *frantically waves arms in the air*
It's always exciting to get not just a three-day weekend, but an entire week free from classes! Back in high school spring break was in the ... of our high school friends when we go home. :( But, this is because