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• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  something that you, your school, your parents, and your guidance counselor can ... admissions. And yes, your grades and test scores (especially your grades) are ... people who are academically curious and passionate, people who will bring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  with fog and pine needles and ambition. Our final round would follow the ... bonus round questions and sign a scoresheet. Yet something about it made ... answer before my team position was called, and I gave so, so many wrong

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I swear this isn’t an ad for Google But Bard is so much more fun than ChatGPT

  

  a little ML model from scratch, and even dunk on large language models ... then Google came along and ruined everything by releasing Gemini, their ... Gemini) uses up-to-date information and seems to know how the new Course 6

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Comments on A Boring Friday lItErArY aNaLySiS

  

  → Go back to sleep → and dream → Get up and get breakfast → "Oh yeah ... through the events of a Friday. The game starts at midnight and continues ... . Each choice is of equal significance, and there are many possible endings

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  form), and if you are applying for the Match, check off that you are ... for Early Action, and up to December test scores for Regular Action. Q ... your application is complete by then and you did not match. We can

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti

  

  decision, and talking to people, and declined in the end, because i "didn ... , maybe i would've had fun doing things and meeting people in london. but ... , and i enjoyed my summer camps. but part of me yearns for relationships

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is why we can’t have nice things harmless things that irritate me

  

  during the ~14 months I’ve been here. And it always happens when I need the ... of its route so there may be as many as 800 that are going out, and ... little bus sick and a cleaning is in order. Then there’s “deadheading

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and ... Museum has rebranded too, and they have this snazzy Grotesk wordmark that ... . Snacks. An art piece made from lots and lots of shirts. [carousel image1

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  i’m catching up a blog about all the things i wanted to blog about but couldn't find the…

  

  And just like that my junior year at MIT comes to an end. Not with ... with a silent click of a submit button on my 20.330 (Fields, Forces and ... my god) 2 months??? 1. I’ve been stress baking a lot and made a recipe

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  people and all the things here so much. Plus, [annotation note="MacGregor House has 312 singles (and 3 doubles assigned by request only). In other ... . I have complete autonomy over my living space and habits, down to the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Swing of Things I've been getting into it.

  

  very kind and helpful company reps and upperclassmen - and, as it ... Buzzfeed, and it was actually really cool. Apparently, “there are a lot of ... stuff from sponsors, and made a half hearted attempt at coding a meme

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 18, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2016-17 Application Essay Questions For those of you rarin' to go.

  

  want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and ... , school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and ... have anyways), and focus more on making sure your essays authentically

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • July 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  toy to look like. Eventually, we had to merge our works-like and looks ... takes a VERY long time... and our last part was going to be finished ... hours to sand, prime, paint, and assemble our toy. We definitely didn

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Because not all ideas can be good

  

  as a perfunctory check than anything else, and low and behold, there ... water war (in the middle of the snow), and a Nutella eating contest. Only ... Campus for two events: Chocolate Chess and the Nutella eating contest. [Now

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  TV, and the company of old friends, I was definitely not looking ... begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This would be ... . And for confidentiality reasons, I think that’s pretty much all I should

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  translates to a lot of verbiage. And while there's nothing wrong with new posts, every now and then I get kind of nostalgic for old posts. Some things have changed about MIT in the past four years - but many things haven't, and I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s All Going To Be Okay I won The Game!

  

  memes in popular culture today, and has been referenced in many, many ... , Matt, Nance, Stu, and all the other admissions officers are doing their ... downhill from here. And...when the decision date finally rolls around, just

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The best way to kill zombies… is by shooting them in the head....they can't eat you if you make them dead.…

  

  Hey guys! Remember me? I used to blog and stuff, until I became so ... tried the gift out on me, and I dutifully followed his instructions. The ... design class where you spend the entire semester designing and building a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 15, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... of you approached your essays and your overall style and flow. Dare I say, I saw flashes of brilliance every now and again? I SO wish that I

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore accumulations because i miss show and tell

  

  be the year when things 'get real', at least as a Mech-e, and I found ... to your second year than the "sophomore slump", and certainly much more ... off campus" goal uber one for the five month free trial and uber

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • May 6, 2025