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  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  . It seems that the distinction between "scholastic" and "non ... One new section of our application this year distinguishes between "scholastic" and "non-scholastic" distinctions. The questions read: List any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Homecoming some musings on memory

  

  from it, and you need to remember to switch when you're moving between ... for a couple days, the bulletin boards begin to look familiar. You ... MIT for you to explore. You’ll eventually know where each path will go

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 13, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  out, eating healthy, and sleeping. I stalked the internet for a good ... starting small, testing how it works for you, and then creating other things ... control over their organization and also don't have any pictures of them

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  .  And it feels just as surreal as it felt when I got to campus for the ... come together and revel in the pride we felt for one another. Honestly ... 't carry things in folders anymore, iPads and Notability for the win. Well

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  If I ever come back on being away from mit

  

  to me, and to trust my own assessment for what matters, even if it ... , when there's nothing but air? And then you kinda have to wobble for a bit ... 's silent but for the reading of names and the intermittent applause. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Gap Year, Part II: Getting Murdered Less How to HelpX, Couchsurf, backpack, and hopefully not die

  

  . You've got to advocate for yourself, and, if you're like me and prefer ... profiles and review their own posting. I recommend asking for phone numbers ... with travellers in hostels. The hosts I worked for were great people (and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  , crawled under my blanket, and waited for around 30-minutes, willing the ... though I am looking for safety and comfort and rest, but have difficulty ... render adults dreadfully boring to every child under the sun - a desire for

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  was found to be the optimal position for seven people, and, given the ... arrangements were tested for safety, attempted, conducted, and analyzed. The ... life. Last semester's demos in 8.022 (Electricity and Magnetism, with

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Fashion Free For All like the hunger games but we love each other

  

  Annual Fall Fashion Free-For-All, an event where MIT undergraduates can come in and get clothes for absolutely free. From formal wear to scarves ... opportunity for free clothes is an offer that should always be taken up. That

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 26, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  could just dance for my audition, and not sing. She said no. I puttered ... off the sheet music I needed for auditions, and sat all huddled up ... routine, and perform it twice for the judges. I'm lucky it was twice

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Parting Remarks Part I: Leaving Marks reciprocal changes

  

  and having determined that the examined life is not the best life for me ... Republic (Plato). Third person to reply gets them for $0. With love and ... to an end. It would be great if I left more than bones and a carbon

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  sunset/sunrise swiftly flow the days

  

  , and, for the most part, I have been[annotation note='I promise that a ... meant seeing the sunrise very occasionally for the first time in months—and ... ." For the 2023s, one of these, number 11, is "Watch the sun set and rise

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  my room an evolution

  

  and moved to posters. My pillows kept sliding into the gap between the ... calm and grounded. Stable and peaceful. Everything I want for my fourth ... year, I lived in a double in New House. My side was colored yellow and

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Let’s see those cell phones up in the air” cause every little thing's gonna be alright

  

  - my mood turbulently tumbled between being hopeful and pissed. And ... space for my architecture studio, I got a call from my friend saying that Lifehouse is performing for free across the river. I decide to take an

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  djent is not a djenre or is it?

  

  club. For the most recent fire show, I revisited my roots and spun to ... allows for a greater range of chords, harmonies, and other musical flairs ... ’s not apparent, this is a joke (well this whole blog is a joke) and music

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 22, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  up on. I've been writing this entry for a while now and am less than ... ~950 this year??" and "The quota for intls, is it 100 accepted or is MIT ... understanding is that it is between 950-1000. Also, we aim for 8% internationals

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  prompts for the forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear ... begin thinking and planning in advance, which I respect and value (one of ... change the prompts between cycles, but this year, we've kept them the same

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  's) headspace for your essays. Here are a few tips, tricks, and aphorisms I ... We've gotten some questions about our essay prompts for the ... reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  you have to pay for. When I told her that, she mulled it over and then just chalked up my high school record (and my college choice) to natural ... comes to curiosity and the receptiveness of kids to new ideas and the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!

  

  programs (and since then, the deadlines for the three summer programs that ... cobblestoned plazas and taking in the sights. However, guess what some of the ... proposals and applications. Aye, it's that time of the year again. If

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2008