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  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  season, I (mistakenly, in hindsight) applied to 15 colleges. Out of the ... mountain hiking in a blank? how can you capture the brilliance of a sunrise ... do them? (I tend to limit my response to no more than 3 activities in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  took the job. I've been in that lab for two and a half years now; I work ... recommendation for my graduate school applications. In the first project I worked ... -- and when Albert's not in the lab, I get to take over his desk! The

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  It is four days into IAP and I have yet to sleep in my own bed. In fact, today was the first time I've been back in my dorm for more than ... or concerts - last spring I got in free at the Angels and Airwaves

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  quickly. Case in point: in the past two and a half years, I've learned the ... challenging semester yet. As a double major in Course 6-7 and 9, I'm taking the ... 't actually come in contact with since my senior year of high school. I'm going

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  proceeded to hyperventilate in disbelief and happiness. I've wondered before ... it this far :) I can't wait to meet some of you at CPW! To those of ... I realize that some of you have been counting down to this day since

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  letter to MIT, I glimpsed a beautiful future in which all of life ... Sadoway, can I have a UROP?” and Professor Sadoway was like, “Email me your ... Sadoway was like, “I'll check around for UROP openings in my group,” and I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  So like Mitra pointed out in her blog this week, this week MIT ... activities and stuff that I'd want to do, I decided to get all my homework done early and take my free Monday off to get ahead. And so I did. Cue the fun

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

  post. And it’s real! I’m working on a low cost, high-risk project in the same lab I’ve been in for the past year. It’s extremely unlikely to ... into our backs at the end of every term and I didn't want to go out in a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  MITWE, I can play music from around the world in a large ensemble ... could feel the excitement bubbling in the air as I lined up in the hotel ... colour food, like edible henna. (I forgot to mention this in the previous

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Reporting from… Doha! 🐫🐫 ft: the first time I ever rode on a camel

  

  various locations around the world"]GTL[/annotation] in Kazakhstan, I ... 't socially acceptable to wear there, so I can only imagine how hard it would be ... to be checked in, I watched the TV in the lobby. A woman reached into

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Airplane boy strikes again Adam writes about his UROP.

  

  have a test tomorrow?] So I, the gallant boyfriend, am stepping in to ... sophomore year I worked in the Aerospace Controls Labratory (ACL) and ... that I can recall, I've received something that flies. I learned to fly r

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Rainbow Lounge Where the LGBT kids hang out.

  

  Back in the day (TM) when I was a prefrosh participating in the awesomeness that is Campus Preview Weekend, I noticed an event in my 500 page ... . (By the way, as you can tell from the number in the photo above, the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 23, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Refactored

  

  we all face in American education. I attended sessions on urban ... might be helpful for you in the future). Quick news update: I have ... the original name, you can check out this historical entry, where I amke

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  , here's what I can tell you. We're not going to reject you because of the ... application. Also, I am not going to count the words in your essay. I have never ... say than what fits in 500 words. If that is you, I'd encourage you to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wish I Joined the MIT 100K as a Freshman four years of this would've been great

  

  are getting involved). In my time with the team, I've learned so much ... I applied to be a student partner at several VC firms in the area ... getting immersed in startups. But I found that through the 100K I got

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 8, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  that I can't resist sharing. If you decide to get up and practice ... Over one weekend in the fall (Splash!) and one weekend in the spring ... a whirlwind of learning. I've blogged about teaching at these events

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: the app is live for freshman

  

  's the only one you will ever have. I believe in you. Good luck.   ... between things you can control and things you can't, and that where you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Journey back Home from PE Class photodocumenting the trek across campus

  

  , including a random lab tech in a white coat wandering down just as I was ... the poor upload quality, you probably can't read that on the doors in ... It's finally spring in Boston! And unlike the occasional t

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  apps? OK, well I can’t see you if you’re raising your hand, but I bet ... a read, because I give an in-depth account of how I managed to ... important points in there. A common question I get a lot was articulated by

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT-vangelion: Behind the scenes! how we made the Pi Day 2023 video!

  

  didn’t know that I was going to be in charge of this year’s Pi Day video ... ’s so many weebs in this school…jkjk” but then I was like “... unless ...   dimension: time, in the form of video frames. You can do fancier things like

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 12, 2023