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  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  process is that we don’t as admissions officers get to meet each of you personally but instead only get to know you by what you and others write about ... Not surprisingly, you all seem to be the most interested about how

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Your Campus Wheels Say About You skrt skrt

  

  whopping 168 acres – which is 1.5x bigger than Vatican City! To get from one ... had to come up with some ways of getting around campus a bit faster ... because you refuse to get a scooter. Your entire schedule revolves around

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summertime When the Thrills are Cheap and the living is easy.

  

  has been a bit tedious. I'm glad to get my feet wet with research ... company back home in Houston to get experience, get paid, and get by without ... the summer to sit down and write them out. Two semesters in, and the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  , we were still focusing on adjusting to and getting used to college life ... and to hopefully (crossing our fingers and toes) get them too.  So ... spent a lot of time troubleshooting and trying to get the HTC Vive they

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  past, present, future reflections and plans

  

  that all my psets got done, and I learned that it’s okay to get an ... for whatever reason, but I’m glad that I get to enjoy it as an adult who ... really cool, and I’m glad that I get to work on something so pertinent to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 11, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The coolest spring break ever? Visit a College Campus!

  other aspects of our office. As a counselor on the Visit Team, I get to ... with our check-in process, I get to see many of you who come to Cambridge ... simply getting into a college; your goal should be to graduate. And quite

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 26, 2019
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  got a chance to really sit down and get to know each other; I learned ... really lovely getting to share that experience with the visiting students ... community. Having this time to get to know one of the students on a more

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  , worse teachers getting 4s and below. So, you want to only have great ... can not only get by here but also really thrive. Most everyone comes to ... get to know Stanford better, I'd check out their student blogs (both the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  ? Check. Getting closer to them as you learn things you never knew about ... at MIT...and surrounded by my friends. I attribute this to general ... to message and video call different groups of people. Part of it might

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  (ECs) in these cities, and more. Getting to travel the country, to come ... from the intensity of admitting the freshman class to get the big picture ... . Frequently, people assume that we get a several month long summer vacation like

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  's acronymal third letter! At MIT, you get to choose your own T. Most students ... program for teens who want to get into MIT right after middle school. The ... the harder subjects for the senior-year projects when we get to use real

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  . When we get them, the folders are all set to go -- it looks so easy! But ... to happen: The document arrives at MIT Mail Services (in Building WW15 ... bucketload to the Admissions Records Office. Noah and team open the envelopes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  State on my full scholarship, she was planning to get a pool in the ... consolidate those loans and when to start paying them back. I know that I'll get ... of getting a room there? Well, that varies from year to year -- it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  ending!) Anyway, the best advice I have for you is to get really excited ... background and ability to pay (why else would I get bullied in to sending in my ... . To get in, you must either be the next Newton, or filthy rich. Good

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  could get better before having to take the tests. It was really easy, and ... than your high school in ways you can't even begin to imagine. A thousand ... a world where they were the BEST and always got A's and never had to

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

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  that obstacle down brick by brick, go the extra mile to get around it, or climb to great scary heights to get over it, it will be worth it because ... , inspiration and optimism. I’ve searched high and low, from Facebook to Instagram

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  . Start here. First, from fellow bloggers: -- On getting to MIT from the ... . But! Remember, remember the Rule of November. Try not to get entangled ... . Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  Bry Jordan got hers next and then I started to get mine. I scarfed the ... one person. So, a challenge to all you pre-frosh during CPW, let's get ... 'll try to get funding, but bring some money along in case I can't. It

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  wanted to get into it, too, but honestly wasn’t sure how much time I’d have ... feeling it will start to get more detailed as the week gets closer. Some ... to get local restaurants to either donate food or give us discounts

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  - should I go to art school, or should I do the "safe" thing and get a "real ... ? Somewhat consoled and way too hyped about getting into MIT to be feeling too ... training really forces you to get to know the world of film-making. For the

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008