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• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  basic getting-to-know-you questions. Here are some things to keep in mind ... , these were all questions that were nice to have answered in advance, but ... they are meaningful to you. In general, what is meaningful to you

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  And it’s all beginning…

  

  intending to stay there. What value is there for me in looking at different ... you don't get temped in them, but that comes later. Plus, most frosh who ... or most liberals in liberal areas, just that it's easier to fall into

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  an upperclassmen down the hall who liked to study in one of the ... JT would get back to them with the changes to the schedule for that ... , fans who ventured to Manchester in the storm for the Monarch's game on

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  batteries recharging because that's what IAP is for

  

  get away, but my research called to me and i decided to forego a bunch of cool things i had applied to (externships, GTL) in order to go hard ... ="when i'm feeling motivated, i go in to lab at around noon, leave at 4

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 22, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  Alright, folks. Let's get down to business. Buying cookies and ... advisor to discuss some subject in a group of around 8 housemates in a ... the test. In addition, Mr Kennedy kindly agreed to be my reference for

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  's my blog and I get to put words in your mouth if I want. That's a good ... advisor)'s office on Tuesday in search for the answers to life, the universe ... , with 11 meetings back to back, he went the extra mile in helping me

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Landing  Your Aircraft Has Arrived at Gate '21 

  

  . Just as surreal as it was to get my acceptance more than four years ago. And just as surreal as it was to hold my MIT ID card in hand, staring ... next four years were to hold. I was anxious about living so far away from

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 4, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  Chemical Processes, was in competition with CalTech Industries to produce 310 ... ROTC in addition to waiting until the last minute for my ICE project. But ... out." In my sleepy haze I grabbed the marker from him and went to the

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  two are out to get me. You'll never get my wisdom teeth! Neither of you ... to get through MIT is hard, and you'll often wonder whether or not the ... anything to blog about, just a lack of time in which I can do so. (I am

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  simfinite hopscotch! hippity hoppity blue tape grandiosity

  

  , face possible criticism, to realize your full potential. In my case, I ... war (or worse!!). This was all in order to reach my highest goal, my ... 's literally no way to tell. About an hour in, the ogs had to leave, but a

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 15, 2024
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate: Latke vs. Hamentashen The post-coverage.

  

  , representing the Hamentashen team. In order to understand his slides, I’ll ... guys will get to see it. I assure you that the real thing was much better ... MIT was packed to capacity with students eager to hear six MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ABCs of Senior Year friends, jobz, cats, "eight-oh-two"... + AMA!

  

  the language we get asked the question in (native or second) can ... to NYC for a second-round job interview. The company put us up in the ... last year at MIT, possibly in Boston, and I want to catch up on all those

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 23, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the threek post! my lovely lovely year on maseeh three

  

  came out in May. However, after getting to campus and dancing, having my ... them. This was when I was still beginning to get more involved in floor ... seemed to be every dorm but the one I was slated to live in for the next

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 27, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  Yay! A hack! Know what're cool? See title.

  

  seriously and hurried over to get pictures before things were taken down ... .) There was even a high scores banner in Lobby 7: Hee. E1337. Get it? It ... a photograph. As I walked into Lobby 7, camera in hand, ready to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mikey’s Meta TV Post ...In which you find out about the good, bad, and really bad shows I love…

  

  get spoiled for me in the comments. [Important sidenote: I watch almost ... absolutely hate it when something gets spoiled for me (similar to most people ... lot of TV. So, in the spirit of Advent calendars*, I'm going to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call ... very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I hope to be ... , 2013. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ritual & Ceremony I'll be out of contact the next two weeks as I celebrate a big event.

  

  colleagues in Admissions will be happy to help you. And not 24 hours after I ... 're in Northern California, I hope to see you, too. Best wishes to all of ... -- applying to and going off to college -- I, too, have been preparing for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 14, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  difficult difficult lemon difficult the end of senior fall

  

  Chairman, Ben S. Bernanke—I ended up beginning to write in earnest just three ... -seven consecutive hours of consciousness in my scramble to actually finish it. By the ... to prevent them from jumping the proverbial shark. in my year, it was

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  to spend countless hours in lab is also an extremely important factor ... So I had a little free time this morning so I paid a little visit to ... upset about how everyone was trading their "stats" like I used to trade

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  .  Welcome to the party. I fell out of my parents' nest in New Jersey and ... winged mechanical beast that brought me to a new world, and I rode in the ... - Now I know to keep my MIT ID in my wallet at all times and I leave for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013