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  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out ... forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no ... planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most

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

  Set Theory and other Shenanigans *Literal* Set theory

  

  ’t a single set in the whole board - though I hope you had a merry chase ... force this in Python pretty easily." Jeff: "Are you sure? I don’t think it ... Find a Set: Set is a visual card game. "Sets" in Set consist of 3

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  in the drill, and then taking large bows. I tried to remember slow ... are in the "I'm playing this for the first time ever" boat, so I'm not ... final score was 49-6. It's apparently the worst loss in over 15 years. It

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  is that I read it immediately following our pre-selection meeting, in ... March 2004 in the Boston Globe. After you read it you'll know why I love ... Sorry for the blog vacation guys. We're scrambling to get ahead in

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  We’re So Back a collage of preseason

  

  only 1-2. Harvard ended last season ranked 17th in D1, so I was really ... ="102711" image4="102714" /] 4. Boston :) I am so so so happy to be back in Boston ... is a span of two weeks in the summer before the semester starts, where

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair technology, stickers and internships

  

  at Umeqo. I went with my friend and old roommate Anji after tucking in ... Techfair is here! Held right before classes start in the Spring ... biggest names in technology, student designers, innovators and entrepreneurs

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  What do Chancellor Grimson, The Salvation Army, and I have in common ... within a diverse community while developing skills in areas of problem ... . LeaderShape takes place at an off-campus retreat site in southern

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MOUT Training Exercise With UNH ROTC [by CDT Vikram Mittal] When UNH asked our battalion to supply people to act as…

  

  paintballs. I hadn't played paintball since I was in high school almost a ... , I knew we were in for a bumpy ride. The weather conditions were far ... was stationed outside of the prison, patrolling the perimeter. I was in

  • by ROTC
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  essays out loud. In this revision you are looking for what I call emotional ... Background: I love writing. I love building on thoughts I can’t put words to, reading them back, and rewriting them until they feel true. I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Eating my words at Area Four Mushroom and fontina pizza my beloved

  

  -to pizza spot for many MIT students. But not me. I am A4's biggest hater, as I believe their pizza defies all known laws of reality. For one, the ... ="This was exactly what happened the first time I had a slice of A4 pizza three

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  after work. Time not at work is usually spent sleeping. I write in the ... of the Boston population. A while ago I gave everybody some Boston ... one. There's one biggy, the litmus test of tourism in Boston, and that

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Cake Concert, Wing Dinner, and Senior Ball An action packed 2 weekends: Cake, a wing dinner, and Senior Ball!

  

  loveee Cake and was super, super excited. In all my excitement, I brought ... find someone who lived nearby to stash it so that I'd be able to get in ... first things I noticed in the hotel was that there is a view of the MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 7, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  slow burn you and the void

  

  idk man it was a strange day. haven't written horror in a sec. also ... morning pale and grey. There are jobs that need doing in the basement by the ... flaws in the designs. Someone else, perhaps as sleepless as yourself

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 6, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Wrapped 2020 blogger wrapped, wrapped

  

  , so I'm honored to be able to take up the mantle for what will be my ... bloggers, y'all better keep this going next year so I can f e e d on the ... about it. This year, I'm going to be extra and do a bloggers wrapped

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aeroastro privilege all-expenses-paid tour to seattle and los angeles

  

  rolls in in February, and I think we'll be ready to take it on--as a class ... Being a major in Course 16 (Aeronautics and Astronautics, or Aero ... get access to our own machine shop, laboratory, and lounge in the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  to MIT in two years, I wish you all the best for the future ... winner receives $100,000 and two years of support from Thiel's network in Silicon Valley and beyond. The MIT students (or should I say former MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  understand. Erons ’12, also Course 2 (“I major in Awesome.”), is taking a break ... of the first floor of Random Hall. One of three all-male floors in ... rights on eBay for $36 and used the money to build stadium seating in the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Decisions Coming soon to a web site near you!

  

  Hi folks, So sorry for the delay in posting this - we wanted to be very confident in the decision release date before announcing it publicly ... /time changes for any reason, I will announce it here, but I do not foresee that

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  appeared in The New Yorker in 1978. You can read the 650-word story (which I ... both exciting and sad -- I am head-over-heels in love with all 3 of the ... Here's what I'm taking this term: 21L.471: Major English Novels

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  other university gives you this much housing choice. I'll be busy in ... can make his eyes go in different directions. I'm just glad we're not ... ), which you can read about in everybody else's blog. Basically, during the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005