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• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  ! etc, but in the end I think it was a feeling that I would be happy here ... science in general since I was small, and I think I would probably like to ... in Economics, and I'd love to attend a school that is strongly

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  there, that is. My January looked a little differently. In fact, I’d say ... year, I wanted to spend my three months back in Texas. I looked forward ... worry came in not finding anything to do back home. I didn’t exactly want

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  else in my boot. I was quite certain of that. But I still needed to check. The women’s bathroom in Simmons shone with a clean metallic glow. I ... vitality. In my stall, I tossed the boot as far as possible. I also prepared

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  ’m gonna get this done so early! I’m going to put so much time and energy in ... was I, someone who struggled in high school science classes, going to ... deferred in December, I knew this had to be the case. I had given up any hope

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  Wouldn’t it be Nice? ...actually, I'm kind of glad that I'm not older.

  

  it were true, why would I need to tell somebody in France that my ... travel bureau what the best arrangement of trains would be. Because, as I learned from a poster in my high school library when I was 13 years old

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  things that can and will change at MIT. In fact, that’s what I love about ... something I learned to do well in high school. I talked to TAs and LAs, and ... her. Then she said, “Oh you’re doing fine! I would not recommend

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking this spring study abroad edition

  

  . firstly, people mostly take classes in only their own major. i had the ... holes. so an example of a not-complete space would be rational numbers. i ... and then, there would be no limit point for this sequence in the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 22, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  Background, Cover Letter, or some comparable title.) I would guess virtually ... in speech therapy. When I asked her why, Jennifer said she had taken a class in it for fun and really loved it. But then I pressed her: was there

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  yet, somehow - in a few hours, I would be running around the kitchen in a frenzy, wondering if I would get to sleep at all. What happened? 1 ... would happen. That's life, and I felt secure in my priorities. Most

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  N.Y. Times, Page B11: “MIT Guard Shows Brains and Hoops Can Mix” Jimmy Bartolotta '09 leads the 16-5 MIT Men's Varsity Basketball team.

  

  .0. He would be a sure thing to land a lucrative job in business or science ... . If so, he would become the first player from M.I.T., a Division III ... scorer in M.I.T. history with more than 2,000 career points. He scored 32

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Can You Become Back at MIT, with excitement and pictures

  

  , in the local accent) Okay, anyway. I'm now at MIT! The first thing I ... Verde's (grocery store in the student center) and bought a banana. At this point, I ... is great. I'm in the same suite as I was last year, but have moved to a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  .[/annotation] The day after I turned in that application, Saturday, December 14, 2019 ... mean, later that day I got an email from MIT with my deadname in it also ... just like that, I started to love the school I would one day attend

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  relearning what i know now or: hi, i learned wrong my entire life.

  

  , I've felt like a fake at MIT. That I fit in socially and I have great ... of fears swirling in my head being at this school. I praise it every ... it's something that's become so ingrained in me because of the way I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 22, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Facebook. Because social networking makes you cool.

  

  Hey all, I'm sorry you haven't heard from me in a while; I'm working on passing the aforementioned 18.022 exam. Final in 8 hours, you ... -based administration. I would've done that before posting this, but because of finals I

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  . :-) ------------------------------------- If I would like to play for an athletic team, should I contact the coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And ... heavily, but in some cases yes. / Yes. I am an international student in an

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  for almost ten years and I've participated in national competitions and festivals. I'm having a hard time finding an adequate teacher so far in the ... in inquiring about financial aid. I have contacted my usual financial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  The Annual Burton-Conner Apple Bake: Sunday, October 23 in the ... Sunday the 23rd at 3:00pm in the Porter Room. Winners will be announced around 4:00pm and eating will commence. $500 in prize money will be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  , except i suppose they’re also allowed to be in the office. but when you ... conviction to pull it off, but maybe i’ll come back to it in a few years ... ago i would’ve said something like adult life sucks and you should just

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  about them. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing--I never would have met ... '10 in the background. Anyway, I gave her some cocoa to thank her for ... 't think I really said that last thing, but in my head I did. In my head I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation ... passionate about—sustainable transportation in developing countries. I haven ... rowing. I decided to come down to DC for the conference back in October or

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012