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• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  I recently received an email from a rising high school senior who was ... get in— I completely understand the fear and anxiety that comes with ... . Unless you are an international Olympian at being Kanye West (or uh, at

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  Yet Another Blog Entry My expenses for the semester in pie form, topped with a scoop of IAP.

  

  80% more blog for the same price by throwing in an IAP update. Also, I ... spending lots more on food in the coming months. Also, here's one for the ... registered for an advising seminar that paid for tickets to various arts

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  AM. Since I have the worst luck in the world, I had a serious case of ... hard kicks in the face. (Remind me to tell you about how I failed my swim ... my KeyboardFace™ wasn't caused by one big epic scientific fail for once

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  how much do I need to score in order for it to help?" A good AIME score ... internal hoops. In an effort to get the blogs up and running as quickly as ... , we had an hour and a half, not that that's anything to keep in mind

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Pieces Check your application tracking.

  

  . This is a good time for you to check your application tracking on MyMIT. It will show what materials we have processed for you. We should have ... will not look at your application unfavorably because it is missing an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Up To Date! Tracking your application.

  

  available for most students, we do not expect that most students have sent in ... good time for you to check your application tracking on MyMIT. It will show what materials we have processed for you. We should have the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anna Teytelman: Japanese Hip-Hop Extraordinaire! Anna Teytelman studies Japanese hip-hop and culture at MIT's Hyperstudio.

  

  's dream job: she researches Japanese hip-hop for Professor Ian Condry, an ... for this potentially very useful database. In order to do this, she is ... examples for the points made in Professor Condry's book. Ideally, this

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  getting an efficiency apartment in one of the family residences on campus ... 'll be in the area for a while. Hooray! So you'll all have to come to our ... some cans in it, and I politely asked, "Is the pop in there for everybody

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Highlight Reel Parents! A cappella! Thesis! Superheroes! Film class! And generally hanging in there @ MIT

  

  went a little differently for me as an upperclassman than it did for me ... challenge was an awesome idea for me. I only have classes on Wednesdays and ... invincible for two weeks in October. I was glowing. My mood took the most

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  the class at an in-person signature event, TIM let out a soft ‘Dam’ and ... I’m going to pretend I have not been AWOL. Life updates shall come in another blog, so for now, let us get on with the content. Each class year

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  the reasons I have an interest in journalism today. What’s incredible to ... Conference for College Women Student Leaders in College Park, Maryland, and met ... Ann Curry is my idol. This NBC reporter is somehow able to balance an

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

  Better ways to get around campus as in "better" i mean "objectively worse"

  

  classes. I don't want to fork over cash for an electric scooter or a bike, neither do I want to pay for a Bluebike ride for an ~8 minute walk every ... an exorcist[/caption] (Don't stand upside-down for prolonged periods

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 14, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  piercers would swap out the original piece in the piercing for something else ... hurt tremendously and it bled for about an hour after the procedure ... . Moreover, they always allow for walk-ins, which was great since I could just

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14 Questions with a Course 14 Professor 📈📉 An interview with Jon Gruber!

  

  . How did you become interested in Course 14? Do you have any words for ... as in economics classes. Or you could go work for a government agency ... experts who are testifying in cases, or experts working for government

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • May 6, 2026
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  -- it is this Monday, November 1. In an effort to be helpful and ease ... am doing B.E in nepal.H can i apply for full scholasship in MIT for M ... for him to send in the report? @shanny: Not at all, you'll be fine

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  , because for the 3 hours I was in line I was technically making $33.33 an ... going for inspirational and life-changing. Here's a gif in case you missed ... in line won a free ring (hint for future years!). So as the rumor went

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  career opportunities! If you’re interested in becoming an engineering ... 12-196): An open house with snacks in the UPOP office. (More free food ... . Throw in some random choices. And remember: go for the free food! Oh, and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2011 MIT Class of 2015 waitlist decisions will be released today, via email, at approximately 3pm…

  

  those that were admitted - we hope to see you in the fall. For those whom ... For the sixth consecutive year, we will admit students from our ... applied for aid, the Financial Aid Office will follow up shortly thereafter

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  organization. That night, one of the companies called me back and asked for an ... This is a summer of new things for Maggie Lloyd. I rented a car for ... rented my first apartment; I had to find furniture for said apartment; I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blog Action Day Did you ever get the feeling that the Internet is full of nonsense?

  

  the outside (though hopefully not for long!) :D This is an excellent ... : Wow, great examples, Cristen and Laura, thanks so much for posting those ... 's become the greatest center of my hopes for my future. Your essays provide

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 14, 2008