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  It’s All Going To Be Okay I won The Game!

  

  'm currently in the middle of finishing an 8.022 p-set with some friends, one of ... -semester seniors. I know the month of March is an incredibly stressful time (I was in ... Have you ever heard of The Game? I've referenced it several times in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  cards in Las Vegas. Although such an unorthodox use of mathematical ... .* Perhaps lesser known is the fact that an institution specializing in science ... -year varsity starter in the outfield for the Warriors, applied to the MIT with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  1 SL subject in 12th grade. I already took the IB exam for an SL ... major asset for me in the admission process." In the admissions process ... (I am being interviewed for it tomorrow!). Is it too late in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  have an obsession with productivity for the pure sake of productivity ... on the internet, I was surprised in the last couple years to find an ... (^how to make studying for finals in December cozy) I have had ADHD since

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi Day Eve A doodle and some old advice

  

  comforting words, my friends and I made a video in December for EA applicants, and it definitely still applies now. I wrote an open letter about how I ... To everyone who's waiting for a pi(e) day decision: It's all going

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  have a milkshake made with real ice cream. If you live in an environment ... . Simply put, an Octagon is a concrete mass used in capacities of ... . So, keep all of that in mind for later. On Monday, my transportation

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  Unfortunately, having my "hell weeks" for the last two weeks has meant that I haven't done much fun stuff other than spend an obsene amount of time in my room working on psets and studying for all my classes :P

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  for in a small-town or rural area? When we talk about rural and small ... of an Ivy League institution in their hometown is unheard of. It ... studios in basements for art and design projects. Perhaps some of these

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  tunnel systems. In theory, there is no need for winter jackets, which is ... courtyard and staring in awe as my dormmates constructed an entire ... own adventure, and there are an infinity of options to choose from

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  signing up for it.  It sounded pretty shiny.  In classical me mode, my first ... . Don't worry about flaps, there aren't any in this plane. Keep for the ... active in.  (I learned to fly pre-MIT and probably won't have much time to

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  calculating last year that if I got an A in every one of my six classes this ... giants--like, people over 6'6"--hit them over the head, and put them in his ... until November. No no, today I felt I like a freshman, hosed for the very

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating the PM Interview the crash course i wish someone gave to me

  

  qualified I am to write this, but I thought I'd just give my two cents in for ... interviews in that there are no correct answers. For better or for worse, PM ... answer questions. They are super helpful not only for you in organizing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  if only I cad more time… Diving into software, ft. a bad pun

  

  major in Course 2. And at this point, for my intro project, I met the ... better for an object to be more aerodynamic? Are bullet trains better than the excuses for trains we have in the US? [annotation note="answer: yes

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  in the service of narrow goals. Be too scared to change for the better ... of registering for an event), they can be design (i.e. a notably ... sense of it. I've been an MIT admissions officer for almost a decade. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  saw how girls in my sorority would leave for a weekend and return as ... school. Yes, that MIT. The one that has swept the Putnam competition for ... participate in one of the 33 varsity sports. The MIT where, underneath all the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Top of the World If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the roof of the Green…

  

  -Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Just in case you were curious. ;) An aerial ... completely by chance. Case in point: About a month ago, I was heading from my ... and found that Cody and I had both stumbled into an impromptu photo

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  the blogs in 4th grade or so. I, for one, was definitely not one of ... told to wait 3 more months. 3 months in college app season felt like an ... hit the most, especially for such an uncertain future. ------------ Now

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles

  

  in the woods for an hour, meditating in a special way. You watched a ... apply to MIT if…?” I’m not an expert in this matter, nor can I pretend to ... bit of my inner self for flaws and merits. Why, on December 13, I had to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  something about snow. Now, I saw snow for the first time in November 2013 ... then, I’ve had an inverted sleep pattern I’ve been too lazy to change. It’s nighttime when my eyes open, and the middle of the day when I go to bed. In

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  take place in Building 4. (Yes, that's its actual name: Building 4. What ... features include an über-convenient café, an Athena computer cluster (not to mention two other clusters nearby, in Buildings 12 and 2), Killian Court

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008