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• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  something of that nature. High on my list of favorite questions I've ever ... he asked me one of those deep questions that help gage what kind of a mindset you have. It was something really general, along the lines of "what

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  High Class Brass [✔] Order a Brass Rat [✔] Feel swanky [ ] Become Iron Man

  

  idea of me going to MIT when he got a small, gray MIT t-shirt for me to wear. That has since been replaced by an assortment of sweatshirts, t ... something new to my list, albeit I don't get it until May: the MIT Brass Rat

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  vaccillatory life thus far at MIT, I leave you with a list of tasks I must ... Three months ago, I informed MIT admissions of my firm intent to ... abysmal depths of the Internet, and didn't capitalize any proper nouns in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  provides all students with a common core of foundational scientific knowledge ... exciting Course 20 classes! ...well, sort of. I say "sort of" because although three of my five classes this term are recommended and required for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  "]uBlock origin[/annotation], which he said removed “99% of his ads.” Along the way ... note="until AC came in and confused the shit out of me"]coolest thing ... Friday afternoon, but I’d always come out of it with a cool device, feeling

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  insanity tldr some of my habits make no sense

  

  , and a lot of other unpleasant adjectives that i won’t list anyway, in ... kept piling on, or how i thought giving myself large lists of things to ... a few weeks ago i asked my friend what kinds of people i should date

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s always day 1 a meticulous account of my last first day

  

  say 'no.' Maybe one day I'll grow out of it. I prepare my to-do list for ... Yesterday was the first day of my senior spring, which is also the last first day of my undergraduate studies at MIT. It is the kind of

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 7, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  ; *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Action deadline of November 1! I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the common deadline-time questions. There are many answers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  and score.)" part to list all of mine. There are only 12 spaces! Ahhh ... ! Some of these go back pretty far, but better late than never ... seriously considering playing in college. Athletics are one of many ways to

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

  Raskolnikov as an Odd Metaphor on angst and deferral

  

  too well. If you get in, here's a virtual mug of my favorite [annotation ... celebrate! If not, I hope this blog, the same virtual mug of tea, and a ... " align="aligncenter" width="1000"] virtual mug of jasmine oolong tea with

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] How to Revise a Paper in 5 Easy Steps Claire H. '20's urop experience TM

  

  human being who has dreamt of being an admissions blogger since August ... deadline of 4 weeks and an MIT undergrad in the midst of classes, clubs ... unpredictable, as things usually tend to do here. Here’s the unfolding of my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  My earliest memory of making a presentation consists of saying ... and present a new kind of medicine. I have no recollection what my medicine was supposed to do, but I remember that I put it in one of those

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  poem is a blazon, a form that traditionally lists off parts of a woman ... it out aloud during class for a round of feedback. And that was it! I ... ,”  my coworker coos, recounting his afterwork escapades between sips of

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  Press about our Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones. According to Google ... 's currently on CNN.com, with a nice picture of Marilee and her daughter (at ... boss. (Plus, what other admissions dean would rock out at Battle of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  Image courtesy of greggavedon.com   The following is a guest ... intimidating, so I have put together a complete guide of all groceries near MIT ... step, I always end up squishing all of the bananas, and it’s very sad

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  usually consists of four dishes. 2. Send the list of ingredients, and ... multiplies the list of ingredients by whatever fraction necessary to feed the ... of the cultural houses within New House (the others are German House

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  contradictions too much, not enough

  

  , "okay," and added it to my registration. most of the people i know are ... from my brain, minimal editing, stream of consciousness -- just my raw ... position, typing this out. i just made a bunch of heart-shaped cookies with

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 8, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  catching up what are you doing over the summer?

  

  our sophomore year of high school. we were here for a biology camp in cambridge, and we quickly discovered we had the same memey sense of humor ... picture i ever took on killian court was of me and the rest of the camp t

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • June 2, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  place for that. I took a lot of language classes in high school, but it ... class in Spain through a program called IAP Madrid. It is one of my most ... class I've taken at MIT) about the history and culture of francophone

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?

  

  of the most interesting and fun lectures I've ever had at MIT. As a result, some students compiled a list of of his weirdest, strangest, and best quotes from lecture. Shout out the 9.00 group chat for all of these

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2021