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• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  to forget. It feels all the more easy in places like MIT, where ... wrangle with six different tracks in Audacity to make this. But so what? I ... sometimes, you don't have to be better at what you're doing. You can sing, or

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  . In a car ride to my dad's place, he asked me "Why would you say shit ... long in too much detail. To this day, when I think back on it, I can ... happened. To make matters worse, this was around the same time that a girl in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  deadline to contact your alumni interviewer (Educational Counselor, or EC) is ... in the next month, because once Thanksgiving hits, things start to get ... yourself. What do you like to do for fun? Why are you interested in applying

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  to chuckle. In looking back a year, he references this post, in which I ... year ago. (P.S. Latest Q&A coming in next day or so.) ... final proofs next week - and then it's off to the presses! I can't wait to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update

  

  don't have to send in the midyear report? A. No, you must send in the ... late for extra materials to be reviewed in selection committee, any ... I guess the folks who staff the phones in MIT Admissions received

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  Honors Program in the mailbox across from WILG. So begins my journey to ... program I am applying to is called “Cities in the 21st Century”, which looks ... that affect cities. I had always expected to study abroad in college

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  learning about Things!! cool classes explained in easy words

  

  things to carry power in ways that repeat or change over time. We learned ... meet cool people through classes, who have pushed me to think in new ways ... them in to make searching for the actual classes easier if anyone wants

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  trudge through the rain to Sunny's, the greatest breakfast joint in ... property to put off writing about last semester even longer in favor of the ... of classwork this year. In theory, one unit corresponds to one hour of

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Room Where It Happens my two year tale of student governance, up until the bitter end

  

  home, whether it lives on one day in sub-communities in other dorms, or large houses full of displaced friends, or in the hearts of everyone who ... MIT, I always think back to one song. There are a lot of songs in

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  . So I'd like to begin by giving a shoutout to my grandfather, who, in ... school or work in honor of Veteran's Day, including at MIT. However, I ... the rat race of doing things just to do them, or to further burnish your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  very thing that you hope to deny exposure to the light can often grow in ... should! This is not the movie to show to kindergartners in lieu of Barney ... have devolved to sound bites. Most people are retrenched in their own

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  screaming a mood board

  

  UROP research symposium in January, so he could add that to my letter. I ... date. I had assumed that these took place in like February or March, but ... lie in bed and stare at the ceiling for a bit, left with enough time to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  planned for later in the year! Hmmm, I think I'm going to need a bigger ... lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my Mac

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  same questions that students will. That said, it's important to check in ... so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In addition we ... those same questions just a year or so ago. They are also easy to locate

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2026 is now live

  

  , or anything else. The right time for you to apply to MIT is when the ... , and instead to store it safely in your inbox. How you do this will ... email to check in on your documents - we won't be able to verify until we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  -- and when Albert's not in the lab, I get to take over his desk! The ... . Albert's always there to help me if I get confused or hit a dead end. I ... Morgan (the professor in charge of our lab), it's my job to prepare a short

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  classes im taking this semester! the classic

  

  help, in addition to regular traditional office hours that are meant for ... in these lab hours, since there’s always someone right there to answer ... words in a day or two. [caption id="attachment_113806" align

  • by Angie F. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Flood, an Ark, a Third Word I Am Missing Sophomore year starts out a little wet, and what is a community, really?

  

  ?) or at least enough so that very few people would have to live in some ... to ask yourself what your community is, and how you fit in it. When ... friends, often linked to us through Chinese or Ethiopian culture. Since all

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  reason, MIT's athletic facilities (DAPER) decided in the last year or so to ... -drying in the bexley basement. I went to a movie tonight called Vicky ... 'm driving back home with my parents to spend the last few days of summer in CT

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  -by-floor system based upon class rank and whether you've lived in a double or single ... singles are not for the claustrophobic, the faint of heart, or in this ... into singles if they choose to stay in the dorms (about 50% of MIT guys

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008