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  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  to wait a little longer as we reconsider their cases in Regular Action ... deferred in EA. Can I call or email to find out why I was deferred? No. We ... (EA) applicants. There was a definitive resolution for those students

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  love what we do, connecting world-class students who have a passion to ... reacting, we must recognize and learn from two elements that may seem to be ... don't expect our applicants to be perfect, we do require them to be

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  health day" to see what I mean). It's nice to have a long weekend to ... communicated, because now I seems cant find much information as I cannot come to ... their acceptance if we were to get a 3.0?" apricotcordial wrote, "um

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  , where they recommended some specialists I didn't go to. I took a week off ... I like to pretend that they are not broken. I wanted to write a blog ... In cross country, you hear a lot about running through the pain, but

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Getting Back to Normal ...with some help from Macklemore

  

  Spring Concert.  Every April, students bring a major musical act to campus ... Staton 1962: The Four Preps So, here's looking forward to a great concert ... It has been a rough couple of weeks in Boston and at MIT.  Wednesday

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  to classes for a while. maybe some of you are far away from any ... find ways to take care of yourself and ease the stress, whatever that ... people have to say instead: Into the Unknown here comes a thought As

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  you might find in a BuzzFeed headline. (I’ll do my best.) Since I ... to look back on all that happened and express to you a bigger picture ... inherently means giving up a little of that, and being ready to support

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  . None of the above are universal rules. Pass/No Record is a time to find ... , MISTI, career fairs - MIT offers a lot of resources, but you have to take ... have a sense of what direction you want to go in, but don't let that wall

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  bday burnout no more spiders please

  

  thought about taking a shower, but it was like I was glued to my bed. Just ... the kitchen to get ingredients for a smoothie. I pulled the fridge door ... hallway playing with a hyper Kiko before I went back to my room. -- At 3 AM

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 18, 2021
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  've been stuck in a lift We've been trying to reach you, Thom This is the ... Minority Education with a seven-week summer component meant to ease the ... , makerspaces, and some other things. Most importantly, you’ll find a little

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  which i’ve listened to a lot over the past few weeks. i’m getting into ... that any given relationship is likely to end painfully?” rather than a ... it felt to be held by you”. it’s a strange line at first glance because

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 1) two trains, twelve states, 540 pictures, one Speaker of the House election, and more!

  

  pinpoint accuracy on my shoe, so I will have to go find a napkin. See you ... find a mother and a baby as the new occupants of the seat next to mine ... up to, what was happening around the train, what I was feeling, and a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 11, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 1 More Q, and more A.

  

  condensed it to a 8-page report? Where can I add it in the MIT application ... my application. I would like to send a poster that was the result of my ... also be beneficial for my research mentor to write me a recommendation in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  first snow it snowed on campus

  

  campus, I'm glad I got a chance to enjoy the snow this season. ... in Cambridge, MA. Wherever you are in the world, please take a moment to enjoy these various snow photos taken by MIT students

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last Five Days aka How I Spent My Summer

  

  many as a romcom character gets to decide her life. Five days. This ... not to inundate this post with a couple thousand extra words. I could ... movies make it so easy to fold up a life and sew up a problem? Quickly and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 11, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  session, but I'm sure that Neil would be happy to stick around for a few ... turned out to be a fabulous idea because the auditorium filled up. In the ... ; Potomac Ballroom A The public's access to our field has historically

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  -athlete: “Being a student athlete at MIT is definitely worthwhile. It’s nice to be able to take a break from academics and train with my friends. Outside of ... can talk to for help.” Squash student-athlete: “Being a student athlete

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  , looking at every project I can find. But today, I was there to attend the ... even a wearable to create an "immersive reading experience". The wearable ... , a beach. It could also vibrate in a pattern similar to a heartbeat to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Help! Learn from my mistakes...and from the Beatles.

  

  coming to an understanding of a text through the writing process itself. I ... before. I'm ashamed to admit that I spent a little while sulking, before ... , who is from Nepal. A shout-out to Pramod '14, who has now spent hours

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  what the universe tries to throw at you, you will find a way to handle it ... has been A Week™. Freshmen aren't invited back to campus this semester ... parents and get to know other people within a pandemic pod. It’s really

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020