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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  engineering, and MIT is fantastic for that. The general ethos I got from meeting ... chance, which is why I’ve been reaching out to others in the GEL Program lately for these blog posts. So when two friends in the GEL program told

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  in. This is one of the best parts of summer in my mind. Whether you ... that I find left out for the taking on a table in lobby 10. Emperor of ... do recommend the book so far. It is totally engrossing from page one

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  the Great Plains. Here's my entire meeting schedule for the fall ... you! And for the rest of you, say hello to my colleague who comes to ... know whether or not MIT is a good match for you? We will of course talk

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  interested, the textbook for 8.022 is Purcell's Volume II of the Berkeley ... doing laundry. (The “Did You Know?” opener is a throwback to the olden ... that you have failed a test is the equivalent of eating a burrito

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  : Last weekend I walked out to an apartment in Cambridgeport for the party ... 't want to miss the chance to go say hello to Peeto. You see, Peeto is ... you!" Then Beth '05, who is awesome, joined us in the hallway. "Wow

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  required. For example, my Common Application essay ended with “weird is the ... explain yourself, either. There isn’t space or time for uncertainty. The college essay is yours. For more, see this writing advice from Chuck

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  university. All hope is lost for the latter if you can't do the former. Of ... . This is, without a doubt, the best robot our team has ever built. It ... The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an annual Robotics challenge

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  academic events across campus.  Getting a feel for what MIT is like in the ... ("Marvin the Cupcake Man") is making a ton of cupcakes for you all! Come to ... questions you have in the comments section below, and I will do my best to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  , sunburn I did. Anyway. This entry is a PSA for the Overnight Program, in ... should bring for meals, and perhaps the best way to get to campus; when I ... what life is really like here. Meet people. Check out the dorms.  

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  look like? This is a challenging question to answer, because the variety of experiences and perspectives across MIT is staggering.  That's the ... back-of-the-envelope calculation my experience as a Course 2 is

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  This is the time of year in which people start worrying a great deal ... admissions office for a million years, currently serving as the director of the ... was mailed, for the tracking system to be accurate. If on November 14th

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  . :-) ------------------------------------- Any last thoughts? Hey, thanks for asking! My big thought of the day is ... in the appropriate bubble? There is no deposit required?" No deposit ... . ------------------------------------- The schedule looks fantastic - for the kids. There don't seem to be many

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  mmmm wikipedia i ramble about my favorite wikipedia articles

  

  history” according to Wikipedia, was the voice actor for that pufferfish guy ... . The objective is that you start from one article, and you have to ... , forestry, and fishing in Japan -> Bean -> Soybean The goal is to go

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Remembering Woodie Flowers they say don't meet your heroes, but some exceed your expectations

  

  to science education and best known for its eponymous robotics ... ; maybe now more than ever. Thank you for being one of the most important ... comment below. The ChiefDelphi thread remembering him is here. I'll update

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  without coming to MIT. It is the drive for knowledge, to be surrounded by ... . For me, MIT is a playground. I can play around going on the monkey bars ... successful in the world. MIT is just another place where we come together for

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: From the Life and Times of Cam

  

  computer screen in the coming weeks. For the record, it's virtually unheard of for MIT prefrosh to write guest blogs before CPW. Cam's situation is ... is my story. Not the story of my life, but part of the story of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is ... classes were just so-so for me. At the end of last spring, I made a major ... ) program. This has been one of the best decisions I've made in the past 3

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes you just gotta relax (putting this out there as a message for ourselves as much as for anyone else)

  

  know the deadline for early action is approaching. We just want to let ... – Borderline Exec meeting to plan for our first general body meeting of the ... us homemade soup (we have the best grandparents in the world tbh). Also

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Check Is In The Mail As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or as they…

  

  , you may be one of the 12%. For those not in the 12% - do not despair ... selected during Regular Action. Nevertheless, The Nance Effect is a great ... As you know from Matt/Ben's blogs, the decisions are in the mail, or

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  nice or poetic or comforting, but the best i could come up with is this ... have things settled for at least the next week, and i know i’ll spend a ... i guess this would usually be the time of year that there’d be blog

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020