Search

Search Results

• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  (I am being interviewed for it tomorrow!). Is it too late in the ... for IB (or AP or A Level or...) classes I have taken? The answer is Yes ... deserves. I hope this is helpful, everyone! And thanks for the hand, Fabrice

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  , decisions day (D-Day from here on out) is upon us and for the prospective ... 't the best choice for you. From here on out, changes in your life are ... towel) You see, MIT is a great many wonderful things, and it's the place

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  prevention is always the best cure. "We have to learn that things have to be ... Tulane University and will attend MIT for the semester. ''I am a bit ... efforts. Today at 4pm is my second Central Meeting of the year, in West

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  -minute cramming for that week of IB exams, SAT Subject tests, the June SAT (is that still a thing?) or your school is like my high school and has finals the ... AP Exam prep. Barron’s Test Prep is the most thorough for really any

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  was also one of the best. Earlier today, one of my good friends asked ... means to be a member of a fraternity. Because the fact of the matter is, actually, yes. At least for me, becoming a brother is not simply a change in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my summer break california, nasa, pedestians, wifi

  

  !) Ames Research Center is the one with the funny hangar- it's our north star when we're trying to get home. The hangar is the big thing that ... the NASA Lodge. My mailing address is exactly as following: Lulu Liu, C

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 22, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  part responsible for getting me involved in GPI. GPI is the Global ... facts, and I’m involved in the Action Challenge, which is a challenge to ... n>>2. The preliminary calendar of events is here, and I have a

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Inside vs. Outside How MIT changed for me after being admited

  

  place for me. They were like that best friend you have that is super ... ’t think such a word exists. I’d felt that MIT was a place for me. The ... lines of “Woahhhhh this school would be awesome for (some person that is

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  - to determine what the best move is in any given scenario, since the “best move” depends on what cards your opponent is holding. Playing poker ... closest my team will ever get to a cash prize is the 27 days we spent

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  in my classes for the GEL Program! [Intermission is over; please ... -making team!  The learning curve for this process is fantastic. You make a ... toppings are the best! By the time August came, my family and I were ready

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skullhouse CPW chicken waffles fire smores volcano steak shake

  

  the ones we do for Rush. FSILG's (Fraternities, Sororities, and ... -famous fried chicken. At the same time, our incredible brother who is skilled at ... the best steak in the world, guaranteed or I'll give you my diploma

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting always waiting

  

  guessed it) Head of the Charles. The best part of racing is winning, which ... waiting for a million things all the time, whether it's for undergraduate ... Thanksgiving, and waiting for the weekend, and waiting for spring to come so that

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  summer. However, the resume I have is formatted for colleges and ... institutional culture is not a good fit for me. MIT Hot: Cares the most about ... for my email address. It's up there in the blog banner, and anyone is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Psets from hell Sometimes learning can be painful

  

  . The best way to describe to you the way I feel about math now is through ... volunteered to help out the following year. (You know how it is, when you're in ... happened, but the bottom line is that now math kind of freaks me out a little

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  for lab stamina though. Sleep is magical. 3. Don't know something? Ask ... you speak. While asking questions is great, thinking for yourself has ... greatest strengths of lab work is the fact that there are often established

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  've got some answers (updated for this year's very competitive EA pool). Is ... action applications. We will admit the best applications we can during ... Union, Harvey Mudd, Olin College, RPI, and the University of Chicago. For

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day ... . Knowing little has driven me to know more. The best I can do now is take ... is in the world and how little I can access in a lifetime, let alone

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Movie Marathon, Pt. I Watch ALL the things!

  

  . I do love the Back to the Future trilogy, Primer (best, best, BEST ... digress! The point of this paragraph is that I haven't had a lot of time to ... have no excuses! (I've also realized that there is a Spongebob gif for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 30, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in China through MIT’s China Development Initiative A week-long mentorship program in Xiamen, Fujian

  

  for over twenty minutes...) so the doctor left and I wasn't able to get ... hey, why not, and filled out the online application. For the in ... : “My name is Elaine.” Me: Elaine? Peter: Elaine. Me: Any idea who the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

  'm fully prepared for the prospect of college. Sure, I'm familiar with the ... 's the point?" "The point is to make money." Rest assured that purchasing a house is not part of the basics of college. The first time I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019