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  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  the procedure for foreign students is different." Gayathri wrote, "its ... to space.i see mit is the best place where i can give shape to my ... fit your accomplishments into the application as best you can as it is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is ... recent, unedited, contrasting samples of your best work for evaluation by ... music major for this to be considered (most people who submit the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Embracing the Penguin Snowboarding Trip ft. Jayden

  

  train and went the opposite direction to Boylston... Eventually realized ... . Got on the wrong green line direction at Park St. and went to Boylston ... on the Amtrak line we were on so we were in the train car for a solid

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 31, 2026
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  . Listening to the Hadestown Soundtrack Hadestown was the winner for Best ... hard! Uncertainty is right on the horizon, and it feels like the culmination of the first three years’ hard work is going up against the dice of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  Price frantically waved his hands and shhh'd the audience. After we fell ... interrogated him. Turns out that this convention center is being used for a Music ... ?? Where is it? Neighbor: Under the TV. Me: Really? Okay. I didn't see it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  For Newtown

  

  Newtown, CT. I got home that night, ready to study for the final that I just ... makeshift memorial concert for the victims of the shooting by saying ... undoubtedly heading to the library to cram for finals - people who in any other

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 18, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ten Years (On Dreams) Ten years ago, I was exactly where I wanted to be.

  

  that room at all, and finally said I could have the room just for this ... smell of the wet morning air in the early autumn and the hope I had for ... grateful for nor understood the preciousness of their consistently showing up

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  in all of us. It’s the event where the Brass Rat for each class is ... - but the Brass Rat is one of the few exceptions. From the direction you ... One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  . This concept of thinking is mind-boggling academically, but it is the ... windowsill: This is the 4th Ware lounge of Senior House, where I live: This is a view of the Pru and the Charles from Senior House: And this is a

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  , the answer is: go to as many events as possible. For others, the answer ... " for the rest of his life), Middle English and the Canterbury Tales (they ... a science essay, and impact crater formation. Lisa is here early for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  storage is by renting a storage space at U-Haul for the summer and then ... dorm. I think this location is the most convenient for students living on ... the boxes for them. MIT dorms also offer a storage plan that covers up

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the ... : Everything happens for a reason, (insert name here) is a bad person, I will ... to the student body. Once I could be myself publicly, I was happy for

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  the world is blooming! and so am i?

  

  –a single, static image is enough to capture at least the heart of those ... "]spring[/annotation]? Spring is something different. I used to think the problem with these ... 66[/caption] The thing is, I thought it was just the cherry blossoms

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 17, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  social groups a different angle on the 'i found my people in college' trope

  

  and it’s something i struggle to understand. the claim is something like ... nice and all, but this is an idea that is hard for me not to be doubtful ... foreign to me. the problem is not that i am unwilling to ask other people

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 27, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  to today. My goal is to direct a show that gives both the actors and ... is very short, only around four weeks. It's crucial for all the actors ... in their peformance space for the first time. This is the part of the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  : is this the best way to spend my time? Should I be doing something else ... -shirts before going out for Korean food with friends. Immediately, the rush of MIT ... ="First-Year Pre-Orientation Program"]FPOP[/annotation] counselor for the First

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Massachusetts to Michigan guest post by Liz O.'21

  

  queries to make sure the data is rolled-up correctly. I don’t directly ... being bored. One of the best parts of working at a smaller company is that ... guest post series* Home Sweet Home I was not imagining coming home for the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  instantly: flowers, a card, and ice cream! My lab is the besttt. ♥ In ... would have studied for the MCAT differently. I thought I'd share some of ... prep course. This decision is totally dependent on the type of person you

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  will dictate the direction of MIT Motorsports for the next several years ... Kevin C. '17 (pictured above at the Porsche Museum) is now a grad ... the MIT Formula SAE team as an undergrad. What follows is a post Kevin

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  ; For RA students What is the application deadline? The deadline is ... submit it, the best way is the February Updates and Notes form. On the last ... ? January is the last testing date that can be seen by the Admissions

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015