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  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  omnivores. For the record, I think the best place for veggie options is Steam ... my application?" 17 is not young for MIT; in fact, 17 or 18 is the ... engineering and such. however i hear that the competition for transfers is even

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  [joint post] the MIT picture scavenger hunt or, how to drive yourself insane by looking at floorplans

  

  around campus, taken from interesting angles, and the goal for each is to ... a key component for much of the rest of the scavenger hunt. This is ... for the record that “the spreadsheet” CJ is referring to was made by him

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  . The best rule of thumb is to go with what really interests you, because ... , leaf! Christiane asks: What's the age-limit for prospect students at MIT ... place in the Top 200 in Math/Chem olympiads in high school? Thanks for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / CPW

  the two sides of CPW CPW as told by a prefrosh and an upperclassman

  

  weather machine is always broken for CPW". Why were we starting up the ... has been a blur). Our job is to basically coordinate all of the events that East Campus runs for the prefrosh, which probably sounds a lot

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 24, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  lord, it is time for a blog post the huge semester has gone halfway by

  

  than both of those already difficult semesters. It is the most difficult ... extensions on assignments, looking for a way to cling to the raft of life while ... compounding nature of falling apart. I try my best to get ahead at the beginning

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 13, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  all the posters for plays I saw earlier that day. Theater is a thing ... Fringe, the organization that he pushes for. Buggy is like a relay, but the ... the cool things about helping run HMMT is the staff exchanges. My first

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  schools. The 4-8 hour problem set time I mentioned is for just one class ... . Success here is still making time for the things that make you happy, and ... for tumblr to this post, which I hope will shed some light on the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  , this is the best future we can optimize towards. We’ll spare the ... intimidating-looking cafe I saw in the neighborhood of my hotel, asked for a ... twenty miles tip-to-tail. We’d speed through the middle for a few minutes

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  the worst, and hope for the best. As the year draws to a close, start ... your interview is fast approaching! You can find the contact information for your interviewer (Educational Counselor) on the MyMIT website

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  Autumn is arguably one of the best seasons there is, especially here ... few things that make the fall season such a significant time of year for ... the East Coast is watching the leaves change color.  The yellow, brown

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  with your offering. The truth is, Baxter never really left you. Search ... losing your best friend, someone who's always there for you. A part of me ... kidnapped Baxter because he smells funny and no one on the floor likes him. If

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  application. Using the Midyear Report for such updates is preferred over mailed ... Midyear Report: This online form is required for all applicants, including ... us directly - we will verify the accuracy of the information you submit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  about putting an award in the "wrong" section, as there really is no best ... Greggor Crowley '00, MD, who directs the admissions process here, and together we ... "scholastic" and "non-scholastic" distinctions. The questions read: List any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... cappella is big at MIT - we've got the Logarhythms, Chorallaries, Toons

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Ninth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 02/14/06.

  

  requirements and (b) puts the applicant into the best light. As we ask for only ... requirements. But AP seems to be the American standard. Which one is preferable ... it would make up for a lower CR score but I guess not. There is at

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  difficulty of the decisions is no excuse for not making them. Decide we must ... the team for the coming year. It was an incredibly tough job to do ... to land a job as a blogger than it is to get into MIT in the first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  not the norm for high-quality research institutions!) which to me is the ... ) Easily-Googleable questions make me grumpy. Ex: "what is the application ... go into the "respond later" or "respond much later" pile. 3) For

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  , and this post is for you. During the semester, mired in work and ... frosh again in the best possible way: I felt as though MIT is a place ... my friends, they pointed out to me that even if that is true for most

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  wondering what all the fuss is about, but let me tell you: the Subway was, by far, the best eating place in the entire Stud - nay, perhaps the best on ... Dunks? Without a question, the only place the Stud has left to its name is

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  our rocks, if they both point in one direction, then the door is open ... One of the coolest things about building and studying computers is ... . Closer! EVEN CLOSER! Perfect. This little piece of the rock is made

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024