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  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  we also know how to enjoy life when we're not doing coursework (and there are too many blogs to that effect, so I'm not going to bother ... time exploring other college campuses (though, you're not allowed to have

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100 ... forever may be essential to your memory, but not your essay. Place yourself ... , structurally. One sign your statement is not simple: semi-colons. If you want to

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

  Deadline Day Happy November 1, Early Action applicants.

  

  . We have not yet announced that date; please keep it tuned to the blogs ... app (or take it to the post office for postmarking). I am pleased to see ... submitted both their Part 1 and their Part 2. Thank you for not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Anna’s Taqueria

  

  to campus, and that's exactly what happened. Last night, before the official opening, Anna's decided to throw open its doors and give out their food for free to MIT's students. I wasn't there, but I'm told that the

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

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  missing out, but I'm really not interesting enough for anyone to miss out on ... how to work in schools across America to change how children learn. I ... when you ask us about these things. This is really not the best way to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  Observatory built. The Observatory of Paris was a great place to work, not only ... parameters in the original spiral galaxies to see how the resulting elliptical ... galactic interactions and how to say my favorite bit of French jargon

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  A couple months ago, I wrote about how to make money at MIT. Much to ... stereotypical broke-college-student way. Curious to find how others think of ... ."]Dormspam[/annotation] asking students how much they spend monthly to see the cost of MIT outside

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)

  

  holding tomorrow, and how we’ve been working really hard to put everything ... about how i feel a general sense of unease at how not-together my life is ... a quiz that should’ve been easy, or even how i’m not drinking enough

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , there were 1,308 students to whom we were not able to offer admission this ... or had incomplete applications and were not able to be considered ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  happy LFDOC! my last semester of undergrad :)

  

  -than-the-usual amount of freedom this semester. It’ll be fun to reflect on how I thought it was going to go versus how it actually went when it’s all said and ... . Namely:  It’s my very last semester (still trying to wrap my head around

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 3, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Time To Have A Sit-Down With Your GC. Can we tawk?

  

  fact, if you are able to get his or her email address, why not drop a ... convictions yet open to suggestions. Bend like a reed in the wind. If not, you ... relationship that lasted almost 20 years. How proud was I to visit Cardozo as a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  music. Strange rhythms and patterns, hard to predict. Not as easy to ... . How can a college class bring me to tears just at mentioning it? Shame ... consequences? No, I do not want to play chess. "You have to get used to losing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  rain was annoying, but hey, it's not that far from the Davis station to ... how to actually get home walking from Davis. I discovered that there ... , resolving not to look at any more addresses until I'd made substantial

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  to you. the most important aspect of a college is how well you fit in ... . i challenge you now to have fun and not let decision day affect you ... music and a breeze of spring from the courtyard. i’m talking to a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  , which, although I have Many Nerdy Opinions about how relatively good/not ... guarded and managed by magical creatures How do you not hear the phrases ... was feeling a more light-hearted, nonsensical post to take my mind of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  ): “...tell your friends to pull up.” This is not just a black peoples’ issue ... therapy to get some sense of how to move forward. And yet, everyone around ... oppressions you can not even imagine exist. To all of my classmates, friends

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  friend who also skated at MIT to teach me how to step over cracks and brake ... frustration. I would try over and over again not able to execute the move or ... nervous as a first-time instructor, nervous that I’d be able to show her how

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  not located at MIT during Thanksgiving break. However, I was able to ask ... help purchase supplies and cook each dish, not to mention setting up and ... been used to describe Next House's annual Thanksgiving celebration. I

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  has not been received, we will personally contact your school to get it ... 're not going to see an app with poor grades and think "let's see if he ... Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  albatross fly, this is probably not the place to look. I give an explanation ... a picture, but decided not to. It’s only a black animal, and cats and ... somehow, despite how “common” they are, I have yet to see another black

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024