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  Likelihood

  

  "likely admit" letters for RD applicants before the actual deadline? I know some other top colleges do." For those of you not up to speed on what a ... top choices with notes of praise and hints of acceptance letters and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  for them and the less snow, the more they can deny winter exists. For me ... probably my favorite season. I'm just not built for the beaches and heat. Sunburns suck, sand doesn't do it for me, and the heat is just tougher for me

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  The truth I learned about Japan, as a Korean a translation

  

  Japanese government [under occupation]. Even now, when I talk with my uncle ... . Last year, after summer vacation, I had this kind of conversation with my uncle: "Joonho, how was summer vacation?" "It was fun, I did research at

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 17, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  I am currently a bit overwhelmed with work & application reading, but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content. In the meantime... Superbowl: discuss. Who are you pulling for? Who

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Turkey Time MIT Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  

  Happy Thanksgiving! The Office of Admissions will be closed from Wednesday afternoon, November 21 through Monday morning, November 26 for the ... questions. If you have more, feel free to ask below. Now, onto that previously

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  A letter for you (yes, you)

  

  think of it as an invitation. For some, it will be an invitation to see how MIT can play a further role in your story. For others, it will be an ... amount of gratitude toward you - yes, you! - for applying. I love learning

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  On keeping on keeping on It's pretty much the only option.

  

  with certainty is that about two and a half months from now, our nation ... craft sore, you struck up an anxious conversation with the stranger ... . For those of you in transition years, graduating high school and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 30, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  in the tunnels with friends a few times before, but as a directionally-challenged person (read: I can still get lost with Google Maps), I wouldn't trust myself to find my way on my own. Thankfully, though, there were a few signs

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  for the student rush tickets -- thanks, guys! I have weakly ... for the Straight Guy performed in the show... and since I was seated in ... pretty late, but this weekend I hope to see Avenue Q with a certain

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  with some of the MIT Class of 2009 folks who are here for ISEF: From ... Inexpensive, New Technique for Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Today, I ... reception in the afternoon. Should be fun!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Crafts for Ukraine~ Among other fundraising projects

  

  started labeled #fundraising with a request for people to help in: Making ... folder with documents for documenting how orders are taken Making a ... were made, some for Ukrainian students in particular and some for any

  • by ana~
  • March 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Froshmore oh to exist in a state of ~liminality~

  

  for fun more often, maybe I can be cool too.” Writing for fun usually ... weird.  Drawing has been a lifelong passion for me. It’s a release, my ... experiment with illustrated formats on the blogs. On the other hand, writing is

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 2, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  joined the rest of the MIT cycling team for training camp in Borrego ... be clicked for larger versions. You can read more blog posts by and ... and settled into their seats for the 80 mile drive from the airport

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Drawing from Life "is that the boldest stroke you can make?"

  

  leave on the paper, I make with intention because I only have time for so ... planes and contours. It's fun to choose which ones to emphasize with such a ... that unsavory gray. But I love gouache with all my heart for it

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Adventures of Comic Artist Girl (+ Doodles!) In which comics class gets a talk from an award-winning cartoonist

  

  (traditional). She cranks out a page per day, and works for twelve hours (with a ... , the class went on break, and she signed our copies of Friends With Boys ... a bummer week, and my days were punctuated with a lot of downs. But

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Why Is There No Water? One of the most important things in your life is invisible to you until it…

  

  ’s still “no water” for people to drink, cook, or wash with in many places ... can read more about that here if you want!)   For context, Muti ... there, because that's one of the requirements for us to just physically be

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  I ate lunch today with Mollie, and we talked about different classes ... . Cellular/Molecular 9.09 (Cellular Neurobiology) - This class deals with the ... speech and writing related. Context for these and similar questions

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  This is going to be an interesting week. For early action applicants, decisions will be posted. For regular action applicants, the deadline is approaching. For admissions officers, there are many, many decisions to be made

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  Davie '12's alarm (he's crashing with me for a few nights before moving ... Saturday August 31. - I'm sitting in 4-237 (a classroom with nice tiered seating and projectors) with ~40 freshmen and ~10 ESP admins. It's Firestorm

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Life + Sciences = Life Sciences

  

  great opportunities for pre-med students, especially with several top ... Having slept for a solid 8 hours last night, I'm finally awake enough (and on top of homework enough) that I can blog, yayy. First

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 8, 2011