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  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  are, what you want, and how you hope to get there. Now I realize the ... from my face. Overwhelmed at my desire for his dream to be the world ... , consistent, and accurate we embody and how we can learn to work with our own

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  powerful pulpit to write and speak extensively about how to navigate the ... applicants considered to be the best 'match' for that school. They generally ... advice is to ask colleges directly how much weight they place on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  A recipe for releasing decisions our LARGEST pi(e) day celebration yet...

  

  recommend you do this now to make sure everything works for you. Strange ...    We decided to bake this enormous pie to remind you that MIT ... available, you will need to access decisions.mit.edu and log in using the same

  • by A Delicious Pie
  • March 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  This is going to be an interesting week. For early action applicants ... approaching. For admissions officers, there are many, many decisions to be made ... week for the fall semester. Here's how the bloggers (most of whom have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Summary

  

  flywheel I designed for fun) and then use another program to take your drawing and tell the machine exactly how to make your part by defining the ... supposed to look like the mice are running for the cheese. [] Dragons

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  and bad haircuts. Wednesday night, I braved the long lines to wait for ... for the art alone. Thursday was originally going to be exciting as well. I hoped to get free tickets to Carmen from the Council for the Arts

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paper Planes You ask, I answer

  

  learn how to solve problems! And then there are the somewhat more difficult aspects to articulate. For instance, paper airplanes….. This is how ... problematic for us. In this example, having experience does not work to your

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Delayed Reaction A day in the life.

  

  dying to do for years- I went to a kickboxing class! (MIT has kickboxing ... sure. But for now, I have sold my soul to scheme (the programming ... ’d be the person who answers your frantic phone call and then tells you to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  I can’t feel my face Snowmageddon 2018

  

  to hike Mt. Everest, but when the high temperature for the day has a ... we have to be back earlier than most (official IAP doesn’t start for ... tldr; If you like snow and want to come to MIT, read this post. If

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • January 5, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  little closer, it wasn't hard to see that East Campus had a niche for ... to feel for a very long time.   my 18.022 professor has a ... I've only been here for a few weeks, but 'here' already feels like

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  been waiting for a rainy day to wear them, and today was the day: it came ... nice and dry-- but I was looking for puddles to jump in! There is nothing ... the calculations to solve the following physics problem: how fast would

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Update Stories from the parties today; more stories, and questions answered, tomorrow.

  

  's Admitted Students Parties. Tomorrow, I hope to answer questions. So, in the ... question! First up is Fangfei, who went to the Long Island Party: MIT has been my first choice for most of high school, but for a brief period of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  you get to pretend to be an adult for a couple months before returning ... individuals, who are on fire for God, in order to learn Israel's importance to ... ." Get a place to stay. Hostels are usually the best bet for students

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  international nuclear politics for an hour.  Among the topics we discussed: how ... do to talk with an international security expert for an hour?  I sent ... sound smart) likes to talk about how the electoral system is "broken

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  , as some people see it, I signed up for a preview of hell to replace my ... the picture perfect start to ease my wave of nerves and angst, for what ... socially at your own pace. I can’t begin to tell you how many times I called

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  siesta, and have left me to use only my eyebrows for expressions (I don ... not to scream. It's not the drill - I have about as much tolerance for ... ), so for the movie my buddies and I dressed up (we didn't go as far as to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  less as a “how to do MIT” and more like a “here is a hodgepodge of advice ... . FYI: It takes a few weeks for us to publish our maker calendar (last ... Splitwise for group transactions. I use Venmo to actually process payments and

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s happening on campus tl;dr packing up & freaking out

  

  difficult for students to make plans). But even so, MIT is home to us, and I ... things. This is going to be the defining picture of this school year, for ... don't mean to speak for every single student and I'm sure that, as

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  can't seem to do that here. I had to settle for these floating stars ... /no record was a great opportunity for me to experiment with my studying habits ... magical academic policy that allows students to see their final grade for

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  for recreational purposes, and when I decided to apply I went back, but ... application season, and if so, then this post is for you! First I’d like to ... because there is so much to be done at any given time. Get excited for all

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018