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  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  a little more about the process that is consuming my life. Grad school interviewing in biology gives some insight into the admissions process, which is quite a bit different at the grad level than at the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  So it's snowed something like 15 inches in Cambridge in the past 14 hours, and I'm feeling a little guilty. See, it's the MIT biology interview weekend, and over the course of my travels to California schools

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  the draft saved in a folder outside of the vortex folder on my desktop ... from him over the last 17 years. For those of you trying to figure out who MF DOOM is/was, I guess I should start with the most simplistic

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night's sleep so that I could wake up early the next day to figure out how to pack for the event under my regalia. But a fateful gchat with Chris '09

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  (though you probably weren't...). I got the "i know this is a busy time of ... about your next blog you kinda promised last time on the blogosphere last ... posts planned and then the first round of exams hit us. Some of them went

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  interviews has changed (though Kim's observations on the interview and our interviewers remain helpful). A description of the current interview process is ... 't do that! The interview isn't anything like a test. But each EC can be

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  I really should be napping or something right now, since in the last ... , sang for two and a half hours in concert choir, freaked out over The ... by three hours of MedLinks training, but I got pushed off the front of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the (New) Bloggers! CONTENT COMING IN HOT

  

  In July we posted the blogger application. 88 students began an ... . Here they are - we're super excited to have them on the team! Say ... . And I love the creative process of writing, which has been part of my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Creating the MIT-verse behind the scenes of this year’s pi day video!

  

  hours working on it starting from last fall, throughout IAP, and all the way until the day it came out. We (the exact same crew) also created ... several different art styles and con the admissions office into buying us

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • March 10, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  When the CPW schedule came out  when I was a prefrosh 50000 years ago ... miserably failed at attending all the events I had hoped to be at. While this ... best to get to know them! Remember that your host is fully aware of the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  interest you. You're no longer trying to impress anybody. Cleaning the banks of the Charles River versus a trip to New Hampshire to try indoor ... of the neatest peer groups in the world. So many of my fondest memories

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT = The American Dream As usual...we procrastinate like mad before finals.

  

  by the amount of spam and youtube videos that are coming into my inbox ... ...can't beat that...that's the American Dream!" :) --- ps. I am going to be a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  Beginning tomorrow through the middle of October, my Admissions ... . This year, the first meetings are in the northeast: Massachusetts ... , Illinois, the DC area, Florida, and more. Complete list of MIT Central

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  CPW experience as good as possible. Finally, please complete the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane ... hundreds of events listed on the schedule, from formal events like the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the threek post! my lovely lovely year on maseeh three

  

  I shouldn’t have ranked Maseeh first. That’s the thought that kept creeping around the back of my mind during all of [annotation note ... occurs during Orientation Week, and all the dorms hold events showcasing

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 27, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  I can begin to even explain where I've been. At the risk of sounding edgy, I've spent the past month and a half feeling as though I am ... responsibilities in favor of going out and wasting the night away, and ultimately

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! how to something something

  

  A few weeks ago I posted the Blogger Application 2012. We received over 50 applications for four spots. Over the last week and a half the ... the admissions office a handmade card, cut carefully from a starmap, in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… The deadline has passed, but if you're an EA applicant who has not yet contacted…

  

  interviews has changed (though Stu's observations on the demands of our interviewers remains accurate). A description of the current interview process is posted here.  The deadline to contact your EC has passed for early action

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  to get party hats, but I couldn't find any at the store, alas. Dorm choice I get the feeling that a lot of people find MIT's dorm choice process a little mysterious at best, so I thought I'd clear up the timeline

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  the eventuality of winter break. [caption id="attachment_95733" align ... in the two weeks after classes ended. I got distracted as little as possible too. Any more would have burned me out before the end, and any less

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2023