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  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  all being that even if they were famous on the internet, I wouldn't recognize them at all in person. I grabbed my badge, bought a t-shirt and ... celebrity. I would have felt bad if I hadn't seen him, he was kind of hard to

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  . There are a few things I like about this schedule, and a few things I don't ... lecturers sometimes can't explain everything they would like to. If you don't know what's going on because you slept through a lecture or you didn't do

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  Machine Shops, Part 2 In case you haven't read it: Machine Shops ... . Unfortunately, I still don't have all of the photos I would like, but honestly, if ... shops I haven't shown you photos of. Up first: the Lab for Manufacturing

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  In response to this blog entry: (As a reminder) Don't hesitate to ask me questions any time; you don't just have to wait for a blog entry ... far as lecture goes, I don't see much of a difference because I

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  aren't supposed to be finished," she said. "They're partial. They're raw ... to which they don't enjoy their senior year, which is supposed to be ... . "Marilee is really getting at how these students feel." The issue hasn't

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  families walking away with a good impression, but don't always go according ... their best student tour guide to show him around. "We weren't four steps ... transfer. "He spent the whole tour talking to me about what he didn't like

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  hours, they've picked up and answered all of my questions. What if I don't ... dot edu. You haven't answered by question in any of the past few ... Engineering) to 20. But closing off majors really isn't part of MIT's culture

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Airplane boy strikes again Adam writes about his UROP.

  

  being said, while I didn't lack passion when I arrived on campus freshman ... can't tell you many specifics about my Draper job because most of the ... ." Pretty much everybody feels that way. (And actually, the people who don't

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  doesn't even offer AP courses. Are APs valued higher than IB courses for ... senior staff (i.e. not me) so I can't give you an exact answer, but you ... admitted. ------------------------------------- Dan wrote: "'I don't have any

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

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  skills weren't good enough to figure out when Caltech adopted the beaver ... MIT has days off so that people don't commit suicide. Is that true ... aren't as involved with that as undergrad) how much weight that would

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  GYLC(though i won't be attending due to financial constraints) but i have ... your essay would make the difference in a decision. I wouldn't worry ... decision letters]?" I can't provide estimates now, but when we mail, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  journey to the end of the world visions

  

  -script ends.  i didn’t know what to do next. when i don’t know what to do, i ... axolotl. lush caves weren’t around when i first started playing; it’s a ... , playing minecraft in utter secret while my mom wasn't looking. i walked and

  • by Ali C. '26
  • November 16, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  . The artist represented most is fun., which again shouldn't be a surprise ... Snow From Little things. No Snow isn't even in my top three Reese ... don't speak a word of Mandarin, but I can sing along to the chorus. 7

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  I don’t have to do work yet (although this is work; also ... and shouldn’t be used in essays). This post is addressed to all ... your questions later. And if you’re wondering why I didn’t

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  (although there are a few that don't participate). July-August between junior ... don’t claim to be an expert at essay writing by any means, but I mean ... wouldn’t have to keep a daily journal of your life (although that would not

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  probably won't get this unless you've watched her shows), and Jennifer Hu (an ... Engineering Students: 2:00 to 2:08: Dirty, don't wash their hair. 2:30 to 2 ... they say there won't be hot guys around. But again there's the reaction

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  . You can't stop us. I’m fairly convinced that nothing can, except for the ... we couldn't finish it before he left. We made plans for watching the ... differences and work hours, and when he left I didn't know if those plans would

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a penny for your thoughts? and what it is, and could be, worth

  

  because the penny itself doesn't really mean anything. It's not just that ... changed somehow too. It wouldn't be the same to go up to someone you ... wouldn't give someone $5 to know what they were thinking. I mean, be honest

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • February 20, 2026
• Blog / Personal Projects

  1 Fish, 2 Fish, a Lot of Fish, and a Snail Putting a Big Box of Water on my Dresser

  

  don't even remember what sparked my interest in wanting to get one (it ... the shape of our room wouldn’t actually let us do the thing with the ... legos weren't legos and the tutorial video was more confusing than lego

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 30, 2025
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  with the data Figuring out what rural and small-town means isn’t as ... " as basically everything that isn’t an urban area. Not super helpful ... , these definitions and tools don’t really capture the true essence of what

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025