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  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  still haven’t heard from us, don’t worry! We got your message but are ... all of you have been able to set up your interview, etc. If you can’t ... ). Seriously. You don’t get “bonus points” or extra consideration by applying

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  , the more I get the "yeah, r-i-g-h-t" look. So let's try another tactic ... :       Don't refer to yourself in the 3rd person. It doesn't work for pro athletes and it won't work for you. Don't use the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  I kept my composure until I didn’t. Nothing in particular triggered ... of papers and a lighter into the courtyard alone. I didn’t care who was ... watched the flames grow, it struck me for the first time that I really wasn’t

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  today? I hope I don’t mess up Ethanol, check cells, please don’t die, please don’t die Split cells Aspirate, don’t touch anything, stay sterile Quick but sterile, quick, but sterile Please don’t die cells, please don’t

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre '08 on the T (that is ... =) 80 1/2 Pearl St. Cambridge, MA T: Red Line to Central Square ... in all of Boston. 225 Hampshire St Cambridge, MA T: Red Line to Central

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  flight to boston. this summer went by weirdly fast but in a way that i can't ... 's because time doesn't really pass in LA - every day looks exactly the same and it's like you're caught in a time loop. i don't know if i like that

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  second for that to make sense. But we have an agreement. I don't tell them what to write - they don't commit libel. That said, I sat here all day ... ?" Then I realized they probably won't. I don't think the reason they won't

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  right now. It feels as if my schedule this semester doesn’t have a lot of free time. Objectively, I know this isn’t true; my Mondays and Tuesdays ... classes haven’t gotten in the correct rhythm yet. I couldn’t find a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Kim Affair It's been fun, guys.

  

  . Please don't think that the Admissions Office would EVER do something like this. If you don't believe me, the lowest score you can possibly get on ... is, don't take this seriously. Read it with a sense of humor. Call your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So many problem sets

  

  (don't give me the answers! I haven't solved all of these yet!). 9.22 has presentations and readings, not psets, so I didn't post anything from it. 6 ... amount of current is turned on at time t = 0 and held at this value, how

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Note of Hope for Freshmen at Career Fair Yes, freshmen can find jobs!

  

  you don’t know what business casual means, much less how to find a job ... bottles, pens, phone card-holders, and enough T-shirts to not have to do ... can’t get jobs at career fairs. I can’t emphasize this enough: this

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i’m doing typing in a comfort style for a change

  

  tired, mostly there aren't too many psets there aren't too many extracurricular committments there aren't too many midterms there aren't too many ... them every time i made contact with something. couldn't really even think

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  's okay.  You don't come to a school like MIT looking to coast through all ... 's special issue on stress is anything to go by. (If you haven't read it yet ... average, and 80% of students don't believe their accomplishments have been

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  how they evaluate the student. I can’t cover all of it at once 'cuz it would just be too long but I’ll try to make a start here. There isn’t any ... individual, and as a citizen of your world. You don’t make up for one part of

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  brain-related t-shirts on the Internet. Now you too can declare your ... passersby. -Sleep. --Also, DON'T PANIC. You're scaring your family. (Thank ... causes tons of stress for everyone.) ---On that "DON'T PANIC" note, read

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?

  

  Pika (69 Chestnut Street) I don't know how many of you had the luxury of ... , but I did =) Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it to the event, BUT ... Boston. The tradeoff isn't too shabby.

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  . And now, onto the non-meteorological information (say it, don't spray it ... collection, not gonna lie. Obviously, we didn't do our research, since we each ... , everything you see here is made out of glass. Side note: Don't ever go to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  very, very proud of your accomplishment. To those of you who didn't get in, please continue to hold your heads up high. We didn't have room for ... the best. Don't let this stop you from doing all of the great things in

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  record, I can't believe what an incredible group of people you are, both ... : well, maybe you didn't hear it here first. I would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for that meddling McGann!!! (Scooby Doo reference

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  anyway, so I took a day off and hoped it would go away. But it didn't, and then I moved to Boston, where it wasn't 100 degrees from 8 am til dusk ... to be tough but because I was lazy. The funny thing is, I can't

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021