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  My First Semester at MIT a thicc recap and a look into our conversation

  

  wholesome upperclassmen. When we weren't working, we took trips to Boston ... outside of MIT. ...joined a beauty pageant. I don't expect much out of it ... all of that went out the window. But I don't stay up because I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

   complicated feelings that you don't know what to call; that's okay too. We have posted

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  stressful week. Please don't freak out like me. Instead, you should: Get off ... , it doesn't hurt to prepare essays for other universities just in case ... away at school, and even when you visit home for the holidays, it won't

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  listed at my first choice college in high school (but didn't end up getting in), I'm actually glad that I ended up where I did (even though it wasn't ... fit for me and I had an amazing experience, even though I didn't expect

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Here’s a Plan let's burn off the pi(e)

  

  since you’re physically exhausted, you can’t mentally exhaust yourself by ... stress-exercised a lot before decisions mostly because I wasn’t about to ... doing stuff in a group (with strangers who don’t know you’re a ticking

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • March 9, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Tips for a Pleasant Olfactory Experience how to make your room smell good

  

  Back in the fall, I wasn't really sure if I made the right choice ... time can lead to frozen pipes. Don't eat in your room – Snacks might be ... weather isn't bad."]mall[/annotation], stop by a department store with a big

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

   complicated feelings that you don't know what to call; that's okay too.    

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  , MIT didn't require three tests, it required 11, and it didn't take three ... ="attachment_40327" align="aligncenter" width="814"] Note that this doesn't include any ... .[/caption] I guess my message is...standardized tests aren't fun, but at least

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  frosh who realized that holy crap, summer was coming and I didn't have ... --the background check still hadn't come through. So much for government work. But ... , Courtesy of Geena B. It wasn't the start to the summer I planned, but it

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  to hear about the cool thing you did this week. Physics doesn’t make ... happens in a person’s life that “good” doesn’t quite cut it. It doesn’t even ... talk about how Thanksgiving couldn’t come any sooner. Because there

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  everything i know about friendship, i learned from the wellesley-mit toons twenty two notes to myself

  

  . don't pset with my friends too much. psetting together shouldn't be our ... hang out that aren't psetting: going out for meals. cooking meals ... ). spontaneously visit my friends when i'm near their rooms. sometimes they won't be

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  C-Sail Jack Florey really went Captain Jack on this one.

  

  ...a C-Sail... It's a C-Sail on CSAIL! (For those of you who still don't

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  email us. You can always apply Regular Action (RA), too. You don’t get ... you need to apply in the timeline that works best for you and don’t ... . Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions. Take

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Swing of Things I've been getting into it.

  

  SABERS AT THE ROGUE ONE SCREENING. LIKE, ACTUAL LIGHTSABERS. They don’t ... week: 1. It is definitely possible to semi-survive on free food. Don’t ... haven’t even started half my clubs or my UROP yet. This could be what

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 18, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: the app is live for freshman

  

  between things you can control and things you can't, and that where you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skullhouse CPW chicken waffles fire smores volcano steak shake

  

  CPW doesn't get boring, even for current students. Despite many of us ... and smores. The smores are delicious when you don't accidentally drop ... cream for the first time. Was not disappointed.     Don't

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Room Tour 2017 edition

  

  2021s, can't wait to meet y'all this week! To give you guys a sneak peek of what is to come, I (finally!) got around to learning how to film and edit videos. Here's my first shot at it, and a room tour to show for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Course 18 thoughts on being a (pure) math major

  

  has been firmly on the pure math track for a few years and who hasn't ... note is that if you don’t think high-school math is particularly exciting ... of what made me want to come to MIT, but I don’t think they were

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  those of you that haven’t gotten there yet, Chris always has some of the ... Course20doublemajor, if you don’t learn them you will be sufficiently confused and won’t understand things like my awesome hashtag.) For my year

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  start?” I’ve been through it. It doesn’t have to be a hair pulling mess ... ) Taking charge in the kitchen isn’t quite as hard as it looks. While it may ... don’t have time to watch hour-long episodes of cooking. That’s totally

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016