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  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  conference, and very informative. I didn't know a lot about admissions before I ... President of Yale and an influential economist. While I don't have time to go ... -blind admissions policies to accept only wealthier students who wouldn't require as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  thing to do," because after high school, don’t all good students go to ... year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just goofing off isn't worthwhile -- they say many students who take one return

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  's view of New York: they forget the rest of the country. And while you don't ... , Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1965. ----- "baby don't worry / you are my only / you won't be lonely / even if the sky is falling down" 6:14 AM

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  multiple teams don't start designing very similar products). Each team then ... you didn't notice yet, the theme here is PRESENTATION. 2.009 is a CI ... engineering on this store-bought bifold door. I know it doesn't look like it

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  visage. I duct taped a garbage bag around the hole because I didn't want my ... inflatable rafts with a hot dog grill in the center raft?' and [name I don't remember] said, 'That's a great idea!' Then [other name I don't remember

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  . That was my issue with it, it wasn't hard enough to be scary (and thus ... didn't take it as one. My other scores in the class would be enough to ... .006 test. This was a problem. I can't study during CPW, especially since I

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  Yet Another Blog Entry My expenses for the semester in pie form, topped with a scoop of IAP.

  

  textbooks don't even make good sandwiches. *All books were bought used at ... couldn't think of any urbane remarks about the economy, but I wasn't going ... time, it's as clear and succinct and beautiful as a haiku that you won't

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT What?!? The Long and Illustrious History of the MITMB, as far as Kim knows.

  

  eventually got red t-shirts.</p> <p>If I were to tell you about the ... ;p>Sometime after 1995, the band fizzled out, as far as I know. It doesn't seem to ... you want to join a cool marching band but don't care about being

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  . After my fanciful bit of storytelling I realized that I simply couldn't ... could get it out. That's when, and I can't remember exactly who, but, some ... can put this so it doesn't get thrown away?" "Um, well, um." "How about

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Give Me Liberty . . . Or Give Me a Towel!!!

  

  ? We couldn't think of anywhere immediately nearby so we decided to just ... or super soakers. The only store nearby was too far to walk and didn't ... an hour until meetup we grabbed the T at Charles/MGH and rode back to

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  final month of school! Somehow, I can't believe this year is coming to an ... , there are no wrong choices - only good choices, and better ones. I can't ... doesn't seem that far away from yesterday. Now, I just want to fill in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  learning English, and now - ten years later - I can't imagine how I would ... "Oasis." Don't ask me why I picked that screen name - I don't really know myself (no, it doesn't have to do with the band - though I did start

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Internet is Gonna Get Me In lieu of studying, I finally get around to answering your questions.

  

  occasional Justin Timberlake ringtone. Basic politeness isn't even permitted ... heavy with bags). You can also take the green line on the T to Downtown ... you won't be able to quickly find the facts you need on Wikipedia (i

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 29, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  ," because after high school, don’t all good students go to college? And ... year" between high school and college isn't for everyone -- and that just goofing off isn't worthwhile -- they say many students who take one return

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  short, yet harsh life has taught me, it's that beggars can't be choosers ... divulging trade secrets. Also, I can't really read most of the error messages ... couldn't e-mail Sam's Mom. 3. Mr. Chicken. Mr. Chicken (not Herr Chicken

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Temporary Band Entry Title And we hope we passed the audition.

  

  the janitorial staff. Believe me, as an MIT student, you don't want to ... , stood facing the proscenium, and played two songs that I don't entirely ... Police are another group that you really don't want to upset too much. So

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train in vain Pulling my first official all-nighter of the fall term.

  

  could take you all night. Don't worry about it that much. Get some sleep ... didn't go on the second because the line was long and slow-moving, and ... important to note that WE DON'T NEED EVERYONE FOR THE ENTIRE 24 HOURS. If you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Infinite Magazine [joint post with Kidist A.]

  

  fall and had it accepted. In the end, though, I wasn’t entirely satisfied ... bit like I had been left to my own devices, and I didn’t have enough ... because I didn’t have much experience in most of the skills listed save for

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 27, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  ?” There were so many people that we couldn't dedicate nearly enough time to ... classmates were scrutinizing our every move (it wasn't all exaggerated though ... department wasn’t great. There was always a lot of competition amongst the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  ! Forget about it. Actually, why don't you just forget I exist altogether ... like he’s already dating someone but just can’t quite remember who she is ... still. the joy of getting a question right when you aren’t quite sure

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023