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  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  offer, and if it is right for you. I can think of at least one excellent ... has several residents who were not 18 entering MIT. One of our 2018s is turning 21 a week before graduation, and she is one of the most competent

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  , here I am, headed towards one of the biggest changes life has to offer ... first time. Everything was so new and there was this sense of wonder in ... handful of people from CPW. Four years felt like such a long time back then

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Digital Anxieties: A Conversation with Bo Burnham and Jonny Sun i cried for ten minutes after watching eighth grade

  

  communicate it. I just walked out of an event called "Digital Anxieties: A ... 's probably one of the most influential and life-changing talks I've ever sat on. As a long-time fan of Bo Burnham, it was absolutely surreal to see him

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 28, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  Period) at MIT, which offers a plethora of random activities, ranging from ... .46 Neuroscience of Morality and 9.85 Infant and Child Development. The two offerings ... This week, I am fulfilling my dream of taking over the Admissions

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home safe Bad guys don't hang out in the Infinite.

  

  to wait six months for it to come in). Like many of the members of the class of 2010 who are straggling onto campus over the next few days, I ... you can see the colors of their towels, and you still can't see the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  While I was on vacation this past week, MIT Dean of Admissions ... with Bruce Poch, Dean of Admissions at Pomona College, to promote their ... .com transcript of the Q & A with Dean Marilee Jones: Ever since she first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  . ^^;; )" Call me Matt! Thanks for coming to the session. For those of you who have ... wanted to get an extra letter of recommendation from my boss at work ... kind of supplemental material that is very useful. I look forward to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  dinners with friends my wallet is crying

  

  night, i ate dinner at et, one of the independent living groups in mit. i ... steak in the shape of mettaton's face, dog salad, instant noodles, popato ... square. i have fond memories of eating at gyukaku with a friend group from

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  artifacts of reality crashing to the floor. If it was a creature, it would ... page. For most MIT bloggers, that change is documented, like dozens of ... of timestamped posts immortalized on the internet. Because of this, I

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  computer the whole weekend, I was ready to take advantage of this weekend off ... was far from the most productive weekend of the term. I tried to work ... section of Singapore. I had been really guilty about not devoting enough

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Events

  I’m on a boat! It was only a matter of time

  

  (sorry Malcom), and as evidence I offer you this video of him shaking his ... of us humming "I'm on a boat," eagerly awaiting our opportunity to be ... stealers. Then it was time to head outside and enjoy the boatiness of the

  • by Snively '11
  • May 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  subject. Begged. We're talking knees, clasped hands, tears, and offers of ... 've gotten asked about bathrooms before and during most of my dorm tours I end ... in the comments), but I've had some experience with the bathrooms of

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  This time of year, Educational Counselors all over the world are ... reports about their meetings with you. For some of you, an interview may not ... Counselor (EC) may be the first interview you’ve ever had. Some of you may

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  'll highlight it in a future entry! A little background: back in the summer of 2003, the MIT News Office did a series of these articles called "Hometown ... MIT. Most of these students were those "normal students" people always

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  . After a hard week of advocating for myself and my class and begging the 6 ... son of the president of the United States falling in love with the prince of Wales. I devoured the book in two days, and after I finished, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  After Graduating From beyond the veil :O

  

  little distance I can manage. I have a fear of appearing too crufty, so ... be more involved in some of my former student groups, I intentionally ... ...) A lot of things happened to me that I am quite sure did not happen to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 10, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining Hall Alchemy The art of turning cereal and chicken tenders into slightly tastier cereal and chicken tenders

  

  One of the many things I love about MIT's dining halls is that they ... stopping you from getting food from several of them at once. When I'm not in a rush, I find it helpful to do a quick scan of the entire dining hall

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  for me, as I spent all four years of college playing D3 soccer on MIT’s Women’s Soccer team! I was the first in my family of four kids (who all ... between 2018 and 2021, so keep in mind that some of my experience may be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Reporting from… Doha! 🐫🐫 ft: the first time I ever rode on a camel

  

  Kazakhstan, and we thought the weather would be very pleasant at this time of ... for summer tourists"][/annotation] In addition, Qatar Airways offers a ... bookings in Doha. Here's a recount of my adventure! Hopefully, this will be

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 18, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  flip- because who can argue against the will of the universe? heads ... of making me, the superstitious person, look ridiculous when I replied ... them out to the surface; the whimsy of it all only adds to the appeal

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024