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• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  10) to schedule your interview is fast approaching! You can find the ... understand that we can't be everywhere!] Even if you are applying elsewhere via ... application components to us in advance of the January 1 deadline, if you can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Announcement] The MIT Bloggers are hosting an AMA! Ask us anything this Friday and Saturday!

  

  Bloggers) ANYTHING!" On that post (not this one!), you can go down in the comments section and ask us your burning questions! You can also upvote other ... , you can ask us anything [annotation note="I know this is the Internet

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 15, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  one particularly nasty hell week can instill in you, something I thought ... we try hard enough, or if we get the right support, we can access our ... Friday night I slept for 10 hours and 8 glorious minutes. If you

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  ! Decades before computer hackers were. For that matter, where do you think ... networks. Michael said: "Hacking per se doesn't get you in trouble -- being ... "You only get in trouble for a hack if you damage property or endanger

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  another year around the sun I guess I'm 19 now

  

  occasion as any to get something out into the world. As I started writing ... those other happy hormones? I can never remember which one does what ... year I get [annotation note="on the ground, in my general vicinity

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  ’s interesting how you can bond over agonizing with people you’ve never seen before ... depends on how patient of a person you are, but I don’t think I’ve ever ... later, I went to my high school where Pi Day was being celebrated. I spoke

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  if you are high enough so the buildings don't get in the way. We were ... getting some free food, we sat in on a 8.02 class (Electricity and Magnetism ... the switch, but nothing happened. You could practically see that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  any case can you suggest some summmer programs for seniors (where ... is to come!). And, if you can swing it, consider taking a gap year ... up. Cesar: You can do TOEFL in January if you wish. You do not need to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  somewhere for anyone to find and use it. Where it can be censored without due process, it hurts the speaker, the public, and Wikimedia. Where you can only ... post this because someone uploaded it to YouTube, which can host it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  you think that my sort of person can still do well at MIT, that's great ... experience at MIT? If you don't mind, can you tell me a bit about yourself ... 't come off as arrogant - I just wanted to let you know that you can have a

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Share Your CPW With Us! I can haz guest blogs?

  

  met this weekend!! :) (this is why I like to ask you where ya'll are ... ! There is an old tradition where current bloggers open up our blogs to you ... them as guest blogs! Don't worry too much about format - I can help you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 11, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  that you pursue things that interest and challenge you. These can be ... , it looks for attributes that you can demonstrate in just about any ... cheating, etc.). You haven't changed yourself for the sake of getting into

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Can you patch me through to the blimp? "Can you patch me through to the blimp?"

  

  So I can't take an ounce of credit for this artistic endeavor, but I will applaud it's shear awesomeness. So this weekend my friends Diana ... phone so I could say, "Could you patch me through to the blimp

  • by Bryan
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between getting in and not getting in, but you'd rather look your best throughout ... is helpful! What are those words and terms that you most often get

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  say that Nate Silver is as close to a rock star as you can get in the ... average tenure of a senator is 18 years or something, on average. So you get ... ) "You get more vitriol from political people. People in sports don’t take

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  '07 came rushing in with a bowl of salad. "Hey, where're you going?" "On a picnic. Do you want to come?" "...Where?" "Killian Court. We have ... . Because here's the thing you shouldn't forget - you will get into college

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  what the day holds can be scary. Or exciting. Or overwhelming. You ... that you are feeling right now. As you get through the day, I'd like to ... to make you float. Butterflies that might want to make you vomit. But

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  1.1 miles as the crow flies and it takes me forever to run there

  

  thought you once had that you can no longer grasp. I will never have REX ... road. Isn’t it spectacular that I can run past the Charles, where, unlike ... No one marks you five minutes[annotation note=" in MIT time, classes

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  , paperweights, product samples, erasable highlighters, candy, rubber duckies: you name it, you can probably find it at the booths, complete with branded ... , as well as team leadership. If you can’t explain your project to others

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  tell you something: when you get to college, change is neither slow nor ... line, it's a step function. And sometimes all you can do is just hang on ... . Because when you get right down to it, there's really no simpler way to put

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007