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  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  -orientation programs you can choose as a prefrosh to get to campus early for activities ... algorithm for getting into MIT. Hopefully these general guidelines can help ... this! Either you get the decision sooner, or you get extended time to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer scraps life updates

  

  where i am The downstairs door is open; I can feel it because ... ." "Mentorship is always the responsibility of the mentee." "Find a job where you ... learning." "Get a PhD" in your field--even if you're not literally getting

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 30, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  night sky away from the city. You can say that’s cheesy, and that I didn ... blankets: if you don’t have one, you should get one. It’s pretty awesome. ... outside the MIT bubble. Sounds crazy, right? Well, do you want to leave home

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  . Timur Sahin asks, "Forget admissions, housing, et al. Where do you see ... you that you feel get you closer to your goal in life? So I guess what ... where you want to be? How much of this was unique to MIT as opposed to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  're looking for admissions officer blogs, look no further than MyMIT, where you ... applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the ... of Financial Aid, and 9 current MIT students -- can now be viewed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  and bathe in the (metaphorical) blood of my enemies — well, you get the ... : You can switch the order of steps a+b and c. This is just the order I ... case scenario, where you may have forgotten information or they

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  , including one where you get to build furniture for your room (a picture of a ... seminar also serves as your freshman advisor. This way, you get to know the ... you want to get into and how long the waitlist is). Also, once you get

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  sleepless nights this year? Here we go! As you can see, my Mondays and ... is where I continue to work on ElectroPlushies and get them up and ... Twice a year all of the bloggers essentially get a freebie post. We

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Has Been Found! Mystery Hunt 2007 is quasi-over.

  

  where they go over some hunt statistics etc. If you're still interested in ... and I'll get back to you when I get home from church. Ciao!

  • by Bryan
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  That’s where you’ll find me Where troubles melt like lemondrops, Away above the chimney tops... my CPW schedule.

  

  12 hours and counting until CPW. Here are some places where I'll be ... Registration Help Desk, 11am-close, Sunday See you there! p.s. With bad weather ... some delayed flights. Don't worry, we'll be here for you. If you have any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  Beckinsale is a vampire, which you can tell because all vampires always wear ... ...and have you seen "Underworld?" My friends in Harrisburg and I ... the only guy in the world whose cells can accept both vampire and lichen

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  you can add some context and details to your application. It’s a chance to tell your story and for us to get to know you as a three ... just so we can learn more about you personally, but also because it

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  world to get into MIT; you need to have the passion to save the world one ... can't wait to share my adventures and stories with you all, and I hope ... , that said "YOU GOT THE GIG!" I simply did not believe it.  I was sitting

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  get shop trained before you can use the shop. Some of you might be ... light! I didn't take picture of the whole process, but I can walk you ... machine that you can use to make some precise cuts into a piece by using xyz

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  . What better way to get to know your hall? So a lot of you have ... 's not your fault if you can't find people who are just as excited about ... around them, if you can. So look for opportunities offered outside of your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  -Carb Triple Chocolate Mocha thing you can’t go without every afternoon. What if ... . Unfortunately, I won’t be at this, so no blog for you. Eat So They Can Dinner ... As a brand new bright-eyed freshman here, you’ll quickly discover

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prepared! Getting ready for IAP! (Find out how to join our mystery hunt team, too!)

  

  . Title Link: I Am Prepared, get it? IAP... (it's okay if you don't want to ... -deprivation competition. Get together with friends to solve puzzles that will lead you to a ... MIT events, hands down. And STAY TUNED to see how you can join our team

  • by Bryan
  • January 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  reserved a room, and I'll get some delicious cannoli and Italian cookies from ... me as well. For those of you in from out of town, I'll be happy to provide some good restaurant recommendations ;) If you're on campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  . You get judged not only on how many points your robot scores during the ... knows, you get what you measure, and as every parent knows, you get what ... trying things, you can learn to do something that just weeks before seemed

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  perspective in life (i.e. a lot) you can make it through the day and in fact an ... really the glamorous part of the job, you know? The ten foot pool. Where I get to be awesome and actually save lives. For real. I know, I know, you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006