Anthony R. '09 | December 25, 2005
"Happy Holidays and Good Luck"
I'm sure most of you are enjoying the holiday season with your families, opening gifts or dining on traditional holiday meals. Regular decision deadlines for many colleges, including MIT, are fast approaching, so college apps are likely still an irksome item on your mind.
I'm in Southern California for Christmas, enjoying balmy daytime weather and good home cooking. Already, I find myself missing Boston and MIT, and I'm looking forward to the spring classes and to my return in January, when I'll be taking a course over IAP.
I also look forward to a fresh start, a new semester free of the burdens of adjustment and culture shock. I've been busy considering a possible course layout for the next year or so, seeing where to fit various classes and how best to shape my time at MIT to fulfill various personal and professional goals. And I've been getting a lot of rest, catching up on the sleep that seems to hide during the term. :-) I've been giving considerable thought to a major in management, with minors in civil engineering and applied international studies. You'll know at the end of the term how different my ultimate choice will be, but let's just say that when I applied, I thought I wanted to be a computer science major. ;-)
Some of you have asked for last-minute tips or advice on your regular decision applications. I can only tell you to be yourself. MIT wants to hear the real You in your essays and in your apps as a whole. It's okay to "spill" -- if you've had a tough time at home, family problems, extenuating or mitigating factors during your upbringing and academic career, talk about that stuff. It provides much-needed context that can often set you apart and place your achievements and accomplishments in a new light.
Good luck, guys, and enjoy the rest of break!
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Hi!!! I just need a help.There was a mistake with my application fee because the fee waiver was selected by mistake,I realized that I was not eligible for fee waiver.I didn¬Ąt know how to solve it so I created another account on MYMIT and then I paid the application fee with a credit card.The problem is that the SAT SCORE has been received in the oldest account.How can I solve this problem??
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Posted by: Anonymous on December 26, 2005 02:37 AM
Happy Holidays! =)
Posted by: Catherine on December 26, 2005 11:38 PM
HEEYY MANN... happy holidays to you too... do you even read these little comments? haha
this hasnt got to do with anything you said but - whats the latest with the HACKING life? anything exciting recently?
Posted by: Jonathan Barcant on December 27, 2005 12:01 AM
Jonathan-
The most recent hack was detailed in Laura's blog (http://laura.mitblogs.com/archives/2005/12/yay_a_hack.html) as I'm sure you saw. Since then, most students had to deal with the joys of finals, then most headed home. I'm sure there will be more to see once there is time for people to put together something...such as IAP... Hacking, however, takes place all the time -- it is merely the hacks that are too infrequent.
Posted by: Anonymous on December 27, 2005 10:55 AM
I don't know. If you ask me, I may be relaxing a little too much. ;)
Gotta get crackin'. Thanks for the advice!
Posted by: Teck Lee on December 28, 2005 03:12 AM
Enjoyed the reading, GREAT JOB! Thanks to our local paper, Today's News Herald, I was able to visit.
Posted by: Joely on December 29, 2005 01:06 PM
hi!!! happy holidays to you! well i live in athens. In your summerholiday come here in Greece is very beautiful. kisses
Posted by: dennise on December 29, 2005 03:08 PM
