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  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  second of your time. Applying sideways, as a mantra, means don't do things ... officers follow the winds to the corners of the country to talk to students ... in between over the course of a few days. I visited big high schools

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  , because several people in my school applied early action, and two of them ... applying to an art program rather than an institute of technology; the only ... , about two months ago. Because I’m a senior all but one of my finals were

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Reflections on 50 Things thinking back on The Blogfather's wisdom in my senior year

  

  Dear Class of 2022, 12 years ago, Ben Jones, aka The Blogfather, shared 50 pieces of wisdom with the Class of 2010, which became 50 Things, the most-read blog on MIT Admissions. As a member of the Class of 2018

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice you’ve heard before and a story you haven’t you can just skip to the pictures if you want to, I wont be offended.

  

  .409 (which I highly recommend by the way). Another piece of universal advice ... There are going to be a lot of people eager to give you advice on how to survive college and maybe even leave with a degree and some shreds

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 2, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  parallel universe for those feeling dejected

  

  into a slightly parallel universe: one where everything remains the same, except for the wet sheen of dejection, weighing upon you alone. But - look up - this parallel universe is also one where art transports you

  • by Kai V. '25
  • December 19, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  fallen into disrepair, and yet probably ninety percent of its visitors just ... Morrison will probably also be forgotten in a hundred years, but it's kind of ... ashes sprinkled into the soup of someone I don't like. On our way back on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  neighborhoods we move into and come to love. What do pregnant mice, cheerleaders, and four-foot light-up tinsel giraffes have in common?

  

  For anybody too young to have seen my name at the top of the recent entries page before, I'm Mollie. I graduated in 2006 with degrees in biology and brain and cognitive sciences, which means that I'm going to have my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  ride northeast of London to Cambridge. At the University, everyone ... ). As undergrads at the University of Cape Town, they marveled over the ... center of your universe, like it was for me. Longing means you’re feeling

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  all of the things that are different.  Back in 2013, I was a science ... the feeling of awe at the university — but also trying to figure out ... place. A very special place with so much to offer; but also, the parts of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  the hoops of applying to graduate school, you will probably not take a ... the following: • Tutoring: Science core tutors and other sources of ... After Graduation, I now have a lot of time to "reflect upon my MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  ...I like studying the "philosophy" of science, not so much the nitty ... letters are National Academy of Science members (not an easy feat). These ... -MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST, or one of the best MD-PhD programs

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  everything i made this year (mostly)

  

  , whatever you want to call it, with 5 degrees of freedom (aka it can move the ... to 2021... When I was applying to colleges in senior year of high ... to push any of them over the finish line, mostly due to lack of time

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  you apply to college, but that filtered projection of an imperfect ... My high school was this tiny sort of dinky-looking building on the campus of a community college, forty-five minutes from my house. It was a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  somewhat (including the offer that I have in front of me right now). Not ... the notions of rightness and wrongness don’t apply to these kinds of big ... one universe at a time. And that's OK. I am still scared of grad school

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Am I Smart Enough for MIT? On second thought...don't answer that.

  

  . When I applied, I was well aware of the fact that MIT attracts the best ... post about the rest of my trips.) But with several blog posts in the ... to enroll at MIT, but I think it also applies to people thinking about

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  job offer in Auckland and took a year off to work instead of coming back ... every secret of the universe, and there simply isn’t enough time to do so ... recruiting events. The latest one, held in early May of this year, was at Abide

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The MIT Major Arcana a collaborative art project

  

  Science and Engineering The Magician taps the forces of the universe to ... are alternate universes where similar but different versions of herself ... Computer Science. The scales of justice are unbalanced. The central figure

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Favorite Classes at MIT! survey says...

  

  : The Spanish Incubator (2) 2022 11.011: The Art and Science of ... ; Top HASS Classes 11.011: The Art and Science of Negotiation  (5) 21 ... science. Challenging but I learned a lot of cool things and the professor

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  will be part of the first graduating class of 6–14's. (Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science) But the most important thing that I take with me isn't the piece of paper, but the lifelong ties to the people who I grew

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  without visiting another college or university.  One of Nikayah ... political science, education, biology, and so much more. One of Audrey ... , and Kenneth ‘19, to talk about their experiences as members of

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020