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  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  that I just seem to keep getting older and older. Or maybe that I will never get to hang out with Beyonce? Ugh, it's all terrible. Back in the ... 'm not sure whether I was happier finding out I got into MIT or getting

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  , things have been crazy busy. (Perhaps at some point, I'll eventually get to ... 'll struggle to get good grades (I know grades aren't everything, but I'd like to get decent enough grades to apply for graduate school) or find research

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

  study spots at MIT not exactly places to cry, but they'll do

  

  'll soon be graduating from!! to try to get myself out of my room more, I ... chairs and stable desks nobody gets annoyed if I talk while working with ... 't know the people there...I get distracted too easily by anyone I know

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We Should Take This Final and Push It Somewhere Else you'll need a lot of mOXie

  

  you get something like this to happen? Final exams and projects are ... control can make getting out of bed to complete your final really hard, or even physically impossible. Think: getting a really bad case of mono

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 14, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  entered MIT. Now, four years later, I get to post my own version - courtesy ... freshman Orientation, each incoming MIT student gets a copy of some version ... 'm serious. 10. Take a weekend trip to NYC - Chinatown bus. $15. Gets you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  they get here, and I like sharing with everybody the types of things I do ... , unofficial learning environment, but the instant grades get written down it ... pressure on their children to succeed and to get A's. While it's wonderful to

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  to get me into medical schools, but also means that I always get a ... levels look like or go get the game! :) Your first semester is Luigi Circuit, it's basically a loop for you to get the feel of your cart/bike and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  gets me every single time, and I regularly tear up watching World of ... young person. I get the sense from the essays that he has had to fight to get to take classes at this level. He's really impressive. Great

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  't stick exactly to all of the words, but you'll get the gist of it. Best of ... ’s no chance of getting in when secretly your heart/brain/stomach is ... , because it really will never get THAT bad. If you get in, congratulations

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Do I have a story for you… *SPOILER* I do

  

  you like hurricane that sucked up a palm tree (get it? DATES?! eh ... get perfect is an excercise in frustration. If you wait until you know ... macgyver were an idiot) hack with cardboard and batteries to get around a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every now and then, my mind = blown. Thanks, Science!

  

  Hello beautiful people. I know that one of my previous entries hinted at the idea of doodling a science-question post. I still plan on getting around to that. But in the midst of my magnet research, I stumbled

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 11, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  suggesting to potential applicants that they should avoid trying to get ... match. Trying to get admitted, on the other hand, is essentially the exact ... process that could be replicated by virtually anyone. Don’t get me wrong. I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  about their children or where they were going or how to get where she was ... city employee made me get off of the subway because I had a bicycle ... rule exists is so that during 'rush hour' the subway doesn't get

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  How to look over your application and advice about breathing. My older younger brother is your age. I am fully aware of how much you’re…

  

  trying to get across, then you need to fix something. If you don’t like the ... ’re trying to get across? Would you want to admit yourself? Do you have typos ... each part building upon the next. You don’t want it to get repetitive

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  keeping me from getting too excited about ceremonies in general. After four ... . Every senior gets four tickets to give to friends or family for graduation ... getting excited about it. As we passed some of the buildings, I saw a sign

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  named Steve. I always get really nervous at interviews. I remember nothing ... . “You can get a fee waiver once you give us a copy of your parent’s 1040 ... prom, which will probably set me back another $160. I will not get a

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  This whole “is there a formula to get into MIT” thing that’s been ... test ever could. Of course you need good scores and good grades to get ... deluding yourself. So please stop harassing Matt; you’re not going to get the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  pleasure of getting to know. Hope it provides some perspective from life on ... student, you’re driven by the mentality of getting into a good school ... ’s best technology companies, but one can only get so excited about making

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  college apps, you would be sadly mistaken. Once you get to college, you ... technical interviews, a prime component of getting a technical internship ... get hired"]MIT Career Fair[/annotation] comes around brings a flurry of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  -life things, identity things, getting sick during the semester--had piled up. I ... was getting chipped away at, bit by bit. Here is an excerpt from ... was a herculean effort. Getting out of bed was reaching deep into myself

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017