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  Acceptance Why getting into MIT meant to so much to me

  

  heat. Below me my bed had decided to become a rock. I honestly have no ... due to their neutralizing nature I felt no better or worse about my ... had decided it was no longer hungry. As with my bed, I just sort of let

  • by Ben O. '19
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  actual conversations i have definitely had with freshmen during orientation

  

  ME: no it's fred FROSH: but ME: fred * * * FROSH: so where do you ... : you should come to auditions ME: no experience required ME: we ... : no we skipped it * * * ME: are you going to the activities midway

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 30, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  some secret form of Math that no one else knows about. Heck you can even ... buildings for fun, and turn grocery carts into high speed go-karts for no ... as expression. It's no surprise then to see this creativity transfer to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Bleary-eyed Some thoughts and reflections on this year's admission cycle - particularly for those not admitted.

  

  meant no more having to lug buckets/backpacks/tote bags/suitcases (yes ... straight, with another 7 days of committee ahead (no - no breaks for weekends ... was no relief - I tossed and turned all night, as vivid dreams of

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  began with absolutely no swimming at all. Not even floating. Just bobbing ... that no, it couldn't. That was the worst of it. But I wasn't done yet ... , but this isn't even a water bed. This is all water, no bed. No mattress

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  have plenty of hard drive space, so you have no excuse. 22. Take some ... unique opportunities that no one else will ever have - don't waste them

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  hardships. But in times like this when we go through hardships, no matter how ... best of your college years no matter where you go!"   Burton ... about experience, conversation, and connection. No matter what college you

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  don't experience shame have no capacity for human empathy or connection. No one wants to talk about it, and the less you talk about it, the more ... seen, really seen. There is no shame in allowing yourself to be seen, in

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  'm really sorry. Are you okay? HIM: Yeah. Sorry about that. ME: No no, I ... would by no means put myself on the same standards of my brilliant ... : being brilliant in a subject does, by no means, translate to being a good

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Is CPW a lie? I asked for opinions.

  

  no stress—no exams, no due dates, no daunting expectation of quality ... something with a pile of Legos that seemed to reach my knees. Knowing no one ... , “There’s this feeling that no matter how hard you work, you can always be

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 17, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Steady-state Equilibrium Featuring screaming as stress relief

  

  intriguing email from Ostin ‘17, whose imagination knows no bounds: I couldn ... . Although they usually consume most of my total time, there are no surprises ... my queue equally quickly. No overflow. No stress. But anomalous work

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating The Tunnels…Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?

  

  't even mandatory for you anymore and I have no idea what's going on with ... : grad schools couldn't care less about your nontechnical GPA. No, really! Not only does no one care, but if half of all your grades are B's, you

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 things I love about MIT and hopefully you'll learn to love them too.

  

  I’d offer a list of 10 things that I love about MIT (in no particular order.) 1. The students This one is a no-brainer. Thanks to the ... . Additionally, no matter where you live or what your major is, MIT students can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fake it ‘til you make it It worked for me!

  

  usually no.) This is not the story you were expecting to hear, was it? I ... remember that as the year after the economic apocalypse.  Second, I had no ... engineering is like focusing your volunteer search on charities, and I had no

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Staying sane and strong during a pandemic with help from some engineer friends

  

  Stanford gym in my wallet, for whenever I'm in the Bay Area. No one tell ... interim. At this point, I had a space, but no equipment: no platform, no rack, no bar, no plates. This was early April, and seemingly everyone in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  at no extra monetary cost. Plus, you get a novel view on college ... neon visitor sticker, as well as the knowledge that I no longer need to ... behavior. You get short daily homework assignments. No majors, no high stakes

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Super Blood Moon Eclipse bonnie tyler would be proud

  

  hour wait, which was no problem for a group of excited young frosh like us. If pass no record could show, clearly we have the great skill of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Search of Answers Seeking recommendations, rather than providing them...

  

  process thoughtfully, there are no shortcuts. Guidebooks can be useful if ... yardstick. But there is no substitute for figuring out who you are, who you

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  ." HIM: "Do you go to Harvard?" ME: "No!" HIM: "MIT?" ME: "Yes..." HIM ... sometimes is really because premeds get a bad rep as people with no life and ... "normal GPA"). There is no reference Science GPA (also known as the BCPM GPA

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  . My EA decision had no impact on my long-term future, despite how it ... way I did, but it adds another level of perspective. I can no longer ... you: I have no doubt that you will get through this time to the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018