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  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  ” applications that could often be appealing at first glance, but ultimately turn ... seek ways to unlock the secret formula to secure admission. For starters, I can not argue with the logic of trying to discover the formula for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  everything i made this year (mostly)

  

  ’ve heavily considered pivoting to architecture, or staying for my masters at ... and mental space. In an effort to record at least some of what happened ... , sometimes at the cost of letting old skills atrophy. The second part of this

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 1, 2025
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  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  culture, and while there is clearly no objective way for one to claim one ... even in all the dorms at MIT. Yeah, I said it. BURTON 1 FREAKIN' ROCKS ... different dorms as a prefrosh, or as a freshman, and trying out what works for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  I have finally made it home for the holidays. Let me tell you, there's nothing quite like being at home, even if it is just for two weeks, and even if it's so snowy that nobody can leave/come to my house for anything

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Hard MIT Class ...or is that redundant? And yes, hiiiiii.

  

  -wielding tourists. You bump into one of their shoulders; they regard you for a moment ... , forever gaping at you. It only took a week—my first week as a freshman ... things blurred at lightning-speed in the Institute, and you moved with the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 10, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  be ascribed to not studying for long enough, but at some point “I just ... : "How was your first year at MIT?" After a billion failed attempts (most ... how it felt for these to be hammered home. 5. If you don't succeed, the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  . This is mostly aimed towards first-years choosing classes for their first ... .01 Physics or 18.01 Calculus. Getting at least one technical GIR out of the way ... . Go to a website like firehose.guide and look at your choices. Schedule

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bumps, slumps, trips, and … Breaking out of a slump, now with more Cleveland!

  

  you don't blog for a long time, you lose your ability to rhyme. Not that rhyming's necessary, but it was always a crutch for me. I digress. Let ... (still) parentheticals. Off to a rocking start). I'm sure at this point

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  On identity f(x) = x

  

  for being good at math, and it felt good to be good at math. High ... impoverished. It bothers me because, for the longest time, I defined myself using ... good at math. My personality consisted of being good at math and enjoying

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  señoritis navigating work/life balance - and spring break photos

  

  was about work/life balance—is it stressful to balance everything at MIT ... student? it's no secret that coming to MIT is signing yourself up for plenty of rigorous work. someone asked me if there would be at least a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 28, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  finding place

  

  experiences finding place at MIT. I reflected back on the patterns and ... ="attachment_99789" align="alignnone" width="768"] hike with friend[/caption]   At the same time, it was a hard semester for me due to all the life changes of

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • April 7, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ATHack A day well spent helping others

  

  usually a one day event (some run for a full 24 hours, some less) where ... Hackathon (or ATHack for short). The goal of ATHack was to pair teams of MIT ... really for Course 6 (Computer Science and Electrical Engineering) students

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  home for my 4 years at MIT. It was a cool experience starting classes the ... commitment? – I thought I’d explain what Greek life at MIT is like, especially as someone who was at first hesitant to the idea. Despite the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  blog for MIT admissions while actually at MIT...) I write much more ... New Mexico at a six-week astrophysics program for High School students ... I'm sitting at the kitchen table in my London flat; my sister Lisa

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  discovered these, for better or for worse, but I'm sure that most have not ... applicants. I can't speak for other schools, but if you are making a pure ... for MIT "hooks" and that there have been other threads asking "Is it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  nREXt and other bad acronyms a SCUFFY post

  

  around. I've been at home for two months at this point, and I'm beginning ... 't feel quite the same though, at least for me. It seems like the community ... list. The email asks for applications for the Next House[annotation note

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 18, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The leftmost station on your dial WMBR = awesome campus radio

  

  post it. I fail at life, I know.) I woke up on Wednesday morning at 11 ... answer review questions for a paper before my 1 PM 9.12 lecture. Because I ... ignore the paper for another 42 minutes and watch this week's episode of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Is CPW a lie? I asked for opinions.

  

  Campus preview weekend (CPW) at MIT is just what it sounds like—a time for high school seniors to visit campus to see if MIT is really the ... that is good about life as a student. For the visiting senior, there is

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

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  , selectively forgetting what it was like to struggle for long days and nights at ... MIT was to find Good People(TM). I didn't really know what that meant at ... , fairly rugged mountain - together. …We are emphatically not looking for a

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

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  stories. Not so great for lying awake in the dark at 3am. My family on ... with for at least five drafts. This is now my fifteenth draft. It took a ... grade after trying to ride a skateboard, I wasn’t angry at myself for not

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022