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  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  make sure you're preserving some emotional energy to get through your own ... , perhaps living on their campus. It is so much more important to do your ... recommendation are vital. It's a great idea to chat with your recommenders and

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty people later ✈✈✈ (pronounced whoosh) ✈✈✈ (pronounced nyeowww)

  

  reunion of sorts—Thursday night, you get to say hello and catch up with ... gathered around the TV to watch. The scavenger hunt isn't just about getting things done to get the answer to the puzzle—it's one of the few

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 22, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  giddy with elation, having just learned of your acceptance. Some of you ... at MIT appeals to you and why?), two essay prompts to choose from ... choreographed a dance of my own, and how it felt to grow up in New Zealand. My dad

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Pretender a message to both you and me.

  

  song) but listen deeply. Close your eyes and let it move you. Then get to ... Student program, where I would follow around a student for a day to get a ... getting in, reducing getting into MIT to a coin flip. On the ride home, I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  state of your paper. 3) you get a week to submit a rebuttal to address ... conference I submitted to works: 1) you submit your paper. 2) three reviewers ... at the expense of your health and wellbeing.”  I have yet to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 5, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Sunrise, Sunset An MIT-Israel student shares his day

  

  want to do when they get out. It means that the MISTI kids are precisely ... D students/post-docs so I’m again the youngin’. I’ve been able to get to know a ... get squeezed out of my Google Calendar. The weekends are an incredible

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Let’s Go Fly A Kite Up to decision night!

  

  great way to waste time and you’re sure to get a laugh and a memory. And ... : maybe you’re accepted, and you envision yourself instantly getting a job ... the Harry Potter films to confuse your friends and relatives! If they

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 11, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  , which is this: How do I get in to MIT? And here is what I tell them ... them something they can do that will get them in. Maybe they need to be ... in and of itself will get you in to MIT. For example: A few years ago

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  -- my MIT class. It was fun to see so many of my classmates and hear about what they've been up to after all this time. One frequent question I get ... 's hard to give a comprehensive answer to that question, but perhaps this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  army is a lot like getting rejected from your favorite college. That ... about your college applications. You can study like Hermione Granger to get good grades and SAT scores, you can pour your heart into your

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My Gap Year Part One: The good, the great, and the very, very dumb.

  

  find cheap plane tickets and the ways I tried to not get [annotation note ... scrambling to get money transferred from my savings account to checking ... lovely; the crowds were immense. The lines were too long to get to the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  guarantee one thing:   You're going to be crushed   Now before ... here and quadruple-major, put your nose to grindstone, and crank out a ... most important change while you're here. You're used to being right

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what am i doing great question.

  

  actually works in the lab where I’m doing my thesis--we’ll get to that later ... : Reading and Writing Short Stories is an incredibly difficult class to get ... ’m around enough that I can actually get to know everyone, which I’ve really

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 18, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Queer at MIT, but not on the blogs the map is not the territory, but it's getting closer

  

  get to the point where I am now -- where the mirrors I look into are ... people get the chance to speak, I guess? Like, bisexual erasure is real ... . Fortunately, you only have to ask once in your life.) Thank you, whoever you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  when you're done; you also get some well-earned sleep, to be sure, but it ... . Money can't buy a pivotal moment to crush to smithereens your bad habits ... function of how far you want every dollar that you spend to go. To get my

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

  How To Make Mediocre Furniture well, maybe i'll let you be the quality judge

  

  get to make it yours. I designed the table so that if put next to my ... the Before Times. We got a U-haul to get all of our stuff back from EC ... ."]Putzen,[/annotation]this is what you get. I carefully brought all the wood to our new apartment

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 17, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Comprehensive Guide to Crying on Campus It’s right about that time of year.

  

  . Seriously, when’s the last time you went to bed before 5 AM? But alas, your ... , you’re probably undergoing what I like to call This Is Fine Syndrome, a ... dome!), which is where I go when I really need to get work done. If you

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 16, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  close to you who died. I read about your small towns, your big cities, the ... getting divorced, your house burning down, your girlfriend cheating on you ... probably don't say to your face for fear of inflating your ego: that you're

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  they might get in. I said I'd of course tell them to take a shot and see ... start by figuring out what your big-picture goals are, and then attempt to ... told me that he had a problem. On Pi Day, he had been admitted to MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  *Independent* Activities Period an IAP apart!

  

  our final site to get credit for the class, we tried to test it with ... -tower-indoor-balcony-thing that you climb up an actual ladder to get to!!! My desk, where I ... and tips if YOU want to take a stab at AI! Google Colaboratory - This

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2019