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• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  studying something that will get people to think I'm smart, I'm disappointed ... must be to run an Instagram page, or how quirky I am for learning about ... have been exacerbated by my relationships. As I sit in a New York City

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the threek post! my lovely lovely year on maseeh three

  

  seemed to be every dorm but the one I was slated to live in for the next ... to campus and quick access to a dining hall made up for it. As long as ... came out in May. However, after getting to campus and dancing, having my

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 27, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Crab Cave or: i moved to dc with friends

  

  to 9am, which I...was not awake for. We all started the day by working ... out of the hotel by noon and are taxied over to the new hotel with the ... area, to live with my five friends. We moved not for any job

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  't really like the new curriculum, but for the most part, it seems to me that ... incoming freshmen to the new curriculum. And 6.001 doesn't really have a ... apparently covered the original room number (32-123) with a new number for the

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call ... declines, are you likely to look for another student like them? Sometimes ... , 2013. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  Hello Everyone! Firstly, I’d like to publicly apologize for not ... queued for a later post (in an attempt to spread out my blogging and be ... -minute standardized tests and subject tests have been crammed for and taken; changes to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  children who learn to compensate for their dyslexia read by memorizing words ... building. After graduating she hopes to return to the United Kingdom for ... by memorizing words to reading by translating letters into sounds

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  phases of my life. a while back, i was waiting in atlas to get my ID card ... , writing. it took me a bunch of bad drafts to get here (nobody wants to see ... future you want. i’m still getting used to that quite frankly. i have to

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  product design, so thank you DPD for exposing me to my future career⚙️! I ... (RIP CME). Michael C. and I even travelled together to Tanzania for a safari ... latter). I see the drive and ambition we had as students directed to new

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  transitions memories of first snow

  

  hold a knife and butter a turkey and how to make a meal for over a ... 's New Groove for the first time with a bunch of people I barely knew, all ... comfortable. I began to understand it was possible for me to find niches where

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  admissions process. I’ve had the opportunity to visit Baltimore, New Haven, New ... expected to understand this alphabet soup. Once you get here, though, you’re forced to dip your spoon in and search for the right letter (or combination

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  the "nerd culture" that MIT is known for, but it’s also tradition to ... 't know about. So, I went around campus to get the scoop on how students and ... ’re getting off track! Just stick to the original question! BEATRICE: The

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  same for all the statements. Then when you get to item 7, put in a ... average of 3 short essays ...not to mention other random essays for ... writing and also about how to present yourself will lead you astray. For

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  batteries recharging because that's what IAP is for

  

  get away, but my research called to me and i decided to forego a bunch ... :45 for fencing, and then sometimes go back at night to squeeze some more ... out a ton of work so i can get my actual project closer to completion

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 22, 2020
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  into his new apartment), followed by Davie's second alarm a few minutes ... to drag my nasty cold-ridden body (I knew FYRE would get me sick ... exam. By noon, I was bored with the GRE practice exam, and decided to use

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  for an applicant to warn me, 'ok, you'll recognize me by my pink hair ... character – for example, if this applicant were to show up wearing a jacket ... their hair is pink because they are trying to overcome shyness by causing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  to the word limit for the essays, a lot of space is left over in the Preview PDF (I'm applying online). Is it ok for me to write more and and ... limit by too much. Don't feel that you need to fill up white space; word

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Questions from Beyond one last blog

  

  communications. The problem is, I’m starting to think that getting to this point ... continue to grow and with growth comes different perspectives and new ... to the people who have helped me get to this point, and to myself

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  break. Nadia M. '17 even taught Butterstick to spin by enticing her with ... for Tai Shan, the giant panda born at the National Zoo in 2005, whom a ... residents, mostly frosh, she's a new arrival at Simmons. Unlike those

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  to the new site, and my travels around the country for the office, I ... wrote, "I am living in New Zealand and I wish to put my son who is just 9 ... can i get into MIT" My best advice to all of you is to read this website

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006