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• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  world with such optimism, and I'm really proud of myself for getting this ... hobbies this semester, but found that I wasn't able to do that for a variety of reasons. I wanted to get better at guitar and paint more, in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  to maintain a balance between new students and upperclassmen. That said ... is awesome!). To be considered for a blogger position, you should email ... current bloggers had been keeping a personal blog for years prior to working

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  are out there. For those students who are really attracted to MIT ... applications, and knowing that one year from now, you'll be getting ready to take ... over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  me, existing one day at a time

  

  ) for an interview. By the end of the week, I had a UROP at Choi Lab. It ... blogger—and here i am. i wished at 11:11 to get into mit, and here i am ... to the next time I can swing by Pika! With my schedule being the way it

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 2, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  in, work on their thing, and have mentors/staff around to ask for help. In order to learn how to use the makerspace equipment or learn a new ... to weld for funsies. I ask the people here for the training to also

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  classes, academic fairs etc. to get a flavor for the academic side of MIT ... Station -> Red Line to Kendall/MIT), then here is how you get from the subway stop to checkin. Ancient CPW Wisdom "Mini Guide to CPW" by Yuliya

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  to travel to new places for competitions; it helped me win a number of ... particularly new or unexpected, and anyone who knows me will be the first to roll ... unknowns, possibilities, and decisions for me to explore, and I'm glad that

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  leading a project to redesign the new sfs.mit.edu and mitadmissions ... generous financial aid, anytime money is involved people tend to get stressed ... include: making it really easy to find what you are looking for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  means for autobiographer and biographer to develop a personal voice; and ... . Enrollment limited to 20 students by audition. L. Toure 21W.762 Poetry Workshop ... .351 (my sub for 8.09), so that's probably not going to happen. Out of those

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  towards Christians hoping to strengthen their faith by overcoming these ... Chaplain. This inspired a letter to the editor of the Tech by someone who ... , it gets heated pretty fast. My personal opinion is that the original

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  straightforward, actually - play some good music for people to enjoy while they work ... , acting in plays and musicals for two years before I switched to the dark ... anything to do but yell, "OH MY GOD WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE WHAT NOW

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  to buckle down and get seriously serious about my education. When ... . Hahahahaha. That plan worked for a while. But by the second week of classes, a ... myself to concentrate for hours on end. I would not recommend trying this

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  seven scenes from Paris a simple story

  

  saw were working on a new rendition of its elegant figure to stack onto ... ’d have to draw, or if they saw their home in a new light, with sharper ... exchanged and the coffee poured into a ceramic cup for me to sip at the window

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  write about getting deferred for this blog and planned to talk about this ... we're proud of you for getting to this point in a tough year. And with ... would be absolutely amazing to be at for 4 years. Overall, I had a very

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  regret. i've been trying to tackle my classes with a new perspective: learn for love of knowledge. and it's been working. i've come to terms with the fact that i need to build new foundations. i'm currently taking

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  if you're looking for a new one you can probably find one. Oh and by ... impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I ... of fun. (SPOILER: It was). Fast forward to the end of the PE class

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  everyone in the car to only listen to "500 miles" by The Proclaimers for the ... institute of technology went back to class for reals on February 3rd. Before ... :Montreal (It's an inside joke, but we'll get to that) So the day we

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  who didn't get into MIT but went on to thrive elsewhere (like this, and ... who are seeking to make a decision about your MIT future by May 1, and ... . Everything below the line she wrote, unedited by me.  playlist i. i want to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  The Art of Scheduling breaking and forming habits

  

  average amount of time, and enough discipline to get my work done, but not ... free summer for the first time since high school, I knew things had to be ... , in half hour blocks. On every day, Get Out of Bed is scheduled in for

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  chugging along a week in my life

  

  community on a regular (enough) basis. but i have to leave early for an event ... bed, exhausted. i get myself up around 9 pm to shower. around 11:30 pm ... nicer to myself for needing to take things at a slower pace sometimes. i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 22, 2023