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  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  it quits. Accompanied by two friends, I made my way back to Mc ... desperately to curl up in a hole and wait for time to just pass me by. When Camp ... Last night, I went to bed at 5 am. This morning, I woke up at 9 am

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  fictional coping mechanisms learning to love unapologetically

  

  to me to risk judgment by other people. The fact that there are things ... able to enjoy things without getting obsessed the way I used to felt like ... video game. To reject that younger version of myself by consuming media at

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 11, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  backgrounds. I was a little intimidated by them, but after getting to know them ... low self-esteem and little to no experience in the content covered by ... rejected by them, teehee. Essentially, I wanted to join a business club

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  the mortifying ordeal of being known embrace the care that lies within you (my attempt to soothe pre-decisions anxiety)

  

  ."]PhD[/annotation] programs.  Well, I don’t really have to make a decision until if I get in ... voice, stories, and dreams are going to be perceived by the committee of ... out by the mortifying ordeal of being known. Being vulnerable to a bunch

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Great Gatsby In all its pixelated glory

  

  , you should go out to the library and get a copy now! It's a great read ... by the Book, which can be found on the second floor of Hayden library. If you're a little sad that you can't actually be on campus to enjoy

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday vacation An atypical (but more entertaining than average) day in the life

  

  means that I get to wander around and run errands and do fun stuff (like ... curl my hair before class, but today I had to bust my rump to get into lab by 9 AM -- I needed to run some gels and generally be a productive

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  means people are forced to "crowd" a room by turning a double into a ... sticking my head out there to get a better camera angle. As you can tell ... . Please feel free to ask me questions, either by commenting on the blog or

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  ,000 surrounded by strawberry fields. I knew I wanted to live in a more dynamic ... more intimate environment when getting to know your professors, find ... narrative is that even being a valedictorian "isn't enough" to get into MIT

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• 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

  

  '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 ... [email protected] and someone from the MIT Admissions team will get back to

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

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  give it to you in the form of a short poem I found recently by Piet Hein ... ’re hampered by not having any, the best way to solve the dilemma, you ... extent, it doesn't matter. If you're good enough to get into MIT

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  an unnecessarily detailed normal friday finding things to blog about when you're swept into normalcy

  

  . the rain started to get worse and by 8pm, lightning crackles in the sky ... note="i left next house at 9:50, it takes about 15 minutes to get to ... ."]rate[/annotation], but i might as well try to get there sooner than later. [annotation note

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?

  

  be traced to individuals; that it be secure; and that police get a ... getting access. When a city contracts with a vendor, they must also abide by ... TO SET THE MOOD: EX MACHINA SOUNDTRACK [caption id="attachment_45168

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  soulsearching / naubos na in which i ramble about purpose

  

  impossible for me to get something to do over the summer. I remember thinking ... I’ll procrastinate on doing work if it means getting to spend a couple ... touch with my friends, or about getting to do puzzles and play board games

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 22, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  never really fully get to know. Because while small talk and conversations ... go from midterm to midterm. If we’re lucky, they go from pset to pset ... lives. We see that one kid that sits behind us in lecture. And to all of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Be a Blogger 2016! how to be a blogger

  

  . MIT operates by setting a very high standard of admission to the ... might want to be bloggers to SHARE YOUR SPECIAL TALENTS What does it mean to be an admissions blogger? Here is the opening paragraph from the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  I have known for some time that my approach to things can be unconventional.  You don't have to look any further than how I parent to really get ... ,  in favor of blank pages that forced them to create their own images

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Small talk How about that weather?

  

  team died and I didn't get to participate during my senior year, which ... with any questions you might have about it, and I'll be sure to get back ... the way home from my field hockey game, and when I awoke, what to my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  they do something you don't like, it's hard to get angry at them because ... windowsill to get a better view. * Dr. Popular can make every noise possible ... walking over your face because he/she needs to get out. * Besides having no

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  living before you get to campus. Personally, I had taken a special liking ... thought to myself: easy! If I was able to get 5s on my APs and As in my ... Expectation: There is no way I’m getting into MIT, let alone becoming

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales from the application process Results from the 'mini-contest.'

  

  getting good grades, and one of them is knowing how to cook amazingly simple ... college applications, but I looked at it as an opportunity to get to know ... class was sobbing, and these contagious tears caused me to get "all worked

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2007