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  MIT Gothic You are reading an admissions blog post. You are reading tumblr.

  

  opinion piece in The Tech to complain. You get your Brass Rat. You joke ... equations. They don’t look familiar. You try to find your professor’s office ... . You return to the first floor and walk to the other tower. You’re still

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  e) Other Some pretty important stuff, and then just some pretty stuff.

  

  major, you haven't found it. c) College education adds to your confusion ... inevitably, after "YOU USED TO BE SO CUTE! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE??", roll ... 't necessarily have to be pre-professional, it's basically one of your first few

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 5, 2008
• 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 / Best of the Blogs

  I Really Just Cannot Write Anymore of My Thesis I wish I can bang out essays like blog entries.

  

  the Boston skyline; figure out the best way to get to your dorm to ... thesis mode. Now I have 60+ pages of it finished, and trying to get words ... blogs I promised in here will still get written, but I need to finish my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  professor or faculty member who helps you to manage your schedule, get a job ... . Smaller and lighter than your choice of where to apply to college, but ... night, I get to put on pants*, step back from a crazy work-filled day, and

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  is "Don't stress out too much about numbers; you're not going to go to ... ambitious in job-hunting (may turn out to be a problem when I get out of ... getting paid $10 an hour to go to lecture. I taught SAT Prep for ESP, which

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 2 The median of an introductory trilogy

  

  food. Not wanting a fight this morning, I ran to the kitchen, and dug ... to see what I had forgotten, what shoelace was missing, what sock was hanging around quivering in fear and hoping not to be left behind. It was

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  young person. I get the sense from the essays that he has had to fight to get to take classes at this level. He's really impressive. Great ... hearts, and we are envious of the institutions that get to be a part of

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tenets or, my only piece of advice for incoming first-years

  

  [/annotation] ready to give you their tips and tricks for surviving classes and getting ... the first place."]in your hands.[/annotation] You should do your best to ... of this advice is not that your intent necessarily matters to the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  Circuit, it's basically a loop for you to get the feel of your cart/bike and ... ) Get your 7 hours of sleep. You're not going to get more done in that ... to get me into medical schools, but also means that I always get a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  entered MIT. Now, four years later, I get to post my own version - courtesy ... 'm serious. 10. Take a weekend trip to NYC - Chinatown bus. $15. Gets you ... because I was at Brown, though. :( 62. Get your name and/or picture in the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  important thing to do is to get your bearings. Whether it's your dorm, the ... that it’s possible to get more enjoyment and better results when you’re ... 'll listen to, but you're also choosing the atmosphere you will live in and the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tyrannosaurus REX the prefrosh are coming, the prefrosh are coming!

  

  easier to keep your momentum going than to try to get started partway ... , could well be applied to life in general): Do it your way, not anyone ... August heat!) Reach out to others: talk to your peers, who are all just

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 20, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  To whom much is given… ...you know the rest!

  

  benefit from and contribute to this community, so to have the people in your ... have done to help you get to where you are, not only by telling them so ... might be used. Let me be frank. Any serious applicant to MIT has been

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  so much =p, and you have to narrow your list down after you get the ... of flavors, you get to customize it, and experimenting with new flavors ... ? Sure, it's safe to get strawberry (that's what I always get. XP) But why

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  on this one, just because a) it's a fun way to get to know your ... pillows, but most of them don't, so getting your own is a pretty good idea ... have it shipped to your dorm room, but make sure your sheets are twin

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  you try to squeeze why you're doing this study, what you found out, and ... some context in the area you're researching, what you're going to be investigating in the paper, and a description of how you're going to investigate

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  ; Without further ado:   16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW ... an event. N: Go to the events and form your own opinions. There's a community for everyone! K: If you're thinking about going to MIT (which I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Bleary-eyed Some thoughts and reflections on this year's admission cycle - particularly for those not admitted.

  

  like for you to live your everyday life, and how much your teachers and ... a page and seeing cold numbers on a screen to getting attached to you ... read about you, care about you, and get to know you - almost as if I

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 16, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paths there are so many

  

  statistics of how many deferred students get admitted, it was painful to think ... who was able to get through the door you wanted to, or through a ... in you to move forward, fueled by your determination and goals

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018