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  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  don't have to become your closest (or only) friends. Keep exploring ... where you instantly figure out what you want to do for the rest of your ... scribble down quotes that inspire you. You're going to change a lot in a very

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know a firehose of advice from upperclassmen: tips and tricks for freshman year

  

  obnoxious biker about being seen. It can save your life. Get out to the city ... ’ll never get anywhere. Just accept that you’re going to be in many pictures ... . Learn about MIT mailing lists. Make your own. Make time to get off campus

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  non-stop / walang hinto what a mess

  

  ’s monday, i thought, and maybe i should try to get work done today. that day ... ignore it. you switch back to your editor, but your thoughts are elsewhere ... , to think that you have no ceiling in your power! yes, i am feeling it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two thousand students walk into a Zoom call summer hssp: now virtual™

  

  didn't expect to get fifty classes, let alone a hundred and twenty! But ... staging, and getting ready to launch things on the day-of. The community ... restart them: you're hosting another meeting, do you want to end the other

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 20, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  and forget to ask your TA about. Maybe you keep one eye on the answer ... test scores to prove it. 4. Get off campus at least once a week. It's all too easy for MIT to become a bubble: your entire college existence

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  If the Obama were a unit of measure . . . . . . what would it measure?

  

  , is like when you have 10 minutes before your parents come upstairs to check to see if you cleaned your room. MIT was repairing buildings ... ticket. So that was that, I'd stalk around and try to get some money shots

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  to get a chance to meet as many fraternity members as possible and ... quick to introduce and connect with each other, so not only do you get to ... had even joined one. As he was initially getting to know different Kappa

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  might lift your spirits: An Open Letter to MIT Applicants and Life is Like ... 't stick exactly to all of the words, but you'll get the gist of it. Best of ... ’s no chance of getting in when secretly your heart/brain/stomach is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• 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 / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  to keep the fire burning when it’s 3 am and you’re pipetting instead of contributing to your 401K; a fire that’ll help you answer the existential “what ... think you’re supposed to. A PhD, in particular, does not always lead to a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Stove-Cook Your Oatmeal and Never Look Back To not-admitted applicants and anyone who knows anything about fuses.

  

  everything seems to be telling me that I’ll get farther, wherever I’m going, if ... ’d imagine belongs to two MIT grads and a master’s student:   Here, on the ... mostly gone you have oats. The cooked oats stick to the pot, but they come

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 19, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  cultural fit to find your best space. PRICING: MIT has three tiers of dorm ... dorm with a dining hall will add a significant additional charge to your ...  don't worry about your cooking skills. If you want to learn, there’ll be plenty

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• 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 / 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 / Best of the Blogs

  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  if you're closed off. If you need to get a job, find something that ... half of your class at some point in the next four years. Get used to it ... 't get caught. Life is too short to stick with a course of study that you're

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  accurately be titled, "How to get the most out of reading the MITblogs," or maybe "How to not get a sarcastic reply to a question from me." I fixed ... , but is getting some random person’s opinion of your chances really going

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• 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 / 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 / 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 / Admissions

  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