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• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  few years trying to make wherever you are as amazing as you can (as you ... yours -- "You have grit - the single most important factor to succeed in ... , we always say to be true: Turning away so many kind, generous, super

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / People & Identities

  Picture Yourself as a Worm if it helps, make it four-dimensional.

  

  dimension, I refer to the number of independent directions on your space. The ... some extent, make sense. A perhaps less controversial way to understand ... happens to these worms when parts of your identity start to fade out? This

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 6, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  fairly upper-class neighborhood. The next day as you’re driving down to the city center you see the beautiful coast to your left and the forested mountains to your right. Magnificent houses line the mountains and the whole

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  control. There is still plenty of time to complete your application in time ... since then as quickly as possible. To see what’s missing, log in to your ... Components If your Evaluation A or B is missing, click the link to check

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  quirky hobbies make you happy, and why. So if you're having trouble getting ... It's pretty hard to live in Boston and not get swept away by Red Sox fever. You have an excuse if you're like Brandon '11, who's from Colorado

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  next 4 years? If the answers to all of the above is "yes!" then you're ... classes for you to easily fill up your eight semesters here. 1113213211. If ... means that you have more room to shine and stand out amongst your peers

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  fridge…you're making me feel tempted to go get some. Before I go do that ... To give you a flavor (well, many flavors) for what MIT students do ... list. Without further ado, let me introduce you to... Abby B. '17

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  disillusionment, even after you pack your suitcases to the acceptable airline limit and ship yourself to the college of your dreams. Writing this would make ... , you convince your most expendable friends* to join your team in racing

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  acknowledging that it is possible for anything to hurt you enough to make you cry ... would be the fan-favorite character (to Mihir and Alison: you’re a ... this happens; It’s probably some combination of the pressure to be happy

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Summer

  Diving In transforming myself into a cs bro

  

  I would never join. In addition to this, I've been making an effort ... science in an effort to document my journey through this twisty and windy ... to try and learn any computer science related things, specifically out

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 23, 2020
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  'm thinking that there won't be too many people who managed to make it to that ... Scientists (MAES) Make Your Own Burrito Night. • A joint movie night sponsored ... , because I'm leaving for Mexico in a few hours and I have yet to pack and

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  I said I'd do it, no? Many of these websites won't have information ... summer is still comprehensive enough for you to take what you will from it. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANY SUMMER PROGRAM TO GET INTO MIT, by the way. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weathering the weather So much snow!

  

  to a biology grad program soon and have some questions. Are your ... make sure that you're as enthusiastic about biology in real life as you ... interview weekend, and over the course of my travels to California schools

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Events, Food, and Awesomeness: CPW A story about how CPW is more awesome than lobsters

  

  nowhere to be found. To make a long story short, a store employee found ... decision yet, I’d encourage you to go out of your way to form a concrete ... were already fading. If academics are at the crux of your decision, go to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  See me, feel me, milq me, heal me Picture entry! Don't read if you're on dialup! DON'T DO IT! Sorry, but it's for…

  

  of what you're going to get is going to be camera-phone pictures. I ... , since falafel is pretty expensive to make, but then I realized that I ... , remember in the summer when you used to get nice, well-cropped color pictures

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slam Dunked Long crazy week...a few necessary lessons

  

  certainty, I had to make a few sacrifices. Specifically, I was allowed into a ... receive grades for the regular classes I was missing, and needed to make up ... mindset. I thought a lot about what I could have done to make things better

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 4, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what i drew this summer i took an art class

  

  to make my own manga. A few years ago, I took CMS.301, Critical ... pages, but it still took 60 hours to make. I felt like being a writer and ... make[/caption] For our first extensive assignment, Timmy asked us to do

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  your stomach clenches tighter and tighter, and you just want to scream ... continuing to bother that welt would increase your chances of infection, you ... else, I want to make it clear that in my opinion, the class itself was a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  's work. If I'm forced to subscribe to capitalism, I'm going to make damn ... for a long time: to make games that affect peoples' lives in the same ... experiences and games that kids can learn from, and make contributions to the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  -defined problems fed to you by a benevolent manager, then you’re in luck because the “real world” will probably seem pretty easy compared to your time at MIT ... coursework, and that’s how to deal with all the parts of your job that aren

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011