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  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  classes. They’re not the same.  Applying to things only makes this worse ... together. Whether you’ve decided to try to find a job, or apply for graduate school, or go to an extended retreat in the mountains of Italy, you most

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  a page and seeing cold numbers on a screen to getting attached to you ... we admit that kid? What happened to that other person? Did he make it ... , but we had to make unbelievably tough choices. I tell this story not

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

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  something international students have done in the past to make them qualified ... double back, at around 4pm on Friday, and make the trek to the third floor ... , back in London, my friends and I used to hide in trees and alarm passers-by

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Pretender a message to both you and me.

  

  Day. The Pretender is a song about making a resolve to go out there and ... drove up to MIT for the first time. I had signed up for the Shadow a Student program, where I would follow around a student for a day to get a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  demons on depression

  

  voice of God, urging him to quit his job and become a full-time pastor. By ... church said amen and clapped and gave praise to God, for making the voice ... , and so I cried, I pleaded, and I said I would make an effort to believe

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  by following the event on their website here! ... air to its full potential, I rush to catch the outbound T train. Two ... to minimize exit time upon arrival. Always room for experimentation

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  Center[/annotation] have limited hours, those looking to squeeze in a quick ... . While it has several good machines, the lack of space makes it hard to do ... available, and it’s harder for me to make excuses to not go. At night, when

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Perkus Nonacademia MIT will give you more than just an engineering degree.

  

  and making cool friends through cool friends at MIT. To give you a ... make it happen. So Dave uttered the words every geek wants to hear (for ... bugs and reconfiguring later, I managed to make it much easier to use for

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  response to “how” is that it was facilitated by parents and their connections ... blazed by others. It is essential, therefore, that students who aspire to ... simply sufficient.  Don’t limit yourself by asking what do I need to do

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  get SLAPped! it doesn't hurt

  

  quickly. i left with a painting by ria brodell that seemed to be part of a ... campus. my tenure as a physical resident of ec had just ended due to the ... from time to time about events, dining hall swipes, free covid tests, and

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 21, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  sinking a little bit with each stroke you make, you'll have to work that ... 'll still make mistakes. Given that, you might as well act boldly to get the ... uncomfortable place by necessity. How else could you start to grow?

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Search of Answers Seeking recommendations, rather than providing them...

  

  admitted to the class. Even though they are certainly right, I am quick to ... criteria that will be used to make the decision. Fortunately, everything that ... of people who make up the admission staff. It is the collective wisdom

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  WHY? for people who don't like "no"

  

  . The time has gone by so quickly that I can't even think of a good ... school I applied to so the rejection didn't make sense. "I want to know why ... to do is to work on It, and make it better so that next time you might

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  figured out quickly; others were difficult and painful to learn. I ... ability to learn and quickly adapt is essential. 9. The Real World, Year 3: Learn to Make Yourself Happy Pay attention to the little things you can

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• 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

  

  to know them. Make it a game: try to get a selfie with someone from ... leave your hall. Of course it’s also super important to make friends with ... yes to most of them. Never say no, especially if it makes for a good

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

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  then on, I stopped trying to make my life perfect, and instead tried to make it interesting. I wanted my story to be an adventure—and that’s made ... stress. I like to blame MIT for making me a masochist, but the reality of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Race Against Myself Learning how to walk

  

  nose to the paper, pencil poised, ready to race across the page as if ... people were better than me.  By the time I got to MIT, I didn’t have the ... worth as a person to come from the things I’m doing and by extension, I

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 16, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  (Bitter)sweet home meeting high school teachers again, and visiting my hometown for (probably) the last time

  

  when we all went off to different colleges. It was by chance that Tom and ... ’ve grown up to make Alabama a better place. I won’t say that Alabama itself ... inquisitive, creative people who are using what they have to try making the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Staying sane and strong during a pandemic with help from some engineer friends

  

  into the floor on which I'm standing. I love being able to make progress ... my brothers were trained as engineers; I, by contrast, come to this ... ambition. I began by Googling homemade power racks and quickly discerned that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  were they supposed to get a car off the dome? Helicopters flew by all day ... should make a point of getting on that train.* I get asked about hacking at ... . There are times when I get asked, out of the blue, what made me decide to

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008