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  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  refusal to learn how to do drawing on a computer."]Day 1: Web ... confers the capability to move randomly in search of a spot to anchor on the ... need one more [annotation note="art class"]HASS-A[/annotation] to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  IHTFParadise – A Journey of Depression at MIT Guest entry by Angelina G.

  

  . Something was wrong. The next day Lauren messaged me and asked me to go on a ... to go to a yoga studio on our way back, so we kept walking to Central ... moment, of going to the Institute, and of caring for others. On a day-to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Is How I Read productivity hacks, but for reading applications

  

  6 AM. I've come to rely on a natural light alarm clock to help me get ... season to save on commuting time. I actually have a pretty similar setup at ... save them to the system, and move on to the next case. In addition to a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Acceptance Why getting into MIT meant to so much to me

  

  To a lot of people, myself included, getting into MIT is the dream we have worked for years to finally reach. This is just a little excerpt on ... comforting me with a gentle breeze, it simply sat with hands on my neck looking

  • by Ben O. '19
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  that applying to college is a time where you need to focus on yourself ... to continue working on applications. Leo I may be biased as a leo ... be great! You aren't afraid to throw in an application to a school that

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  nREXt and other bad acronyms a SCUFFY post

  

  subcommunity decides to run a few events, which we advertise on the dorm mailing ... in late January. I'm living in Next House after a busy on ... placed on the committee, and from there it is off to the races. Planning

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 18, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  Mashable is running a story today called New Facebook App Tells College Applicants What Their Chances Are. It's created quite a buzz on different social network sites, and been syndicated to CNN among a bunch of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  science and anthropology. I have learned new ways to look at the world and ... experience and exposes you to a wide range of types of people and cultures (and ... fulfill my wanderlust. While it is great to do MISTI for a summer (they just

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mostly Harmless Rifle. As in, the phys ed class. As in, I fired one.

  

         “Oh yes, well I managed to transmit a new entry off to the ... technique used to reproduce the layout of colonies on one petri plate on a ... . When I’m up late the night before a deadline I try to focus on the task

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My Gap Year Part One: The good, the great, and the very, very dumb.

  

  to look like a chic tiny home. For further reading: Stephi Lee on ... -some days. Ok so after that road trip I came to this cool internship on a ... Madrid, I went to work on a farm in the south of Spain. It was owned by

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 4, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT Underwear Exposé (and Sorting Hat) The coolest data you never wanted to have.

  

  tablet to see each color on its own. We can see that blue is a staple ... (if you’re on a tablet) to see each color on its own. There is a sad ... A lot of socializing at MIT happens on the dorm mailing lists. One of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  last year (junior spring). Long story short[er], I wanted to be a ... opportunity to gain a different perspective and meet awesome people. So over the ... on: The Rhodes Application – you know the drill. A 1,000 word personal

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  what it's like to be a student here (he got his PhD in Mathematics here ... . I'd be tempted to say I'm a bit biased, as he was my 6.01 professor ... as a project was due to be turned in that day, as well as the lab work

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
• 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 ... every moment of sleep you get! - as a quick side note, I would suggest ... sure to do that at some point. Also, an umbrella, a hat, gloves, a scarf

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  Cook barley in a pot on the stove. Make according to store directions. As ... a recipe and more some notes on how I wing it: Slice to preference ... In 2015 I got to experience a longtime dream of mine, finally finding

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 14, 2016
• 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 ... waiting on me to come home.   I have mostly avoided going into detail ... to college, but he was sure that I was a great candidate for whatever

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

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  with other stuff. I bet that a lot of you are working on college ... to give advice and out of frustration with prefrosh who posted a bunch ... how MIT Admissions works based on hanging around Admissions a lot

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Meltdown On instability, IHTFP, and leaving sometimes

  

  This next week and a half promises to be electrifying. We’re on the ... minutes for him to identify a medication I’ve been on that sometimes causes ... about me, about MIT, and about why I haven’t talked to you in a month

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice you’ve heard before and a story you haven’t you can just skip to the pictures if you want to, I wont be offended.

  

  just talking a problem out is enough to offer new insights on it. I cook ... There are going to be a lot of people eager to give you advice on how ... . The only class to which I dragged myself on a semi-regular basis was my

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 2, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  to deny just how much of a curmudgeon I have become. I’m pretty sure ... journalists appreciate. I have the luxury of being able to be a purist in this ... a distinction between submitting an application and trying to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011