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• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  it? There is no universal definition. So as it stands, enrollment ... for all. I grew up in Florida. The state is flat. There are no mountains

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Move Fast And Break Things just make sure you have a net positive of unbreaks

  

  's wrong with American university schedules, eh?" "No, what's wrong with ... come play with Zuck's puppy. No, that is not a euphemism. oh my god you

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 25, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  accepted to MIT? No.   But it doesn't work that way. Because here ... , extracurriculars. There is no golden ticket. So breathe. Now that you are Zen calm

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  fact in studying here, no matter what major you choose I can almost ... no problems. I wasn't lazy, and it's not that I didn't care, but I just

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  my librarian had actually picked up on. When they mean "no," they are more likely to just say "no" than "sorry, I would, but... ." In my

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  How to look over your application and advice about breathing. My older younger brother is your age. I am fully aware of how much you’re…

  

  are probably freaking out. Have no fear, though! Because here is what ... bit. So this is knowing yourself business is no longer super helpful

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  no problem with polo shirts, and in fact own several) Every Monday ... 'm still getting used to this "blogging routine" concept (although that's no

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  paying for their supplies, no one speaks up and an awkward silence ensues ... their faces upon learning I have no cable television, cell phone, or air

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  always no. (You can direct that stuff to admissions at mit dot edu.) 5 ... to help the waiting suck less? No, probably not. If you ask this, we

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  accepted me immediately and the third offered me a UROP but no money, which ... worth of credit per semester. There is no downside! Unless your professor

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

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  ! There are no consequences or problems if you decide you want to withdraw ... community, too, no matter the specific sorority you’re in. Take lots of ... there’s no real dress code (although the last day tends to be more formal

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  major takeaways: from every semester of mit

  

  drastic extent. It seemed as though no matter how much time or effort I ... time with? What does it mean to be friends with people who are no longer dating, who no longer want to be around each other? What does it mean to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 28, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  fish metaphors on queerness

  

  differently, and I no longer hated it as much, because, to be frank— Imagine a ... no longer a defining characteristic of our lives, and that was liberating, but it meant that I felt no strong sense of connection to the other

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 18, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  demons on depression

  

  . The scary thing is that there's no way to find out, unless we talk about ... the end of the year, my father was no longer a professor. For most of ... be an engineer". I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, so on

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  From the other side of grad school Trust me, I'm a doctor

  

  , by no means for the first time, that he was only paying his respects to ... the first time, and in academia no one teaches you how to do that; she ... celebrities I mean? Me [!!!]: “NO, STARS IN THE SKY!!!” Anyway. The point is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  , and no matter how hard you try you cannot seem to unsubscribe from it ... at. No one else is around. You thought Pharos was supposed to keep this ... must be what MIT is like, right? No one would say The Milk doesn’t belong

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  part of it, at least. No one’s journey to MIT is typical. His wasn ... , college. People asked me, I wondered, why am I working so hard if there’s no ... protected, and “cases involving immigrants and families with no criminal

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  essays, applied, was accepted by a few, and went to one. No bells, no whistles, no stress. So when I met with my school counselor and she expected me to have "a list of no more than 12 schools" ranked by difficulty to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  -10 years (not yet). I had no idea that I would bike halfway across the country, build robots, or do work in five countries. I also had no idea that ... ’s no reason that you need to take 10 years to learn them! I hope that

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

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

  

  fateful day in September, so long ago. So, no, I have not forgotten about my ... it's really different for every person, and there is truly no one ... ever seen. There is no getting around it, and you might as well be

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2011