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  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  . Sometimes on mahogany walls. It’s not diverse, but still a bit impressive. And just look at the two campus maps. MIT is a school of numbers ... discussion section, led by TFs (Teaching Fellows). A Departmental Writing

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Merit When getting into MIT isn't convincing enough

  

  I’m spending this IAP doing, among other things, five shifts a week as a Tech Caller, which means I call alumni, talk to them, and ask them to donate to MIT. It’s a fascinating job, and it deserves an entire

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Am I Smart Enough for MIT? On second thought...don't answer that.

  

  some balance to the conversation. I remembered a guest post I wrote a ... this as we all miss Ben while he's off working at a different school ... : Mikey received an email from a student who had been admitted to MIT and

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An actual day in the lab Hectic is my middle name.

  

  bed and get ready for work. It takes a long time. I am not what one ... made out a detailed schedule for the week yesterday, so I already know ... waterbath and grab a bucket of ice. 9:10 AM. My postdoc and I discuss the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  I think the college essay is a lot like froyo. It comes in a variety ... applied to college 2 years ago (2 years! I'm old :( ), I wrote over a dozen ... colleges - not such a good idea. it's tiring, it costs a ridiculous sum of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• 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 editor. He had to trim it a bit, but it's still an improvement.” “And what does it say now?” asked Arthur. “Mostly harmless,” admitted Ford with a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  a nice way to get outside, get some exercise, and get to places, but I ... rusty to boot, I quickly fell in love with biking as a means of ... in the greater Boston area by far - and picked up a nice, simple

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Classes I Won’t Be Able to Take also "What Is Pre-Registration?"

  

  't a wrong way to do it, just as long as you submit something. Incoming freshmen do not have to pre-register. I panicked a little about this after an ... .101 Metakaryotic Biology and Epidemiology, 21A.508 Culture and Ethics in Science

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 23, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  (it took a lot of effort not to resort to a clickbait-y title like “ADMISSIONS BLOGGERS---EXPOSED!!!!!!”) Some of you may remember that a(n embarrassingly long) while ago, I wrote a post about personality tests, in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  regional term you use for a major road that you drive relatively fast on"]highway.[/annotation] I grew up in Nashville, TN, a driving city, but I somehow avoided ... for the past 10+ years, I have had no need for a car and have instead

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Adulthood Boom!

  

  Sorry if this is just a rehash of my Grown Up post from last year. January seems to be the month to be sentimental and reflect upon the impending doom delightful adventure of aging.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 14, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Be yourself or create yourself? The biggest question in freshman year.

  

  , assuming a newer and better identity in college was a common aspiration. The Great Gatsby, “the Great American Novel”, is a book most of us have to go through to graduate high school. It’s also a book that has left me with a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  one. one of my coworkers, john, lives on a boat. last sunday, father ... , to his boat for a sailing trip. in the hours before we set sail, we ate brunch at a packed dumpling place, as he explained the basics of sailing to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  Admissions that started it all: "When we admit a class of students to MIT, it's as if we're choosing a 1,100-person team to climb a very interesting, fairly rugged mountain - together. …We are emphatically not looking for a

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  less about me and more about helping others. a friend recently shared the idea of positive work—even if you feel like you aren't making a stitch in ... a bit of personal direction. the moment i realized it was okay for my

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Random Ceiling Tiles The ceilings of Random Hall and a friendly message.

  

  Some of you have to make a decision to come here (or not) by 23 ... with my professors and friends, but I found a home and a second family in Random Hall. Each dorm at MIT has a personality, and I think ours is at

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Life is Improv say yes

  

  's standing only on thin air, he's negating. In improv, when you deny a ... summer camps and in high school. Though I like to think I'm a kind person ... sardonic straight man and deliver a deflating riposte that points out how

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  generated by pbnify.com[/caption] In a rant post many years ago, I referenced ... quite a lot of things that we love.  We love learning.  We love solving ... somehow orchestrate and compile a specific sequence of events, activities

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  there? Exactly a year ago from today, teachers and classmates insisted the ... along with a big helping of the word "fit". At this point, it's a buzzword. Fit is something with a million different meanings, highly subjective

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• 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 ... excitement, Prof. Grimson is a wonderful guy. He's incredibly fair and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011