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• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  there is...a lot about the school that a lot of people don't know about ... MIT does everything by numbers. We don't have majors, we have courses and course numbers. We don't have CHEM323194324 we have things like 3

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  why i’m here. or hi, one of my friends killed himself, and i don’t know ... in his classes. and i told dan that you don’t have to save the world ... empathy. and right now, i don’t feel like i can be that person to others

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  trigger warnings for mentions of depression, EDs, and anxiety I don't ... collaborative places I've experienced and I'm eternally grateful that I don't have ... messages checking in. ("Don't forget to take your Vitamin D, Camille, it

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  -time. Exams and psets I don't have enough time to study for or complete. Classes I don't take because they don't fit with ice time. Study abroad and exchange programs that don't have access to ice rinks and coaches. UROPs that

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A World of Pure Curation an interview with holly h. 18'

  

  couple of people were like “woah, hehe,” but nothing too exciting. I don’t ... . Maybe some day. Holly: Yeah, I guess. I hope. I don’t know. I don’t want ... for me, or something. I don’t know, it became very weird. Did you

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 5, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  students and community members first, and applicants second. We don’t want students to do things just because they think they have to. We don’t want ... the joy of learning. We don’t want a laundry list of a million

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  : “Show the admissions committee who you are!”, “Be passionate!”, “Don’t ... and socialize and grow and cry there for the next four-ish years. Don’t ... ’re doomed if you don’t pick the perfect one.) I wrote two essays for the

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  this method, even if your teacher is terrible and you don’t understand ... car, and we don’t know how far it’s traveled, but we know it’s velocity…..” and you don’t really know where they are going with this until they

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  of where, when, and with whom your interview is with. 1. Don’t wait ... , and I don’t hesitate to include that in my interview report. Remember ... there is no “right” answer. Hopefully you know this already, but ECs don’t

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  's not a good question at all, and I don't think anyone knows the answer ... make sure that it flows and that the sentences don't sound as awkward as ... . Don't flat out say X event changed me in Y way. Show how it changed you

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  don't write this entry now, when I have so much time on my hands, this ... class isn't notoriously instructed. Really, I don't know where that came ... if you don't plan on seeing chemistry ever again - like the way I am

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  seems so important to have a good portfolio and everything. I don't live ... they don't care about all the time just to put it on their college ... and a 400 on the SATs - and vice versa. Don't go too crazy with

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home safe Bad guys don't hang out in the Infinite.

  

  if I was in mortal peril or not. I still don't really know how to tell ... green for the line of cars perpendicular to you, don't! MIT does have an ... don't lock their room doors; locking your room door will stop theft in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Collective Apprehension Seems like my last entry freaked everyone out. No worries guys! You can do it!…

  

  it, because I don't like the real world. I like to think theoretically ... . No they don't. 2) No comment. 3) Physics is so much better than math ... . Nah, pass/no record will be your God. You don't have to worry about

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  November Questions Omnibus 1 As usual, Q & A.

  

  if it isn't flawed, then you probably don't need a Bachelor's Degree ... of high schools. Don't take offense to MIT not visiting your school ... country and focus on selecting a class. Don't worry, we'll pay as much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  was majoring in something, and I was like, "woah woah woah, don't you ... the city. Now, Nathan and Alex both drive, and I don't. And while we ... us all knew. I love everyone in MIT, but I don't know that many people

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  place. I don't feel nearly as lost anymore. This realization happened over ... either case, it's a moot point. I am who I am today, and the reasons don't ... more. I don't think I appreciated the program too much at the time

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.

  

  don’t throw up. If you keep doing that you’re going to throw up. Don’t worry, I don’t throw up. After taking the booster on Friday, I kept ... you don’t throw up. “No,” another friend said before I could get to it

  • by ana~
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  seriously considering it as a career path. However, I don't know whether I ... see which suits you better. Personally, I don't think that engineering ... adversely affect your chance of getting in; don't worry about it. A

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  library science had a great hook. I don't remember Susan's exact words, but ... books. When the committee starts to discuss their "best picks," don't you ... have to really dig. Be introspective. Don't settle for "I love this field

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012