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  nREXt and other bad acronyms a SCUFFY post

  

  in the face of it all and do what we've always done, albeit through a ... in late January. I'm living in Next House after a busy on-campus[annotation note="Independent Activities Period, a part of the school year in January

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

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

  charge in a group setting as much as I do. As a fire sign, they are known ... my sign and see what parts I do or do not relate to. Plus, I ... procrastinate if you haven't submitted a Regular Action application by January 1st

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

  [Guest Post] a space for women at mit by Nandini Choudhury (WXGS Assistant Director)

  

  was AWESOME. do recommend. there‘s also a short video series on the ... In 1870, [annotation note='This was a “special case”, one ... , hence why the next big change didn‘t occur until more than a decade later

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama

  

  , I gave her a hug and said "It's okay, I love you. Do you want your ... . "What if I don't get in?" "Am I good enough?" (That is a question we all ask ourselves). "The acceptance rate is only a 5% or 6%" I've always

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  continuing to those not admitted, waitlisted, or still waiting

  

  lived so much more life. I don’t really feel like I can do that. I am a ... will continue to grow and become yourself, that this is not the end of a road, but the start of a new journey. I know that those words can be

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 16, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Was Sitting Where You’re Sitting Quick! Click here. :D

  

  with flags and a huge Trojan duck with angry eyebrows, inscribed: “DO U ... , setting the flat panel of the track, and a fifth, with dyed red hair ... -foot vertical drop at a neat 90-degree incline, compared to the previous record of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  that this is probably going to be the last time I’ll be in Alabama for a ... with my friend Tom to meet some of our former teachers. It’s been a while ... I were both in town and had nothing to do. Other than that I cut my

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

  Dissecting emotion what is feeling

  

  it, and only digging up enough energy to do a tenth of the first one ... morning and slept at midnight and yet I felt like I didn't do anything. Time ... a song for four minutes and it'd feel like twelve. Time is not real

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 3, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Policies, Principles, and Protests thinking about responsible citizenship in a time of student protests

  

  fourteen students, were killed in a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas ... , advocating for policies to prevent such a shooting from happening again. They ... asked that, in this case, a disciplinary action associated with meaningful

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • February 22, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  was a bit different from this year's. There were two short answer questions (What do you do for the pleasure of it? Which department or program ... choreographed a dance of my own, and how it felt to grow up in New Zealand. My dad

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  sure to do that at some point. Also, an umbrella, a hat, gloves, a scarf ... won't be doing laundry for a few weeks, though, so you can wait to get ... bought later? Does anyone even exist like that? ..Oh yeah, I do. 'Sup

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

  Reverse Culture Shock Catching up and counting down

  

  from this post, it’s simply this: do not dig open a grave in real life ... didn’t manifest any more than just a weird feeling swooshing around, and ... with my dad in New York. He had traveled to the US for a program called

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  I read a recent NY Times piece, dealing with multiracial students and ... . When the questions began, I will admit to being a little perplexed by what seemed to be widespread confusion. When I was a kid, I recall

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 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 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 / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  committee membership. People trust that you will do a great job and put your ... A few weeks ago, I called three friends, AudreyRose ‘21, Nikayah ‘19 ... there is a D9 presence at MIT and show the many benefits of joining one

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  22 Tales from tEp strange sights and stranger delights

  

  [/caption] [2] Thirty-three purple squids Take a look at the sky, what do you see ... chose to do a Southeast-Asian-themed array of flavors, offering ube ... [caption id="attachment_55153" align="aligncenter" width="300"] a

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 31, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  as Listener, but as Taster. You do notice a distinct flavor in your ... Happy Sunday! I am doing end of semester things and also reading ... : MIT Gothic. I think it paints a very concrete picture of life at MIT

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  strong negative memories of. But it's a requirement for the new 6–14 major ... Optimization), and 15.276 (Communicating with Data). I have come a long way ... campus at a desk I didn’t skim through solutions, hoping I’d get

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  When most people learn what kind of work I do, they often speculate ... point out that I am just a single member of an otherwise exceptional group ... , I don't need to be introspective or do any soul searching to figure

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  I've mentioned a couple times that, like East Campus, Burton ... includes the housemasters' suite). As such, each floor has a pretty defined ... different dorms as a prefrosh, or as a freshman, and trying out what works for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007