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  Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later what happened after pi day 2011

  

  written to you long ago on Pi Day 2011, when I had received an admission decision from MIT, and I hadn't made it. I am just replying on this old email ... based on its known coordinates. It wasn't much of a program, but while

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 5, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Pretender a message to both you and me.

  

      Early morning on December 5th, 2012, my family and I ... application a month earlier and Decisions Day for me was on December 15th. But I ... getting in, reducing getting into MIT to a coin flip. On the ride home, I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  Okay, okay, so I've totally been slacking off on updates on my ... - American (Junior) High School Math Exam), did okay on it, and never went any ... supposed to. (Hanging out with friends in my living group, going on road

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your last first day and your final final exam

  

  on to who I thought I was. I remember letting go. I remember accepting ... . The icon on the browser changes, from the letter M to a spinner. Seconds ... . (Why else are our memories like frames on camera film?) Because: life can

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  other. It’s neat having things in life that you can always count on to ... ,[/annotation] at least from the experiences of others that I've read up on: one ... on [annotation note="a floor at my dorm East Campus

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 9, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  give you written feedback and a preliminary decision based on the current ... undergrad who had juggled this project on top of a full course load and other

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 5, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  don’t break on a structure, more about what spices to put together in ... freshman year, every D or F on a test chipping away at the carefully curated confidence, four hours spent on a single problem breaking down my resolve

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paths there are so many

  

   having gone through the college application process, and two years (going on ... realities come from big dreams, we are sure that you are on a great path ahead

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  's fascinating research on early Chinese students at MIT). I worked on the project in the summer and over IAP, focusing primarily on creating profiles of ... a great student. In the MIT Faculty Records (the Committee on Academic

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Happy 21st Birthday to the Random Hall Milk the Milk is now old enough to drink, but *please*, don't drink the Milk

  

  of the Milk that he posted on these blogs two years ago: Nineteen years ... didn’t buy it. Would be so good on my plate of Cheerios right now, but I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer…” wherein Neil Armstrong's legacy kicks off a year of Unified Engineering, and I reflect on…

  

  2000 The place: Stata Center, 32-141. The time: a dusky 9:00 AM on the ... launches from backyards or by Carl Sagan reruns on PBS, these are people that ... they could read. These are people that can identify airplanes on sight

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bumps, slumps, trips, and … Breaking out of a slump, now with more Cleveland!

  

  , you've all heard plenty of life updates and reflections on the MIT (and ... engineers everywhere that the cameras on my 2014 smartphone and my 7th grade ... school. I spent IAPs on intense competitions and winter internships. I

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  natural, where you can focus your efforts on achieving instead of diverting ... , schools, groups and so on. If you can find those pieces, you're probably in

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• 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 ... the day—[annotation note='I have... many thoughts on being a “woman in ... dedicated physical space. I'm thankful that there's a lounge carved out on

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  wanted to take a picture and turn it into a full-on solar cell. Creating the design Jorg, the lecturer in charge of our labs, was totally on ... -and-forth emailing with Jorg, I settled on simple vertical stripes to collect the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 reasons why MIT is beautiful if I do say so myself.

  

  electronics on board.  So here's the boathouse from another angle: (6

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  here. N: I can't tell you how many parents were on dorm tours and at ... going to go to on the plane ride to CPW, then threw it out after my second ... don't feel like you need to be on a strict schedule :) 11. For those of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shiny Circuits Shiny, in some subcultures at MIT, means REALLY AWESOME

  

  create a system that lets them drive a go-cart. Now they're working on ... 's so much resistance in the lamp. If the lamp is on, it goes through the ... me a refresher course on building a lamp ballast :) Totem board, Noah

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  pretty much like the Chuck Norris of all floors. If we were on Heroes, we ... name and number painted on their chests. They'll fill your entire room ... Family Guy, which is a pun on the fact that Burton-Conner has suites rather

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  SHASS Hack feminist hacktivism

  

  as substance. It provides a great opportunity to reflect on what MIT ... , lecturer, or affiliate on the chalkboard or print out a page yourself and add ... others have added on over the week!

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 4, 2023