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  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  ripening. The sky is full-bellied with sunshine. Still, we're on the verge of ... an impact. In retrospect, this essay could've focused more on why I ... astonishing. I wish I had focused more on that. Tell us about the most

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  research facility on campus that would be known as the Whitehead Institute ... a gene is because of our newfound reliance on computers to find them ... -called "junk" DNA, has some bearing on gene expression that has yet to be fully

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  How to decide, when you’re deciding a pretext for productive procrastination

  

  I've met, emailed, Facebooked, Slacked, or spoken on the phone with ... 't even think to think about. things like the one class i took on a whim ... people along the way.   Changes & Choices, by Afeefah K. '21 (on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  cold air puts a lot of unnecessary pressure on your lungs. I wear an ... any one thing you should put on before stepping out, it’s a properly ... slipping on the patches of ice around campus. And that’s really all I can ask

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  O hai A reintroduction

  

  . Artists on Instagram. Some of my favorites are Kerby Rosannes, Lisa Congdon ... Tube videos of comedians doing their stand-up or being on talk shows. Current ... I graduated, and on top of that, I’ve learned way more about the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  November summary: books, playlist, gratitude

  

  I'm on the train home to Philadelphia. Currently: four women run my ... effect, spending this much time with people one-on-one has led to much ... life up to tumult, and I realized, over and over, that I could rely on my

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 25, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  prototype: However, we wanted a device that could easily be put on any shoe ... can't exactly wear a naked Arduino on your foot.  We needed to build an ... just Java) and made this: Blue/yellow circles will flash on the foot

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  For Newtown

  

  didn't seem as important as calling Ryan, my 10-year-old brother, up on ... circumstance would be hurrying on their way - all stopped to pay tribute to a ... summers and the piercing chill of its winters. And if one will hold on, he

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 18, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  had to choose which hobbies to focus your time on and there just weren ... to MIT and on a spur of the moment deal, tried out for an acapella ... for beginners. Not only do they work to put on a big show each semester

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Call For A Good Time a weekend of coffee shop networking

  

  obsessed with Oprah.) Also, how being as networked as possible on LinkedIn is ... Macaroni, whom we had encountered earlier on the way to dinner. I give ... move out for the summer. On the Facebook employee shuttle, I happened to

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments-ment Webcast A few comments on the past week.

  

  . Life after it happens is at least semi-solid enough to serve on a plate ... a second UROP in MIT's Plasma and Fusion Center, read a paper on ... jeep, saw the stars like pinpricks on velvet, suctioned cold mountain

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Neil Gaiman! The uncensored version =P

  

  that Paul was too shy to blog (come on now. we're all adults) was that ... that he was pretty spot-on about something I had noticed, but never ... commenting on how fantastic you are, Mr. Gaiman, and your books really speak to

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  interest in physics, even if you don't plan on majoring in course 8. At the ... Continuous process design. Right now we're working on a computer simulation of ... days until I graduate. I have a job. But more on those things later.

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  budget your time. In high school, although I could be out working on the ... the bike soon afterwards while I was hunting for it on campus. Turns out ... contemplated on everything that had passed in between...), I'm learning more than

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  substantial amount of college essays, but I have a couple things to say on the ... diarrhea and blab on about absolutely nothing) and she definitely helped me ... . Everyone is going to have an opinion on your choice of topic, or your tone

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  -long movie retrospective entitled: Race & Hollywood Black Images on Film. I ... Batman Returns or Sin City. Anyway... (Stay on target!) Monday night ... pro-Klan stance, and its endorsement of slavery." They went on to call

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  now, many of you have probably procrastinated on making one of (what you ... one of the billion activities going on that weekend, or peeking into a ... parties on the weekend, couples (yea, people date, who would have thought

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  attending lectures, doing readings, and working on problems sets specifically ... could have simply talked to the Committee on Academic Performance to ask ... on your schedule the next term before MIT schedules are even posted. Of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  asked with proportionate frequency, and on this night that question was ... 40 minutes for an on-campus information session. I had to very quickly ... Fair (ISEF). I will be hosting a reception on Thursday afternoon after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  day of Spring Term! I'm a little behind on the questions, so here goes ... weekend on their MIT portal; in fewer than two weeks, we will send out a ... the Mid-Year Grade Report on the application tracking site eventually

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005