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  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  From the moment I became an MIT Admissions Blogger, I knew I'd write this entry. I've been biding my time, waiting for this day and the plethora of emotions that come with it. Right now, some of you are nearly

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

  If the Obama were a unit of measure . . . . . . what would it measure?

  

  times I've seen it are immediately prior to CPW and before the Dalai Lama ... stage that I've stood on dozens of times. The stage that was presently 30 ... people I've ever met. He began his speech the way most do, and I'll save

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  East Side, I’ve adjusted well to low-income living. Stuyvesant High

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The leftmost station on your dial WMBR = awesome campus radio

  

  pretend that's how I've spent the last six weeks. We now return to our super

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  't know. (I find this kind of situation hilarious, personally.) I've been

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Entry About Snow ...Even though we don't have any

  

  the unusually warm weather we've been having, it was actually fake snow

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  classes out of our applicant pool, without question. If you’ve been deferred

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Queer at MIT, but not on the blogs the map is not the territory, but it's getting closer

  

  LGBTQ+ bloggers did, but some chose to, and I've reproduced their stories ... and I've got relatives with whom this would not fly So there's that My ... I’ve taken here or about something that will potentially help someone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Favorite Classes at MIT! survey says...

  

  to be his student. Larry Sass was the first Black professor I've ever ... communication.  became a much better presenter We've all given so many ... work.  I feel like I have a solid grasp on my field now that I’ve seen

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking the L On "failure" at a place like MIT.

  

  that important to share with applying students: taking the L. Y'all, I've ... unless you are very comfortable coding. 6.100L is the class for if you've

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] How to Build a Three Story Fort by Zack I. '27

  

  I've had all kinds of feelings about returning to MIT as staff a decade after I was a student here, but one of them is ✨delight✨ at seeing ... ="Residence Exploration Week"]REX.[/annotation] In the past, we’ve built rollercoasters, a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 1, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How To Make Mediocre Furniture well, maybe i'll let you be the quality judge

  

  corner, and I've already gotten a scratch on the top. But it's beautiful ... , in my tables that I've made and the memories they make me think of when

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  submission, and talk about some of the things I've learned about publishing ... research is the UROP project that I've been working on for almost two years

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  not ever fixing it!!!! so I've been buying soap this whole time for the ... disappointed that the house hasn't been cleaned. I've been babysitting animals

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  conscientiousness 73 extraversion 48 agreeableness 50 neuroticism 65 Type 5 wing 5 “I've ... really value friendship and being kind to people. That's what I've always

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT Underwear Exposé (and Sorting Hat) The coolest data you never wanted to have.

  

  content of the mailing list (I’ve never been on it), but because of the ... way, a number of years ago. I’ve hit my 15 GB Gmail limit a few times

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Colors In every sense of the word

  

  couldn’t see. Red apples. Yet, over the past month I’ve also been amazed ... enough questions or talk long enough, anyone can tell you something you’ve

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately, maybe because: - I feel old and unprepared heading into senior year - I just underwent adult ... that you've been through a lot and people are asking for your advice for

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 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…

  

  classes in the Aero/Astro department until you've completed both semesters ... desire for a "passion" that I've shared: I'd like to reassure you that the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  rather pretentious, so I've unconsciously continually opted to say Boston ... external transcript) CLICK III. Now that you've seen my stats compared

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011