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  EC Gothic/Screaming (“I don’t want to work on psets”) Apparently a work order has been fulfilled. But whose?

  

  fiberglass in your skin. You’ve forgotten the names of the people you’re with ... and decides on JudBoard’s behalf. Loren S. ‘17 You’ve called FIXIT, but ... monster you’ve become. A sense of dread overwhelms you. You look down. You

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  ten years, but I’ve finally decided who I want to be when I grow up and ... some skills I picked up working for Company X. More broadly, I’ve really ... of life, I ended up becoming myself, and I like who I’ve become.

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  cost, all three enjoy being in a city-wide chapter because they’ve made ... ; Friendships and Other Favorite aspects They all agree that the friendships they’ve made and the people they’ve met are their favorite and even most powerful

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

  Burton-Conner’s Renovation: A Saga on friendships that transcend shitty infrastructure

  

  changes we've seen in the past few months, no one knows how things will pan ... everything she said was true⁠—we've stayed together and maintained our ... relationships I've forged will last even without a physical residence to contain

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 6, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  . Becoming is honestly the most relatable book I’ve ever read, and I highly

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Acceptance Why getting into MIT meant to so much to me

  

  , “Yeah, I’ve been coming for you.” However, I was ready. I was terrified, I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  3 weeks in northern Italy Global Teaching Labs and MISTI-Italy

  

  ancient and medieval buildings like I’ve only seen in pictures (but in so

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  those from movies. At MIT, the HASS classes I’ve taken are small and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  boat tour, loving every minute of it. Since, I’ve revealed a personal

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There and Back It's like a reunion tour, kind of.

  

  , and what about that VH1 “Where Are They Now?” special that you’ve all

  • by Bryan
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This Bathroom Ceiling Some science, some fiction: traverse the space and time of our bathroom ceiling.

  

  . . . perhaps I can find a better name for it later when I’ve found out what it

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  What I wish I’d known, and what I’m glad I knew Before coming to MIT.

  

  wish I'd bought my DNA, Mobius strip, and golden ratio earrings sooner. They've

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Difficulty With Data the shadow of an application

  

  Over the last few weeks I've posted entries about diversity vs merit and the holistic admissions process. And while I hope that these entries have contributed some insight into how and why we do the things we do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  the Student Center. 2:57am: “What's the latest time we've finished an

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  50 Things Advice for the class of 2010.

  

  . I've thought about the experience of going to that show (with the guy

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An actual day in the lab Hectic is my middle name.

  

  7:45 AM. The alarm goes off and I hit the snooze bar. My first class this semester started at 11 AM every day (and I've been on an extended vacation since finals ended due to moving and setting up the apartment)... my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Half-Century Retrospective Revisiting the MIT Application from the 1972–1973 admissions cycle

  

  .” Students are also asked to share jobs they’ve held, and information about how they’ve spent their summers. (I appreciate the snarky instructions that

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your first last day all my life has been about / waiting for people to go

  

  packing. I’ve gotten used to having to move in short notice that I don ... would come. And nothing came. It’s tripping me up. All I’ve felt these two

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 21, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to Make Money at MIT for all of us who don't know how to make a startup :(

  

  here!   Freelance SWE/Web Dev This is not MIT-specific, but I've

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 4, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Pictures from a Semester of Classes The Sequel Society Didn't Know It Needed

  

  the most impulsive yes I've ever given. Still enjoyed it and took some

  • by Richard O. '28
  • December 29, 2024