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  MIT and Black Greek Letter Organizations An Interview

  

  .   Learning About D9s D9 is a shorthand for “Divine Nine'', a casual ... reality for her at least during her undergraduate career. But, when she ... . However, during [annotation note=" Rush is 'a chance for new freshmen guys

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

  ten reflections on mit

  

  ’ve changed. Then, I need to account for my own “MIT-tinted googles”: for the ... leaving home for the first time, growing older, or just generally maturing ... ’ll never know the counterfactuals. There’s no alternate-universe-self for me

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  East Campus, A Home *dons his historian hat*

  

  most other places. In fact, I'm wearing the 2014 Rush shirt for my dorm, East Campus. (The dorm goes by EC for short, or East Campus Alumni Memorial Housing for long.) You'll find that my dorm's been making head

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 11, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  On Thursday, I sat in front of a camera for an hour (along with ... for MIT?" My mind went blank. Qualified? What a strange word. I thought of job applications. "Explain how you are qualified for this position

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thank you for reading A rigorous study of 26-year-olds (n=1) showed that getting older is positively correlated to the…

  

  We were asked to write an entry for the anniversary of the blogs, a ... from MIT. First things first: I have now actually been out of college for ... . The audience that I used to write for has now graduated from college

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  nervousness, looking for distractions, forcing yourself to pretend like there ... here is my deep life advice, for application day and forevermore ... TV show or film that ALWAYS makes you feel better. You are so brave for

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  non-stop / walang hinto what a mess

  

  if extracting my physical energy as a tax for my sin. the entire month ... ’s vaguely about linguistics, even though my actual job is designing a website ... with machine learning. i am also a counselor for promys. it’s a math

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  are, so we drew something for you!         ... majority of attendees will be looking for friends, just like you! 3. Visit ... community for everyone! K: If you're thinking about going to MIT (which I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  a class. It's been a hard few weeks for my friends too, with the long ... 's also been a rough few weeks for the MIT community overall, with the losses of Matthew Nehring and Christina Tournant. And for you, dear

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thoughts for the New Year A semester's worth of thoughts, tbh

  

  recently and more frequently than I’d like to admit. For the most part ... . Sidequest 9: Build a thing. I built (with a LOT of help) a shelf for my loft ... . (Warning: I’m about to wax philosophical for what will probably be several

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  Words of Advice for the Incoming Class you did it! now what?

  

  like for you. You might have gotten recently added to the Discord or ... means easy. The hard part is over (for now). A lot of adMITs will throw themselves into a panic because they think they need to prepare for MIT, when

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

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

  

  applying to MIT. I thought I'd post it again (recycling is good for the ... excited for MIT, but I am having some second thoughts. Concerning my peers ... as the others. For example, almost all the people I've talked to have

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  i made furry art for Caltech i have art powers and choose to use them for chaos

  

  long ethernet cables for the lights from the loading docks), but I did ... representative of Tetazoo and Blacker’s love for each other. [caption id ... aiming for here. On the last day before Caltech left, as a parting gift

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  up the points of the things I even wrote anything down for, they just ... strong negative memories of. But it's a requirement for the new 6–14 major ... of each section I was reading for later review and cheat sheet copying

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Do I have a story for you… *SPOILER* I do

  

  ....very soon..." One of many lessons I've learned is that waiting for things to ... for what's ahead and I think the blogs are no different. There are 10

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  which are required of you. Tell us about something you do for the pleasure ... ’re looking for that, we have plenty of great essay advice on our site already ... Officers of MIT™ who are responsible for reading your applications. We get to

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  exploration. Armed with an all-powerful MBTA Pass (with unlimited trips for a ... , Downtown Boston splits into diverse districts, one for each type of adventure ... best beginning for Downtown exploration. Marvelous for people

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

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  grand visions for senioritis in college. i would go out all the time! do ... for someone. there is enough positive work for you to do until you find a bit of personal direction. the moment i realized it was okay for my

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  the strong case I made for her. Why? Partially because she reminded me a ... ." You may have seen Pink if you came for an on campus information session ... 's more rigorous majors, Aero/Astro, and now works for NASA. Goes to show

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  There's something I've been mulling over in my head for a long time ... Context and Anna's Being "Qualified" For MIT, as well as conversations (good ... are assuming this: that MIT, for some students, values something called

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011