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  Take a Load Off Quoting The Band's "The Weight" should make the wait bearable

  

  . And it's still true of everyone who wants to get in to MIT. And I ... is visible from my awesome double.As much as I would've liked for it to ... have to write about this anyway, because it's advice that I wish I had

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  sophomore fall, and not really had the courage to do it or the time to think ... not true) and I just don’t even really remember what it feels like to be ... to my room and feel like there was a sinkhole in my stomach. It was

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  thought the process of applying to semi-elite institutions ended after ... coveted group for internships. As a junior applying to internships: it ... word makes you look as good to an employer as possible. You guys can

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  would cringe seeing this post), but I find it fun to read an analysis of ... often receive applications where its obvious a student has only applied to ... , perhaps living on their campus. It is so much more important to do your

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  . after john showed me and claire how to tack, and watching us try it out ... 's blowing against where you want to go. and even if it was possible, it could ... direction is important. you'll need to develop a sense for it." "isn't there

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  especially how it would affect my experience after MIT but going back to read ... that I did in my head to write the above statement, so I wrote it down ... engineering to pursue a PhD in biological engineering at MIT. (It’s not as crazy

  • by Bryan
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  course unqualified to tell you how to keep it going after that (talk to an ... physically abusive relationships. It is also, uhh, going to be a really long ... opinion, and my own moral compass when it comes to these issues. The "Facts

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision fatigue an occupational hazard, and how to manage it

  

  whole selves for any part of ourselves to improve. It is possible to ... began my career as an admissions officer, but I've come to recognize it as ... to prevent it, only ways to manage it better. It's hard to manage

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 21, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  , it won’t matter to them if you voted for or against them, and they won ... by Cody C. '14 When it comes to politics, there is one argument that ... processes are, so I thought it would be good to engage the system I was

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Stove-Cook Your Oatmeal and Never Look Back To not-admitted applicants and anyone who knows anything about fuses.

  

  guess, didn’t do anything about it, that I want to share with you ... pathogens. (If I were cooler, it would be good to actually replace the broken ... motivation behind applying to MIT, chase it. Don’t let the switch of a single

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 19, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  Nearly nine months after getting into MIT, one question I continue to ... part of it to maintaining something you are not. The idea of fit is ... you, it's much easier to be happy. In terms of colleges, I had no idea

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  prioritize in that moment is to look after myself. It's so much easier saying ... situation it is, no matter what you do to circumvent it. It's a combination ... and metaphors I created to help explain what it feels like to me. There

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The leftmost station on your dial WMBR = awesome campus radio

  

  else, it gives me somewhere to go when I want to hide from papers and ... 's seen the unpublished posts; I just keep changing the date and planning to post it. I fail at life, I know.) I woke up on Wednesday morning at 11

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  pinned to a corkboard after only two hours of professional stalking. I ... thought, maybe it’s missing something. What happened to the other colleges ... rendering of the lineart. I sent it to Winnie, who was already at Metropolis

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Perkus Nonacademia MIT will give you more than just an engineering degree.

  

  .But to me MIT is like a T800's mission: It's about the people. I've met ... back to visit a few times, and every time it's been a blast. Most ... best thing to do about it. Talking it over with Dave and a friend of mine

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Acceptance Why getting into MIT meant to so much to me

  

  me getting into MIT and why it meant so much to me. Enjoy!!!! Finally ... was to come, and it had, until now. I thought that through my fasting I ... to whatever it was you were originally doing, but can’t because you are

  • by Ben O. '19
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  , I decided it was best to board the plane heading to London. After ... . It's a long way from Moultrie, GA, to Cambridge, MA, and an even longer ... . After receiving the Marshall Scholarship to attend postgrad in the UK for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  fourth floor. We have a beautiful view, and three large windows to watch it ... , experiences, and stories that make me feel comfortable and safe. It’s nice to go out into the world and get lost someplace new, and it’s just as nice to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  continuing to those not admitted, waitlisted, or still waiting

  

  possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give ... having been admitted, of being at MIT. (Though, to be clear, it ... birthday. It was a rejection. I’ve got to say, it wasn’t exactly the best

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 16, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT, part deux The case study of someone else you wouldn't expect to have gotten in

  

  after the science fair, he decided it was actually possible.) Once again ... today, and I was planning to write about tests. But Laura beat me to it ... . (Awww.) Adam swears that after the launch, he decided he wanted to come to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 7, 2005