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  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  for fighting. It’s on institutions, not individuals, to ensure that PIs ... ’t do that.). And you do want to prepare for it by brushing up on your ... where to apply Tips on the application components Why I chose MIT

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  -buzz my hair and set me on a path of never having to pay for a haircut ever ... learning what that means to me, but I never forgot this passage that on ... is necessary for self-sustainability) to be kind to myself Xiaolu, my

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My blogger bio over time what does it take to get to know someone?

  

  hope you enjoy reading mine. March 2020 What does it take to get to know ... or Drawphone or Skribbl. We could hop on a call and sing off-sync to ... then, I hope you enjoy reading mine. December 2020 What does it take to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  days, you need two or three or five blankets and to lie on the couch for ... was waiting on... but that's a story for another time."]EA decisions ... rejection letters so that I would be able to recognize mine immediately and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [joint post] we visited every station on the MBTA and the Logan Airport Rental Car Center

  

  station, and to get to MIT from the airport (for free!). We are not visiting ... heard Alan repeat that he never wanted to see green on the MBTA for the ... few days later we went to a touchdown space on campus to plan it

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 29, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Advice From The Elderly My last blog entry, at least from this chapter.

  

  to Science Magazine, who published a study on my expected lifespan in ... ending!)(It ends with me losing all my toes.) I wanted to pass on some ... casting agents for the next season of Game of Thrones and just happen to be

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  for graduation. Classes were over, and the most stressful thing I had to ... 've known, because I'm staying for another year to finish my Master's degree (through the MEng/VI-A programs). Since I am going to around for another

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Day in the Life Liveblog of my Thursday complete with (not so great) pictures

  

  I decided to share a day of mine too! Quick disclaimer: I thought it ... for 21W.758 aka. MIT.616). I'm usually really bad at talking to ... Workbar   I usually only go to Central for art supplies, so it's fun

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m back! (And what I carry on it) "You can tell a lot about a person by what they carry" - Atlas

  

  commute killah. Need to be on a bus/train/plane for a long time, but not ... bag and show you what’s in mine on any given day. (I actually did just ... makes skype calls much nicer, it’s good for narrating what’s going on in a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 11, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Comprehensive Guide to Crying on Campus It’s right about that time of year.

  

  ’t just have been you who did bad, right? You want to sleep, preferably for ... picture): The most recommended place to cry on campus was the Cheney Room ... concentration of crying spots on the right of the map). We need all of you to help

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 16, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  's go for a walk. It's nice out. Davie: Okay. Feel free to either talk ... On Thursday, I sat in front of a camera for an hour (along with ... " to come here. I'd like to take that back, because of what happened on

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

  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  In 2015 I got to experience a longtime dream of mine, finally finding ... you’ve had; on the other hand my wish for you is that through storms and ... that. Chop things. I don't know what reference to give for how small

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

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  . Consider whether you want to live on a floor (e.g. Random or Maseeh) or in a ... worried, stock up on frozen meals from Trader Joe’s for easy dining (you ... skates, or hoverboard for an easy commute, and wait to get used to the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  students telling me how I had encouraged them to continue striving on past ... brothers what encouraging words they have for you, and, on their own ... over the MIT community coming together for one reason: to tell you that

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

  How to get a UROP A lesson on stalking.

  

  winner on his knees, begging you to UROP with him. "I'll even give you my ... to be asked for your resume, so you might as well make one now. That ... couple of e-mails on my behalf to people he knew in his department, which

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  So I was looking through some old notes that I was working on for ... . Read the blogs, that's what they're for. We try to make them interesting ... random blog entries. You know, just for fun. 2. Tell us what you want to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• 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 ... I tried to create this video as something I'd want to hear as a ... always-inspirational things to say. Here are a couple of my blog posts that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  November 1st is my January 1st each november is a new direction

  

  to catch up on work became a weekend of shambling around grasping for ... your experience was like mine, many people were doubting you. To you ... heartbreaking. Takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there for a school with

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  to MIT to find - that something which I would be willing to work on for ... feelings on things, so in honor of New Year’s Eve, I decided to reflect on ... because I’ve had to sheepishly check the MIT map saved on my phone more

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  22 Tales from tEp strange sights and stranger delights

  

  roommates, Dayna, wanted to put on a tea party for the house. I wasn ... to the bottom for my concerns about how COVID-19 will affect FSILGs and ... table, it was convention for the cook team to gather at the base of the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 31, 2020