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  I’m not an imposter… I’m going to be featured on the MIT News homepage

  

  during my summer of Interphase is that this isn’t the case. People ask “how ... of importance is that both “success” and “failure” will reinforce the ... ."]Minimization[/annotation] [annotation note="Don’t know if it’s the years of therapy or what but I’m much

  • by ana~
  • October 29, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Navigating The Tunnels…Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?

  

  ) ...balance extracurriculars and schoolwork? As is only inevitable, all of the ... know a couple of upperclassmen who handle this with ease, but the vast ... romantic (and it totally is), but if you don't get the piles of number theory

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 16, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i was…

  

  shadowrun alone is pretty much impossible; you need the help of others. This ... One of MIT's oldest student groups is the Assassins Guild. We're the ... desert storm. And one of the Guild's oldest traditions is the ten-day game

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  made.”) What I want to highlight about my story is the level of support ... in my corner, and I am reminded of that every day, but the takeaway is ... the corners of my eyes. On the inside, nothing. Just emptiness. But

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  know what it meant. MIT is MIT entirely because of the people here. For ... gives you the confidence to take risks. A lot of MIT is fun and games, but ... few days is one of your first big decisions. Some very intelligent

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Beacon Hill in the Fall More door.

  

  Northeast of the more frequently mentioned Harvard Bridge is the ... is behind us, the Charles River is below us, and Boston is in front of us. One of my favorite places in the world is the gold hill under the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 17, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Midsemester Night’s Dream Technically an All-Nighter's Dream, but hey, close enough

  

  casualties strewn across the furniture. This week is my second-busiest of the ... stressed I am, or how much work MIT is, or how to handle it, because I ... Electrical Engineering, not a measure of height. The MIT Bubble is a pressure

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  his visit, but at the same time it made me soberingly-aware of how much ... my general impression of the guy was that he is sort of aloof and ... had been drawn for the lottery to see him and Mike Schroepfer (VP of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Design Services—this copy of the 1973 application to MIT is a 30-page ... of the 1973 application is the letter from the Director of Admissions ... —as contrasted with the subject matter of that experience. It is clear that no

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  blogs, is the popularity of the "stats post". Some eager applicant posts a ... and the Internet. One of the things I was doing to fill the time was posting on the College Confidential forums. Some of you have probably

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  : Activity for One Year The beginning of my senior year was much more intense ...  what I really got out of all of the confusion. High school is what you make of it ... many "failures" served as catalysts for personal growth. In the wake of

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ode to Freshman Days composed in the wee hours of morning

  

  you will do in college is do too much. Try it. On the 1st week, you only ... . Working too much is easier than working too little. Takes the pressure off ... you will learn in college is The Value of Friendship. I have a friend

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 29, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  vast majority of applicants, is closer to the idea of qualified or ... these qualified students? This is where the idea of "diversity" comes in ... . It's an issue at the intersection of other excellent posts that folks

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

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  Austin, Texas? The land of cowboy boots, sweltering heat, and a city that took me no less than a week to fall in love with. Austin is on top of an ... around the city. The one I frequent the most is called Barton Springs. It

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  want to spent my time, how much water I consume. This is but the start of ... They're not kidding when they say the Swiss are some of the most On-Top-Of-It people in the World.   During the exchange

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  "luring" the reader in. The college essay is very much the same way - the ... sentence and ask yourself, "what is the connection of this sentence to the ... I think the college essay is a lot like froyo. It comes in a variety

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  paper. Gabrielle Union’s is a lot more educative in the feminine side of ... the heady ecstasy of MIT materializing out of an abstract dream into a dome-shaped reality in the smoldering heat of the summer. September

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  everything i made this year (mostly)

  

  –it’s kind of hard to see, but the carriage is moving up and down to vary the ... water. The piece is about how we idolize and worship the bodies of women ... proud of what we were able to make. The body and handles of the camera are

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 1, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Random Ceiling Tiles The ceilings of Random Hall and a friendly message.

  

  the seven of eight floors that have colorful ceilings, separated by ... you got in, it’s because you can handle it, and because you’re the kind ... the assurance and sense of purpose that drove you to follow it. Do it

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  . I started having thoughts to the effect of “everyone else is already ... people, and the gist of what I would optimally do is to convert the ... Materials Science is the one I’ve most heavily considered). A lot of these

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015