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• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  have to tell the truth. Your room doesn't look like a 'I could be an ... information about me, I don't think. It was also weird to be reminded of the ... prove myself to the same coaches who said I’d never be “more than okay

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  ’ve got a bajillion things to do. And today, I will not finish all of them ... college will most definitely not get you through it. And being rejected does ... ’ll see that this person will be enough to keep on motivating you and

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  . We’re so used to trying our best, succeeding no matter what, being the ... twist behind my back, I thought my life was over. Not being able to walk ... ’s a balance to be found between brushing off the bad vibes and pushing

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  we wanted to do hall rush the way it was supposed to be done, not to ... " hall (this turned out to be not nearly as big a problem as we'd expected ... us, and it turned out to be the right place for both of us. But if it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 2 and the power of the many

  

  above a majority) to be correct. A single majority answer being the wrong ... incorrect, then ALG fails. It thus helps to compute the probability that at ... /(N4) = log N / N3. This is equivalent to the probability that ALG fails

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  application is incomplete, we will not be able to match you. However, we would ... test dates, you will not qualify for the Match. If you have not completed ... will not have a full set of tests by the October testing date, what

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Help! Learn from my mistakes...and from the Beatles.

  

  public to Nepali for the first time, not reporting my findings to my ... out how the paper was meant to be written: if only I had checked in ... ! Not only the research is very good - the writing is very good, too!" To

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  to no longer be among the 'babies' of the school, to be replaced by the ... before our first midterm (photo credit to Carin '13): "The midterm will be unlike the homework in that the problems will be solvable

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  really want to be here.) 3) Is the list ranked? No, not in any way. 4) What ... The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most ... choose to come, you will likely forfeit your deposit at the other school

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  from the hat, we knew it just had to be "Mitra Lzhpb*n!xobile" (name ... 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." Ahhh, New York City, winning the ... subject. This entry is gonna be mostly pictures. So, like the good traveler

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  ever I willingly failed =P) and told me to sleep "a lot" and come back if it gets any "worse." WORSE?! So I guess I'm not used to being in this ... MORE sick. I went to the doctor willingly, which is a rare thing for me

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  those of you who have yet to arrive, no need to fret!  There will be ... it's not for you, we will have other events!  Next week there will be ... service projects.  However, this year I decided to apply to be a mentor for

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25

  

  classes in the physics curriculum. I’m here to tell you why this class is ... ’t have the “right personality” to be a physicist.  Enter JLab. For the ... apparatus were considered important, not details to be brushed off because

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 1, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  make anyone feel bad for not answering -- i'd always try to rephrase the ... . i'll handle the roadbumps as they come. i know i will. https ... memories have been left to gather dust over the years. after i burned through

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The reading season begins

  

  each folders are the summary cards (or "E-3 cards," I have no idea why they're called that). For the next month, the admissions staff will be ... will be an exciting month. By now, I've read my first folders of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  to the extent of being late to class. (It really was an amazing ... as to whether or not to add 5.112, seeing as the first half of 5 ... up. Wondered why anyone would ever be awake at this time. Wondered why

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday on learning to balance growth and recovery

  

  thing I wanted. The pathway to recovery is not always so straight and ... encouragement to other charity runners. I may hang out with my brother who will be ... not to plan everything out, but to switch it up, and have it be a rest

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  senior house / pilot 2021 / senior house facts, and a thought

  

  I'm definitely not going to be the only person to talk about this on ... application [link] to be a member of the community. You will see that we are ... the process will be very selective, many of you will want or need to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  't want to admit. After all, these decisions can be very personal, and the ... 've also known this friend to be pretty honest with me, and in the past, he ... needs to be disclosed to the other party. I've rejected plenty of people

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  unless they are in my dinner.) Luckily, I don't think the test will be of ... rocked the GRE general test, will be graduating with two degrees, have a ... 'm willing to work sufficiently hard on the weekend prior to that week

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005