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  this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester

  

  I'll be honest, I lost track of time somewhere around the end of ... happening all at once, I started getting overwhelmed. I remember being surprised at it being April, now, it's the middle of May, and it seems like no

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  Joonho K. '20 (2019) it’s okay to be nervous, anxious, excited, whatever ...  breathe and ground yourself, even if just for a second. and we, the bloggers, will be ... Shuli J. '22 (2018): I knew I would be nervous when the time came, because

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little ... hosting. Some hosts are very hands-on, being excited to be with you the entire weekend. Others are more like guides: being willing to give lots of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  in charge of my lab? I do this in person all the time -- I'll be talking to someone, and I'll be like "my boyfriend Adam" and they're like ... 's your boyfriend". So if you know that Morgan is the Big Boss, be nice and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  some profoundly absurd comment about being "appalled" that MIT would ... thing to note might be the trend in female applicants over the years ... saying that every female "thing" shouldn't be admitted. It doesn't seem to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  One would think that after seven years in this office I would not be ... all this time, I never cease to be thrilled to get to finally meet all ... attend with my child?" In truth, there won't be very many of them if you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope

  

  'll be able to accompany your student next weekend. But before I do that ... should I attend with my child?" In truth, there won't be very many of them ... way for you to be comfortable with them being here. I hope you’ll ask

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Photos of Freshman Spring 📸 My attempt to take a photo a day for an entire semester.

  

  The summer before college was my last summer of being 18, and thus my ... be entered in a lottery for a $1000 dollar scholarship. For kids up to ... -18, the “booklets” changed into strips (perhaps meant to be bookmarks

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • October 31, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  be. New York tells you, above all: you should make more money. There are other messages too, of course. You should be hipper. You should be better looking. But the clearest message is that you should be richer

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the lying lives of adults by elena ferrante

  

  , but if I had to guess, it seemed to be about an affair but not the usual ... the betrayed party would find out. Here, the affair seemed to be the ... then you can say all this. But to be honest, I've finished that book now

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  what are we to do? we are not helpless in the face of injustice.

  

  our neighbors. we talked about how to be good allies to our siblings, classmates, students of color. we talked about being white, and we talked about being not white, and we talked about being not black. we talked about our

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  . At times, you've driven me up the wall, literally. And I couldn't be ... -long question might turn out to be an hour-long mindbender. An innocent negative sign might take 10 minutes to figure out. I might be using the same

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2012! how is blog formed

  

  last, but definitely not least, 3) Blogger Application 2012 Be a blogger! As usual, we will primarily be looking for incoming freshman ... students and millions of other people around the world, and Be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  productive you could be doing. (2) Failure is all too common - you can't be ... 's possible to be inundated with work yet happy at the same time. (5) It's my choice to pick (4) over (3). And that's why this semester's going to be

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  be completed by you, the applicant. The Report serves two purposes: to ... Secondary School Reports and Transcripts. Please be patient. If the tracking ... will let you know, and you will not be penalized in any way. At this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Settled It's good to be back!

  

  into my MIT routine, having done laundry once (be impressed!), as well as having visited the professor I'll be UROP-ing with this upcoming semester. It's so nice to be back; I didn't quite have a whole lot of time to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 20, 2010
• Blog / Events

  A Burton Jew Thanksgiving Because I'm game for any excuse to eat stuffing.

  

  live on Burton 2, known primarily for being right below the Burton Third ... , hence our being known as Burton Jew. One suite even has a Kosher oven and ... that I’d be living with Kosher keeping people, much less on a floor with

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  . So now that all the interview reports are being filed, it's a good time ... would be the point exactly? Your interview report shouldn't be just a ... you would be a good addition to the MIT community. ECs know MIT, went to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What I’m Watching ...

  

  should be, what would I think was the most striking thing? Would it be the motion of things? Cars and people and hands and raindrops. Would it be learning to trust shapes and colors to be the real thing? Like a faraway

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  ! Here are some of my thoughts. We want you to be yourself throughout this ... 't want everyone to be the same -- part of what makes MIT exciting is ... and the application readers to be careful not to fall into trap of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008