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  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  told me to chill and “be cool” in selection committee – I told her that ... though my heart is being pulled in too many directions at once. My Pi Day ... feel lucky that he chose to apply to us! Maybe you’ll be surprised to

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Policies, Principles, and Protests thinking about responsible citizenship in a time of student protests

  

  may in turn be reported to universities to which they applied. Indeed ... to MIT’s Class of 2022 have asked us if their acceptance will be ... the public interest. And in this case, when the threat of being denied

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • February 22, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Why I wasn’t sad to leave MIT On shedding.

  

  a zillion clubs (it would be indecent to say just how many) and ... lead to becoming narrow-minded. Wasn’t it good to be interested in ... remain on the same campus or even in the same city, there will always be

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  the same for black people at MIT   It seemed to be something that got a lot of attention, and I thought it might be a good idea to go ... it can be like being a part of one of the smallest minority at MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  ” applications that could often be appealing at first glance, but ultimately turn out to be woefully short on substance.  I want to revisit and elaborate ... , generally the best that it can aspire to be is a convincing counterfeit, which

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  , disheartened and hoping that the test will be ridiculously curved - it couldn ... us expand the list of places to be sad, so fill out this survey and let ... I do, it will probably be in one of the lounges on my floor at East

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 16, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  ? Because on April 5, 1936, something profoundly strange was being hauled up ... parking lot. Since it was said to be too much of an eyesore, however, the ... somehow a mere 48 hours away. There will be a plethora of events and food

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  an anecdote about how your dreams can't be taken away from you onto two ... 't let it break you down. Don't let yourself be defined by where you get ... to be MIT. You're going to have a wonderful, meaningful college

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

  Hilbert’s Third Problem (A Story of Threes) Holy mathematics, Batman! Math at MIT, and why we need calculus to define volume.

  

  classroom I passed a girl from among my soon-to-be audience. We made eye ... to being able to follow, read, write, and (thanks to 6.046, which I ... of power at the intersection of fields. It is valuable to be able to be

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  right place would be the one with the right "fit". I know by September ... you, it's much easier to be happy. In terms of colleges, I had no idea ... being the right fit for me. Fit is an experience and a quality that varies

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

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  what it's like to be a student here (he got his PhD in Mathematics here ... it is.) More than just being around here though, he has served on ... . I'd be tempted to say I'm a bit biased, as he was my 6.01 professor

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (and at MIT)

  

  wanted to be when he grew up. I reached for the right words to validate the ... , he posited that many talented kids would be better off (and might ... put up with me, and it would be an even bigger miracle for a full

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 24, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  And the Whistle Blows soccer post-season & my last competitive soccer game

  

  we really wanted was the big shiny silver trophy you get for being the ... be able to play ten more years of soccer at the time was if I was ... -year future where I would one day be done playing competitive soccer – has

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 21, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Flux and Flow Thermodynamics as therapeutic analogy; or, the longest way I've ever said, "I'm still figuring things…

  

  difficult concepts and brutal tests. It represented the final hurdle to being ... wanted to be a doctor -- which, at the time, was no longer a settled matter ... equilibria: even though something, on the microscopic level, may be in constant

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  Context and Anna's Being "Qualified" For MIT, as well as conversations (good ... get in or will / will not be accepted because they are a woman / a ... otherwise exclusive characteristics, which cannot be combined in a single

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Bleary-eyed Some thoughts and reflections on this year's admission cycle - particularly for those not admitted.

  

  .g., the admit rate is now 9.6% instead of 13%). This post will not be as ... experienced, first-hand, being truly "bleary-eyed". This year marked the first ... looking at a computer, I'd be spending even more trying to read tiny essays

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  students how likely it is that they will be admitted to each school on their ... ? Because the factors of admissions that can be readily apprehended in a forum ... chancing may be fun, or a way to blow off steam, or just something to do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Dissecting emotion what is feeling

  

  , because the other night I slept at 9:35 PM telling myself that it'd just be a "nap", because I told a friend that I'd be free for a video call at ... one was around. Next year, I'll be moving out of East Campus, and I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 3, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  being a student. Nadya is undoubtedly a passionate hard ... of a permanent house[annotation note="To be very clear, I do not want ... and being admitted. A few months ago, it was revealed that he applied to

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  – which also means sorority recruitment will be here before we know it ... [annotation note="Like many others, I didn’t know a lot about what being in a ... my sorority has ended up being one of the one of the best and most

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024