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  A Major Crisis: A Follow Up what happens next

  

  another, except for maybe Course 8. Fuck physics. Recently, I've been reflecting a lot on what it means for me to be a computer science major and ... Internship For those of you that haven't read previous blogposts, I'm currently

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Room(s) Where It Happens You've hit submit. What Comes Next?

  

  and advocate for students. We might be crusty, but I’d say we are warm ... process for me. In addition, as a slightly extroverted person, reading applications all day, everyday in physical isolation for weeks on end can be

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • January 9, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A (Belated) Letter to July In which I start blogging again with an angsty video

  

  transcript of the video for those who might want it (I may have changed a word ... 't see you again for some time, but I thought I'd send a note anyway. It ... less romantic than it sounds. For the first time in my life, I'm hundreds

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Let’s Go Fly A Kite Up to decision night!

  

  limbo for an eternity before inevitably executed. Or you’re not accepted ... your dreams for dear life, meet your decision head-on, and emerge with them still intact. Sorry for the “Admittedly” pun back there. I just can

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 11, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Boomeranging The day before classes start is Registration Day. It’s also the day we welcome readmitted…

  

  halfway through a botched sophomore fall to receive treatment for clinical ... Student Support Services (S3), who coordinates the readmission process for ... averages for all four-year postsecondary insitutions (of 39% and 59

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Took A Gap Year some things you just can't predict

  

  For most of high school, the US was just a vague blip on the radar of ... ” or “running for president”. I had read one of the MIT blogs once, stumbling onto Anna’s post, “Being Qualified for MIT”, but only with distant

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  had been drawn for the lottery to see him and Mike Schroepfer (VP of ... auditorium. And just for you guys, I got some footage of his talk. Sorry in advance for all the shakiness. Here is ~10 minutes from the 1 hour talk

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  , especially. I don't actually have a plan for this, haha, so I will just draft ... for two degrees, took five classes for five semesters, four for two, and six for one. I think I am somewhat different from the "standard" MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  may take many forms. What is it that you look for in an applicant?, some ... in and of itself will get you in to MIT. For example: A few years ago ... reactor in his garage. Think about that for a second. Now, most students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The leftmost station on your dial WMBR = awesome campus radio

  

  answer review questions for a paper before my 1 PM 9.12 lecture. Because I ... ignore the paper for another 42 minutes and watch this week's episode of ... , for "Technology Broadcasting System," when it was discovered that a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  other words, in a world that humans have built for themselves, the roach ... a roach spawn point for about a week. Most of them however, were ... ="aligncenter" width="1535"] graphic details have been replaced with flowers for viewer

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Train Coming on navigating

  

  coast for my freshman fall, I was terrified. I had no clue how things ... decided to move to the east coast for reasons I'll get into later."] the ... ?t=5756 -- When I got to the airport for my first ever flight, I

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  22 Tales from tEp strange sights and stranger delights

  

  beautiful summer day in Boston[/caption] I stayed in Boston last summer. For ... East Campus (EC) and Burton Conner House (BC) for summer rent (the other ... programs for high school students). This is the worst option, in my opinion

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 31, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bad Ideas Weekend 2019 good times

  

  since I got here. For me, IAP has been a time of relaxation and ... Floor 2 East was the base for the 2^n cookies operation, led by Adriana J ... total approximately equal to 2^11.514. Just for clarity, these cookies

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 3, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  for 21W.758 aka. MIT.616). I'm usually really bad at talking to ... course) for the blogs after the semester's over, so I'll write more about ... can't wait until Christmas break.   1:00pm arrive for meeting at

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

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  how it felt for these to be hammered home. 5. If you don't succeed, the ... for me? Short answer: No. Long answer: No. Saying "I'm not smart ... be ascribed to not studying for long enough, but at some point “I just

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  , for that's when I break out my bicycle. an actual photo of me with my ... bicycle has several benefits, especially in a city like Boston. For one ... can be deceptive. For example, Massachusetts Avenue, which bisects the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a freshman year 🦴🧠🩸🖐️🫀 my first year at mit, told through the body

  

  my advisor placement at first, since i had only applied for advising ... “hardest things available”. looking for challenge, i definitely got what i asked for. i talked to the professor about whether or not i should drop to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 9, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  could sleep for a much longer time. I roll over to cuddle with them and go ... of bed in 20 minutes is unfortunately pretty good for me these days ... else we still need to do before everyone leaves: pick our songs for next

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tenets or, my only piece of advice for incoming first-years

  

  fitting in, about studying for classes, and about joining clubs. For those ... [/annotation] ready to give you their tips and tricks for surviving classes and getting ... , there have been many, many blog posts filled with advice for first

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021