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  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  trait. Regardless, I can guarantee you that if you see me on campus, at ... I glide out on the ice in the 10-degree Vermont winter morning. I can ... -Mobile, I knew this as the best place to buy jewelry. In front of T-Mobile was

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I’m back! (And what I carry on it) "You can tell a lot about a person by what they carry" - Atlas

  

  constantly. I can never seem to hold onto one for very long, though this is the ... -tool - Best thing you can carry as long as you’re not going to the airport. I ... Hey! I’m back this term to finish my undergrad degree. I realize

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 11, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  support can go a long way. I've been very lucky to have the amazing support ... hope you know that I fully support you. I don't believe all of you can ... kind of change entire community can bring together. This is what I wanted

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  On identity f(x) = x

  

  One What does it take to get to know someone? I hate the feeling that I know so many people in MIT only on the surface-level. Sure, I can ... . Sure, I can tell you his favorite video game, or what student groups he

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  thing does not currently exist in my possession. Two Fridays ago, I threw ... 's window. I remember thinking that this can't be our last goodbye, but in a ... from when I've last seen her. "Talk to your grandma as much as you can

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  smoke and spice my comfort meal

  

  served hot, if it is, I will just vomit, if not I can scarf it. SI ... I will take all the help I can get. it's a ~journey~ best trekked with ... as well relish in it.  To quote the above almond can that I snacked

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to get a UROP A lesson on stalking.

  

  Me: "Can I please list 'can raise each eyebrow independently' in the ... far as I can tell, UROPing follows a basic rule of thumb: if you want ... graduate student living in your dorm. Mine does work at the Media Lab, and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  you *can* do it. When the application came out, I was in the middle of ... along. If I really can't think of anything, I cheat and do something like ... I'm sitting at the kitchen table in my London flat; my sister Lisa

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  November 1st is my January 1st each november is a new direction

  

  figured out any more than you do. I'm working through it. But I hope you can ... , simpler dream. To just do the absolute best I can do in whatever I end up ... These past three weeks have been really hard. And I'm sure that for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  . Can you tell that I didn’t sleep much? I had already learned Freshman ... Happy 10th birthday, blogs!!! I made you a cake! (With help from ... anniversay of my MIT journey. 10 years ago today, I was just about to start my

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science Out Loud! On teaching/making/producing educational videos and why it's so much fun

  

  are. I did everything from: Buying lunch for the talent and crew ... classes where I can’t actually apply the material or don’t feel motivated ... I think I've accidentally begun a quest to be involved with ALL THE

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Search of Answers Seeking recommendations, rather than providing them...

  

  When most people learn what kind of work I do, they often speculate ... admitted to the class. Even though they are certainly right, I am quick to point out that I am just a single member of an otherwise exceptional group

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  . I’m sure you have a lot of questions, but I can’t remember what they ... .  Loneliness is a type of grief, maybe. I can’t help but imagine you as little ... the world is cruel and you’re still so young. I’m sorry that I can

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  Central Jersey, I can’t help but reminisce about 1st semester and MIT. I can ... -yogurt-more-endearingly-“Froyo”. I can’t count how many “Ordering Indian in 10! Come to Room # if you ... recipient, writing emails can become anxiety-mongering. But I remember reading

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Entry About Snow ...Even though we don't have any

  

  Over the years, I have discovered that just about anything can be ... farther (further? does anyone really know the difference?...Of course, now I ... doesn't stop me from starting this entry explaining why I decided that

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  here. N: I can't tell you how many parents were on dorm tours and at ...   N = Nat, K = Kirsten 1. Don't buy ANY food! N: One of the best ... friends that they met over CPW!! I wish I met more people over cpw :( N

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  22 Tales from tEp strange sights and stranger delights

  

  I can really say is that 22 is a recurring theme at tEp. For example ... miss not having to worry much about buying groceries. I did buy some ... I don't have a video of the pianola at tEp but you can watch a nearly

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

  Coping With Anxiety What is anxiety? What is panic? Definitions? Confusion? FINALS?! Cats.

  

  through the MIT tunnels at night can be really helpful for me when I feel ... , I buy squishables. They bring me so much joy!! My friend and I also ... and simple scan that I do with people. People can also call 617-253-CALM

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  So I was looking through some old notes that I was working on for this blog- topics to cover, questions to answer, stuff like that, and I came across a collection of things that I had written which can most

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Last First Day Some musings from my last first day of classes

  

  professionals, as I feel like I can never wake up before 9AM. But today I have ... like I got a taste of the power of academia. Nowhere else can you be ... I wrote this on my first day of classes this past Tuesday, and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 8, 2018