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  Be yourself or create yourself? The biggest question in freshman year.

  

  Great Gatsby, “the Great American Novel”, is a book most of us have to go through to graduate high school. It’s also a book that has left me with a ... ” does not succeed in that one goal. For me, MIT was a golden opportunity

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Speaking in MITese A language all our own.

  

  much to people who've never been exposed to MIT. To MIT students, those ... some extent, to my parents, it's like I'm talking a foreign language ... from putting a firetruck on the Great Dome to subtly sabotaging the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  's like to be here (as a sidenote, I recently learned that going for 35 ... with a severe mental disorder in an MRI. This makes me want to wear a ... trivial things, like "Does orange plaid match with a floral green print?" or

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  non-stop / walang hinto what a mess

  

  to our math olympiad summer camp, back at home, in a week. i made a ... my day into a single statistic, which is how much work i got done, how ... wrong, now that i’m conscious of it. as much as i want to blame capitalism

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  If the Obama were a unit of measure . . . . . . what would it measure?

  

  Obama's address. Needless to say, the MechE student who doesn't have a ... , and now all of a sudden I was going to see the President! On Thursday ... to campus I noticed that it was a little more difficult this morning

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Fireside Chat with President Sally Kornbluth get to know our president!

  

  Chorallaries? Did you know that she is a foodie and loves to try new restaurants ... dozen people spring to mind, and I laugh and tell her, “A lot.” We share a ... Kornbluth tells me. I have to agree, that does sound pretty funny. She then

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 13, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  relate to a different thing from college admissions. but there are points ... would be, i felt sick to my stomach. a college's admission decision, for ... these little things seem to matter so much that they confuse you in the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  reject modern web design return to 2006

  

  does anyone else remember when the internet looked like this? sorry can’t come out tonight i gotta sit alone in front of a muted tv opening ... decent person the last time i went to urgent care i checked off “excessive

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  told me that he had a problem. On Pi Day, he had been admitted to MIT ... unexpectedly admitted to another program, which was also a dream, albeit a ... . Typically, these students ascribe this ambiguity to a set of questions they

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ATHack A day well spent helping others

  

  One of the amazing things about going to a techy school like MIT is ... actually make it. Some are more free form and allow teams to create a solution to a problem they define. Others are more focused and have everyone

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Halloween is the best day of the year. Yes, I recognize that it is now closer to Thanksgiving than to Halloween. Sorry.

  

  -to-in-ages-because-you've-both-been-super-busy give you a call, or send ... two of you set up a time to Skype. Mushiness also comes in cake form ... oscillators that it seemed only right to become one. For a driving force, we

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  are done, my grades are in, I've nothing to do but work 40 hours a week ... your resume. As a student here, you will have access to a variety of ... . Try to remember how lucky you are every day. 7. At least a few times

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Staying sane and strong during a pandemic with help from some engineer friends

  

  orient myself to a new reality. I probably needed a break from lifting ... -raising to help you out in a time of need. I'm endlessly grateful to them for ... to continuously register the [annotation note="Cartesian dualism is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 things I love about MIT and hopefully you'll learn to love them too.

  

  and now it’s time to decide which offer to accept. As a senior blogger ... order.) 1. The students This one is a no-brainer. Thanks to the ... you’re planning a meeting, but is generally amazing to witness

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 27, 2008
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  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  to MIT for the hacks?” *Yes, I'm on a train again, and will probably ... while at MIT If and when you are accepted to MIT there may be a day when ... mile! (while hard to see, there's a banner that says "Go Sox" suspended

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  a laid-back game that gives you a great chance to socialize while you ... smells a boolean satisfiability problem to solve. 21:17 - 22:17 Pecker Board Game Night Build a Dominion in Puerto Rico to prevent your Descent

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  horchata (yummy Mexican drink). I wanted to tell you a little about the last ... lot of a student who used to work in our office, who we'll call "Pink ... nonstandard criteria - not gpa, etc.?" To borrow a line from my Dean, Marilee

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT, part deux The case study of someone else you wouldn't expect to have gotten in

  

  who's a better writer, and I just took the opportunity to razz him about his writing score, since I got a 790 on the writing SAT II. Me: "Does ... Fair. The fair is held every year at MIT, and Adam's award (a trip to a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  (obligatory fun fact), really love parentheses and tend to write/talk too much ... last year (junior spring). Long story short[er], I wanted to be a ... opportunity to gain a different perspective and meet awesome people. So over the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  I decided to share a day of mine too! Quick disclaimer: I thought it ... the bus at the next stop #nailedit   Attempting to take a ... 's super approachable, kind, and down-to-earth and it turns out we have a lot

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014