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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  research sooner? Why do I love research so much, enough that I want to do it ... 't FREEZING in the winter"]other people literally don’t wear shoes ... get a job there after graduation. I didn’t feel like I was capable of

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  25 Stories of Getting Accepted to MIT told by students and alums

  

  decisions came out. I could get 1 bar of wifi on my phone in one corner of the ... out, or so I thought. I found out later that the server had pretty much ... minutes before I could get the page to load. Oh yeah, my mother screamed. I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  of my best friends, Colin, as we chatted about getting into our ... . But you…you're getting into MIT. I know it. How could they not take you?" We agonized and fantasized over getting The Big Envelope (or in Colin

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  much harder to get up to the surface, and that's really inefficient ... return on your investment. That's great. But money can't just buy integrity. Money can't buy a pivotal moment to crush to smithereens your bad habits

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . Everyone is involved with a million activities, which can be frustrating when ... . Additionally, no matter where you live or what your major is, MIT students can always bond over how much work that they have to do. It’s an instant

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  numb. A panic attack occurs when the anxiety gets too much, and can ... that people can cope with anxiety and panic attacks and get help for what ... day are not okay. When things get to be too much, it is really important

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  get good grades and SAT scores, you can pour your heart into your ... ’t control where you get into school. Fortunately, you can control you. And ... Boston Public Gardens.   Washington getting rejected from the British

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  won't be doing laundry for a few weeks, though, so you can wait to get ... for FOREVER. I mean, a year. You can definitely get these around ... car, it can make moving in/getting all this stuff easier. Especially if

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Wanna Be a Doctor? Premed @ MIT

  

  can get A's at MIT without too much work, but for the rest of us, we ... you can get a good grade in the course, not so that you can beat out ... at MIT - you can really focus on getting a good grasp of the material

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  or get a flat, I can speed past all of them on my bike. Needless to ... improvement / justice through bicycling. You can get involved with Bikes Not ... a nice way to get outside, get some exercise, and get to places, but I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting for Decision Day In which I give a pep talk of sorts (with a little help from my…

  

  bloggers, but I can't link to all the posts here. They're just a quick search ... you aren't in a place where you can watch the video with sound. I didn't stick exactly to all of the words, but you'll get the gist of it. Best of

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mind and hand

  

  science or engineering. Then you get some who don't care so much about ... extremes. At the science extreme, you get brillant people who live in the ... 't really know how to apply knowledge. At the engineering extreme, you get the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Was Deferred And it was not the end of the world

  

  laureates. I get home exhausted, and I suddenly remember that the time was 6 ... last at MIT. Gosh kids can be mean. Unfriended them on facebook, got a ... done well in science competitions (yet), and I really did not have much

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  . “You can get a fee waiver once you give us a copy of your parent’s 1040 ... worldwide? Which topic shall be chosen, A or B? Can I impress those admissions staff? Is there such a thing as too personal? I can't recall precisely

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  that things don't get skewed too much, I should probably also report that ... that SAT scores can't account for all kinds of intelligence. The student ... Jones: There's only one way to get into MIT, and it's the hard way. What

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

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  here. The powers that be over there liked this post so much that it ... getting in were, or who posted their very high SAT scores and then asked if ... who get in vs. the ones who don

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There is no such thing as a typical day on energy levels and productivity

  

  Some days, I feel good. Some days, I feel like I can work for hours. On those days, I get a lot done. I find myself able to work for like ... feeling? That’s another discussion.) On some days, I get almost nothing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 25, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My blogger bio over time what does it take to get to know someone?

  

  . We can play Just One or Tractor, and if we get enough people we could ... board games. We can play NMBR 9 or Bomb Party, and if we get enough people ... a road trip, and I'll try my best not to get motion sick. We can sit

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  options where you can excel. I found that I loved my school as much as I had ... 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

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

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  help you get an idea of when you can expect to apply since dates can vary ... and you can usually find a lot of YouTube tutorials to help you get over ... get free, high-quality photos that you can use for any project or

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025