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

  

  Sam, because that is not his name. As we sat on a bench in Lobby 7, Sam ... , like a misunderstanding about whether MIT students have to live in a dorm ... love of my life. And choosing not to choose (in this case, staying in my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  took a few days/weeks to settle in. I got some congratulations at school ... , which is sad because there are a lot of really cool people who apply to ... done well in science competitions (yet), and I really did not have much

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Meta Yultide Finale Yultide Day 6

  

  in the works, but I might need another Yultide for motivation to finish ... Yultide (credit to the bloggers for the awesome name). Today is Yultide Day ... MIT and want everyone to feel empowered to do it too. MIT is not just a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 31, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  senior year in Course 7 (which is awesome! Everyone should study biology ... (obligatory fun fact), really love parentheses and tend to write/talk too much ... jumping from Biology at MIT to Physiology in medical school (I eventually

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  education is to learn as much as possible. 2) Make all of your figures before ... definitely opened up a brand new skillset for me to flounder in and ultimately ... discovered the most optimal procrastination technique. It is so effective, in

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  my own meta-survey asking people to take surveys, is scientific either ... test in a different mood”, which to me highlights a key flaw in any kind ... to “better manage” people in workplaces or worse, while hiring people

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  're excited about. While I was in California in early October, I started to ... , this is a paraphrase):   "MIT is not a good place to be if you don't like math and science. But MIT is also not a good place to be if you only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  measures and symbols telling you what key you're supposed to be soloing in ... delightful to you. Freedom! A chance to be expressive and creative in front of ... chance to freak out and embarrass myself in front of lots of other people

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Race Against Myself Learning how to walk

  

  activities I could only dream of — I was overwhelmed trying to find my place in ... grow, to believe in myself, to fail and learn from it because I Truly ... .  It means that if I need four hours to read this lecture slowly on my

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 16, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  life SO MUCH is going to change SO QUICKLY and you want to hold onto ... might lift your spirits: An Open Letter to MIT Applicants and Life is Like ... ’s no chance of getting in when secretly your heart/brain/stomach is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  This story has to do with professor accessibility. And something awesome that I got in the mail.

  

  a package slip in my mailbox earlier this week; I passed it to the ... professor in the physics department lent to me. For privacy, let’s call him ... Find Them. We had met to discuss my interest in astronomy, and our

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  most popular floors in Burton-Conner floor rush (which is similar to dorm ... in Maine with the Burton 3rd Bombers, who were so much fun to party ... culture, and while there is clearly no objective way for one to claim one

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  As We Approach Decision Day On getting in and on not getting in

  

  need to invest yourself in something that probably won’t work out, and if ... . Failure is inherent in risk, and risk is necessary for success. Applying to ... keep doing it for the next four years. In fact, you want to keep doing it

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  essay is like, I share mine with you. You'll learn more about me in the process, which is really what the essay is supposed to do in the first place ... college is pricey. Sending test scores to more than 4 colleges cost money

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  for this test, this class is harder than this class so I need to focus ... .   I guess, in the end, this is what I'm trying to say. MIT is hard ... 's in our best interest to do what we know needs to be done. Sometimes, by

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  virtually anyone trying to make sense of the college admissions process. In ... situation is probably not going to change. I can't speak to the situations ... unlikely to change is because the priority is enrolling the desired class

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  't think I changed or grew much in that year, compared to my years at MIT ... will learn at MIT is how to handle failure in a constructive way. You ... , or, in this blog post, your home for the next four years—it seems to me

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  to be able to take pretty much any class, in any department, at any ... 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
• 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 ... students with people living with disabilities to solve a problem in the home ... gathering the materials we would need to build the framework for our walking

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

  There and Back It's like a reunion tour, kind of.

  

  . The TV show in fact is older than many of you applying to MIT right now ... that I did in my head to write the above statement, so I wrote it down ... is where the heart is and happily chose to switch from mechanical

  • by Bryan
  • August 13, 2014