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  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  socialization. And so we have to take a great deal of care in constituting the ... admissions process here at MIT, and we talk about it a lot. But what does it mean? Why do we have it? And what does it do for our class? When we say

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Meltdown On instability, IHTFP, and leaving sometimes

  

  This next week and a half promises to be electrifying. We’re on the ... about me, about MIT, and about why I haven’t talked to you in a month ... talking to people, I stopped cleaning my room, and I got very lonely. It

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  :24pm. I sluggishly made my way upstairs to my PC and log on to my ... MIT, and I know how it feels to be sort of "rejected," because even ... done well in science competitions (yet), and I really did not have much

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger

  

  suspicion that Lisa and I actually share a consciousness. Anyway, I wanted to ... when it came time to apply to college, MIT was naturally on the list, and ... requirements would be some sort of writing portfolio - and that it helps to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 29, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  about how much energy I have to do “work”, or “productive things”, I have ... monthly level: And as much as I’d like to pretend that the past few ... , trying to write a blog post. And on these days, I get constantly distracted

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

  demons on depression

  

  late 1800s Galton described aphantasia, the inability to create mental ... some people feel it. It just is that way to some people, and it's not ... what our experiences are like, and trust each other to mean what we say

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Difficulty With Data the shadow of an application

  

  to accompany and support the claims I had made. As one commenter put it ... hypothesis as the best, and sometimes only, route to understanding most things ... captured. And then, if you try to build a model based on these incomplete

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  with your peers and help them understand your interests, not to create ... . Posts include "It's an honor and a privilege to be in here with you all," "I can't wait to meet you," and "I already feel a special love for all

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The MIT Major Arcana a collaborative art project

  

  . Economists cut through seemingly random data, looking to create policy and ... and Environmental Engineering to 24: Linguistics and Philosophy. There ... be by an MIT student, and as much as possible get a different artist

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  Jamie C. '19 and I (among others) had once bought the materials to build a ... pernicious myth."]connection between body and mind[/annotation] to keep both in ... and how to take risks. But the most important and fulfilling thing for

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

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  good chance to meet other first-years; and third, you get a requirement ... . Go to a website like firehose.guide and look at your choices. Schedule ... back-to-back classes do you have, and how far are they from each other

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Penny for Your Thoughts pennies

  

  accepted/rejected, because there is so much more to you, your abilities, and ... winter and the slew of second semester tests starting to take its toll. It ... to East Campus and Simmons for having the top two most responses, 18

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

  A Major Crisis: A Follow Up what happens next

  

  teams, creating surveys to gather program feedback, and trying to come up ... much CS experience and not being very good at it. Now, nearly nine ... well as the next steps, since I'm sure it's going to only transform and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 17, 2020
• 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

  

  up early and go to bed.....well still late most nights if we’re being honest. And (to bring us to the meat of this post) when I leave my house ... magnetic strip swipes and pin pad punches led to this array of stuff. Or

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

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  a nice way to get outside, get some exercise, and get to places, but I ... transportation. Once I moved to Boston I went to Wheelworks - the best bike shop ... suburbs has poor access to public transit and the roads are clogged worse

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  experiences applying to jobs, and does not necessarily reflect every MIT student ... college apps, you would be sadly mistaken. Once you get to college, you ... internships that are available, and also the ones that are most relevant to me

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tyrannosaurus REX the prefrosh are coming, the prefrosh are coming!

  

  .[annotation note= "And then some of them will leave again! To everyone heading to ... like a freshman, i.e., to be naïve and excitable. And there ain't nuthin ... the various opportunities and supports MIT has to offer. And there

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 20, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  have fielded numerous calls and emails soliciting advice on how to ... , once put it, “If you have to pause, for more than a second or two, to ... having to choose one race over another, and now they no longer have to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Happy 21st Birthday to the Random Hall Milk the Milk is now old enough to drink, but *please*, don't drink the Milk

  

  ’t possibly hurt, he made his way to Shaw’s, a grocery store, braving and ... bought the milk carton and made his way to his floor—Bonfire—only to ... and decided to see how long Milk could last. Either way, Milk was let

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  sciences are created equal. To be perfectly frank and honest, I hate math ... their school, it'll be a process you only get to go through once, and it ... , telling myself to study, and telling myself to not give up. My parents act

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008