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  Writing is Magic And 15 minutes is all you need

  

  special arts program for his junior year. It’s because writing is hard ... . Writing well often means “being in the flow” and if you are not there, it’s kind of like plodding uphill knee-deep in mud on a hot humid day. Who

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  , to his boat for a sailing trip. in the hours before we set sail, we ate ... being in a position of good fortune. five. for the past few days, i ... along the length of the boat, and two for the sails. he took the pen he

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  -experiencing the awe of “how in the world did I get in”, the hope that I had for what ... for me, and I am glad. I grew a lot here, in many ways. At the same time ... ground this Valentine’s Day (though of course, love is in the air). These

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  some friends. We stood in line for hours next to a sixteen year old who ... account is themed around the proteins in gluten, which make me irreparably ... lie and say that was me. In real life, I am an opinionated, fast

  • by Ella T. '25
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  browsing Facebook for an hour isn’t a huge failure. In the big, big, big ... 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

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

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

  

  internships in April, before my internship for 2019 had even started. [caption ... picky in terms of what companies i'm willing to work for, and also have ... to companies that I am genuinely interested in working for and have the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the exclusion of everything else on making decisions, and how i chose mit

  

  Boston. It got delayed, so I had to stay in Boston for another night ... that it was fine to stay for the night because I had friends in MIT that ... ? He’s intent with saying that U will be a better fit for me. In my mind

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 26, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  MIT a lot, which is natural; I talk about it in my biography after all ... to MIT for the hacks?” *Yes, I'm on a train again, and will probably ... and meanings for things they are called “hacks” here. People who pull

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  still) I was alone in my room with my dog on my bed. I had her there for ... myself in. When I told her, she was super excited and jumped with me for a ... a large quantity of ice cream the night before. If I got in, I would

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  This past weekend was the 10-year reunion for the MIT Class of 2000 ... will be helpful. In anticipation of our 10-year reunion, I emailed all the members of our class (about 1000 people) and asked for "10-year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  of bed in 20 minutes is unfortunately pretty good for me these days ... the next."]early[/annotation]to class, for the first time in possibly ... ="alignleft" width="225"] Standing in the EC courtyard right before leaving for Maseeh

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  reject modern web design return to 2006

  

  can’t come out tonight i gotta sit alone in front of a muted tv opening ... ’re friends with for the first few days of school before you meet an actually ... that was meant for babies “I'm just not feeling this game

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Life is like a Game Elaborate metaphors from an amateur comic artist

  

  struggles. For some reason (mostly the fact that I'm a media dork at heart), a video game metaphor was easiest to conceptualize in comic form, so enjoy ... amongst the autobiographical brainbarf in which the monsters are classes and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 7, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Train Coming on navigating

  

   the next step. The same thing is true in college... for the most part. -- My ... outline of what to expect when we arrived: how to check in, where to go for ... coast for my freshman fall, I was terrified. I had no clue how things

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  blogging for over 2 years now. Every once in awhile, I run out of ideas. So ... application, send it in, and then wait for the answer. I know the waiting sucks ... So I was looking through some old notes that I was working on for

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

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  will probably be my downfall one day when I'm ninety-two in a backless hospital gown thinking, "eh, I'll breathe again in an hour or so. Inhaling is ... possible way for me to get done before 4 AM. Here's exactly why it took me so

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women’s Soccer Talking to the 2009 NEWMAC Champs after they returned from the NCAA National Championship Tournament

  

  tournament for the first time in program history. They were knocked out of the ... lacrosse, water polo and crew competitions for the first time. I joined the ... opportunities available at MIT for students at many levels of mastery. But given

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  Meet Catsby: He was a sweet boy who loved food, sleeping in the ... -of-the-art research facility for nanoscale science and engineering. Built near the end ... any university in the world. At the heart of it is a cleanroom with a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  I have finally made it home for the holidays. Let me tell you, there's nothing quite like being at home, even if it is just for two weeks, and even if it's so snowy that nobody can leave/come to my house for anything

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  out pretty well for you, didn't it, Washington? The statue in the ... ambition was to be an officer in the British army. Despite his repeated attempts, he was denied a commission in the service: not, Washington fancied

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016