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• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  out for yourself if a school is the right fit for you. To be honest, I ... the privilege to be an admissions officer for nearly ten years at three ... ’t imagine a more exciting place to call home. I liked my job and the

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  ... Just more than I can handle, but what if I'm just lying to myself and I actually can handle it? What if I'm just being lazy? What if--   ... 's okay if something ends because they don't have to be permanent.  

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  “Omg. If I get in next week, I’ll be easy livin' for the rest of the ... that may be, MIT or not. --- If you were denied - It’s true, by the very definition of the word, you failed to get in MIT – but you can never believe in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  checklist for the ages. 52 THINGS NOT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO BE ADMITTED TO MIT ... 31st (regular) to apply, especially if you plan to apply online. If the ... it's time for me to lighten the mood around here. So to all of you uber

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  (1) allows you to get requirements out of the way even if you have no ... 're currently waitlisted. 3. Show up to the class even if you're waitlisted. This is because if someone doesn't show up to the first day, waitlisted

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  MIT career. I am pleased to announce that Ms. Tamy-Fee Meneide has ... Ambassadors (MIT students who assist me with the recruitment process) and Tamy-Fee will be doing some guest blogging for The Nance Effect. There, that

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  about it, he was going to do a slight analog of the quiz called the Keys 2 ... 'd be fun to bring some of those conversations to the blogs! I'd love to ... understanding the various phrases is part the assessment, so there are going to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  the balance that we will not be able to admit them to the Class of 2020 ... person, then you can be amazing wherever you go, if you choose to do so ... should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  's everybody going to be doing for the next few months? Here's a small sampling ... Alley," but to make matters confusing all of the dorm addresses are on "Memorial Dr." Adding to it is that everybody just calls it dorm row. View

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  clay crash course one month of wheelthrowing later…

  

  . (One of the many luxuries of IAP is to be able to spend hours just ... handle, to a lopsided cylinder I made back in the first class. [caption id ... essentially allows you to see how well you did–if your walls are even, if the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  at the South Asian Youth Initiative a New Haven adventure

  

  . We part from the rest of the people and call an Uber to get to our ... failing to reserve at the Indian restaurant nearby, we decide to go to a ... ; 11:30 pm - Deekshita, being the queen she is, offers to put henna and I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 22, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  but I worry that I won't be able to handle it or that I'll overload ... 'll be too hard" she encourages them to decide "yes!", because even if you ... competitive with him or herself. We're all used to being the best, I guess, so

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  Congratulations! If you’re reading this post, you should probably be ... supplementary materials after the deadline, but some won’t. Be mindful of every date; it can be helpful to add them to a calendar app or spreadsheet

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ADMIT ME PLZ? filling out the app. for some reason it's a lot easier this time

  

  students who are matching in the same year are guaranteed to be ... for warmer weather! Even if that's not meant to be, NYC's food scene and ... 'm still really proud to be a graduate of both the MIT Biology and History

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  the chocolate while being unable to eat through the plaster. [carousel ... There is a class here at MIT called How to Design (Almost) Anything ... semester to create an object and then turn the object into a vessel. For a

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 Resolutions posting so i can be held accountable

  

  much progress I can make if I consistently go to the gym for a year! I ... 's student-led newspaper) pushes me to be a better writer and handle deadlines ... used to surround myself with may not be the best fit for me. I've dropped

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  . I thought that the conversation might be relevant to you too, so here ... if you go to the cheapest college and then find out that it is not the ... would be to actually visit the campuses and meet the people. However, in

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Moms We stand on the shoulders of giants....!!

  

  not be here if it were not for her. She was the first person to believe ... I know. You inspire me to be more and do more. I wear all the ... how to be a positive influence on the world every single day. (Editor

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  the goddamn loveliest melody How grateful I was then to be part of the ... the hope that maybe this isn't true, and that maybe I'll be able to have ... give me the confidence to be that way. I fear that once I'm kicked out

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  touched by the world and everything in it. It's absolutely shocking to be ... startups in order to be a course 6. I like my soul for maybe the first time ... ~ next to my little blogger face up there. For the record, I am still

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020