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  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  the conversation to be organic. The interview is a chance to talk more ... above), we sometimes tend to be our own worst critics, so the EC probably ... you too. As long as you’re being respectful and are trying to add to the

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Case of the Considerate Robbers and other winter adventures

  

  Spanish speakers anywhere else in the world would fail to understand, found ... , and wondered why they chose to go to the Southern Hemisphere during ... missing the fast pace of studies. Students also grew accustomed to the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • August 3, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  STEP 1: FAIL TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE IN HIGH SCHOOL. This requires some luck based on your circumstances. It's going to be a bit harder if ... make you even less certain about learning how to drive, especially if you

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 2 and the power of the many

  

  above a majority) to be correct. A single majority answer being the wrong ... answers it computes to be correct, and if at least one of these answers is incorrect, then ALG fails. It thus helps to compute the probability that at

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  would be prepared to open my decision and see the deferral and it would be ... . to be honest, at the time, i thought my mit application was pretty ... , if you feel bad, then that's fine. you don't have to believe in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One more baby blogger Or blogger baby? I don’t know, is it the same?

  

  least if I go by the frequency of kicks to my ribcage during my physiology ... .0. When I got engaged to her dad in Killian Court the summer after senior ... hold everybody in the admissions office to that vague decade-old promise

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  to the enduring spirit of the Institute, as if I were suddenly engulfed ... doing laundry. (The “Did You Know?” opener is a throwback to the olden ... because I needed to go to class the next day. Emotionally, the discovery

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion

  

  projects that it could be a bit alienating to separate their names from the ... be mean. This is ultimately why I chose to black the names out ... biologist not to care about the happiness of beings that their naked eyes can

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  . Of course, being the black cloud that I am (a term used to indicate ... moment leading up to then. You have to prepare for the unexpected. If your ... , and this Saturday has been the first time I’ve really been able to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  also point out, however, people have every right to be disappointed if ... not. It would be so much easier if the number of qualified applicants ... officially sanctioned by the MIT admissions office - I'd say if you're going to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 ... looking to dive into a theoretical physics book. Truth be told, you ... ~10% to Simon, Paula, and Randy - the former because they actually have

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  journey :-) If you take the stairs to the left up one level, you arrive ... . Once said novelty is firmly affixed to said vacuum attachment, the lid ... basement in the middle of the night, I moved to the side and acted like I was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  - take, for example, everything related to 18.02 ever - but if I fail at ... wipe the crusted drool off my face before going to classes) and doing me ... applied to Teach for America in October, and I received the book as a gift

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  ."]frit.[/annotation] My mentor advises me that if I want the color to be solid throughout, I ... , trying to make ourselves better. How can both be true? Failing to believe ... them into myself, if I choose to, if the color will look good. And over

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  year I had applied to be a counselor, but I landed the job of AD. My boss ... your problems. Facilities worker says the projector isn’t going to be ... right!) And if MIT AV forgets to give you a projector to go with the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  One Month of Baby Steps my feet hurt

  

  , taking new classes, and handling the new responsibilities that come with ... to be Saturdays, when I assumed I’d have a lower-than-average step ... /25 (28624 steps) This was the second to last day of “Discover Mechanical

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 26, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  -number station 17 as station 1, if they're going to be first? As I was wondering ... can be deceiving. I knew that to survive the hours-long ceremony I would ... the details of the day explained to us. No such luck. We checked in at a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  writing for CityLab, then part of The Atlantic), moved to New Mexico to be ... space. Courtyards are meant to be crossed.  The entry on courtyards in A ... and comfort of the interior spaces adjacent to it. Therefore: If you

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  I walked on water* IAP? no...you're AP.

  

  was to be home in December for winter break (back home, “winter” is 70 ... from Anna’s. It’s good to be back. Anyways, it’s IAP (Independent Activities Period), the month where we can do whatever we want (be that classes

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  childhood and disney world trips

  

  ride of the park since rope drop was going to be the only opportunity where the standard line is usually going to be under 40 minutes. Once the ... to be the kid I really, really wanted to be. When I used to go to parks

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 25, 2022