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  trying to trim the tree of possible paths an Aristotelean inquiry

  

  papers I wrote) and some are from an online text, meaning they come from ... account of something else"; i.e. that which is most complete and most ... , and itself only. One might say, then, that the reason person B wants the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 3, 2021
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  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  ="though i have some ideas"]what to do,[/annotation] and how to do it as graduation ticks closer and closer. Right now, I’ve decided to dip my toes into many different ponds and hope something sticks, whether it’s a graduate

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
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  How to find your way around MIT mit building numbers are logical, but weirdly

  

  has the dorms, the student center, and most of the athletics buildings ... has some administrative buildings, MIT medical, and Sloan. (Here, east ... has the name East Campus.) Then there’s north campus and northwest

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 11, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  one floor or lounge of a dorm, and it will be your family. Here are some ... their experience with the dorm during REX and CPW. Watch the dorm i3 ... places at MIT and make new friends. Don’t stop at the first impression

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  tenure at MIT with a vision to build a more diverse and inclusive Institute and “build a better understanding between countries.” Through his ... between North and South America. … If North and South America stand together

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Gothic You are reading an admissions blog post. You are reading tumblr.

  

  Happy Sunday! I am doing end of semester things and also reading Hemingway in dramatic black and white. There is perhaps my favorite meme that has been going around tumblr and finally found its way into our corner

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 3, 2015
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  Sunrise, Sunset An MIT-Israel student shares his day

  

  clever title for my daily activities and was reminded of the musical, Fiddler on the Roof. If you’ve never seen it, then REMEDY THAT. ;) And while ... quiet, humble city. When I first arrived, it didn’t take but a morning and

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Being “qualified” for MIT Let me show you how it's done.

  

  admissions director McGreggor Crowley) and answered questions from ... trophies and science olympiad medals, none of which I have or have ever had ... application. "Tell us about something you do for fun." McGreggor and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
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  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  Say hello to the holidays and winter break!!! Now, sitting at home in Central Jersey, I can’t help but reminisce about 1st semester and MIT. I can ... gyroscopes!). But there are certain feelings and observations, lessons and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
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  An Entry About Snow ...Even though we don't have any

  

  used as a metaphor for life, and that it's highly unoriginal to come up ... feet. I had never snowboarded before and the last time I skiied was ... expectations about snowboarding, and I have the bruises to prove it. My left arm

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 11, 2008
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  Iron Man, MIT ‘87 (?) After 21 last month, another MIT movie.

  

  On Friday, the movie Iron Man opened (and opened big: a $100 million ... superhero fan, and I hadn't even heard of Iron Man until only recently ... industrialist and head of Stark Industries, and Maria Stark. Tony is a boy genius

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  worthless Conner 3 residents, and a bloody dormwide revolution ignited when someone whipped their shirt around their head and declared, "YOU CAN TAKE ... clusters were flung through the air and UROP proposals were set ablaze as the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later what happened after pi day 2011

  

  denied five years ago. He and I had emailed a bit when he was denied, but I ... really nice note, and maybe an encouraging one, so I asked him if I could blog it, and he said I could. I've reproduced it in its entirety and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hilbert’s Third Problem (A Story of Threes) Holy mathematics, Batman! Math at MIT, and why we need calculus to define volume.

  

  , and geometry.) The math CI-Ms are small classes, taught almost ... combination of slide presentations and chalktalks. Sometimes there are also p ... of them and reading books and books and books about a third. My first

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  A Half-Century Retrospective Revisiting the MIT Application from the 1972–1973 admissions cycle

  

  Information Office located in Room 10-100, and until our recent move, 10-100 was ... occupy the following rooms: 10-100, 3-108, 3-111, 3-103, 3-007, and 3 ... our building; he ushered me in and we exchanged an awkward hello after

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
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  East Campus, A Home *dons his historian hat*

  

  two layers: a t-shirt and my winter coat. True to form, I had to shed ... legs and walk the length of the car. As I headed back to my seat, I ... check, and I realized that they were probably staring because the center

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 11, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  I am starting this post on Thursday, April 8, 2021, and today, it ... half an hour, eating my lunch, and the wind is getting to me. I could choose to get up and move to a different bench 20 feet away, one that is in

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
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  10 reasons why MIT is beautiful if I do say so myself.

  

  disagree. Sure, we may not have brick buildings and ivy-covered walls.  But ... Cambridge, and a whole lot more. So without further ado, 10 reasons why MIT ... ) Because sometimes you look up and nothing makes sense: (7) Because

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2014
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  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  internships during the school year is quite nearly a full-time job. And just ... internships that are available, and also the ones that are most relevant to me ... that I'm not very good at Course 6, and as a result, not very good at

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
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  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  theory”-esque challenges run by anonymous gamemasters and $749 in prizes ... , for I was one of the gamemasters and have more content to share :D For ... , and testing this project. The two of us wanted to share how the other

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 6, 2020