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• Blog / About Decisions

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  told me that he had a problem. On Pi Day, he had been admitted to MIT ... unexpectedly admitted to another program, which was also a dream, albeit a ... . Typically, these students ascribe this ambiguity to a set of questions they

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ATHack A day well spent helping others

  

  One of the amazing things about going to a techy school like MIT is ... actually make it. Some are more free form and allow teams to create a solution to a problem they define. Others are more focused and have everyone

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Halloween is the best day of the year. Yes, I recognize that it is now closer to Thanksgiving than to Halloween. Sorry.

  

  -to-in-ages-because-you've-both-been-super-busy give you a call, or send ... two of you set up a time to Skype. Mushiness also comes in cake form ... oscillators that it seemed only right to become one. For a driving force, we

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 15, 2011
• 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 ... Chris Peterson launched a project to highlight MIT's committment to ... the MIT Archives. A special thanks to the Archives staff! MIDDLE EAST

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

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  are done, my grades are in, I've nothing to do but work 40 hours a week ... your resume. As a student here, you will have access to a variety of ... . Try to remember how lucky you are every day. 7. At least a few times

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  orient myself to a new reality. I probably needed a break from lifting ... -raising to help you out in a time of need. I'm endlessly grateful to them for ... to continuously register the [annotation note="Cartesian dualism is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Rain by any other name lagi na lang umuulan

  

  dry, but not quite rain. Tagalog does not have a word for this kind of ... you, you're stuck in a Catch-22. Because no one wants to help when you ... the hurricane will herald a turbulent fall semester to come. https

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 things I love about MIT and hopefully you'll learn to love them too.

  

  and now it’s time to decide which offer to accept. As a senior blogger ... order.) 1. The students This one is a no-brainer. Thanks to the ... you’re planning a meeting, but is generally amazing to witness

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  to MIT for the hacks?” *Yes, I'm on a train again, and will probably ... while at MIT If and when you are accepted to MIT there may be a day when ... mile! (while hard to see, there's a banner that says "Go Sox" suspended

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  REX at Random Hall Pancakes, LN2 ice cream, board games, game theory, math, raves, staying up entirely too late,…

  

  a laid-back game that gives you a great chance to socialize while you ... smells a boolean satisfiability problem to solve. 21:17 - 22:17 Pecker Board Game Night Build a Dominion in Puerto Rico to prevent your Descent

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  horchata (yummy Mexican drink). I wanted to tell you a little about the last ... lot of a student who used to work in our office, who we'll call "Pink ... nonstandard criteria - not gpa, etc.?" To borrow a line from my Dean, Marilee

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT, part deux The case study of someone else you wouldn't expect to have gotten in

  

  who's a better writer, and I just took the opportunity to razz him about his writing score, since I got a 790 on the writing SAT II. Me: "Does ... Fair. The fair is held every year at MIT, and Adam's award (a trip to a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  (obligatory fun fact), really love parentheses and tend to write/talk too much ... last year (junior spring). Long story short[er], I wanted to be a ... opportunity to gain a different perspective and meet awesome people. So over the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Day in the Life Liveblog of my Thursday complete with (not so great) pictures

  

  I decided to share a day of mine too! Quick disclaimer: I thought it ... the bus at the next stop #nailedit   Attempting to take a ... 's super approachable, kind, and down-to-earth and it turns out we have a lot

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An actual day in the lab Hectic is my middle name.

  

  Tech Shuttle. Man, I need to fix my bike. 9:02 AM. I arrive at work. I ... exactly what needs to be done. I stick my cell culture media in the ... that I thought he had, and that I need. (I am annoyed.) He tells me to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  what it's like to be a student here (he got his PhD in Mathematics here ... . I'd be tempted to say I'm a bit biased, as he was my 6.01 professor ... as a project was due to be turned in that day, as well as the lab work

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  demons on depression

  

  could be so vivid as to touch it. When I "visualize" a banana, well, I ... actually seeing a banana. But it's not at all similar to looking at a banana; it's just bringing to mind what a banana looks like. I have never

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  East Coast a bit... unfriendly?" Now, to be fair, I still can't answer ... are so many awesome people to meet and activities to try (and so much work to do) at MIT that I haven't spent a whole lot of time in Boston

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT Underwear Exposé (and Sorting Hat) The coolest data you never wanted to have.

  

  excellent barrier to emailing it: it is tradition, a very important rule, and a sign of respect to sign emails to the Burton-Conner dormwide social ... , invitations to test food experiments, and a memo to the person who left their

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Policies, Principles, and Protests thinking about responsible citizenship in a time of student protests

  

  , advocating for policies to prevent such a shooting from happening again. They ... right to revoke or defer your offer of admission if your conduct does not ... and culture: we hold our students to a high standard and give them a

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • February 22, 2018