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

  

  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 that I didn't even know what the rules were for a lot of the sports I was

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The most important blog entry ever This is probably the most valuable entry ever written... not kidding. Bookmark it. Class of…

  

  So philosophical entries with advice on the right strategies for ... thing I can do for you is to connect you with things that will give you a richer college experience. You'll figure out for yourself how you want to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 6, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  . For those of you that don’t know S.A.T is a page for Asian people to ... the same for black people at MIT   It seemed to be something ... person in general. I wouldn’t trade my experience at MIT for anything and I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  The reading continues, almost non-stop here... for another ... technology, about the possibilities for research to improve society, make the ... at age 17, we don't expect that you've discovered a cure for Alzheimer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Beyond the Stop Light it's been a ride, MIT

  

  twinstagram lol We're bad at goodbye's so, for realsies now, bye!

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sibling dynamics at MIT yes lmao Nisha and I are related

  

  ’ve been going to the same school for most of our lives, so I wanted to ... plagued my thoughts for a while, but when I thrust myself into the world of ... ’t have time for high school-esque drama or petty judgments of others

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  for me, but not in the conventional sense. i'm insanely comfortable ... work that i do not expect to get paid for or graded on; it's work that i ... with joy and curiosity and energy, which, for me, is so much harder than

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Random Ceiling Tiles The ceilings of Random Hall and a friendly message.

  

  love. I came to MIT for the people here. I've had wonderful experiences ... opportunities—for fun, for work, or both—than you have time for, even if you don

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  enrolled at MIT. So for all of you who are looking to merge your talents in the arts with your passion for all things techie, look no further, you ... and Media Tod Machover has been getting quite a bit of exposure for

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  entry on PE classes and my previous entry on training for the Boston ... mats that probably haven't been cleaned for years, trying to undo the damage of 20 years of yoga-less life. See below for some exciting

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  admissions for a long time, and (finally!) here goes. First, an important definition. For purposes of MIT Admissions, an international student is a ... MIT international admissions. 1. MIT is need blind for all students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how to choose your major putting people in boxes, feat. credit for reddit, social science, and lots of yarn.

  

   Credit For Reddit, when Alyssa and I baked a bajillion cookies and enticed ... undergrads and found out that people tended to use certain frameworks for ... -tool-cum-participatory-art-installation for our final project. What you're looking at is a rendering of my

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 6, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  It's been a pretty rough week, so I took a break and drew out my struggles. For some reason (mostly the fact that I'm a media dork at heart), a ... artists I like, and hoping for the best. So I might try to include a mini

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

  Be yourself or create yourself? The biggest question in freshman year.

  

  ” does not succeed in that one goal. For me, MIT was a golden opportunity ... ground for challenging other aspects of myself beyond my name - hobbies ... all the time - for real or under the guise of pset parties - exchanging

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  counted traffic today!), for the most part our studies are focused on three ... , this semester has given me a much greater appreciation for what it means ... the world works. Nothing can be done without consideration for politics

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  lists. The app asks students for their basic information: test scores ... customized equations for about 1,500 schools that it developed using the ... ask for complete strangers on the Internet to assess their likelihood of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• 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…

  

  it's time for me to lighten the mood around here. So to all of you uber ... checklist for the ages. 52 THINGS NOT TO DO IF YOU WANT TO BE ADMITTED TO MIT ... doesn't work for pro athletes and it won't work for you. Don't use the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Let’s Go Fly A Kite Up to decision night!

  

  limbo for an eternity before inevitably executed. Or you’re not accepted ... your dreams for dear life, meet your decision head-on, and emerge with them still intact. Sorry for the “Admittedly” pun back there. I just can

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 11, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  may take many forms. What is it that you look for in an applicant?, some ... in and of itself will get you in to MIT. For example: A few years ago ... reactor in his garage. Think about that for a second. Now, most students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Train Coming on navigating

  

  coast for my freshman fall, I was terrified. I had no clue how things ... decided to move to the east coast for reasons I'll get into later."] the ... ?t=5756 -- When I got to the airport for my first ever flight, I

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 15, 2023