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• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  vs. Yale nor application acceptance rates for any school. (Again, I’m ... mostly, I had a lot of luck. I’m lucky that I had people who inspired me ... formaldehyde to emphasize learning by visualizing and actually doing things. I’m

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Maybe it’s okay to be this way The return of Dumbledore, and a new professor friend

  

  I've been reading popular science for a long time. It's why I'm interested in science. It's probably why I'm at MIT. I have tremendous ... profession? Maybe that means science research isn't right for me? That I'm not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  (Bitter)sweet home meeting high school teachers again, and visiting my hometown for (probably) the last time

  

  while, if not ever. I’m sad to leave behind my childhood home, but I’m ... 's moved on without me. I'm just upset that some parts that I was familiar ... . As I'm getting prepared to move away from it, I'm starting to see how

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Have Never Been to Beijing A (loose) translation of the previous post written in Chinese

  

  . I’m half Chinese and half Ethiopian.” But I also felt this phrase was inaccurate. I should have said, “I’m both Chinese and Ethiopian”. I’ve always ... was half African, so my hair was naturally curly. At MIT, I’m taking a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Steady-state Equilibrium Featuring screaming as stress relief

  

  -inflicted. I convinced myself to take six classes (!!!) this fall, which I’m ... energizing time of my life. I’m taking six classes because I’m excited about ... which I'm not struck with exhilarating thankfulness for the position and

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  admissions] made a mistake." As a peer to these prefrosh, I'm stressed - and as a senior who knows what's ahead, I'm sad. In the fall of 2012, The ... this post I'm going to highlight one result in particular: Some might

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  said what we were thankful for (i.e. Dima: "I'm thankful for the Burton 1 freshmen, without whom I would not have passed 18.03. ...at least, I think I'm ... didn't eat because I'm (thankfully) a vegetarian.. basically, there was a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  I've been working on my grad school apps lately, when I'm not busy ... discovered these, for better or for worse, but I'm sure that most have not, which is why I'm going to reprint my first-ever College Confidential post

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Choice and the MIT lifestyle ...because "MIT" and "student life" aren't mutually exclusive.

  

  capable of doing a problem set in 45 minutes. Whoa there! I'm not that amazing (and actually I'm not sure it would have been possible even if I did ... -to-dorm, but I'm quite satisfied with water pressure in my shower. Any other

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  Gryffindor INFJ O: 93%; C: 75%; E: 58%; A: 68%; N: 43% Type 1 wing 5 "I'm too ... same personality type as Iron Man. I'm ok with this.” Joel G. ‘18 ... %), neuroticism - high (58%) Type 4 wing 5 On being INFJ: “i'm no mother teresa or

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  5 stories about MIT from non-MIT websites (mostly just Quora, though)

  

  becoming less and less invested in classes during her time at MIT. I'm not ... 't anticipated her interest in economics. I'm the same--I did not take a single ... on coursework, but I have since backed out a little. I think I'm no

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Surviving MIT Spreading the word, take this to heart

  

  'll reproduce the post here: I'm a senior in high school this year, and will be ... I'm really not that intelligent, and that there are many others who are much smarter than I. Also, I'm kind of an asshole about how smart I

  • by Snively '11
  • January 5, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  101 Things To Do Before You Graduate! 102. Read this blog entry.

  

  , and I'm extremely envious of the level of her self-discipline. As for my ... to graduate from MIT if you never had liquid nitrogen ice cream. I'm ... Dim Sum in Chinatown - YES. dude, I'm Asian! Advice: skip the overrated

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  still the same. I’m still a grad student. Still trying to do research on ... questions in education are to me. I’m still in a cappella. I still really like ...  a new bike (also orange). I’m living on campus again, but this time as

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  “Picture yourself as a stereotypical male” and other ways to improve your test scores

  

  intelligence. Example of a mental rotation test. I’m guessing that you ... ?). If you’re now wondering whether I’m about to throw some kind of ... only got X score,” and “I’m never going to college, I’m so stupid.” It

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Comprehensive Guide to My Favorite Places on Campus can't leave without making one more post of this format

  

  "] west campus is not included because i'm gonna be real, i think i only ... used to be beyond my wildest dreams, and I'm glad that I got the ... laughing uncontrollably with pset buddies at 4 am because I'm too wired on

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Colorful a response to “how’s MIT?”

  

  name. Malingap is talking about what I’m interested in and feeling ... , or I revise for an ASE, or I’m walking over to the other side of campus to meet with my friends, or I’m playing board games in the lounge, or I’m

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 5, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Is My Home Looking back and saying goodbye

  

  been able to take a photo with truly everyone in it ^^; And of course, I'm ... (and no, I'm not at all Latina lol) by cooking with Spanish House which ... well I know them, actually, and that they might think I'm weird

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  , completing your degree, landing a great job, etc. Now that I’m out on my own ... , I have no idea. It’s an uncomfortable feeling, and I’m still searching for a direction. For now, I’m just trying to embrace the unknown and let

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There and Back It's like a reunion tour, kind of.

  

  a tear that I’m no longer young.) In 2004, the MIT admissions blogs ... ice cream maker. As for what I’m up to right now: I am packing up that ... for my day job, I’m trying to combine my experience in biological

  • by Bryan
  • August 13, 2014