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  sibling dynamics at MIT yes lmao Nisha and I are related

  

  state, and having the same damn last name isn’t enough—at a blogger ... happy that they had no idea of this fact; clearly, I’m doing a decent job ... entirely changed. I’m my own person now! I have a different set of activities

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

  The Institute of Smashing What do you think MIT and a garbage compactor have in common?

  

  . You're an elite. You can't help but pat yourself on the back a little ... defeated in a lot of ways. My grades in a lot of classes weren't what I ... wasn't hard). It gives you a chance to finally get those time

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  her article. See! Don't doubt your writers! 8:53pm: I'm finally ... won't take that long. 10:07pm: I'm finally done with looking at the ... As a news editor for The Tech, every couple weeks, I have the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  . I’m sure you have a lot of questions, but I can’t remember what they ... explain why I see you as a stranger. I’m sorry, I can’t help you. You might ... .  Loneliness is a type of grief, maybe. I can’t help but imagine you as little

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  have so many opportunities. You can hand them off to your children. I’m a ... love, I think is a very important goal, and something that can’t be done ... there’s no way a few people can do it alone.“   “I’m here because I’m

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  self-reliance are central in M.I.T.’s educational philosophy. A strong ... instructions about your interview. We will send you the name of a member of the M.I.T ... TEACHER forms to be returned directly to M.I.T. We suggest you place a stamp

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing is Magic And 15 minutes is all you need

  

  I have a personal blog that I write about my teenagers and I haven’t ... certainly isn’t because of a lack of material. I have more material than ever ... poetry. Think you don’t have a single idea, nothing to say? Just start

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  have a major in economics?” I’m going to be like “dude, why didn’t you ... only got a 760 on the SAT I math and I don't have time to retake it and I'm ... identified as Lutheran?” I’m going to just google the MIT site, and while I don’t

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  17 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Year growing, growing, grown

  

  helps me and what doesn’t. MIT is a mentally taxing place, but I’m finally ... It’s spring break and I’m catching up on alone time. I didn’t exactly ... . I’m a big fan of the line “if I treated someone else the way I treat

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  night, working, working, working. i'm trying to challenge myself to do a ... when even i feel like i'm on a roll and energetic and productive ... you as a person are smart enough or useful enough--and now i find that i'm

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  living in Switzerland, I didn't really have a social life outside of work ... culture. Enjoy! Disclaimer: I'm just a student blogger, not an admissions ... applicants. I can't speak for other schools, but if you are making a pure

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

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  a rule I don't really pay attention to lists like that, except the ... wasn't a good deal for me at the time. You get lab experience, you apply ... Morrison will probably also be forgotten in a hundred years, but it's kind of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , my auntie wanted me to take a nap. She said, “if you don’t go to sleep ... unresponsible! Why would she curl such a small child’s hair?” She couldn’t tell I was half African, so my hair was naturally curly. At MIT, I’m taking a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  backgrounds, and you can’t discredit yourself solely on a standardized test ... won’t get into a place like MIT, so you should probably just take it off ... angry in a defiant-teenager sort of way. If these schools didn’t want me

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  .   The disingenuity doesn’t end here. A couple of weeks later I would read ... whether they have been accepted at a certain school or not.  I don’t ... me after class, and I didn’t have a car nor could I even drive. Yet

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Making Connections we live in a society (affectionate)

  

  delivering dinner to a friend who wasn't feeling well. Because it's (very ... .031,[/annotation]the class I'm currently working for as a Lab Assistant. This was ... makes it sound"]6.806,[/annotation]a class I'm taking. When I'm staffing

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  0.125 not a course 0 class, but a fraction complete

  

  the upcoming new year, a time when I'm even more reflective than usual ... ="Which I got!! More on this later, I'm sure :)"]applied for a UROP ... , those eight hours a night are paramount – and eight hours of sleep doesn't

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 4, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ," "I can't wait to meet you," and "I already feel a special love for all ... 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

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  decided major. My first courseroad wasn’t very creative: My second was a ... naturally not very interested in making a fortune with startups, but I’m not ... , I’m not about to lock myself in a hut in the woods and derive theorems

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  leader doesn’t mean having a fancy title or being on the [clubname ... : "How was your first year at MIT?" After a billion failed attempts (most ... smile, then say: "I learned a lot." I remember how I felt when I first

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011