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  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  scores were stellar. However, also like most MIT students, I was still very ... could work on apps in class. By October, I was spending more time on MIT ... job. My mind was about 7,125 kilometers away, as evidenced by the fact

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  : William Yee We heard speeches by the Governor of Massachusetts and MIT's President. After the speech by our Class President, we got to turn our "Brass ... balls and started them bouncing around the student section. The reappeared

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  Applying to Grad School How MIT Did and Didn't Help Me

  

  score shot up by 20 percentile points (which is… an unusual jump, to say ... of it. So, for a while, I was a bit turned off by academia, despite ... . By itself, this would NOT have been a good reason to apply. But in the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 22, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  , scores. Cutoffs, requirements, eligibility. I thought of math competition ... scores and minimum GPA and what constitutes a good extracurricular activity ... , back in London, my friends and I used to hide in trees and alarm passers-by

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  yourself wondering: How did THAT get there? Four score and zero years ago ... — After the car was lowered by several dorm men it was placed back in the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Am I Smart Enough for MIT? On second thought...don't answer that.

  

  . "MIT students are way smarter than me... I must've gotten in by accident ... . And I totally get your "poet" vs "peasant" analogy... people would talk

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  are, so the Z's facilities are by far the most used. [carousel image1 ... , meaning everyone walking by has a crystal-clear view into it at night ... dumbbells. There are miscellaneous items like a punching bag, bosu ball, and

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reverse Culture Shock Catching up and counting down

  

  The week after my semester at MIT ended, I was accompanied by this ... surrounded by this deluge of words and stories had something to do with my ... . There were scores and scores of people, moving from booth to booth

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 17, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Surviving MIT Spreading the word, take this to heart

  

  much better score if I tried. So after taking them a second time, I ... . Editor's note 6/17: "The comment is reproduced here with permission by its ... wanted to start by writing out standard admissions advice (e.g. no one

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

  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  , a class inspired by Charles and Ray Eames's short film "Powers of Ten ... is to optimize a tennis-ball-sized creature through a series of ... reproduce by replicating themselves on the inner lining of their pits and then

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  WHY? for people who don't like "no"

  

  . The time has gone by so quickly that I can't even think of a good ... was rejected by every school, but then she got that fateful tube in the ... by its dictionary definition and so for the sake of this post deserves

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 21, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  What I wish I’d known, and what I’m glad I knew Before coming to MIT.

  

  feel low on self-confidence. I'm glad that I learned by the end of Year 1 ... that involved comparing SAT scores, high school grades, or AP scores. I ... well as other regular attendees by cornering people to ask follow

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

  If man is five Then most people are six, and if most people are six then pre-meds are seven.

  

  freshmen and score lots of free food, but I had a class taught by Pulitzer ... eaten by thermodynamics than quantum chemistry. So I pretty much know what ... chemical engineering that involved saving the world by turning turkeys into

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  impressed by my response to my upbringing and family situation. Like, about to ... college is pricey. Sending test scores to more than 4 colleges cost money ... college trip. Even in a nation governed by socioeconomic class, I believe

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  generated by pbnify.com[/caption] In a rant post many years ago, I referenced the concept of students completing elaborate “paint by number ... painting by number.  While the finished product could resemble a masterpiece

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  "] (Credit: Drone footage by Matt Carney, taken from Henry DaCosta's 2016 ... ="attachment_40152" align="aligncenter" width="400"] comic by Reza Farazmand ... and others are bitter. I liked being confused by interesting projects

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, by the Calories free food is everywhere

  

  broken by a series of buzzes and dings as our phones simultaneously ... ="aligncenter" width="6574"] Calories consumed, by stress level, in each class

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Is My Home Looking back and saying goodbye

  

  (and no, I'm not at all Latina lol) by cooking with Spanish House which ... Brook E. '18 and I were ambushed by congratulatory cake and cards at our ... will always be there for me, I console myself by looking forward to what

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  . Your application is read by a senior staff member who will look for deal ... application is then read by a primary reader who will summarize it at length for ... shine. (Your grades and scores are clearly competitive or your

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  rejection by heading the Continental Army, driving the British out of their ... get good grades and SAT scores, you can pour your heart into your

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016