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  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  you will live away from your parents for potentially the first time in ... yourself how you spend your time and money. The school you choose in the next ... , or, in this blog post, your home for the next four years—it seems to me

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
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  Don’t Change A few lessons I have learned

  

  experiences.   I was waiting in line with my head more or less glued to ... covered leopard printed Nike 97s, long black earring, and gold chain was in ... ironed blue slacks, and a brown belt tucking in a semi-buttoned pink and

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 31, 2019
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  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  dome-shaped reality in the smoldering heat of the summer. September ... than ever before, in the form of taking five classes in my first semester ... exactly what you want. October? I have no idea what happened in October

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
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  Thoughts. Future. Kindness

  

  In my blogging folder, I had a draft post that sums up my senior year ... , 2013, I was sitting in the Margaret Cheney Room Women’s lounge on the 3rd ... the only thought in my head was “I thought we would have beautiful

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2013
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  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  told me to chill and “be cool” in selection committee – I told her that ... lines in Harry Potter, I relate to this moment in Order of the Phoenix the ... though my heart is being pulled in too many directions at once. My Pi Day

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Room(s) Where It Happens You've hit submit. What Comes Next?

  

  . That we are there to judge them and find flaws in them. The truth is, we are all in this profession because we like students. We want to serve ... different voices in your application and try to immerse ourselves in your

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • January 9, 2019
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  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  sexually explicit. I wanted to include such terms in an effort to present a ... terms you may hear in college. It also may reference emotionally or ... draining pathways of dating in college, I want you to know what I wish I, and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
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  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  work to do) at MIT that I haven't spent a whole lot of time in Boston ... answer, because MIT is the community you will spend most of your time in ... , in the comments please let us know if you have other anecdotes to add

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
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  On identity f(x) = x

  

  I know so many people in MIT only on the surface-level. Sure, I can ... ’s in, but before that conversation, I viewed him as just that—someone who ... questions about what they wanted to do in life and had as many doubts and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Preface In the process of moving our office from its inaugural location on the Infinite Corridor to its new home in the MIT Welcome Center ... Office was formally created in 1929, led by the Institute’s first

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
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  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  about the Christian groups on campus and churches in the area. I knew next ... was coming in. I knew Cru existed but not much about it, and after ... to anyone interested in God and staying connected to Christian

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
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  Confusion, by the Numbers my high school experience, via a google doc and some python

  

  , Ward Melville. In my three years there, I changed intellectually and emotionally in ways I couldn't have predicted. I spent this past summer ... many "failures" served as catalysts for personal growth. In the wake of

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • November 24, 2018
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  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  confident in declaring that Burton 1 is the best floor in Burton-Conner. Maybe even in all the dorms at MIT. Yeah, I said it. BURTON 1 FREAKIN' ROCKS ... you until 4 in the morning tearing through your 14.01 psets - or if you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
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  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  In response to an earlier entry of mine, this post appeared on ... will weigh in on it. Assuming you've made it that far, the senior staff ... correct in the context of the overall applicant pool, and that no one

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
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  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  [annotation note="Like many others, I didn’t know a lot about what being in a ... interested in joining a sorority or are just curious, I encourage you to read ... been involved in Greek life since my very first year at MIT. My freshman

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
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  turn out the lights always the last one to say goodbye

  

  In that moment, I felt that my conception of [Next House] finally ... happy, encouraging; they will reflect the growth I've felt in the corners ... been extremely difficult, in ways that I both could and could not foresee

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 31, 2022
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  Rain by any other name lagi na lang umuulan

  

  , from the northeast to the southwest monsoon. Habagat brings in hot, humid ... beginning of the academic year, as the Philippine school year starts in June ... didn't have shade. In Cambridge, there are some rains that feel like a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 22, 2021
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  I’m Still Standing after all this time at MIT

  

  tl;dr I made a music video to commemorate graduation happening in a ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo9elE7Ij-c One night, in the middle of my time away from MIT, I watched Rocketman with two of my roommates. Out of seven people living in

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 31, 2021
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  Parametric Cooking how i make fifty plus recipes with just three!

  

  In the world of design, there's this idea of parametric design ... way to model a cube in 3D? Certainly, there's a very easy way to make a cube, as most 3D modeling softwares have buttons that'll do just that. In

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 30, 2019
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  Leaving How I ended up taking medical leave as a sophomore

  

  struggling to do so in a way that’s pretty and poetic, that will stick in ... have gaps in my memory from that time that will probably never be filled ... , working alone or in tandem, that happened my freshman fall might have

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • March 8, 2015