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• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  at MIT. So much so that I am proud to say that many are more like ... this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase diversity is to 'relax the standards'. I can't speak for other Colleges

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  While you guys are waiting for decisions to be released, here's a ... sort of territory with my blog, but I think it's directly relevant to ... interested in what you have to say about this. I'm referring to the story

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Summary

  

  Today was the last day of 2.670. I had wanted to make a really cool modification to my engine by making it a generator, but I didn't have enough time to make it work. Anyway, I spent all morning putting together the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  activities and stuff that I'd want to do, I decided to get all my homework done early and take my free Monday off to get ahead. And so I did. Cue the fun ... and bad haircuts. Wednesday night, I braved the long lines to wait for

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most ... waitlist in the past few years, we admitted very few this year (due to the ... personal decision - the answer to question #2 may help you to decide. 2) How

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  colleges, you are welcome to apply to MIT using your QuestBridge application ... Bridge Non-participating Finalist who wishes to apply to MIT Early Action or ... you have reached out to us via email. Once you have reached out to our
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art

  

  Last year when deciding which colleges I wanted to apply to, I had ... Utah to Virginia, but there was no way I could go four years without at least an ocean to walk to and ponder my melodramatic nature over. And

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 30, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Flipping Failure an IAP update

  

  MIT. After debating between a couple of topics, I chose to tell a story about struggling with sacrificing self-care to prioritize academics ... the story I told. But ultimately, I want to let this story speak for

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 28, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i don’t know where you’re going but do you got room for one more troubled soul?

  

  just a semester of my undergraduate career left, it's hard not to. Every ... 've found it hard to stay present. I've been enjoying my time in Madrid ... feelings on what I want the future to look like. Had you asked me in my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  sunscreen physical health and stuff

  

  at the ripe age of twenty-one i am beginning to feel my body weaken ... am already feeling the need to wear a jacket my right eyelid has ... i spent a while researching symptoms and trying to understand what was

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 4, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  'm EXHAUSTED. I was supposed to do [annotation note="a program where MIT students travel to Israel every year to teach coding and entrepreneurship to ... forward to doing these programs since high school, i set my hopes on doing

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Art variation on a poem of Elizabeth Bishop

  

  The art of being hosed isn’t hard to master; the tasks (you hope) will teach you something new. To be busy, then, is hardly a disaster ... many things to-do. The art of being hosed isn’t hard to master. [caption

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  classes I decided to make this last video just sort of going through how MIT ... , non-scripted, talking for too long videos that I used to make for the class of 2019. So I thought, what better way to end my time at MIT than

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  before my senior year of high school, I went to meet with the IB coordinator (basically a guidance counselor) to review my college application ... Mass Tech made my list. I actually hadn’t even thought about applying to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses ... Wednesday. It is driving me crazy. I started talking to my squishible monster ... Services is super great about sending emails to professors and letting them

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi Day Eve A doodle and some old advice

  

  To everyone who's waiting for a pi(e) day decision: It's all going to be okay. It may not feel like it right now, with t-12(ish) hours until that fated time, but it will be. I tried to think of what high

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  to say, take a look at admitsphere.org. Admitsphere was devised by a ... '16, to sustain high school students through the application process ... offer advice/tutorials for younger students. Their ambition is "to become

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  ;yield"), we admitted 1620 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly predict how many student will attend this year. To help with the ... those students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

  Campus to the Z-Center one day when my favorite song of the musical theatre ... measure a year, I began to wonder what units I use to measure my life. The first quantity that came to mind was distance and the easiest unit of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Presenting…My Prefrosh! ‚ô•

  

  'm Abir, a prefrosh, and I was fortunate enough to have the BEST host ever ... asked me to guest blog about CPW and I am going to try to give a glimpse ... beaver I am, I decided to book my flight to CPW EARLY in the morning; 6

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 18, 2010