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  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  they have a system that helps keep everything in balance, and if I can ... burned. I’m hoping that now, finally, I can teach myself to schedule in ... math major at a tech school in the ‘80’s. When was the hardest that I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  feminist you are, I'm sure that you can see that it can seem a little ... directly corresponds to a nearly 1:1 ratio in the admitted pool. I'll admit that I've even been slightly skeptical of that in the past. Anyway, the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  hihi i’m back featuring all my favorite excuses

  

  i’m gonna keep this short so i can get to posting real content again ... in writing Last semester I tried to get all my writing requirements out ... resulted in way too many essays for my liking. On the bright side, I didn

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  good scripts that I can [annotation note="(and maybe publish?? 🥺)"]illustrate[/annotation] in ... , there’s a lot of “darn I can’t take class A if I take class B because they ... classes I’m taking this semester, but they're still in flux. Instead, I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  , and no doubt some of you will be in fields I can't even describe because ... 've achieved and what you'll do in the next few years, I'm awed.  Every day I can ... perceptions can't possibly be correct. I'm just a freshman.  I don't have years

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  about how we can use data and technology for social good for some time. I ... /labmates from when I was in my master's program have gone on to build careers in ... applications that a lot of prospective MIT students are interested in how to use

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  't understand myself. I can say how it’s affected me though. I got a bruised ego ... when it can do good. I'm also not implying "high-achieving good ... belt all at once. I straight-up failed a class in my fall semester that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  can give. Here we are, in this universe where I chose MIT. I love MIT in ... outcome? How can we even compare outcomes, like, would it be better to be in ... , much better than I can, about how we make and destroy our future selves

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  worsened my mood. I had gotten in to MIT. Now, I can't help but feel that ... . Really, you guys are amazing, and I can't wait to meet you all in person ... morning of Sunday, March 18th, I was sitting at the computer in our living

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.

  

  remember most is thinking about how in two years I would be going to college ... . I told them about my dad, and how I had been fifteen the last time I ... knowing how I end my sentences. Sometimes, people joke about knowing how to

  • by ana~
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  four years living in Baker House and I loved it there. When I returned to ... ’t sure if I knew the whole story. Understanding how life might be different ... groups when I was in college but sororities such as the six whose members

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  emails to self & the long goodbye

  

  strange things that i have collected in the last couple of years. now that i ... resources here, how to be someone how can let this place change their life. it ... the other hand, i keep learning just how little i could do to cause the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  college apps are likely still an irksome item on your mind. I'm in Southern ... the spring classes and to my return in January, when I'll be taking a ... decision applications. I can only tell you to be yourself. MIT wants to hear

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  for two reasons; 1. I can sit in the grass and work and 2. I can get ... Without a doubt, I think every student here can agree that problem ... stand working in my room. I feel cramped and not as productive as there

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  world and consider how I'm taking steps (however small) in the right ... my core values show up in my actions? how can we go against our default ... covered in the curriculum, but I do remember how our group facilitators sat

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  setting. There is a great deal that I enjoyed about engaging in one ... ,” and I suspect that I will share some of them in due time.  However, as I ... ’s chances of thriving.  There are settings in which I did really excellent

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Keg of worms and phytoplankton

  

  their MIT application. In my three years of reading applications, I can ... I'm at home now in Hampton Bays getting ready for the first of my fall meetings this Sunday in Plainview, NY. Yesterday, I went fishing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 7, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  in high school and i want to learn more about how i can get admitted ... people applied to MITES, and how many applied to WTP. In addition, I wanted ... On to the questions... Arvind wrote, "'One more favour please', can I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  There's one week left of my freshman year - how much can you fit in a ... attend of the four classes I'm taking, three finals to sit through, two days to pack, and one night when Javi and I will order Thai food from

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 04 What I took way back when

  

  neither performing. In how many ways can the trio be chosen? I know, I ... Bawitdaba with Kid Rock a) In how many ways can the trio be chosen if the ... In numerical order, this term, I am taking: 4.614; 7.012; 14.02; 14

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 23, 2004