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• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  journey in the time since. I wanted to blog some wise words shared by prior ... feeling dreadful that I would have to wait another 2 months, and treated it ... years, the sleepless nights. Seek joy in your other opportunities, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  sister, and I find my bike. I take the key out, stick it in the lock, and ... few people walk by and I wonder vaguely how much it looks like I am ... Unni, how are you supposed to put the lock in the holder?" "You slide it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  fluorescent glare in the school library, to eloquently preach about how the ... my mouth as I listened. In my son”s case, I already knew that a ... I see every day passing me in a rush down the infinite corridor during

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  I'm currently sitting in the SeaTac airport, waiting for my flight ... would say Kirkland, Washington. It's where I've spent most of my life ... safe in the world, I've never been that afraid of uprooting my life and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  general, I would recommend putting this in the Question 14 (" ... application in. How do I get this added to my application packet? @Elise ... wasn't sure he would get to it in time, so I gave it to another

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  social groups a different angle on the 'i found my people in college' trope

  

  ’ve written in this post and don’t understand how i could possibly have ... ’t know if i want to change or in what directions i would. what i do know is ... for help or participate in groups; when i happen to be in the midst of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 27, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  's still pretty far over. So how bad would it be?" A very common question. I ... interested in schools that i believe would prefer a strong background in the ... you come from? In other words, would you prefer it if I went to a normal

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  tried holding out, but I was young and wanted to fit in, so peer pressure eventually made me cave in. “Okay, fine! … but just one page.” I closed my ... . I learned how to identify them based on their coos alone; for some

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  of art or read a book for enjoyment in a while, but I don't know how I ... the "reading kid." I read books with friends in [annotation note ... ="1022"] i have no idea why my face is so distressed in this picture but

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  in the past about how I'm asexual-ish, and so you'd think, well, this ... told me that they appreciated hearing my laughter. I was surprised by how ... -conscious about what my body looks like, or, how fat I feel. It's not something that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Nisha’s Video Game Review cloud is judging me for this

  

  characters, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they develop in the next ... stabbing someone in the neck is just as disgusting as I imagine it would be ... ] gamer, let me know how you would score these games in the comments!

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 29, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  (another) postcard from GTL spain and an unexpected crossover with the Edgerton Center

  

  even was, let alone how I could be useful. All we knew is that we would ... . Learning this, I should've known that showing up in my MIT MechE merch would ... Layla, for sending it to me and knowing i would love it

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • February 1, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  On Wednesday evening, right before the first 8.01 midterm, I had an inexplicable desire to drink soda. As in, I had to drink soda immediately or I would fail my test even harder than I was already going to fail it. I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  Saturday August 31. - I'm sitting in 4-237 (a classroom with nice tiered ... day in 5.112 -5.12 -INTEGARLS* -3.091, or, How to Draw Pretty Pictures ... -Category Theory Please Don't Ask Me How I Know This -Save the Whales

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  . but what if i don’t? i’ve been thinking about what it would be like to ... in and day out. extremely smart? again, i wouldn’t object, but i ... ways (except parenting, which i currently have no interest in). but right

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Cool Projects

  

  In this second-to-last entry, I want to encourage all of you to check ... a fair price for their work, at least double the price they obtain in ... and the unique pieces placed in Art Galleries, where people will be able

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  few days in contrast to how much free time I had over IAP. I feel like I ... it would be like if I didn’t go to MIT, if I went to college back in ... classes haven’t gotten in the correct rhythm yet. I couldn’t find a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  "I would walk 500 miles" people. Check out places I've visited: (note ... The weather in the area has been simply glorious over the past week, so I've been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  lifting heavy objects and the grungy basement gym

  

  training. I went to gyms sometimes in high school — and nearly every day while living in my car, to shower — but I never hit a solid routine. A guy I met while backpacking in Italy showed me how to use the kettle bell

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  ; I don’t know how to swim. I got two and a half laps in when I realized ... in a pool deep enough for me to have to swim since I was, like, 8. So ... a pool that was deep enough that I would be forced to actually swim

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023