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

  

  ’t control what traits an admissions committee is looking for, or what mood a ... ambition was to be an officer in the British army. Despite his repeated ... out pretty well for you, didn't it, Washington? The statue in the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  generated by pbnify.com[/caption] In a rant post many years ago, I referenced ... seek ways to unlock the secret formula to secure admission. For starters, I can not argue with the logic of trying to discover the formula for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Meltdown On instability, IHTFP, and leaving sometimes

  

  culminated in an hour-long cry session after a benign meeting with my biology ... of the library to look at the Boston skyline in the distance. The roof ... ’re stupid, and MIT keeps an overflowing warehouse of proof in the second

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  may take many forms. What is it that you look for in an applicant?, some ... . If you do well in school, you will be smart and prepared for an MIT ... to a thousand-person MIT revival in an Atlanta auditorium. Whenever I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Thong I Should Be Wearing [UPDATE] Sexy sexy undies.

  

  HTML file attached to it. An html file that, when opened in a browser ... looked like this: We had gone from 300,000 to 2.4 million in less than a ... , actually, here's the backstory, then the story. Back in July 2006 there was

  • by Snively '11
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  Center for Bits and Atoms. In June, Spencer graduated with a degree in ...  MPhil in engineering (as well as an MASt in applied mathematics) at Cambridge ... . After receiving the Marshall Scholarship to attend postgrad in the UK for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  process feels and looks through my eyes: First, we spend an enormous amount ... process for me. In addition, as a slightly extroverted person, reading applications all day, everyday in physical isolation for weeks on end can be

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • January 9, 2019
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Gee, my life’s a funny thing Remembering the bills I have to pay, or even yesterday.

  

  've helped out in admissions. And I wasn't even looking for these jobs--I just ... the Thalys in first class (yay for Thalys summer offer!) I picked up a ... getting paid $10 an hour to go to lecture. I taught SAT Prep for ESP, which

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  , for society, for the environment. Behind every robot is an underlying ... kitch, lots of skits and picture drawing for my taste, I have learned an ... have) into perspective and help you define what you want to do in an ever

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  an extra division for your notebooks and things. I’ve seen people stow ... dignity. A waterproof laptop sleeve for your laptop to hide in when you ... common area for the night. However, common areas on campus and in labs are

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT Is My Home Looking back and saying goodbye

  

  many different communities, what I am thinking in these last days as an ... about physical distance, or at least not for me. Brook E. ‘18 and I, in ... will always be there for me, I console myself by looking forward to what

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hilbert’s Third Problem (A Story of Threes) Holy mathematics, Batman! Math at MIT, and why we need calculus to define volume.

  

  stood in front of the bathroom mirror similing to myself for 20 seconds in ... growth for me, and a big part of my goal in becoming a math major. My ... a translator between fields, to be an avenue for the ideas, tools, and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mostly Harmless Rifle. As in, the phys ed class. As in, I fired one.

  

  class. Finally, as a fun comparison, here I am looking grumpy in first ... editor. He had to trim it a bit, but it's still an improvement.” “And what ... second or third or fourth petri plate with different antibiotics or food in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  the application that we consider in understanding an applicant's context ... this. They can't do it for all of the reasons I mentioned in the CC ... selecting schools to send an application to easier. On Tuesday, the company is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Is CPW a lie? I asked for opinions.

  

  theme song on the piano in the middle of the room. Nearby, an ... grasping. I soaked it all in and confirmed that MIT was for me. I was ... times were probably in their rooms behind closed doors, waiting for the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 17, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  pricing, but be careful when looking at the pricing chart. For example, McGregor has mostly singles, so its actual cost for an average freshman is higher ... suitemates is certainly an important factor to consider. I love living in a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  design lighting and sound for high school plays - there are an astounding ... living in Switzerland, I didn't really have a social life outside of work ... discovered these, for better or for worse, but I'm sure that most have not

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  looking for an edge in the admissions process, and the authentic applicants ... tests, long before I contemplated completing an application for college ... in a highly selective process, is what an applicant makes of the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to decide which classes to take amazing classes and how to pick them

  

  out of the way. Pick an intro subject in a major you're interested in ... an opportunity to take something you're interested in just because you ... what shopping for classes looks like[/caption] Pro-tip: for many large

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  , Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesdays, I may drop in for office ... . Harvard has solemn portraits of old men looking smart in decorated frames ... different campus layout. I look forward to lounging in our non-mahogany rooms

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015