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• Blog / Challenges

  Flux and Flow Thermodynamics as therapeutic analogy; or, the longest way I've ever said, "I'm still figuring things…

  

  equilibria, I guess? For those unfamiliar with the concept of dynamic ... , and the regressive doubts that hold me back -- making for zero net ... the line. Sometimes it means getting ready for the next push, the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  before. DACA has been expanded and the age cutoff for applying has been ... Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown, before the announcement that ... the world record for deportations in this country—over 2 million, just

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  On identity f(x) = x

  

  impoverished. It bothers me because, for the longest time, I defined myself using ... up to called the IMO, which you can think of as the Olympics for high ... running for the IMO team. For tenth grade, and eleventh grade, and twelfth

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

  trying to trim the tree of possible paths an Aristotelean inquiry

  

  Greek Perspectives on the Good Life, a required class for almost all ... , for example, the following hypothetical conversation: A: Why do you ... ends justify the means'"]end:[/annotation]something sought out for itself

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 3, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  authority figure who I had very little respect for in the first place was ... for the same competition. And I'm lucky we did pretty well in that ... , and maybe even more across the nation, yelling at me for my apathy, “You

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Classes I Won’t Be Able to Take also "What Is Pre-Registration?"

  

  to take the class. You can submit as many classes as you want for ... years of MIT before I actually decided to look at the entire course ... legit one of the best things about MIT--you can register for as many

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 23, 2019
• 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 ... officers follow the winds to the corners of the country to talk to students ... in between over the course of a few days. I visited big high schools

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  factor controlling the admissions process. Suppose, for a moment, we didn ... here for the sake of argument). We could build a working admissions ... In last week's blog entry Diversity or Merit? I included the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  25 Stories of Getting Accepted to MIT told by students and alums

  

  morning milking and was setting up some electric fence for the cows when ... look of sadness when it came. I figured, MIT is for those other kids at ... [z] enough for MIT". When the website loaded and I skimmed that page

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear My Old Friend, This is quite possibly weirdest way to introduce myself

  

  for the prompt “Picture the one person in the world you really wish were ... build. You will leave for the airport and feel an ache so large that you ... ’t make it better for you.  Often, I look at my past and know I’ve grown as

  • by ana~
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  ten reflections on mit

  

  fun of the architecture a lot here, but sometimes, MIT really does look ... ’ve changed. Then, I need to account for my own “MIT-tinted googles”: for the ... leaving home for the first time, growing older, or just generally maturing

  • by Phi A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  actual conversations i have definitely had with freshmen during orientation

  

  what things are you gonna check out FROSH: well i was looking at the a ... for other groups too FROSH: well ME: specifically mine ME: the toons ... , there's so many cool -- FROSH: isn't that the ...you know ... clothing

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 30, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  weaknesses. He knew he could do well at either. The problem, for Sam, was not finding the right answer: the problem, for Sam, and for many students like ... he'd recommended me for a customer support job in what would become the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  grand visions for senioritis in college. i would go out all the time! do ... a bit of personal direction. the moment i realized it was okay for my ... i never really had senioritis in high school—it was probably the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  fourth floor of building 3 for really excellent Indian food. Crack open the ... :37 PM: Freshman wanders into hall looking for Moji. Immediately ask if he ... from toddling around on the carpet and thinking "I suppose I'll try

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  about it, for obvious reasons. This idea made it to the second-to-last round, and the first of four major milestones in the class. For this ... for a group photo and moved short people to the front. "We need Concert

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  A Comprehensive Guide to My Favorite Places on Campus can't leave without making one more post of this format

  

  at a sport that I hope to continue doing for the rest of my life ... with the tortilla on the side could last me for a solid two meals. After ... Campus to the Stud for food and then walking back. I would try taking

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  wrestling with my ego it takes so much energy to drop a class

  

  grown, or so I damn well hope.  # I went to a Q&A for the 2025s, and ... have the audacity to sign up for classes like this, how I always seem ... ’s, who would study hard for half the time I did and get better grades. I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What getting an education from MIT is like according to students and robo-cj

  

  . You've heard the story, but you're there for new perspectives ... ingredient. —anonymous going to Harvard, but for a fraction of the cost. —Robo ... well in the ocean. The same goes for a degree in engineering," says

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  could be a little bit warmer. I’ve been sitting outside the Stud for about ... wasn’t right for me. In the 5 minutes since I started writing this post ... , very big, and will impact the trajectory of my life. For many of you

  • by Phi A. '21
  • April 20, 2021