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  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  ?), I started my essay from scratch. The next two or three hours were a ... college trip. Even in a nation governed by socioeconomic class, I believe

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Have Never Been to Beijing A (loose) translation of the previous post written in Chinese

  

  would also say to me, in Amharic (the national language of Ethiopia), “we ... felt I had two cultures instead of half of each of them. There were only two types of first-generation children. The first kind didn’t appreciate

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Iron Man, MIT ‘87 (?) After 21 last month, another MIT movie.

  

  ; Anthony Stark was born on Long Island, the son of Howard Stark, a wealthy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Class of 2020 Ring Premiere! from two perspectives

  

  thought the room couldn’t get any louder, but then the two 2019 Ring Chairs ... uproar seemed to increase by 10 decibels. They came up, two at a time, to ... into the theatre). And the two Ring Comm members that were on stage at

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  What I wish I’d known, and what I’m glad I knew Before coming to MIT.

  

  wish I'd thought of every class block as a precious commodity. I have two ... turned out to be a decision to not take two additional classes. I wish I ... worked at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory all summer, and when I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to find your way around MIT mit building numbers are logical, but weirdly

  

  . Similarly, N for buildings in north campus and NW for buildings in northwest ... two buildings in the twenties, Building 24 and 26. The Building 30s are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 11, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  window managers are also good, such as bug.n for Windows; Athena, MIT ... your files. Bad things can happen if you don’t. Two weeks ago I copy

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  Ruben a two-year work permit and exemption from deportation. “It’s a ... was a total national undocumented youth-led movement that won deferred ... advocated this sort of ethical, moral compass for our nation. It’s been an

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  , the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases, brought by the same ... particular focus on STEM fields; (2) the importance of diversity to our nation’s ... that is as broadly diverse as the nation and world we hope to serve. I

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Is My Home Looking back and saying goodbye

  

  had many LuCHA members, attending a LuCHA meeting or two when I could ... 's very first FIRST Robotics team. Now they regularly make it to two ... started (and completed!) the Muti Water Project, a two-year effort to add a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Avatar and Desserts Exploring Food Art

  

  -July."]before,[/annotation] but after two weeks of not getting any references about Zuko and ‘that ... make a total of [annotation note="to be fair, they do taste really good"]two ... dishes dedicated to the four nations and their corresponding colors because

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • December 10, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Boomeranging The day before classes start is Registration Day. It’s also the day we welcome readmitted…

  

  's one high four-year graduation rate, especially compared to the national ... semester or two to finish her degree. Others take that extra time not by ... Korea for two years of compulsory military service. I’ve also met some

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  All the Bloggers’ Personalities! A post about personality tests, part 2!

  

  “ADMISSIONS BLOGGERS---EXPOSED!!!!!!”) Some of you may remember that a(n ... Gryffindor INFJ O: 93%; C: 75%; E: 58%; A: 68%; N: 43% Type 1 wing 5 "I'm too ... time I'm taking this test, the last two times of which I got INFP. It

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 12, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Fig. 6: Eigenverantwortung The time of my life. What responsibilities?

  

  two weeks, and hope that you get your passport in the mail on time ... words at you like Eigenverantwortung   ~ ~ ~   E i g e n v e r a n t w o r t u n g.   Simply put, I needed to realise

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • August 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  compare the two for fun. But anyway! During high school, I: Didn ... was to get service hours to qualify for National Honor Society come our ... closer to physically melting into a puddle than when I made a two

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “So what are you majoring in?” *sweats nervously*

  

  -calculus-by-second-grade math majors, kids who’ve competed in national olympiads, freshmen and ... in a year, because the two answers might well be different. The thing I ... ? The point of all of this. Hopefully, I might learn a thing or two in the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • April 4, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  everything i made this year (mostly)

  

  issue) here, but I’ll include the two pieces that I specifically made: a ... by two MIT alum, hosted a workshop centered around their computational ... ="108176" image4="108175" /] And here’s a 2x video of it in action: [embed]https://youtu.be/hvIzN

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 1, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  , about two months ago. Because I’m a senior all but one of my finals were ... to drive with my dad on a two-lane highway, stick shift, farms on ... before states. Dreaming about nationals. Crying on the bus home when we

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 14, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  On Teaching and Learning Minimum requirement: read the last few sentences of this post. They're important.

  

  ’ve been out here for two and a half weeks now. I’ve seen seniors in Algebra ... . Take a look at these two examples. Heart-breaking Example 1 Me: “So, you ... …” Freshman: “Oh! Oh! Two over one.” Me: “Two over one? But that’s a fraction

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 20, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty people later ✈✈✈ (pronounced whoosh) ✈✈✈ (pronounced nyeowww)

  

  two hundred puzzles; the number's closer to 170. And our team doesn ... . I've written not one, but two posts about Mystery Hunt, so I won ... , this weekend was as much about the two hundred puzzles as it's about the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 22, 2022