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• Blog / How to Human

  prophecies reversing causality

  

  anecdote educators report is of children getting lost during a math class ... important role in how i experience attraction. i remember a few years ago one ... “manifesting”, and i’m not a superstitious person - but faith is still valuable

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 2, 2023
• Blog / Summer

  this summer a recap of sorts

  

  entire occasion, even if it is just a five minute bike ride away. This is ... mostly free. I did so much reading. I relaxed so much, despite working a ... modeling but never had a good sense of how they really work. Working at GMAO

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 14, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  What Should I Do Next Semester? i'm making a list and checking it twice

  

  is a class I absolutely need to graduate. (I won't bore you with ... at MIT but not taking any classes. How awesome is that? I know someone ... math blog, but I thought it would be interesting to write it again for a

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Read This! All those questions you needed answeredvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript…

  

  it off and never think about it again. Sorry, “How do I get in” is a ... That title is just a lazy excuse for not being able to come up with a ... , what are my chances . . . .) Number one isn't so much of an issue with a

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  I'm a little exhausted from answering questions right now, so this is ... suggestions as to the application process? How was it when you applied? How is ... . I was pretty much the anti-model applicant (my story is here, if you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  D students. i don't think this is necessarily a good thing but it would be ... -harvard pigeon pavlov hack? that one’s my favorite). the mit i now know is a world ... irony is that the former group just becomes bullies themselves. As a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  's false humility with a point. My case illustrates how success is always ... 's Cookie." Lewis, an art history major at Princeton, is a famous journalist ... talking to my dad about my job - this job - and how much I loved it. I told

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  This blog post is about you. yes, you.

  

  to stress. MIT is a difficult place - but you already knew that.  The ... an objective non-MIT viewpoint, it's kind of incredible.  MIT is a ... pulled an all-nighter finishing three psets." They say you can tell a lot

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Story of the 5 Wits A look back on my externship at 5 Wits

  

  selected to work at a magical company called 5 Wits Productions, where many ... , you could be a spy and infiltrate an evil corporation or discover ... , you may be wondering why this is the story of the 5 Wits. Well, there

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Today is a Super Important Day This is kind of a big deal.

  

  Today is an important day. The end of an era, the beginning of a new ... spirit. Why yes, it is my 19th birthday. How’d you know? While true, that ... living with a faulty internet connection, today is the inauguration of 44th

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 20, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  along too much to figure out how to do calculus, which is a real problem ... musicians in a very disconnected way, like how teenagers admire fictional ... ’s a lot to relieve. There is something so calming about drowning out all

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dorm Companion #1: Art MIT loans out 400 pieces of famous art each year from its collections to its…

  

  Want a Warhol in your dorm room? This is exhibition week of the ... Each piece in the collection is framed and signed by a leading ... worrying over damage. "The worst thing that usually ever happens is that a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  ’s Day plans. I didn’t, so he asked me if I wanted to go out to a nice ... somewhat expensive. But I wasn’t sure what his intentions were: was this a ... was he hoping for something more? While Mike was a nice dude, I wasn

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  Minerva has higher standards then Harvard, then how is a student who can ... demographic.   This is a different argument, one which does not suffer from the incongruity above. Here, Minerva is cast not so much as a university

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  those dimensions). MIT is getting tricky like that. Much like the leaves ... know how a babby was formed, it meant an akward talk with mom and dad. If ... what could be more iconic than McDonalds? This is what a multi

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  know how your high school grade breakdown is like 30% tests, 30 ... . There is no such thing as "breezing through" a MIT exam, unless, of course ... 'm just a freshman, I'm not entirely sure how the upper-level courses

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  get a point across.) The essay is your chance to show that you're not a ... much-needed break is keeping my brain from bursting into its own little ... Cavity” to show me how much more I need to learn and make me okay with that

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  is a basic electronics class for mechanical engineers. I think it ... meant that I haven't done much fun stuff other than spend an obsene amount ... bridges. In this class, we look at structures in equilibrium and learn how

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my test scores?

  MIT uses a holistic admissions process, so test scores are just one factor among many for evaluating your preparedness for MIT. Test scores are ... determines an admission decision (there is no single factor), but they do help
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  there is a change in your citizen status during the application process, you may notify MIT and send a copy of your green card via the ... a U.S. citizen if you currently hold a United States permanent