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• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  ://www.uni.edu/~gotera/gradapp/stmtpurpose.htm) How to Write a Great Statement of Purpose Vince Gotera English Language ... is a place where I will be challenged and I can hone my writing skills ... level. To do this, I need a PhD. That is why I am applying. That was the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  In response to my last entry, Drew asked: "So, how important is it ... answered: "Drew, it is important for you to know which dorm do you want to ... within the same dorm!" Omar, you have a good point, but you are

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  it’s ok that it’s not ok sometimes things will happen, and you have to just let yourself be.

  

  feel happiness or pleasure. It is described as a type of numbness, a numb ... is, or how to go about acquiring it. The other type of depression is ... very long time. His condition is brought on by one day slipping on a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  's been a student there. College admissions is all about the "match" and ... , anyway. The interview is simply a way for you to tell us in person. Some ... something else of interest to your interview. This is not a requirement or an

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  am simply only a vessel   and the worst part is, it happens all ... critic (I sometimes describe my cuisine experience to whoever is out for a ... inconvenient hour for a morning bird like me but it is what it is  

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Rewriting my Blogger Bio more like brutally revising i guess

  

  . The delta in my personhood is literally entirely due to MIT. So, as a ... that is a big component of what i look for in good friends. freshman year ... release, [annotation note="thank you nisha very cool"]like this is not a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Done (this summer) or Why I Haven't Blogged in a Month

  

  biggest difference between the two: the VA is a place with mostly older men ... larger projects. The main VA job benefit is a look at an off-campus world ... population creates is stark: during one work meeting, a VA psychologist talked

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 4, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  On Friendship how my beliefs have changed over the years

  

  , everyone is a nErD!!1!!1! Being smart was no longer a distinguishing identity ... about my experiences now and how I won't place so much meaning on them in ... words as facts but this is a rant for another day"]argument. [/annotation

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Coffee in the Pagi-nation [joint post] breaking cruel rituals

  

  -nation” (lol it’s a stupid name but it is really all encompassing), I understood ... a joint post with Admissions Officer Jeremy, we stan Song: burnt ... months of SAT subject tests and trying to figure out how to apply for

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i have been consuming this summer random bits of media i have eaten

  

  : Gravity Falls is a story about two twins, Dipper and Mabel, who move to ... . Anyways, it's very hard for me to put into words how much this show means to ... back and watching a really good show. Alex Hirsch is supposedly working

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got this video. Or rather, this sad excuse of one...

  

  profs dress the same. Eric Lander is the exception - he always wore a blue ... Side note: Am I the only blogger who still uses a paper planner? Am I the only one in my programming class who takes notes on paper, not on a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Choosing Classes: Choice Paralysis [skye from valorant voice] help a girl out would ya!

  

  imagining bit is a lot more fun than the...actual taking of them, but I love ... software development: how to write software that is safe from bugs, easy to ... programming exercises and larger group programming projects. This is a class

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 3, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Flipping Failure an IAP update

  

  This IAP, I took part in a writing workshop at MIT known as Flipping Failure. In this workshop, I and other participants worked on developing a ... MIT. After debating between a couple of topics, I chose to tell a story

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 28, 2024
• Blog / Best from Staff

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  work at MIT Admissions!? The kid who used to complain about how much you ... myself. I've been surprised to learn that there is a community of students ... ecosystems without destroying their natural habitats, there is a sense of

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership Training Institute by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11.

  . It wasn't until I joined LTI, though, that I realized how much more ... Seul >> Today, there is a Board of Directors, five committees, and ... acceptees! YeSeul >> Last year, I founded a really cool organization

  • by mitblogs
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  , one doctor, and two nurses. Each foray out to the villages is a tiring ... brought with me to India is already half-full. For a rural-tribal hospital, this Anaikatti facility is fantastic, with a complete array of medical

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  , then all I can remind you is that success is not always a straight line ... into MIT after a crushing rejection, the truth is it was anything but a ... write me, years later, to tell me how things worked out for them

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  . Using a fork or tongs, flip the rack so it is bottom facing up, and spread ... meaty-side up. The final step is to add a thick layer of tangy barbecue ... 're watching the Logarhythms sing. But wait, is that the bass belting, or my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  "Splash" on it? What is "Splash"? Me: "Splash" is a teaching program. TSA Agent: So you teach people how to swim? Me: Oh, no. You get to teach ... : Yep! TSA Agent: Wow, physics. Great time to be a physicist, with all the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  to 103 And this is how they work: We hung out here for a long time ... 'd be ridiculous." This is when I notice a sign. "Bill Nye the Science ... I wore my tennis shoes and a baseball hat for the trip. We hopped on

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008