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  MIT Gothic You are reading an admissions blog post. You are reading tumblr.

  

  delete it a new one gets sent out. When asked about how much sleep you ... Hemingway in dramatic black and white. There is perhaps my favorite meme that ... chalkboard is already covered in equations. The desks are covered in equations

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Great Wifi Outage of 2007 Burton-Conner's wifi went out two days ago; Evan will tell you more by the end…

  

  a good GPA is an important factor in applying for grad schools (I ... undergraduate programs, and your GPA is just a number. It puts you in a category ... department is not going to admit a student who, in their opinion, cannot

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  in the admissions process; a ruling is [annotation note='The Supreme ... historically under-represented in STEM education. This is a crude standard, and ... the Court rules in a way that constrains how universities may compose

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

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

  

  , even with so much time, money, and energy invested in that outcome. Yet ... health after lots of research, a stint in therapy to maintain my self ... thermodynamics: everything is in flux, and the forces of progression and regression

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

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  high, decisions are coming soon, and everyone is hella stressed. (In case ... , how it would feel to be rejected so that the emotion wouldn't come as a ... smoothly. BUT: I hadn't thought at all about how I would feel in the days

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bad Ideas Weekend 2019 good times

  

  consumption algorithm". Time complexity is a measure of how long a program (or ... . By the end of the day, 2 East succeeded in making 2,925 cookies, a ... and down in excitement. I had a bunch of them and they were really good

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  A Half-Century Retrospective Revisiting the MIT Application from the 1972–1973 admissions cycle

  

  now, a half-century later, as the 2022–2023 application cycle is in full ... work. This prompt sends a clear message that MIT is interested in ... again in person. I didn’t make it quick, after all. After spending a few

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  choreographed a dance of my own, and how it felt to grow up in New Zealand. My dad ... about how much I loved reading, how Course 9 (Brain and Cognitive Sciences ... others of you are stuck in that frustrating and seemingly interminable

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  a sorority? How do I sign up? When is recruitment? What’s the ... , home-cooked meal is a blessing. LIVING IN BOSTON!!! My sorority’s house ... [annotation note="Like many others, I didn’t know a lot about what being in a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama

  

  . "What if I don't get in?" "Am I good enough?" (That is a question we all ask ourselves). "The acceptance rate is only a 5% or 6%" I've always ... participating in extracurricular activities. Years of attending a school that

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] How to Build a Three Story Fort by Zack I. '27

  

  decade after I was a student here, but one of them is ✨delight✨ at seeing ... , driven by passion, and a feat made possible by community. In fact, when I ... ="Residence Exploration Week"]REX.[/annotation] In the past, we’ve built rollercoasters, a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 1, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Robo-CJ writes haiku “didn’t you already make a blog post about this?”

  

  are sad In its place is CP✱, a sort of CPW-turned-virtual, that ... the haiku log combinatorics the haikubot is a workaround to post in the ... that the gay heart is now active in my chest the gay heart is a tool to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  And the Whistle Blows soccer post-season & my last competitive soccer game

  

  became a conscious idea in my mind. It is almost absurd to think that the ... my practice gear and taking down the decorations in my locker. So, how ... ’t get much better than a conference championship :)  [caption id

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ideate, Model, TEST! A long, behind-the-scenes look at 2.009 like, really long.

  

  ) software is ubiquitous these days in mechanical engineering courses, a huge ... The presentation team is doing much better.  We've unified on a ... PST   The actual prototype, on the other hand, is in a minor

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We Should Take This Final and Push It Somewhere Else you'll need a lot of mOXie

  

  .[/annotation] Here at MIT, there is a system in place called Excused Absences, or, an ... semester, I have already taken a final exam. In the midst of sitting down for ... the end of a semester, condensed into a single week. So, how exactly do

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 14, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  . There is a fish tank in my sister's bedroom that is a constant source of gurgling sounds, and a rabbit in a cage that is a constant source of rustling ... 's mother is a horse, and I am a seahorse in a plastic bag slung over the side

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Favorite Classes at MIT! survey says...

  

  virtually. The teaching team is amazing, they put in so much effort, and it ... research, and it helped me realize where and how AI is actually used in the ... interested in for a while (Reinforcement Learning), and the professor is also

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 7, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Words of Advice for the Incoming Class you did it! now what?

  

  school -- why not take a break and relax knowing that MIT is in your pocket ... than done, relax. Give yourself a pat on the back. MIT is one of the most ... means easy. The hard part is over (for now). A lot of adMITs will throw

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Surviving MIT Spreading the word, take this to heart

  

  how to study on your own in the absence of a teacher or curriculum ... ." And I put that in quotes because "smart" is really just a way of saying ... 'll reproduce the post here: I'm a senior in high school this year, and will be

  • by Snively '11
  • January 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  to create a helpful tool.* However, this tool is unhelpful. In fact ... instrument, or, in its proverbial form, "if all you have is a hammer ... Mashable is running a story today called New Facebook App Tells

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011