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  Paths there are so many

  

  heartbreaking it felt. We obsessed over MIT unhealthily to the point where going ... are really more like detour signs. They alter your course, but never ... realities come from big dreams, we are sure that you are on a great path ahead

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing is Magic And 15 minutes is all you need

  

  . Writing well often means “being in the flow” and if you are not there, it ... ’s been months now without a new post. Where to begin again? But here is ... in college. (Yes, you will have to write at MIT even if you are a math

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  response: Hi, Essays are a wonderful way to connect with the selection ... - so we read them very carefully. Quite simply, we are looking for the ... be helpful to you. The rules are simple: write your own essays. That

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  Note: all stories below are unedited accounts of current and former ... everything that would distract me. We had made a bet - if I didn’t get in, she ... played a part, too.) It turns out Japanese hotel lobbies are very quiet

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A (Belated) Letter to July In which I start blogging again with an angsty video

  

  's been a while since I did this. Just writing. The words are clunky in my ... new ones. I mean, I have a job. A job where I'm paying to work for them ... to fix it, but it's not like falling and scraping my knee where my body

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  admission; decisions are made by separate committees.b) U.S. and Canadian ... captures the MIT undergraduate education, even as it exists today. We are ... self-reliance are central in M.I.T.’s educational philosophy. A strong

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Reverse Culture Shock Catching up and counting down

  

  New Yorkers are…well, probably deserving of an occasional punch or two ... complaining and hunting down unhealthy free food. I can deal with it." And then ... names of places are all commonplace here. There’s a strong sense of

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 17, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  other form of transportation. The route to MIT from where I live in the suburbs has poor access to public transit and the roads are clogged worse ... entirely along bike trails that are off-the-road and devoted to cyclists

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Burton-Conner’s Renovation: A Saga on friendships that transcend shitty infrastructure

  

  everything that's happened. Our Current Situation So...where are things ... prefrosh can choose where they want to live instead of being randomly placed ... like some of the things we wanted weren't realizable. Here are some of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 6, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The end of a chapter

  

  for MIT students who are considering spending one or two semesters ... -things-in-Cambridge list are actually the courses (Tripos) I took, which consist of ... that in one breath!) Such materials are very different from the biology

  • by Linh V. '13
  • July 8, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

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

  

  played (and beat) previously during the regular season. Here are the ... -year future where I would one day be done playing competitive soccer – has ... . Saturdays are spent on Roberts field, friends and family in the stands. Not to

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 21, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 Things I Learned 1st Semester Yeap.

  

  over the next two weeks. Keep warm! or cool!- depending on where you are ... gyroscopes!). But there are certain feelings and observations, lessons and ... to life at large? 5) Online scheduling/sign-up applications are the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 24, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Meltdown On instability, IHTFP, and leaving sometimes

  

  having fun, and they were doing it guilt-free and not under the guise of ... .” “And what are my priorities?” “You’re willing to maintain your mental ... more compact,” he said. He wound the string up. “The extra pieces are in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 29, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  MIT was where I was meant to be. Where I'd thrive. Where I belonged ... worst. You see, the admissions officers truly are not lying. We’ve been ... ) communities are generally good, application anxiety turns the forums into an

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  Roll carts around campus. Marvel at the wonder that is the wheel. Learn where all the ramps and elevators are. Grumble when there's no ... if the signs are a clever metaphor. Own stuffed toys. Bring your

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  señoritis navigating work/life balance - and spring break photos

  

  doritos—but make peace with myself if there is a week or month where i ... find relaxing—all the meetings i go to are productive but also social and ... console a friend—these are the essentials. this past week i followed the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 28, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  problem sets, a semester spent reflecting about how an experience made you ... counted traffic today!), for the most part our studies are focused on three ... have learned this semester is that they are vital to understanding how

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I know you’re bad at something And here's what you should do about it. Hint: NOT "do something else"

  

  section. All eyes are on you, as you lift your instrument to your mouth ... are still not quite clear to me, I raised my hand almost every time. I ... front of other people practically made me wet my pants. The night of our

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  variants - and countless others - are all just versions of the same question ... , extracurriculars. There is no golden ticket. So breathe. Now that you are Zen calm ... education. If you are nice, then your letters of recommendation will convince

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

  MIT Women’s Soccer Talking to the 2009 NEWMAC Champs after they returned from the NCAA National Championship Tournament

  

  really are. I just found out. This year, MIT's Women's Soccer team won ... accomplishments in soccer, you can tell that these women are not only extremely talented, but also dedicated to their sport. Sports players are among the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 25, 2009