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  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  is numbers, or at least that is what people think. There are actually ... to everything that we are about. Let me go back to the concept of ... is typically not what we are going for when selecting students for our

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  10 reasons why MIT is beautiful if I do say so myself.

  

  'm currently doing a 30-day photo challenge where I take at least one good photo

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Beyond the Stop Light it's been a ride, MIT

  

  posting art on our recently created artstagrams here and here! We are

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  . Here are some pared-down (and edited to make legible and remove ... greatness. To students who are admitted, we are able to express our feelings more easily: Congratulations! We are so excited to welcome you to the MIT

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  this to be true, but most students are unwilling to state this outright ... who are first-generation to college, students from a variety of ... opportunities that are available to them. While I acknowledge that this may seem

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
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  Iron Man, MIT ‘87 (?) After 21 last month, another MIT movie.

  

  've read, has also made Stark's best friend, James "

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

  Life is like a Game Elaborate metaphors from an amateur comic artist

  

  amongst the autobiographical brainbarf in which the monsters are classes and ... clear. Also, comics are fun to play around with, even though I have very

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 7, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Search of Answers Seeking recommendations, rather than providing them...

  

  admitted to the class. Even though they are certainly right, I am quick to ... admissions process are far easier than the tasks that students and their ... process thoughtfully, there are no shortcuts. Guidebooks can be useful if

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  , DDR players... Yes, students at MIT are excited about science and ... 's disease, nor do we expect that math and science are the only thing you ... score. MIT students are three-dimensional, are good people in addition to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  How to look over your application and advice about breathing. My older younger brother is your age. I am fully aware of how much you’re…

  

  left before your early applications are due, and if you are anything like ... are probably freaking out. Have no fear, though! Because here is what ... that perfectly depict who you are. The thing is, after all this, you

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 28, 2009
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  Cozy Hobbit Times, Cozy Hobbit Food

  

  from. Here are some sunsets from our living room.     And here are ... me. Here are some of the delicious hobbit foods (or our approximation ... . Add carrots, tossing so they are mixed in evenly. Roast everything 10

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 14, 2016
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  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  pulled up the side of the dorm where I lived during my sophomore year. It

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Back in Time I change my clock back three hours and read headlines on the magazine of the…

  

  chemistry and 7 meant biology; I didn't know where building 4 was and that you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 22, 2006
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  Merit When getting into MIT isn't convincing enough

  

  are excited to tell me about how they relate to MIT. Believe it or not ... to talk or donate but are polite about it, and others—a very, very ... ,” I said. “Do you mind if I ask why?” (Sometimes we are able assure

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Into the Smoke In more ways than one.

  

  new friends from the past year are – brace yourself – British, but this ... in New York, the vast majority of people you see on Edgware Road are Arab. Nearly all the restaurants on the street are Arab, and many shops

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  them up a bit, and here they are: 1. Just read it. Every once inawhile I ... , if you ask me “Is there a group for students who are religiously ... . Cut it out with the “what are my chances?” stuff. I have a very serious

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT, part deux The case study of someone else you wouldn't expect to have gotten in

  

  . Therefore, even though sequels are often worse than originals (except perhaps in the case of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II -- wait, are you all too ... physics... and a 450 in writing. (Note: Adam and I are always warring about

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  is very self-selecting in that regard. It’s who you are that really ... people who wholly deserve to be at MIT – folks who are passionate, who love ... around them. The absolute worst part of this job is the fact that there are

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Steady-state Equilibrium Featuring screaming as stress relief

  

  , weekly psets, recitations, or class readings that are all baselines. I can ... . Although they usually consume most of my total time, there are no surprises in the steady-state category. Assignments are pushed and flushed from

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  reviews are [annotation note="you don't know your reviewers and your ... completely internalize their words, but writing/illustrating this blog are my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 5, 2022