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  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  been made more clearly. While (hopefully) no lives are riding on your ... encounter situations where crisp, compelling writing can express your feelings ... writing, in shaping how we are capable of thinking - he later built upon in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  I Miss College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  class so interactive and free, but he did, and I am thankful to him for ... thing that most people are not good at. I miss fitting instruments into ... information. I told him about the Dyatlov Pass Incident, where 9 college

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: MacGregor House Because really, sometimes you just need your own space.

  

  are planning to cover their own dorms within the next z days!), I am ... "; an entry forms the basic social unit of the dorm. The entries are named ... floors total). A Entry, B Entry, C Entry, and D Entry are in the high rise

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  making things a blog about being a meche major

  

  intro circuitry class, where we are given schematics and sent out to ... other up. I'm sure most majors are like that. More of us trickle into the ... parents made changes on our house they recruited my sisters and I to move

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  first impressions of LA the struggles of moving cross-country for an internship

  

  lot of first impressions, both good and bad. here they are: this city was not made for walking >:( i'm used to walking almost everywhere in ... a crosswalk to go over to where it was waiting, and had to backtrack

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 31, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  are posted on the MIT events calendar), and they usually are are very ... things an undergrad might know him best for are teaching 7.012: Intro Bio ... ), but he made time to talk to two random students who have never

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  (the classes that all undergraduates at MIT are required to take), and this report contains its recommendations. Any changes made on the basis ... what they are. The full report (158 pages) can be read here. The

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  out to amazing music. I ate free food. I got Chris M. to autograph my ... with free food you want to go to in your CPW booklet. A sleeping bag, and a willingness to sleep in things that are not beds. Not homework

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  history. Since there are so many people applying for so few undergrad spots ... people who are going around interviewing at all the top programs; I've met ... become my friends. There are, incidentally, a lot of current MIT

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  recipe, but she introduced it to me), where fudge crinkles are cookies made ... chat with me. "Where are you from?" "California." "Ah, I'm from ... are far shittier times to come. And that there will be days where I don

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  is not the kind of school where students are commonly criticized, and ... school (once my #1 choice) where I would've been miserable, had I decided ...  studying social sciences at MIT on the MIT Admissions page. Below are some questions

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  fraternities are like. I certainly didn't plan on joining one though. I expected ... freshmen guys-- free steak and lobster dinners, boat cruises, trips to Fenway park, rides on Segways, free F-1 go cart racing and adventures to sandy

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  terms of where I'd get the most free stuff. This turned out to be an ... . Speaking of which: bring your charger. As far as events go, there are a ... free stuff, I spent time cooking a gourmet French dinner at New House

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend ...begins a week from today!

  

  's where you'll find me over the course of the weekend... the events in bold are the ones I REALLY hope you'll attend (for reasons which will become ... ! Saturday, April 8 Oh boy, there are so many things going on today, and for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Be Social awkward and anxious

  

  there are plenty of these kinds of moments that are going to happen, where ... the point where it numbs my mouth. Or that the strange hierarchy that ... , my tan skin and clunky shoes and overall just height made me feel like

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 26, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I who have nothing Darling, 'tis I who loves you.

  

  Bank ATM, which is free for Bank of America customers, where I could pick ... about $20.58 in my pockets right now, but 50 cents of that are in Czech kroner and the other 20 are in US dollars, so, counting currency that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  a day in my life as a MISTI student ft. research and friends

  

  exploring the city in my free time. This blog is meant to be a slice of my ... working on. This Friday, it’s my turn to present the progress I’ve made in ... , though, the bus runs really well, and the vehicles themselves are nice and

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 17, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  fake it ’til you make it what is a healthy way to be happy?

  

  definitely didn’t want to write about the things that made me sad. We’re all ... happy you are.” [I should note that on this day, November 7, I am happy ... . For me, these steps are to go running, [annotation note="like maybe

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  Steve Anastos, who are all friends I made in 2016 that were awarded this ... winners a year may seem like a lot, but according to Forbes there are 15 ... , it looks like the bulk of awardees are in science, enterprise tech, and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the First or at least, I used to

  

  :35] The front door of Next House swings open, and the trek from Where the Sidewalk Ends to Where the Sidewalk Begins begins.  But then again, everyone ... with summer, the arcs in progress, and those that are just beginning. I

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 14, 2022