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  Although of course you end up becoming yourself on choosing a college, and realizing one of many possible futures

  

  working to realize a future where I didn't work for MIT Admissions; where I ... street — can have the largest impact, should I be hit by a bus, or meet the ... . My options, as I saw them then, were a local public university where

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The One Where I’m in Russia a brain/photo dump of me running away from school

  

  at it then was “A free trip to Russia? Heck, yeah. I can totally skip ... within it, in the hopes that I can one day make a difference in it, and ... So first there was Peru, where we ate really good food (Exhibit A

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 28, 2017
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  forums, which I’m nervously excited for! I can imagine being here for a ... hiking the Appalachian Trail, so that’s where I’ll be for a while. The ... coder as well as a mentor for a middle school team, and I loved the entire

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Computers and their Programs Anecdotes and advice about owning a laptop at MIT

  

  ’ve dropped them from standing height. Once, I dropped the T27 onto a hardwood ... to hide from me. I put them back where I thought they might belong and ... . My parents gave me my MacBook Pro as a gift before I left for MIT. It

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the exclusion of everything else on making decisions, and how i chose mit

  

  was coming from Chicago the next morning, so I asked for a later flight ... asked for a later flight. But it was too late, ah well. I was thinking ... first, choosing where I would go to college was simply a matter of getting

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  ," "I can't wait to meet you," and "I already feel a special love for all ... . Student groups are tackling the issue from a Mental Health perspective. I wonder ... admissions] made a mistake." As a peer to these prefrosh, I'm stressed - and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  institution is like. College is a place where you'll be for the next 4-6 years ... their sun, moon, and rising signs so that I can give them an "astrological ... everything I say with a grain of salt. However, whether you agree with what I

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  My Product Design Internship in Austin how to build things: both externally and internally

  

  many awards for being a stud at her sport that I’ve lost count, a sister ... ], and I often go together. We bob around in the water for a bit, clamber ... endless grocery store"]HEB[/annotation], I have transformed from a helpless

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • July 26, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  On my application for MIT, I made it a point to mention that I couldn ... . Money can't buy a pivotal moment to crush to smithereens your bad habits ... MIT experience to be like drinking from a fire hose, I feel that, about

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

  who I am, and encourages me to develop my interests." A place where ... community would push each of us towards our goals. A place where I feel that ... ) Instructor who, after I received a lowest-in-class grade for a presentation

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Putting food on the table daily with Daily Table affordable, nutritious, and delicious groceries near MIT

  

  those opportunity buys are clutch. For example: I like salad. I can grow my own tomatoes in a bucket on my stoop, but I can't really grow a lot ... walk carrying/pushing your things. I have a car, so I can drive to Costco

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Staying sane and strong during a pandemic with help from some engineer friends

  

  Kiyoe."]where I can find a gym.[/annotation] In March, when everything ... a good, healthy, well-functioning place. And I've found I benefit from ... orient myself to a new reality. I probably needed a break from lifting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  realized that learning where one's limits are can be a very good thing. I ... more, worse. I suffer from a (chronic) condition known as “need ... smile, then say: "I learned a lot." I remember how I felt when I first

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Challenge You Pi day approaches.

  

  is the only path to success, which is a topic for another post.) I ... . The process of making what you can from a situation doesn’t require a ... taught by a specific person. I trust that there were clubs you wanted to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  worldwide? Which topic shall be chosen, A or B? Can I impress those admissions staff? Is there such a thing as too personal? I can't recall precisely ... ?), I started my essay from scratch. The next two or three hours were a

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  for FOREVER. I mean, a year. You can definitely get these around ... need, and where you should buy it, and what you should bring from home or ... won't be doing laundry for a few weeks, though, so you can wait to get

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  from those communities, I've put together this blog that details a non ... many things out there that I can't fit in a single blog post, so while I ... subjects.  So for a while now, many discussions have been going on within a

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  visited Caltech, but I didn't want to pay for or sit through the flight from ... , and I decided I couldn’t live that far away from my family for four ... decisions and a lot of big changes. You can follow whatever career path you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  demons on depression

  

  can draw a banana. In all respects, I can act like someone who is ... this and asexuality a few months ago. I've known for a while now that I ... hiding from my family for months. That I was depressed, and that I no

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  , and I imagine a lot of our applicants share these sentiments. A million ... 'm too tired to dig up the post so I'll give a quick recap. First you apply. Your application is read by a senior staff member who will look for deal

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006