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  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  . There is such a thing as a bad essay. In my case, my bad essays came from ... . There is already a bunch of great advice on this blog, but with the ... admissions or read applications for a living (though I did ask someone who does

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  in the next 6 weeks. You can see if there is a session near you and ... other universities? How might you know whether or not MIT is a good match ... . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  again. In summary, here is a concise blurb of what I have to say to you ... to a stage not predetermined by government regulations. College is ... challenge. Yes, I’ve had plenty of fun in high school, but when I picked a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Happily ever after I don't believe in fairy tales, but real life isn't bad either.

  

  who was very interested is the CEO of a company which designs unmanned ... company is a really good fit for him personality-wise and in terms of his ... is in the Longwood Medical Area, and the labs I've chosen to rotate in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  't supposed to do? yes 041. Been in love? yes 042. Fired a gun? no 043. Been ... , whatever that is 050. (Who was the last) person you've spoken to on the phone ... using a wall)? no 079. Who would you like to see right now? my mommy 080

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  The Five Stages of Grief (Jonathan’s Version) on a journey from New Hampshire to Next House [guest post]

  

  probably majoring in 6-1 and 7 who lives in Next House – my wing is either 3W ... walk inevitably results in a very good story. This long walk is very ... portion of the walk in Middlesex Fells, which is a beautiful nature

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 4, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  in my life. After all, who really cares?   3. "I've met a lot of ... ; 1. “The sky is the limit” - Mom Since I was a very little Gabe, my ... must have heard her whisper “the sky is the limit” in my ear thousands of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  numbers and MIT selects "prime" candidates - is that a reason for the date ... perhaps it is an appeal to something which happened on a historically ... generated as a result of "A mild form of mass hysteria, Individuals who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music, Photography, and Two.js i am proficient at two (2) of these things.

  

  Hello World! I haven't posted in a while - life has been busy ... , reorganized my room. After attending a synthfest in the Media Lab a while ago ... might have guessed, I'm in that chair pretty often! I've been spending a

  • by Joe B. '18
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  17 Ridiculously Useful Tips Every Blogger Should Know i am the entire circus

  

  're writing yardlong screeds in a blog that no one reads, you probably know how ... anyway. Bonus points if your song's in a non-English language, or if it ... make. 9. Make strained metaphors to a technical topic This is likely your

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  On Greek history, and this strange end-of-semester sprint  tl;dr nerding out over a final essay

  

  aware of the world. Ancient Greece is the fodder for many a modern ... -Homeric civilization in Greece, before city-states, which was discovered by a German guy ... turned in on Monday, a final project for advisory on Tuesday, short story

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life in the Fast Lane why do i walk so fast?

  

  ’s a college student thing, maybe it’s just an “I grew up in laid ... [/annotation] is a battleground of different speeds. The tourists walk at a ... with quiet purpose–no backpack, just a laptop in hand and the confidence

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 29, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  here in Texas - people up north are yankees, and people who live on the ... , and it is a good feeling. I plan on attending the Houston MIT Class of 2018 meetup in a couple weeks, so if you are in the area and an admitted

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  learning about Things!! cool classes explained in easy words

  

  meet cool people through classes, who have pushed me to think in new ways ... sharing our work in such a way that other people can easily understand and find interesting. Part of it is in how we explain things, like using too

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 16, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Memory Quilt insert many sobbing emojis here

  

  had used (who I highly recommend if you also want to get a memory quilt ... sent me a few pictures of the quilt in progress. I gotta say, I still ... of years, I had given it to a friend of mine, who actually did wear it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  ? Summarize some of the material you are studying in a way that is ... a significant amount of sitting in coffee shops (rip) and studying for ... efforts. Where are you in this exact very moment? Take a picture. Tell us

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  chronicle of a snowstorm foretold only a week late ;-;

  

  scheduled hours, without regard to a closure. More detail can be found in ... england”, the tech from Sunday 06z to Monday 06z, the QPF is forecasted to be around 0.90 inches, corresponding to a snowfall of around 14 inches

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / Events

  BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

  

  ), some red and black balloons, a large flat cardboard box that once held a folding table, a giant BLOOD MOON FEST banner, and access to the Simmons ... , a sacrifice, and time. I sent out the dormspam. [caption id

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Academic Things I’ve Learned no life lessons, promise

  

  acceleration in terms of 𝛉 and r, which is a lot simpler than x and y if an object is moving in a circle. I got a lot more confident with rotational ... ). [annotation note = "The 'k' is a joke, albeit not a funny one. I was inspired by

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  right, maybe I don’t quite know how to be productive in a way that is ... last couple of years in high school, I was in a near-constant state of ... takeaway is that starting in around fall of 11th grade, I was constantly just

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021