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

  

  worldwide? Which topic shall be chosen, A or B? Can I impress those admissions ... when I decided to apply to MIT Early Action. Or precisely why. It was ... online submission date was November 1. Shortly before then, something

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  wrestling with my ego it takes so much energy to drop a class

  

  the smartest person in the room is, or the zoom chat or whatever, I tell myself that that person will grow, they will learn. I have learned, I have grown, or so I damn well hope.  # I went to a Q&A for the 2025s, and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  pleasure of spending a Monday night or Thursday night in the newspaper ... make sense that I should be there. That often doesn't happen, as you will ... difference. 9:38pm: The article on women faculty, coming in at 1,600 words, is

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  0.125 not a course 0 class, but a fraction complete

  

  how to cook! Or it might be more accurate to say I learned how to learn ... , hall is super quiet, so it's a great time for doing difficult readings or ... – so it's best to attempt more unimportant work, or at least things I can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 4, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  It's an incredibly exciting time of year, as the Class of 2023 is ... their college transition. In order to prepare, I reached out to Crissy on our Data & Analysis Team (while you all still have plenty of time to

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Critter gaze upon my son

  

  additions or deletions in physical traits or behaviors over the course of ... "emergencies," or sudden environmental changes to which our critters must adapt ... or even evolving something realistically; I think it is mostly a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 26, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  As I'm sure those of you to whom this post is relevant will not need ... consolation or a celebration as needed. I thought all these plans would be ... days, you need two or three or five blankets and to lie on the couch for

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  applicant's true voice when we read his or her essay. Not some perfect piece of prose worthy of a magazine, or something that has been edited and ... been edited to be something other than his or her true voice. Encourage

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

  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  5 or 6 years, assuming all goes well, will lead to a Ph.D. in ... up in one week — whether to go to graduate school, or whether to accept ... , very big, and will impact the trajectory of my life. For many of you

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sellout’s conundrum i am a lost child

  

  inviting. Wall Street, maybe, or a consulting firm, something synonymous with ... or computer science. And we would rebel, sure; we would dance on ... which he dissuades students from pursuing careers in consulting or finance

  • by Rona W. '23
  • June 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Mountain Climbing Team i'M GrADduATingG WAOooOOOoo

  

    In two days, I will be officially graduating this place. I will be part of the first graduating class of 6–14's. (Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science) But the most important thing that I take with me

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 6, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Took A Gap Year some things you just can't predict

  

  ” or “running for president”. I had read one of the MIT blogs once ... cultured to the term “Ivy League” or anything of that sort. I knew nothing ... heartwarming sort was unbelievable. I called my parents and more or less ranted

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  john. "but don't look up. feel it against your cheeks, or your ears. look ... other one lasts for weeks at a time, without reason or pattern behind ... a source of comfort to a drag. or when, last friday, i had dinner with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Pictures from a Semester of Classes The Sequel Society Didn't Know It Needed

  

  -night dining hall food to survive thrive. [carousel image1="107365" image2 ... did this semester. [carousel image1="107411" image2="107413" image3="107414" /] Can learn more about that building here.   [carousel image1

  • by Richard O. '28
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  , Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science, along with all three of my ... Optimization), and 15.276 (Communicating with Data). I have come a long way ... between my study habits then and now: I didn’t study on my bed or got

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Major Crisis: A Follow Up what happens next

  

  to study has not been the smoothest or most straightforward road. It ... every single cookie jar of majors that MIT has to offer in one way or ... minorities within computer science. We're commonly referred to as "TNTs" or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 17, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  conference I submitted to works: 1) you submit your paper. 2) three reviewers ... state of your paper. 3) you get a week to submit a rebuttal to address their feedback by conducting more experiments or counterarguing their

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 5, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  -so-exciting lives of your friends offline or online, and that only amplifies when all ... peers to be the “perfect” student or “perfect” applicant to colleges when ... . My goal is not to scare or put down or invalidate anyone who has

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Firsts highlight reels from the last few years, as I prepare to say goodbye

  

  of them. ** 1. First time using a washing machine. My first time in ... days were especially annoying, as they would prolong the drying time, or ... , usually trying to complete a challenging problem set, or studying for an

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 8, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  get SLAPped! it doesn't hurt

  

  ,[/annotation] but it was telling us two key things: 1. we can get free art from mit ... center offers a lottery to all students (grad or undergrad) for a chance to ... room or common area. if you're selected, you pick a time to visit the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 21, 2024