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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  "submit" as the January 1 deadline came and went. For some the wait is over ... themselves is critical, although potentially meaningless if not supported or ... . Since we are admitting 1 out of every 10 applicants, we end up splitting a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  in 1.5 hours gets their picture on the wall, a t-shirt, free hot dogs ... any guarantees as to whether I'll be able to eat 15 dogs or not, but I

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  brother, Kyler, will probably never become a rock or a kung fu artist, but ... upperclassman, but I’m okay with being uncool. I will probably never have hot dogs for fingers or perform knife flourishes for restaurant customers, but I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  living the sloth life regressing to my feral weeb childhood self

  

  to new music. my schedule shifted from sleeping around 1 am and waking ... , but also so, so right. i know IAP will be different since i'll be back ... will provide me the space to be creative that i lack during the semester

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Lilly Chin The Spiciest Memelord

  

  two moments. First, on day 1 of shooting, seeing the stage, realizing ... of money (most of which she admits will be funneled toward education ... here.” And to many of them, Lilly Chin will forever be the Spiciest

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 27, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  able to pick up my assignment until tomorrow. This whole week will be ... say hi: Thursday: 7 PM to 12 AM Friday: 11 AM to 1 PM (Looks like I ... info sessions- there will be tons of them, and plenty of them involve

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  GRE, Boston love, and loose ends from last time Wandering around Boston lost is one of my favorite things to do.

  

  , so I will skip to after the test, when I had my score in hand and began ... ! Loose ends from last entry: 1. I'm glad everybody approved of my getting ... application tell a story is very important and will draw the reader into your

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving Self-Quarantine 101 tldr; memes (haha jk...unless)

  

  lot and are either binge-watching Netflix shows or sleeping for ungodly ... wonderfully woven storylines that will keep you captivated. i read this in my ... as real gamers lol] Stardew Valley! Town of Salem Skribbl.io or

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  I will admit: I've been in a bit of a rut. Don't get me wrong. Life ... (and one woman) who fixed the Hubble or deployed Chandra or lived on the ... reminiscing about MIT, sitting across from each other in Unified Engineering or

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  UROPs/internships have finished, so why not go and learn a thing or two ... will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I ... didn’t refine my short answers for hours or give them to a second party

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doing What You Love it's both priceless and utilitarian

  

  theoretical applications, or at least will take decades to trickle down into ... degrees, in every career field, with the obvious exception of the five or ... feeling whenever you push or publish something, is terribly valueless to you

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Let’s see those cell phones up in the air” cause every little thing's gonna be alright

  

  find a subway station, or a magical carpet will come and give me a lift ... us at MIT. Sometimes when things feel impossible … or you can sense something great in that distant place but is afraid of difficulty or

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  or hamentaschen? The latke and the hamentaschen are both Jewish foods ... during Hanukah, in November or December, while the hamentash, a fruit-filled triangular delicacy, is associated with Purim, which is in February or March

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  one will get hurt." (By "no one," she meant me.) For all of you who ... being deferred or rejected in the Early Action pool. I watched as many of ... had a mean or negative tone. Even when baited by comments that were

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth

  

  less. i have never ordered a venti in my LIFE. before we reached the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 24, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  why humanities classes are relevant, or how people will take a HASS just ... -gender social clubs, or affirmative action). Harvard Square has a lot more ... biotech companies to MIT campus (possibly for recruiting reasons or close

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  to MIT, or they already have and now must wait a grueling amount of ... trying to find the creative will to write application essays. The first ... optimistic or believe that I truly had something to bring to the table. This

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Packing incoherent thoughts from move-out week

  

  hate that. I don’t care if it’s a sad good-bye or a bad good-bye, but ... guaranteed graduation or even just the ability to gather with friends, the sense of good-bye just isn’t there. Or maybe it is and I’m just having

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  , faculty and staff will lead us in prayer and reflection. The speakers at the ... note="Made by Rev; if you notice anything wrong or off, please drop me an email so I can fix."]read the transcript[/annotation] and/or the coverage

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  wanted to just sample a new song or album before you paid anything for it ... 't listen to all of them them or censor anything, so y'know, use your judgment before blasting it while babysitting or whatever."]variety of songs here

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019