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  The Difficulty With Data the shadow of an application

  

  , one complaint in the comments on those entries was about a lack of data ... : MIT should release the full set of admissions data stripped of ... the scientific community we trust data and analysis, not assertions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  1,126 students joined the Institute as freshman in the fall of 2011 ... MIT'S Global Education office -- and then undergo a rigorous application ... universities, and Spencer was among 31 selected; the scholarship will fund his

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  the country was trying to buy used gym equipment for their basements, while every manufacturer was shut down or out of stock. After a few days ... could, in principle, buy a rack, but the pandemic price-gouging was likely

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  From the other side of grad school Trust me, I'm a doctor

  

  hours and many questions later, I had reached my last slide and was asked ... that sounded like the first syllable or two of “congratulations,” so he ... coming out the other side, starting with,   1. When I left college

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 23, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  lot of people, is more than just a word, or to explain historically why ... hair for braids at a beauty supply store, try to buy it at home or ... pretty small percentage of black people (about 6% of undergrads and about 1

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Don’t Change A few lessons I have learned

  

  him, and he knew me. Not through any sort of historical meeting, or ... letter may be of benefit to some current student, or some future student. I hope someone might be able to connect or learn something from a few of my

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 31, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  College Shopping List Everybody do the shopping cart!

  

  need, and where you should buy it, and what you should bring from home or what you should wait to buy in Cambridge? Who comes from far away and ... , which is a lot more efficient. But here are things you SHOULD bring: 1

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Essay: Yogurt Edition! You like froyo? I like froyo! ^___^V

  

  ? Boring. Yes - most college essays will ask you to address a topic (like ... either yields blissful joy, or, sometimes, yucky disappointment. When I ... . enough rambling. =p 1. Froyo is meant for experimenting. So it is the same

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Figuring out what I want to do with my life personal essay time :)

  

  from them"]writing drivers or data processing pipelines. [/annotation ... other planets or moons, or helping a lander safely rendezvous with an orbiter after taking samples from a planet or asteroid. Right now, I feel

  • by Alex M. '21
  • March 5, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Challenge Accepted I even put off writing this post.

  

  . That is, no matter how much time is given for an assignment, it will ... because they need to, of course). I didn't have a single class before 1pm ... . On the bright side, though, those obligations can also contract to fit

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • December 10, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parametric Cooking how i make fifty plus recipes with just three!

  

  more or less depending on your taste. Once the pot has reached a boil ... specific lengths, or make a cube with slightly different inputs, but the idea ... 't always have every ingredient they list in their recipe. Or even half of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 30, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  You Are Here a list of things i can't make myself do, and a few i can

  

  hours—a half hour from my 1 hour lunch, an hour or two after my scheduled ... schoolwork, and as my roommates come down to grab cups of water or make ... the answers are [annotation note="could it be the global crisis we’re in

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  one floor or lounge of a dorm, and it will be your family. Here are some ... )convenient the accommodations are, you will not be happy in a dorm that doesn ... when making your decision. Ask if the floors or lounges of the dorm

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Some Advice Sometimes I wish I could tell freshman-me that everything's going to be okay

  

  born. Maybe this will help someone, or maybe it will be totally ... graduation requirements or trying to find a major that clicks. But you will ... a cupcake shop, buy a new pair of boots, or preorder that book

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  As We Approach Decision Day On getting in and on not getting in

  

  , engineering, business, or anything, really, you will experience this even more ... -hipster phase. I loved setting up ridiculous goals and then reaching them, just to ... something, probably science or technology, maybe writing or music or theater

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  'm talking about an opportunity for personal growth. It's the big selling ... return on your investment. That's great. But money can't just buy integrity. Money can't buy a pivotal moment to crush to smithereens your bad habits

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  dormspam-the-game (Part 3) parting remarks from no-longer-anonymous gamemasters

  

  to reach all of campus to publicize events, clubs, fun polls, or start ... by specific columns, transpose your data, or even calculate averages or ... in either 14.30 or 14.05, and further in 14.19 our junior fall.  There

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  secret gem. While Google will tell you this is the home of the local T-Mobile, I knew this as the best place to buy jewelry. In front of T-Mobile was ... 's Hawaiian Rolls. I hope he's doing okay."]right or wrong answers

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  get in or will / will not be accepted because they are a woman / a ... . When I'm on the road, or in an information session, or online in various ... question: What does MIT value more: diversity, or merit? In its uglier

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  to cook, or contract histoplasmosis while exploring a cave. Looking ... country, build robots, or do work in five countries. I also had no idea that ... , and have success in college and beyond. 1. Senior Year of High School

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014