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• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  then say whether they did or did not get in. Trust me, there’s no ... whole admissions process, let me tell you what happened my senior fall. I ... -long Kurt Vonnegut binge that was unrelated to college but did inspire me for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Accidentally Double Majored How I managed to accidentally get a second major at MIT (hopefully)

  

  concentration in writing in one semester, and it got me thinking - maybe I could ... polymers better than some of my materials science classes. And it got me ... ago to the advisor for the writing department, and she got back to me

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  are pretty straightforward, I think, but then sometimes you’re me ( / a ... symbols where your letter grades should go. For me, these were: O ... nothing tragic or terrible happened to me that prevented me from taking my

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  Try to find me in this picture! Just kidding, that’s a trick ... , naturally, YES YES YES YES YES YES PLEASE!!! ME!!!!!! I managed to tone it ... remember to turn on the personal fan installed inside. (It took me and two

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  I Wrote A Thing media and articles and no punctuation

  

  picture of me at the top of the article - it's slightly overwhelming But ... really helps me get through each week Here are some pictures of cats I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 3, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Scrapbook Sometimes Stickers!!!

  

  makes me feel better no matter what is going on and where I may be. So if ... sticker donations :) And, as always, Rory is there to inspire me in my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  until the day is over. For me, laughter is the best therapy (fortunately, it really doesn't take much to make me laugh hysterically). On the off ... made me laugh over the past few days. Brace yourself for insight into my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  .  Otherwise, ask away! Let me give you a brief update from campus...  The ... , let me leave you with a photo from this week's annual East

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  Congratulations, universe. You've managed to put me into another ... working at MeCommerce, led by Heidi Zak and Dave Spector (two MIT Sloanies ... hard, and nobody (openly) judges me for lying down in front of the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Mirrors Because reflection is not just that image you see of yourself in the morning, or…

  

  Fun fact about me, on days when I don’t have much to do, especially ... be social. Previous winter breaks have seen me reading books, exploring ...  that spent from this semester. It annoyed me at first, but as I have

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  which I've just forgotten what's important to me. This blog is about the ... material was as unappetizing to me as chopped liver. I didn't like learning ... for the tests was honestly the worst experience for me. I stressed so

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  replica of Mousetrap the board game. Rather than have me add 25 hyperlinks ... look at it. He had me at ,"enormous people-powered death bird." Happy

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  wasn't what I thought I had wanted, but I knew it would push me out of my comfort zone and expose me to new ideas that I could use or discard as I saw ... - some academic, some administrative - that wasn't going to work for me

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  Six and a half hours ago, this was me: Why? Because I, like ... time, lol): Me: "idk i'm trying to be positive and i more or less am but a small bit of me is very very sad right now and i'm trying to make

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  An Awesome Autobiography in rage comic form

  

  to me, and on to you. It is pretty awesome, and another piece of data ... a rage comic. Maybe you will too. And if so, you can join me in a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  Last night, the Latino Cultural Center (LCC) groups hosted their annual cultural night, Sabrosura! Sabrosura, as described to me, means ... to dress up for it!! (Me in my new red dress con mi novio; Photo

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We now interrupt our regularly-scheduled programming… I tried getting ahead on my reading assignments but that only lasted so long.

  

  ... Whoever writes a comment that makes me laugh the hardest will get the scrap ... 've got to make me cackle.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  18 and Counting Congratulations, Professor Diamond!

  

  't believe me? Check out the timeline. This year's Nobel Prize in Economics ... committee are mysteries to me, but if I had to hazard a guess, it'd be to Tim

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  would inspire me to new heights of athleticism (although given his recent ... people instantly jumped up and rushed over to me. They spoke very slowly ... answered, mortified. After I convinced them that I was fine, they helped me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  behind me were discussing their current fabrication project involving ... ) but it still reminded me about how much innovation there is in an

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010