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  Words of Advice for the Incoming Class you did it! now what?

  

  we are trying something new! if you'd like to consume this blog in ... ! if you prefer reading your information you can read the blog down below ... in reality, you were admitted because you are already prepared. If you

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• 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…

  

  the time I got home. Some days, you just can't do it, and it's not a negative reflection on you that you can't always be running at 100%. Some ... first semester of college and can't figure out why you keep forgetting

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Muti Water Project ...is finished!!!

  

  in Ethiopia in 2016. (You can get the full story in those two blog ... “dry”. In other situations, if your water sources conflict, you can end ... included) need oxygen, and you can’t find much oxygen as you progress lower

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  would suggest: Learn to prioritize and balance. YOU CAN NOT DO ... there is not anything that you are genuinely interested in, then you ... (which can also be read “what is the minimum that I need to do”) in order

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing is Magic And 15 minutes is all you need

  

  . Writing well often means “being in the flow” and if you are not there, it ... in college. (Yes, you will have to write at MIT even if you are a math ... start with a few in your head and see what happens to them as you begin

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  'm really sorry. Errrrkk. I'm going to.. uh, yeah. Sorry. You actually can ... , someone who knows their stuff, but not in a way that when you ask how you ... lecture, taught by a professor, which can have anywhere from 30 students in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Folding While you wait for decisions...

  

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cynic This is mainly a reminder note to myself.

  

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  question. "can you?" i asked. "the short answer," john replied, "is that you can't." two. in my continued adventures with the american ... . losing interest in a hobby you used to be passionate about, with things

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  admissions staff thinks that you can hack it, you're in. How can they do that ... the courtroom, and you can argue your way in. It doesn’t. In fact, the ... for all the children in the world, but I will give you my take on the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  these lessons can be guideposts that allow you to learn, enjoy yourself ... 'll listen to, but you're also choosing the atmosphere you will live in and the ... that the school can see why someone like you would be great to have on

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Was Deferred And it was not the end of the world

  

  mentioned in his last post - "I actually do agree that the best thing you can ... version of you that you can be. And if that place isn't the place for you ... computer, opening up the MyMIT page that I hadn't visited in a few months. I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 17, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Merit When getting into MIT isn't convincing enough

  

  ,” he said. I may have actually leaned back in my chair. “What do you ... you down in a big way—although that happens—but doing difficult ... asking women in tech, I guarantee you that they’ll have stories. In fact

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Advice From The Elderly My last blog entry, at least from this chapter.

  

  even knew anyone who was in their 20s, but now you do, and I am here to ... 're being, and people can see you. I don't have 50 pieces of advice; Ben ... . When you put yourself in a situation that's uncomfortable, you learn

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to find your way around MIT mit building numbers are logical, but weirdly

  

  , 51, and 57, and in practice you can ignore 51 and 57 because no one ... know where the building numbers are, you can navigate your way around MIT ... 36 all lie on one straight north–south line, in that order, and if you

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mind and hand

  

  extremes. At the science extreme, you get brillant people who live in the ... classes I've taken, is what I can do. I can code, if not terribly well, in ... some of them. I can use wood and metal files. I can re-key the pins in a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i was…

  

  ="335"] it's a me[/caption] You can also see me holding a wand in this ... you're in-game 24/7. On weekdays I usually entered game at around 7 or 8 ... 's some secrecy in hiding which groups you're a part of. Plus, the Death

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If man is five Then most people are six, and if most people are six then pre-meds are seven.

  

  they have these properties. You'll spend three semesters in organic ... HOW HOW HOW can I make this bigger/smaller/faster/better?". You still ... recommendation would be to get a UROP or two and see what you're more interested in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  is very self-selecting in that regard. It’s who you are that really ... our applications. It’s not anything I can explain – you just know when ... the part about what’s important in life. If you don’t see that Katharine

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  them can be overcome if you put in a little bit of effort. Despite all ... there is a level of connection that I just can’t or don’t have with you ... in high school as a lot of other students, ideas and mindsets can be

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019