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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 -
Blog / About Decisions
Itās 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 doesnāt. In fact, the ... for all the children in the world, but I will give you my take on the -
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 -
Blog / About Decisions
I Was Deferred And it was not the end of the world
mentioned in his last post -Ā "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 -
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 -
Blog / Best of the Blogs
Merit When getting into MIT isn't convincing enough
,ā he said. I may have actually leaned back in my chair. āWhat do you ... you down in a big wayāalthough that happensābut doing difficult ... asking women in tech, I guarantee you that theyāll have stories. In fact -
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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 northāsouth line, in that order, and if you -
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 -
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Ten days of live-action roleplaying no joke, there i wasā¦
="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 -
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 -
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. Itās who you are that really ... our applications. Itās not anything I can explain ā you just know when ... the part about whatās important in life. If you donāt see that Katharine -
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 canāt or donāt have with you ... in high school as a lot of other students, ideas and mindsets can be -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
SO META Being an MIT admissions blogger
you *can* do it. When the application came out, I was in the middle of ... other words: you do not need to have had a blog for a zillion years in ... Medlinks, and wanted to live in French House. I don't remember what You -
Blog / Academics & Research
Navigating The Tunnelsā¦Of Freshman Academics You didn't actually expect me to write about hacking on the internet, did you?
. Fortunately, the actual requirements are outlined here. In order to qualify, you ... for Concourse, ESG is a really great program. You can also sign up for ... whatever you want. And get used to it. I want to double major in 6 and 2 and -
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An Unofficial Guide to Unstandard MITglish, 1st Edition The joy of jargon.
instantly makes you sound scientifically saucy in virtually any context ... reserved for situations in which you are completely lost in a hallway that looks precisely the same as every other hallway you've seen in the last 15 -
Blog / Academics & Research
Advisor vs. Advisee a '07 and a '21 answer a series of questions
you "are you in the right place?" "Are you sure you can do that ... therapeutic and it was nice to check in with myself, so I encourage you to ask ... reading this article the other day about how we can be discriminatory in our -
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seƱoritis navigating work/life balance - and spring break photos
being and fall down. you can't cheat sleep. it will find you and make you ... trying. this will take care of the "work" part. 5) you can always spare an ... i participated in my last admissions telethonĀ early last week! it was -
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The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Lectures I won a prize!
window when you turn a corner sharply, and makes the seats in this ride swing outward. In general, if you ride around in a circle, you feel the ... apparatus is that if you spin a mother around in a circle with her head at the
