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  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  't realize until my senior year of college: your interviewer is probably

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  something else with my time. Many times, I felt like I didn't belong. College

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Other Side The view from another cambridge

  

  end of exams called May Balls. Plus the college system (similar to Yale

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 31, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  Pushing Daisies, or a video of your favorite technical college admissions

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  . Someone on College Confidential had posted a link to a countdown timer

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  part of college may be kindred spirits. I'm also thankful for right here

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  instead of people. In any case, pursuing hands-on experiences in college

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  're in college. Fresh start, right? You'll make TONS of new friends. You

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  third essay prompt on a college app. And it'll probably happen more than

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  Entering college has meant I fly at least 6-7 times a year and I sketched up this guide on one of my flights after 4 hours of intense analysis. Or maybe 20 minutes of doodling on napkins, you can decide.  

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  college football, lines from movies, knowledge of sub-saharan wildlife, etc

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  article useful to all of you as you embark on college apps/scholarship apps ... went to college to save my own life." How about this: "One Thursday, I ... college would be my salvation." Both 35 words. Which narrative do you think

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  between spending winter break completing the 14 college applications you

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  Arizona desert, where I spent the remainder of my pre-college days in the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  and brought them to the point that made MIT the right college for them

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  trying to figure out where to enroll for college, it's pretty important for

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  college student and courts her. However, Rosina’s guardian Doctor Bartolo

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  just chalked up my high school record (and my college choice) to natural

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  stressful application essays, if you're a college student in general, even if

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011