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  SHASS Hack feminist hacktivism

  

  communities they work with. This is not to say that the individuals recognized ... want that space to celebrate the entire SHASS community, and agree [with

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 4, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  community, and we hope you pick us! You are excellent – never doubt that. To ... seeking connection and community, in pursuing the unknown without guarantee

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  welcomed warmly into a community that admits fewer that 10% of its applicants ... university community facilitate that experience, but it all begins with the

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

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  impact on the campus community. If an applicant has to create their own ... greater campus community.

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  answer, because MIT is the community you will spend most of your time in ... city to increase community spirit. It was nighttime, and colorful lights

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  fish metaphors on queerness

  

  happily found my community in Next House, and I was queer. MIT was queer enough. Just because a community isn't loudly queer, doesn't mean it isn ... can be important to building a community that is truly welcoming. The

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 18, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Colors In every sense of the word

  

  as words and actions of hate in a discordant community and grew ... universities had communities that were at least as accepting as ours--until MU ... MIT, the LGBT community, and support offices such as the Office of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  WHY? for people who don't like "no"

  

  Hopkins and Brown and Dartmouth rejected her, and she was offered the ... internships, and of the 20+ gigs I applied to, I got one offer, six rejections ... applicant pool this round..." and "While we wish that we could offer everyone

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 21, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  An Astrological Guide to the College App Process We all know astrology isn't real...or is it?

  ! Be a good friend and support your community through tough times, but ... strengths while completing applications, but also rely on your community. This ... in our community. Don't try to tell the admissions officers what you

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  the community that I do have, flatmates that still try to reach out to ... , I don’t care any more about civic engagement, mental health, community ... . Yet even still, it’s only because of the community of people that remind

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Difficulty With Data the shadow of an application

  

  personally identifying information and let the community analyze it, because in the scientific community we trust data and analysis, not assertions ... and others this may be an unsatisfying explanation. MIT is a community

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  acquainted with all we have to offer."]CPW.[/annotation] There is no rush at ... have even had AP Biology offered at your school. It is these differences

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yachts, Drones, and Lessons from the Media Lab How to lose a phone in 90 seconds

  

  decline the offer. The weather just happened to be beautiful.   This ... out of battery. Naturally, I decide to be the hero, and offer to tape my

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Things (That MIT Made) LISTS

  

  Happy Friday! Yes, that is an Oberlin College-produced parody of Rebecca Black. And yes, that is our former Communications Director Ben Jones costarring in it! I’ve been working all week…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  to do is build a community, and an admissions machine cannot produce a community. It can only produce a bunch of test scores and GPAs crammed into

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  community, does not communicate what your coaches or teachers or mentors will ... to the community here?" But programs like AdmissionSplash can't do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Took A Gap Year some things you just can't predict

  

  university has to offer are unparalleled relative to anything I’ve seen before ... application, we are unfortunately unable to offer you admission into Penn ... -Madison did not offer aid to international students, and my parents would have

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  demons on depression

  

  took nursing in college. She took the NCLEX and got a job offer somewhere. My father was a professor, at the time, and got an offer for a research ... trust what they say, and if my parents couldn't offer me that, it was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Hard MIT Class ...or is that redundant? And yes, hiiiiii.

  

  had to observe each of them carefully and offer feedback between laps ... . One of the lifeguards noticed what was going on and offered to help out. She offered me items like floaters—which the class normally did not use

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 10, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Story About Muti How I performed a project in Ethiopia a lot sooner than I expected.

  

  volunteering for their communities the same way young people in the US volunteer ... experience, helping the community two-fold. For example, they recruited a ... --Father Kifle. Abba Kifle gave us much more insight into what the community of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 15, 2016