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  A Person Studying Persons… ...and why the Myers Briggs test is invalid

  

  the Myers Briggs test is fake science and not a good personality test ... : ambitious and sociable. Even the stated health risks were kind of true, I have ... merit to it? I spent some time doing some thinking and was talking to my

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 23, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  , philosophical and critical things about the current state of humanity. I would get ... always struggled with fiction writing and long-form storytelling. Writing a ... only writing poetry, but noticing poetry, recognizing symbolism and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Events

  DATA FOR BLACK LIVES this weekend at the media lab

  

  cold marble floor of the state capitol, surrounded by federal agents and ... . And with detailed polling data, state legislatures have disenfranchised ... Thomas Jefferson as the first President-elect of the United States and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 18, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  universally accepted now and laughed at 50 years later. There are so many ... universities really be? This time, that extra perspective is not mine, but that ... serious), an MIT junior (majoring in math, of course), and a participant

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Eletha Flores The awesome Eletha Flores '10.

  

  engineering and math. Flores will enter the Massachusetts Institute of ... & Mathematics Institute at CAHSEE and the Minority Introduction to Engineering and ... Herbert Flowers High School and the Class of 2006 valedictorian, is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With BJ Novak, opened by Barack Obama You may have heard of BJ Novak from his role as Ryan Howard on NBC'S…

  

  two years and are unaware of the current state of American politics, the ... Institute--and weighted to favor students". This was greatly exciting news ... like a turtle in three pairs of sweatpants and two sweatshirts and a lot

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  simply gotten the grades and graduated with degrees. It’s not a ... saturated and shouldn’t I use my college degree to get one of those well ... horizontal or vertical slashes. Feeling rebellious, and wanting to amuse myself

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  institutional brand and our role in the popular imaginary. But, as a graduate of ... consequences of international trade? universal grammar? Last April, at our ... Lightning Talks" for our admitted students and parents. Nine faculty members

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photojournalism and answers to some questions

  

  umbrella when Adam and I go Christmas shopping tonight. And if the idea of ... for Learning and Memory's new home, building 46. The launch was quite a ... ceremony (I had class), but I did peek over the railing into the atrium and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  laboratories, and universities around the world; - support of MIT faculty for ... list the ones I know with a brief description, and then I'll write a ... the educational and life experiences of students through leadership and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  September Questions Omnibus 2 Questions Omnibus is the place to come for "official" answers!

  

  telling you aboutThe MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research ... States for roughly four years ,and I do not speak English at home. While ... ...could I send that in along with my teacher and guidance counselor recs? Or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 23, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Froshmore oh to exist in a state of ~liminality~

  

  above suggests, I’m starting my second year here at MIT. And that feels ... peace, an outlet to make myself feel whole and sane. I’m excited to ... meant putting down whatever mess going on in my head into words and making

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 2, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  now. And while it still feels insanely weird to be moving so slowly, I’ve found myself with a lot of time to “stop and smell the roses.” There ... getting ready to send off their MISTI applications. And it made sense too

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  due to the mixed messages that colleges and universities are sending ... state, etc.)" And we continually ensure that our admissions decisions ... universities make are aligned with what we say and what we believe. It is my

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  reviewing MIT’s Intro To Deep Learning the highs and lows of the beloved IAP class

  

  counts towards my degree and my future or whatever"]that's definitely above ... former MIT students turned power couple, Alexander and Ava Amini. Since ... and labs being open-sourced on the website and Youtube, with this Obama

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 12, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  enrolled at another university in a degree-seeking program, you can only ... mistaken - if you have completed only one semester at another university and ... . ------------------------------------- 112358132134 wrote: "I attend a university for 3 classes and high school for

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  just taken a leave of absence. Taking a break from the Institute is not ... was still not what they wanted, and left again for good. So there ... there's anything intrinsically wrong with the Institute. But it's just

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I figured it would be cool to take some classes at Hogwarts and see if there are any similar ones at MIT ... .36: Biochemistry and Organic Laboratory Looking for Transfiguration ... stumped

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  university, and win at the ISEF international level. Notice how I had none of ... classes. It was a good entry, and this was going to be a comment on it, but ... Confidential when I was applying to colleges, and this is probably a good thing

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  's been over a 100 degrees for weeks and your state has been in a drought ... along to alone in the car at 7 in the morning and other drivers stare at ... to after your little brother has insisted on listening to Owl City and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012