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  AOs write the “What do you do for fun?” essay Ever wondered what admissions officers do when they're not reading applications?

  

  up in Lagos, Nigeria and immigrates to the United States for university ... moved out of state and went back to visit family, I always made sure I had ... , writers, researchers, and more. Some of us listen to Bartók while others

  • by Jeremy W.
  • July 9, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  give you written feedback and a preliminary decision based on the current state of your paper. 3) you get a week to submit a rebuttal to address ... "]reviews[/annotation] for my paper, and man they were [annotation note="alexa play 'brutal' by

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 5, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  of getting into a selective university is a clear and validating ... universities. I emailed some professors, and I don’t remember anyone responding ... age and attended the same university but weren’t as successful. I really

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty people later ✈✈✈ (pronounced whoosh) ✈✈✈ (pronounced nyeowww)

  

  negative ridiculous degrees outside, plus wind chill. And so I weighed the ... , because it's again negative ridiculous degrees outside, and the rest of the ... This post has spoilers for the theme and structure of MIT Mystery

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 22, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  University in Tempe, AZ. I visited here for the first time this summer, and I ... perspective on the reading, go on over and visit Ben. Shahab commented with ... , research etc) ?? I am an international applicant, and I will definitly be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  neighborhoods we move into and come to love. What do pregnant mice, cheerleaders, and four-foot light-up tinsel giraffes have in common?

  

  entries page before, I'm Mollie. I graduated in 2006 with degrees in biology and brain and cognitive sciences, which means that I'm going to have my ... in developmental neurobiology at that other university in Cambridge

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 27, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  “You know what would be cool?” some pizza would be a start...

  

  's 0400 Saturday morning, and my roommate and I sit listening to whatever Pandora has queued up for us, sipping homemade sweet tea and tossing ideas ... Science to Student Life, the best way to get free food and every tangent in

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bumps, slumps, trips, and … Breaking out of a slump, now with more Cleveland!

  

  taught the best classes while finishing my undergraduate degree, and along ... Ah, 2014, a year full of bumps, slumps, trips, and ... cycles? When ... 's kick the old crutches to the curb as well (overabundant ellipses and

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Blogural Inaugural I just wanted to use this title.

  

  any new language, and ... ok, fine, it doesn't apply to admissions blogs ... off that way regardless.) I'm Cam, your newest (and slowest, but I ... here), and generally what my life's like (so that you can, I don't know

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There and Back It's like a reunion tour, kind of.

  

  different states visiting different graduate schools, and realized that home ... would do all three and still graduate with two degrees. (Yes, I failed a ... This blog post was written by Mitra, Sam, and Bryan. In 1994, one of

  • by Bryan
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  blog to share some of my thoughts. I've gotten lots of love and feedback ... truely is a special place- alive at all hours with people tinkering and ... moving to a new place, falling in and out of love with SF, trying to stay

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  , and the varying degrees in between. I always recommend driving (or ... Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood's new policy, which states that "walking and ... states and municipalities competing for federal highway funds to include

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where the Free Things Are A List of Free Opportunities and Tools for Students

  

  Harvey-Mudd College with students and professors from the University ... , The University of Texas at Dallas, the University of Houston, and Texas Tech University.   Name:  Research Science Institute (RSI

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 30, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  East Campus, A Home *dons his historian hat*

  

  two layers: a t-shirt and my winter coat. True to form, I had to shed that outer layer, so despite the 34-degree air outside of this 2250 Acela ... legs and walk the length of the car. As I headed back to my seat, I

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 11, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Praise Of Holistic Admissions not an admissions machine

  

  role as a socializing institution. College is a place where you meet all sorts of people from all sorts of backgrounds and you learn from each ... intellectual, ideological, and social cross-pollination. You need diversity

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  If you've never seen "Hackers" then you're depriving yourself and ... be Course 6 (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science). This ... to MIT for the hacks?” *Yes, I'm on a train again, and will probably

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s Not Me, It’s You How to kiss goodbye to a school that rejected you

  

  own colonies, and becoming the iconic first president and, in many ways, the linchpin in the formation of the United States of America. Worked ... command was something he had long envisioned for himself and driven towards

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  What I Did in High School in the actual sense of the phrase

  

  contest held by the United States Treasury and the grand prize was getting ... public science and engineering magnet high school that runs an annual admission exam and accepts the top scoring kid(s) from each town in our

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 20, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  university. There is a ridiculous amount of pressure from both adults and ... and out-of-state schools to give myself the option to leave home if I ... against major news platforms and don’t want to belittle stories that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  . I didn't relate to the predominant culture of the university, and I ... decisions and a lot of big changes. You can follow whatever career path you want, and balance money, passion, and family however you want. Next year

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012