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  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  to convince an admissions committee that you are a good fit for their ... they need to write a poignant story about a lifelong passion for their ... just happens to be a lot more soul-baring and personal than most. It can

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  This weekend, I headed down to Washington, DC, for the Rally to ... ’s his duty to chat about the Yankees and the Red Sox with the person in ... -or-treating (ahem…) – it was tradition for me to sit outside in a chair pretending to

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  being present im in st petersburg!!!

  

  this, I failed to account for the fact that I am now in the most ... bad to just slow down for a while, to focus more on taking in the world ... be able to access so much reality. For two weeks in a row now, I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  WILL recline their seat as far as it can go, the person to your left will ... the person to your right will decide that your shoulder is the optimal ... in front of it removed for easier access to the emergency exit door

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

  Freezing My @$$ off at CPW By: Andrea '11

  

  breakdown for five minutes when I realized I was going to college with a couple hundred geeks. Luckily, MIT wanted to pay for my trip to CPW, so I ... people to "ask more dumb questions". I had a few, but I'll leave them for

  • by Bryan
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2025 i3 videos megapost

  

  -year students typically consult the MIT Guide to Residences while they fill out their housing survey and choose where to live on campus. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2024 i3 videos megapost

  

  first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 12, 2024
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2022 i3 videos megapost

  

  first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2021 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ADMIT ME PLZ? filling out the app. for some reason it's a lot easier this time

  

  yourself." -A wise person ---- "When you are not actually applying to ... for warmer weather! Even if that's not meant to be, NYC's food scene and ... ramen burger to boot. You want recommendations for Japanese food/ramen in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Last Night What I did last night, on my last night. CambridgeSide Galleria & Brokeback Mountain

  

  that's okay. We went to the CambridgeSide Galleria for dinner ... the afternoon, so I wanted to go out after and celebrate. (I am so ... is a possibly-staged photograph of me while I'm studying for my finals

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Things I Miss About MIT that i didn't think i would

  

  difficult to remember, but i'm the type of person who can't not prepare for ... annoying for a few reasons; namely, having to wake up around 9 am, and having ... . dialogues were fun and being able to speak Chinese with people in person was

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how the first midterms actually were xoxo gossip girl?

  

  going to get canceled for the almost two years I had it planned, and the ... today to confirm that I have lost my powers. MIT is infamous for humbling ... the weekend was to cram. Except I didn't (oops!). I studied for a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 15, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  to be done for comedy, or to emphasize the sad; rather, there is an ... ’ve organized and volunteered for scibowl to help others have those same ... [/caption] volunteering for scibowl naturally leads to some déjà vu. that used to be me

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  average of 3 short essays ...not to mention other random essays for ... called an Application Essay, Objectives for Graduate Study, Personal ... writing and also about how to present yourself will lead you astray. For

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

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  rejections don't seem to fit a pattern -- one person was accepted at School A ... for grad programs. Everybody applies to basically the same set of schools (with some variation due to personal preference), and all the same

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  out great for Marty's dad in Back to the Future, my main purpose behind ... '10 and Praveen '10 serenading us, to a personal Ben '11 concert (one of ... At the end of last year, I transferred from Burton 2 to Burton 1, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  distribute $100 in Bitcoin to every MIT undergraduate as his final project for ... , is a bit more ambiguous than any given account. Personally, I like to ... ecosystem as it continues to develop, or, more specifically, a home for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  's like trying to pop a pimple, where you'd poke and prod at the pimple for ... non-stigmatized safety net for when things goes to shit I think I ... attempting to take a class asynchronously is a recipe for disaster. Every

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  personally and professionally affirming, if for no other reason than the fact ... institution’s mission aligns with your own goals for the future, in addition to ... work are committed, first and foremost, to helping young people reach

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025