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  Mind and hand

  

  is Latin for "Mind and hand". Now, in most cases, a school motto isn ... . It reflects something I consider to be an important component of MIT ... political science, or whatever, but for purposes of this post let's assume

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  This whole “is there a formula to get into MIT” thing that’s been ... understand that people want answers and explanations, but… alas. Trying to define admissions with a formula is like trying to define life with a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HNY from NYC for IAP, 2016 time passes so quickly, help

  

  factorization on a math competition but haven’t bothered to factor it yet, hehe.) After finals, my brother and I flew home and stayed there for about two ... safety, clean air, and good public schools. It felt unusual to have so

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  My dorm room’s 24-year history meet 16 former residents of my room

  

  floorpi for a semester, before moving to Epsilon Theta, an [annotation note ... ="aligncenter" width="1504"] I intend to set the record for "most complicated graph in an ... lived in this room for a semester before moving to ET."]Epsilon Theta

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ideate, Model, TEST! A long, behind-the-scenes look at 2.009 like, really long.

  

  ways for exploring ideas. It’s not cheap to have such a big focus ... transitions so well that there will be no need for presenters to change slides ... especially important for a product that absolutely needs to be reliable

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Things (That MIT Made) LISTS

  

  costarring in it! I've been working all week rewriting some web content for ... pioneer, and the second woman to graduate from MIT Robert Noyce '53 ... named after MIT!) Inertial guidance systems for aircraft RSA

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] a space for women at mit by Nandini Choudhury (WXGS Assistant Director)

  

  STEM”. I see the arguments for women-specific programs being adverse to the movement as a whole; I also see the necessity for them to combat ... -off situation that did not necessarily set precedent for admitting more women

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • August 12, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  5 Historical MIT Videos looking back on what we left behind

  

  studying. I think this holds truth for me; to maximize my exposure and ... lot of persistence for me to not get frustrated and give myself time to ... fundraisers and creating petitions to re-emphasize the need for MIT to implement

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 4, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  about it, for obvious reasons. This idea made it to the second-to ... for a group photo and moved short people to the front. "We need Concert ... to cracking. Software pulled their first all-nighter for this

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bring your stuffed toys to class reflections on liminality

  

  empty hallways looking for people to shoot. Mull over your life decisions ... 're here, now, carrying a Nerf gun looking for people to shoot. Worry ... . Come up with two very different ways to get from point A to point B

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A (Belated) Letter to July In which I start blogging again with an angsty video

  

  new ones. I mean, I have a job. A job where I'm paying to work for them ... to help nudge me along on adventures and help find warm food for my ... me the final push/panic moment/motivation/etc. to just write and edit

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  taught me how to stand up for myself, hold others accountable, and take responsibility when I mess up. I've found a community to lean on for support and made my shoulder available for others to cry on. My friends have pulled

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

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  's more rigorous majors, Aero/Astro, and now works for NASA. Goes to show ... of the case that was important for me to remember. Also, Jordan (from ... to work for a school where I can honestly say that. There's a lot more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  days, you need two or three or five blankets and to lie on the couch for ... Afeefah for being able to make the leap!) This can be super hard -- like ... driven people, for perfectionists, for [annotation note="Not to @ literally

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  seek ways to unlock the secret formula to secure admission. For starters, I can not argue with the logic of trying to discover the formula for ... crowd. I know that this is difficult to reconcile for many students (and

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  sea glass turbulent waves in these parts

  

  the time of publishing this blog since i like to let my writing marinate a bit before throwing it out there for the internet to judge ... 've held for so long, than to finally break the inertia and deal with the

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

  A Typical Day on the Road Having grown up in NYC, I love coming back.

  

  eat a little something before heading out to get to Stuyvesant for an 8:00 meeting. The chance to eat a real bagel was a treat, and a must for me every ... other commitments, but it was very good for the students to have the

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 17, 2006
• 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?

  

  For anybody too young to have seen my name at the top of the recent ... and brain and cognitive sciences, which means that I'm going to have my ... 'm here to update you on the breathtaking life of a biology PhD student

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

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

  

  universities that you can go to for your education. It's not like MIT teaches ... 's like to be here (as a sidenote, I recently learned that going for 35 ... 's 0400 Saturday morning, and my roommate and I sit listening to whatever

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  good for their admission chances. WARNING: You are about to encounter a ... rigueur activity that everyone needed to do in order to look good for ... New York Times about the college admissions process, it is hard for me

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011