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  turn out the lights always the last one to say goodbye

  

  while. In short, I would not be quite so quickly alone at the end of the ... to know that I would see them again in the fall. I felt happy that ... In that moment, I felt that my conception of [Next House] finally

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 31, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  of studying in the US would be like, but we spoke in the offhanded ... me and said I had a package awaiting me in the secretary’s office. I ... it to Penn within days of their mail. I also sent in my SAT scores and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 12, 2014
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  i don’t want to say goodbye sorry sad blog incoming

  

  everyone else"]pods[/annotation] were a thing. My podmates and I cried in ... me into adventures that would make for great stories in front of a ... thing does not currently exist in my possession. Two Fridays ago, I threw

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • May 24, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  more likely to just say "no" than "sorry, I would, but... ." In my ... would be as friendly as the people of Wisconsin. I probably wouldn't have ... my school librarian. She asked me what I would be doing the next year

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  , "I never thought I'd be in a fraternity/sorority." K: You might think ...   N = Nat, K = Kirsten 1. Don't buy ANY food! N: One of the best ... people and make event hopping friends. K: Also, if you're interested in

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  Enjoy Life Farewells and New Beginnings

  

  month ago at his nursing home in Missouri. There’s a lot that I could say ... also Dr. Abe’s memorial service. Today would have been his 99th birthday. Dr. Abe was my “American grandfather” since I was 16, without whom I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 5, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  There are no imposters in the Class of 2018 Strength in networks

  

  excitement and bubbliness, there's insecurity in comments like "I…have NO idea ... as a senior who knows what's ahead, I'm sad. In the fall of 2012, The ... this post I'm going to highlight one result in particular: Some might

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  ask myself is "am I in the right place?" How do we know when we get ... right place would be the one with the right "fit". I know by September ... you, it's much easier to be happy. In terms of colleges, I had no idea

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] You Have a 50/50 Chance a guest post from my mama

  

  . "What if I don't get in?" "Am I good enough?" (That is a question we all ... thoughts in these cute little hover sections because I want my mom to have ... competitive in the end). I tried to balance this stressful atmosphere by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Do I have a story for you… *SPOILER* I do

  

  in the sand about what would break me, where I'd decide enough is too ... 's insane. Equal in insanity magnitude is I became a blogger in 2008, which ... than the amount of money we had in our bank account (and I wasn't eating

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Challenge Accepted I even put off writing this post.

  

  rather not give it in such a zombie-like state. As I knew they would (few ... inevitably be done in the twenty-four hours before it's due. Procrastination, I ... schedule that other students would kill for. I took 48 credits, which, while

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • December 10, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s More Than A Job Thoughts On The Eve Of RA Decisions

  

  years ago when I was applying to college, perhaps I would have felt the ... library, find a quiet corner, and immerse myself in your lives. I read ... application wouldn't be on my pile in the first place.) By now I'm fully

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thoughts. Future. Kindness

  

  the only thought in my head was “I thought we would have beautiful ... In my blogging folder, I had a draft post that sums up my senior year ... , 2013, I was sitting in the Margaret Cheney Room Women’s lounge on the 3rd

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  , which would make some in the audience gasp ("She got into MIT with those ... whose application I just read was like Pink in many ways. She came from a ... admissions [I] have seen in [my] time, both as a student and as an admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  Spanish. I was a beekeeper/researcher for a summer in high school ... jumping from Biology at MIT to Physiology in medical school (I eventually want to work in public health and infectious disease. See, I told you

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  swimming. I detested it. It made my stomach roll in folds. Did MIT care? Nope. Swim requirement was a thing. And one way or another, I would have ... all of two seconds, got irrationally convinced that I would be trapped

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • May 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-Med @ MIT The title says it all.

  

  admissions. Why I Chose MIT  In all honesty, there are times (*cough* hell ... gifs) I visited MIT for the first time during CPW, and I came in expecting the stereotype, i.e. that everyone here would be incredibly nerdy

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  majoring in BME. I am a published poet in my country. Should I send my book ... "diverse" or "confused about goals"?   In the past week, I have read ... 're excited about. While I was in California in early October, I started to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  .   The disingenuity doesn’t end here. A couple of weeks later I would read ... partner in this start-up is just as disingenuous.  Personally, I think the ... itself in different ways. I feel like I missed a critical period in my life

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  You don’t have to be a founder move slow and fix things

  

  wouldn't win a science fair. When I went to a party in SF this summer ... is to replace something so large, in both time and money. If I had to ... 'm with these groups in the first place. In my second blog post, which I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 29, 2023