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  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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / Academics & Research

  The 3 Schools I Attend Harvard, High School, MIT

  

  , Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. On Wednesdays, I may drop in for office ... “participate” in Harvard College now. What’s even more exciting is now I have ... different campus layout. I look forward to lounging in our non-mahogany rooms

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 12, 2015
• 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
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a freshman year 🦴🧠🩸🖐️🫀 my first year at mit, told through the body

  

  compared to the classes in my major that i would take later on. but i saw a ... , crayon pictures of whatever scene i was imagining in my mind. i would “sell” these stories to my dad, and he would pay me in spare change. as i grew

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 9, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  exactly what you want. October? I have no idea what happened in October ... niche and was growing more comfortable in it daily. I wasn’t just barely ... -looking fluffy crystals landed on my jumper. I looked up in confusion to see the

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Race Against Myself Learning how to walk

  

  ’ people, knowing that I would win. But as I moved up in the hierarchy of ... pencil down announcing that I had finished first. In 4th grade, in ... the doubt left that I was smart. Maybe this would’ve been fine, except

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 16, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Your last first day and your final final exam

  

  , that I would need to pare down my focus or I'd drown in the torrent of ... knew how it would've ended, I wouldn't have joined in the first place ... grief. I remember that in my first year my whole life revolved around this

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advisor vs. Advisee a '07 and a '21 answer a series of questions

  

  graduated I really thought nothing would change and we’d always be in touch ... . Bryson used to do back in the day: Q&A. In our many conversations, I ... therapeutic and it was nice to check in with myself, so I encourage you to ask

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 22, 2021