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  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  thought of where I would be if I had chosen the fork in the road marked ... . I feel like it was used in some previous i3 publication (the handbook ... obvious, I would think, is that I'm not even actually serious about becoming

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21M.285: The Beatles the most enjoyable class i've taken at MIT

  

  It Be—but I didn't consider myself well-versed in the Beatles ... 't interested in them enough to take an entire class on them. In May, I watched ... their music in the Beatles' earlier albums. With this, I was able to gain

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF 2015 Recap researchers talking, and talking to researchers

  

  I suspect I would have liked it. If you're potentially interested in ... for students in grades 9–12.     On Wednesday, May 13th, I ... a 'lay explanation', i.e. to describe it to us as you would to an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  course, I did nothing of the sort. (That's in the true MIT spirit as well ... is now.) Anyway, I know I got some quality naptime in on Friday, which ... to get in for another few months. I guess I just got lucky. (*How did I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 1: Classes My academic plans.

  

  feeling totally shaken, but having learned more in that hour than I would ... more depth. I decided way back in freshman year that my concentration would be Literature; I love the department here. Sure, it's "small

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why was I up so early this weekend? Reaffirming my faith in humanity and destroying my confidence with computers

  

  fare. So here I am, riding along through Central Square. I’m in the ... and started riding again. Otherwise I would’ve been late. Turns out ... 16 or younger, so I would’ve gotten off with just a scolding. But I won

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  /social sciences person in high school (thought that I would go on to study some ... it more together than me). Worry #2: I became less sure I would fit in ... engineering department, but it’s just not something I would like to major in, so

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

  

  just remember being in awe after each episode. From what I remember the ... One thing about me is I love science fiction. Whether it be movies ... opportunity to imagine life in a world different than ours and envision what

  • by Richard O. '28
  • July 30, 2025
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Cómo Elegir Una Computadora Portátil Para la Universidad

  

  . Algunas tiendas, como Best Buy, incluso le devuelven dinero en forma de crédito de ... procesador Intel Core i5 o i7. Si puede conseguir el i7 mejor, es más rápido pero más caro, éste será bueno para futuras actualizaciones aunque el i5

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  I was in lab on June 9. Welcome to graduate school! (I actually chose ... tissue engineering applications. Aside from my time in lab, I've been ... -- SAILING! I officially start graduate school in a week pursuing my PhD in

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  misti musings sugar, spice, and everything nice

  

  what I need. It’s the first time in the last two years that I’ve stopped ... company I’m interning at put us up at a very posh apartment-style hotel in ... rises, I can spot the hills in the distance. One day, I’ll snap out of my

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 28, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  I spent winter break in MIT. I thought I wouldn’t be alone. After all ... would be staying for the whole winter break. So I braced myself for winter ... Philippine Mathematical Olympiad, I wrote problems for our National Olympiad in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  I’m on a boat! It was only a matter of time

  

  -white (but still mostly white) gangster I can manage, and join in. That's right, I actually ran out in front of my entire dorm and started dancing ... conga line that tricked me by disbanding right as I was in the middle of

  • by Snively '11
  • May 3, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  big in advance for my birthday - no one's ever around to celebrate, so I ... what?" "I dunno, seven.. meaningful things." With that helpful advice in ... decided that I would eat seven different meals at seven new and different

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Eye Of The Storm Reflections in the brief moment between the last hours of selection committee and the release…

  

  Hi all, I am here in the office preparing the blogs for the post ... - I can't remember a time in which I was alone here. I hope that all of ... . Having you in the class would have made it no less perfect. But the numbers

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  But I figured that all of you would still enjoy reading about my classes ... because I've been able to learn more about the force distributions in ... 's really funny is that in high school, I actually didn't like physics that

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  (RA). I've had a number of deferred students write in with questions so ... . What new stuff should I send? The only "new" thing you need to send in is ... need to; I would only consider this if you were planning to do so during

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Staying Organized In which I look exhausted and talk about my notebooks

  

  life. Hopefully you're able to decipher my rambling in this video! If not, feel free to ask me questions (which I'm sure other bloggers would

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  creative lockdown: low points of a virtual fall Part 2 of a fall semester recap

  

  In my last blog, I mentioned that since the spring semester hadn ... m. After moving on campus recently and seeing people in 3D, I'm hoping ... school turned out to be the dagger in my side as I trudged on to the end of

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  looks like it would be berry-flavored! At least two people I know have ... drinking blood would be like… RPMI [annotation note="I never knew you ... , so I would recommend that you not anger your own cells by drinking this

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021