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  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  , please watch this calming .gif of a cat: Take a deep breath. Mmm, embrace serenity with 21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and small amounts of argon ... deadline. Most schools will take letters of recommendation and other

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  one hour in which i am Holden Caulfield (but more tragic and less hero)

  

  one hour. one chunk of my day that i’ve set aside for writing because ... host of other things i’m anxious about, many of which aren’t even my own ... about how i feel a general sense of unease at how not-together my life is

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 14, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  , my suitemate and I had gotten into the habit of it. We’d[annotation note="a near impossible task to ask of two 19 year old college students ... basement of Senior Haus every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Very few of the

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y'all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month's theme is to get hyped up and get shit done! :) Give

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  This is a blog post for those of you who are struggling with the social implications of getting into colleges. It's such good news, you ... sucked. After each round of decisions came out, I hated hearing my name in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  plenty of free parking (oh the naivete). One of the "cons" on my pro ... I got kind of used to walking places and taking the T. Eventually I ... food I go to the Ocean State Job Lot, one of the best stores for $5

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So we’re actually *identical* twins which is surprising to absolutely ... no one

  

  the last last cohort of bloggers, and if you remember reading it when ... misinformed about their babies, with 179 parents of identical twins mistakenly told that their twins were fraternal and 12 parents of fraternal twins

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 27, 2019
• Blog / Best from staff

  Hello Blogosphere! My dirty little secret...(I've never taken calculus)

  hated science at the back of every one of my classes?" And, well... he ... increasingly became one of few Black/Puerto Rican students in those classes ... paired up with one student in the nerd herd for a quiz, the rest of the

  • by DJ Rock
  • December 8, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Be A Blogger (2018)! welcome to THE INTERNET

  

  advantage of running around the Charles River (and all the public water fountains alongside) There are lots of smol nerds running around the various MIT summer camps and programs It's time for those of you who might

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  moment that feels like it will define the rest of your life. You’ve got one year left and a whole lot of stuff to do. And whether you choose to ... scary. You’ve cried. No, SOBBED you’re way to sleep. You’re terrified of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  My spring break consisted of some of the things I love most in this ... , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for ... !!), but if you don’t then I hope this post sufficiently informs you of our

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  , but for a Set of Inexplicable Reasons it did not go up in time and has ... (and this might make a lot of people mad), whether you are an INTJ or an Aquarius or Year of the Horse is Not Important and you don't need to base

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  figuring your life out and your employers will never know. All of these marks ... weeks of the term. Like an F grade, an O grade carries no credit for the subject, but the O grade can be converted to a grade of OX” and OX

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  . Something feels different for me—among the usual buzz of activity ... feeling of competence and belonging. This place is my jam. I'm writing from ... .320 (Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems) and 7.18 (Topics in

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A suite surprise My suitemates find out I'm a blogger

  

  a day's worth of classes and found this printout of my blogger bio ... ” OF MY BLOGGER PHOTO WITH HEARTS ALL AROUND IT. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA… I ... dorm. And if that wasn’t enough of a surprise, the next evening, I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 19, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  Fear Of Missing Out or FOMO. I think that's the best way to describe ... of goals for this semester: Be less lazy. Yes, it's freezing cold ... a lot of work that was half done but due later that day. The buses

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  Reflecting on the lessons of last semester, I knew I was going to ... all of Monday night from 8pm to 2am studying. I woke up promptly at 7 ... through all of my other commitments, I studied from 10pm to 2:30am. Then on

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  pause and take in everything around you. Some of you have already gotten in places, some of you have plans for gap years or work or a year at community college, some of you will very soon begin to get into places

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  Fall semester began as expected, with a shot of adrenaline and confidence. This translated into a flurry of calendar-marking, schedule-planning, promise-making, and more personal resolutions than all of my New Years

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  Dear Applicant to the Class of 2019, The long awaited season of ... most formative (and simply the best) years of your academic path. With ... ’t Procrastinate. Enjoy.You are among the oldest generation of students in your

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014