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  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  should make sure you have time for it in the future. There is no one ... own personal biases as well. I think the best approach to MIT is really ... think the best way to combat these moments is surrounding yourself in a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... jealous when it's 2 in the morning and my pset is due the next day, but ... typical pset might only contain 5 problems, every one of those problems is

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  higher education administration. What I have liked the best, though, is ... out for yourself if a school is the right fit for you. To be honest, I ... the privilege to be an admissions officer for nearly ten years at three

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 8 & Beyond

  

  continues in parallel is the financial aid process. For those of you applying ... ") for 25 years. He was the undergrad academic/research advisor for three ... others). The following day (Friday), I did not wear a tie for the first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  still a physics major against all odds

  

  course 8 seems to be the way to achieve that. Right now, this is the best ... .[/annotation] The truth is, though, that an undergrad plan studying all of the fields ... -majoring is out of the question.   With all that in mind, I went into

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 9, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  ramifications on my life path, but I do think it all worked out for the best in ... resistor?" (For the record, my hometown's median family income is $86 ... My hometown is a real-world manifestation of the phrase "the wrong

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  love languages in the little things

  

  station, macarons in hand. I've been yearning for the Le Creuset ... . Love is stored in the soup! I started cooking a lot over IAP, armed ... listening activity tab is the greatest invention of all time, in my opinion

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  time, I don't want you to think we're just happy for the people who got ... letters is as heartbreaking for me as any acceptance letter is happy. And that's not something I would say just for the sake of saying it. Don

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  called in for a little help. Enter the DAO (Director of Ambulance ... , is something I greatly miss in college. I'm all for cardio and exercise ... a driver's ed student once again and for the second time in my life

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  underneath my bed or in the closet, I put on my best MIT gear and made the ten ... called it a "piañata".  People scurried to the crashed piano for the candy ... nine of us in there. I felt so bad for the chefs! We enjoyed ourselves to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

  

  about DesignPlus, or D+ for short! As the name suggests, it’s oriented around design, and is overseen primarily by the Morningside Academy for ... over the course of the semester. I drew out patterns for a big chicken

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 26, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to ... This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to ... This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  their words. They'd like to write about why 'Going Greek' was the best ... are known for being the most active, intelligent, and involved men and women on campus. Denzil (Panhel): The Greek System is a large part of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  Boston again. The MIT Logarhythms brought out their Sunday best to ... ." Admittedly, this is pretty classy for a vest made out of...looks like cardstock ... Fashion is, evidently, alive and thriving at MIT (we're not just a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  I THINK it’s time for a guest blog! WARNING: There will be shameless promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post.

  

  awesome, what's not to love about the combination? So here it is, *groan ... * For me, it was really awesome getting the chance to work in a lab and to ... went into them. And now for the plug… Sure, I did a lot of science

  • by Kate R. '14
  • December 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  firmest personal beliefs is that one should never waste the grammatical ... this one, which began with “One.” One could say that “one” is one of the ... cloistered at MIT with contact into the outside world that was tenuous at best

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  piebald on the radio yesterday Diana: yup...i saw their new cd at best buy ... ). This entry is being co-sponsored by Diana, '07, a physicist who ... of nowhere Bryan: a piano fell out of the sky Diana: HAHA Bryan

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  decisions, decisions why are there so many of them

  

  post: you're reading it! Finding the best way to say "hello" is hard. I ... right (like for most of this post). The current idea is that that tone is ... the bajillion things I'm busy with these days) is to share some

  • by Phi A. '21
  • September 9, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  dear past me stay kind

  

  One of the events for the class of 2024's [annotation note ... so far. I have absolutely no idea when the third one is going to arrive ...  happened. It was the hardest year for me academically. I was filled with

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 26, 2021