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  A Night at the Office A bit longer than I expected.

  

  the two of us and the fact that I'm still looking at the McCormick article so I'm not dying to see it at this moment. 8:28pm: Rebecca sends in her article. See! Don't doubt your writers! 8:53pm: I'm finally

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  athletes, or legacies, or development cases, or anything like that. I'm proud ... to be said, but for now I'm going to get back to the reading...

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

  everything i made this year (mostly)

  

  this year, I’m writing this blog, which includes... First, the things I ... considered, I’m really proud of what we grinded out, especially with basically ... . I’m especially proud of these ones: [carousel image1="107992" image2

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 1, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  halloween down the infinite

  

  Happy [annotation note="so if you think about it i'm technically ... . ‘27 with this awesome LED helmet that I'm pretty sure he built himself ... submitted your early action application!) [/annotation] While I'm hoping this

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 1, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  my last undergraduate monday and everything i did!

  

  than that one, but not by much. I was pretty hosed then and I'm pretty ... instead. 10.35 - 10.54 am: I'm dressed with some time to spare. This is an ... at the food truck and the line is suuuper long. I'm a little nervous

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  to strive for. And if I’m not going to accomplish anything or be ... I try.     (I’m aware there are many things wrong with this thinking ... with seemed to really care about top colleges, and I’m sure the peer

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every now and then, my mind = blown. Thanks, Science!

  

  . Holy moly, I'm still reeling from the geniusness of this group. Now I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 11, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] We’re Not in ~Kansas~ Missouri Anymore Going From a Small Town to Boston, by Claire S. '25

  

  big cities alike. As you can probably tell by the fact that I’m writing for, well, MIT Admissions, things didn’t go the way I’d planned. I’m ... . And I’m very happy I made that choice. But that didn’t mean my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 17, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tyrannosaurus REX the prefrosh are coming, the prefrosh are coming!

  

  ."]where you want to live.[/annotation] This year, I'm serving as one of the two ... help organize and put on all these events. I'm also newly a ... !"]sophomore[/annotation]and as I drive to MIT for Year 2 (I'm writing this in the car :D), I can

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Today I hit my TA with a door I didn't MEAN to.

  

  usually go in the back door when I'm late but today, TODAY for reasons still ... I hit him with a door. HIM: AAHH!! ME: OH! Oh. UH. SORRY. Sorry. I'm really sorry. Are you okay? HIM: Yeah. Sorry about that. ME: No no, I'm

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 7, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  that I'm not very good at Course 6, and as a result, not very good at ... paragraphs and sentences depending on what type of company I'm applying to. I ... interviews are my worst nightmare. I'm not very good at thinking through coding

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  An Open Letter to MIT Applicants Don’t Panic (and know where your towel is)

  

  vs. Yale nor application acceptance rates for any school. (Again, I’m ... mostly, I had a lot of luck. I’m lucky that I had people who inspired me ... formaldehyde to emphasize learning by visualizing and actually doing things. I’m

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 2, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Maybe it’s okay to be this way The return of Dumbledore, and a new professor friend

  

  I've been reading popular science for a long time. It's why I'm interested in science. It's probably why I'm at MIT. I have tremendous ... profession? Maybe that means science research isn't right for me? That I'm not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 3, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  (Bitter)sweet home meeting high school teachers again, and visiting my hometown for (probably) the last time

  

  while, if not ever. I’m sad to leave behind my childhood home, but I’m ... 's moved on without me. I'm just upset that some parts that I was familiar ... . As I'm getting prepared to move away from it, I'm starting to see how

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  , I asked myself "What am I doing here? I'm not even watching the ... listening and praying the rosary (I can't help it I'm Catholic after all) in ... jokes."](I can see Camille wincing since I'm using hashtags

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Have Never Been to Beijing A (loose) translation of the previous post written in Chinese

  

  . I’m half Chinese and half Ethiopian.” But I also felt this phrase was inaccurate. I should have said, “I’m both Chinese and Ethiopian”. I’ve always ... was half African, so my hair was naturally curly. At MIT, I’m taking a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Steady-state Equilibrium Featuring screaming as stress relief

  

  -inflicted. I convinced myself to take six classes (!!!) this fall, which I’m ... energizing time of my life. I’m taking six classes because I’m excited about ... which I'm not struck with exhilarating thankfulness for the position and

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  admissions] made a mistake." As a peer to these prefrosh, I'm stressed - and 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 / Best of the Blogs

  Burton 1 Social Club This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for my ridiculous, hilarious, amazing floor.

  

  said what we were thankful for (i.e. Dima: "I'm thankful for the Burton 1 freshmen, without whom I would not have passed 18.03. ...at least, I think I'm ... didn't eat because I'm (thankfully) a vegetarian.. basically, there was a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions advice from someone who’s been there

  

  I've been working on my grad school apps lately, when I'm not busy ... discovered these, for better or for worse, but I'm sure that most have not, which is why I'm going to reprint my first-ever College Confidential post

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 17, 2006