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  Show, Don’t Tell! (the College Essay, Pt. 2) My take on the MIT short essays.

  

  account on my.mit.edu so I can actually catch a glimpse at what the new ... the product of intense cognition, I thought I'd share some of my views ... "essays," but short answers, so they can be easily answered. My advice is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 23, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Subtle Black MIT Traits A few things I have experienced as a black person at MIT

  

  students were black, I was often the only black kid in my class, given that I ... have become integral to my growth as a scientist, a dancer, and just as a person in general. I wouldn’t trade my experience at MIT for anything and I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This Bathroom Ceiling Some science, some fiction: traverse the space and time of our bathroom ceiling.

  

  about the bathroom closest to my room. The 2E Bemis bathroom has two ... start with my favorite episode, the Hugo-winning “The City on the Edge of ... Brianna C. ‘11. The Hitchhiker’s Trilogy is one of my favorite series and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a sad sad toaster made of glass. Do you like your toast with tears? Because I'm sad.

  

  my room, lock the door, and play NES on my laptop. But last week I was ... Friday I turned in my last problem set ever at MIT. So the other day I was ... my model. I will indeed be taking zero units at MIT next term, since I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 14, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to date at an American college Things we never talk about

  

  my friends, had known as freshmen (especially freshwomen). I was ... each of my parents when I decided I should tell them about my significant ... might have noticed, I rarely talk about my significant other, or dating

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 21, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to use these blogs Scattered thoughts on the information age, plus some bonus snark.

  

  . My point is, we love getting good questions and entry ideas- a lot of ... . Cut it out with the “what are my chances?” stuff. I have a very serious ... 're just going to say we don't know anyway. 6. Do not insult my SAT score. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Dissecting emotion what is feeling

  

  is not real, because I can sit in front of my text editor for an hour without writing. Time is not real, because I can close my eyes and listen to ... with my friends, spending as much time as I could when I realized that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 3, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  nREXt and other bad acronyms a SCUFFY post

  

  on my list of worries, which have suddenly expanded dramatically to include packing all of my stuff and getting home safely, but it does sit somewhere at the back of my mind, taking up space. All of our new planning has

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 18, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Super Blood Moon Eclipse bonnie tyler would be proud

  

  “Isn’t it crazy how we’re all a part of this?” my friend says to me while I stare up at the sky. I break out of my reverie and I cant help but ... , too.” These are the words that echo in my head when I remember last

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fit or happiness made easy

  

  right fit at MIT until I talked with my CPW host Erica, the most amazing ... for other reasons—my host was already known as "the funny one" among other things. (The awesome one?) That was my light bulb moment about MIT

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  I recently opened my in-box to find an email from someone who " ... guess my response wasn't very helpful to them. But hopefully it will ... connect with you on that level, here is my voice, here is who I am

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Application dreaming

  

  majoring in BME. I am a published poet in my country. Should I send my book ... , nearly all of my friends had a duality of passions: Chemical Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Christianity at MIT An intro to Cru!

  

  be interested! Before I came to MIT, I was often asked by my parents ... center, and it’s a highlight of my week. It’s a time that I carve out of ... been great, one of my favorite things has been life groups. People

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  trying to trim the tree of possible paths an Aristotelean inquiry

  

  've left my copy of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics [annotation note="this is ... something to put on my resume. A: Why do you need something to put on your ... intentional. other parts, however, result from the fact that my knowledge comes

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 3, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Bad Ideas Weekend 2019 good times

  

  brains to the limit. Here is my experience at six of them! I. 2^n cookies ... table. It was the kind of cookie mountain that would have made my [annotation note="tbh, my current self too"]5 year old self[/annotation] jump up

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 3, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Note To Self Please don't forget this.

  

  Most of my conversations back home seem to begin with this question ... . False. I found my limits - pushed them, broke them, flailed about, and ... would have preferred to sleep, and had a mini emotional breakdown in my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  the contours of a wild ride 2.009 😤

  

  being intense, silly, and a lot of fun. This blog is my story of ... popular of my ideas was an adjustable platform boot that could lift a person ... milestone, we split into four sub-teams and worked on four ideas: my boot

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Beacon Hill in the Fall More door.

  

  us. One of my favorite places in the world is the gold hill under the ... , tiny doors, and secret gardens we aren’t allowed into. It is my and Cory

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  when the post-finals laze took over, I devoted most of my time to local ... . This post is Part 1.0 of my favorite ways to burst the MIT bubble ... historical 1809 Park Street Church. On mild-weather days, my friends and I love

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  yourself when you do. This post burgeoned from my experience with 20.109, or ... read it along with all my classmates’ posts on our class blog here. This ... course, solidifying my decision that double majoring in Biology and

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015