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  some warmth on a cold decisiony day "there have been times that I thought I couldn't last for long / but now…

  

  with awesome stuff and learning that is waiting for you no matter what ... was waiting on... but that's a story for another time."]EA decisions ... could get the argument out of the way in advance. I googled for various

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Esse quam videri To be, rather than to seem

  

  New York Times about the college admissions process, it is hard for me ... am not discouraging them from applying for admission, but rather making ... not clear, applying for admission involves the submission of academic

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 10, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  My College Essay Early Action / November 2005. ~500 words await.

  

  would pay for SAT II exams, again. Even with fee waivers, applying to ... approaching Ms. Cleary for help with the CCS Profile - I didn’t know where to ... Ahh, the application essay. Why is it so agonizing for students

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 11, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Future Is Grim check it out

  

  buzzing with some exciting new information. Prof. Grimson, head of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department (or EECS for short (or '6' for shorter)) has been appointed as new Chancellor! This is no

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Lectures I won a prize!

  

  a struggle: their patent was for an "Apparatus for facilitating the birth of a child by centrifugal force." You are familiar with the ... apparatus is that if you spin a mother around in a circle with her head at the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 15, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Units of Measure A simple question with a lot of cool answers

  

  with units is great, but what I really enjoyed, and still enjoy, is ... 't rub shoulders with famous people all that frequently. Friends who find ... due to the double factorial) Eran Ergozy = "How fun it is to work at a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 7, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  HERE LIES P/NR September 2018-December 2018

  

  with me past midnight trying (and failing) to build a snowman. I’m sorry ... only two are technical heavy-workload classes. I had started off with an economics class in addition to everything else, and it was too much for me to

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 16, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Biking in Boston Breaking out the bicycle.

  

  , for that's when I break out my bicycle. an actual photo of me with my ... , commutes, communities, and the world for the better. Come ride with us! ... cold has been replaced by stifling heat and humidity, with the two week

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An actual day in the life It's not the most exciting day... but it's a day!

  

  (This seemed like a really good idea for an entry when I was on my ... gets up with the first alarm anyway? 8:24 -- The alarm goes off again. I ... Journal communities. I get dressed in my MIT Cheer shirt with a really cheerleadery

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  here comes a thought on decisions

  

  [annotation note="i debated with myself for such a long time on whether or not i ... [/annotation] came into my head, and i thought the words were really fitting for the ... because my mind was swarmed with thoughts, thoughts of what my decision

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 2 The median of an introductory trilogy

  

  Things took a turn for the worse. Quickly. Very quickly. -- August ... the indignant rumble of my ungrateful stomach, which was screaming for ... to lounge around with friends and take turns expressing vast anger with

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  For those of you curious about life after MIT, I recently wrote this ... truely is a special place- alive at all hours with people tinkering and filled with some of the most passionate people you'll ever have the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to MIT: Choosing a Dorm the good and not-so-good reasons

  

  their experience with the dorm during REX and CPW. Watch the dorm i3 ... pricing, but be careful when looking at the pricing chart. For example, McGregor has mostly singles, so its actual cost for an average freshman is higher

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 14, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Staying sane and strong during a pandemic with help from some engineer friends

  

  't want to wait for the next cycle to begin before I told this collaborative ... between yoga and powerlifting. For me, [annotation note="But not injurious ... and how to take risks. But the most important and fulfilling thing for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 22, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Applying Sideways How to get in to MIT.

  

  may take many forms. What is it that you look for in an applicant?, some ... an Eagle Scout with a 4.0. Or a drum major with a 2400. Maybe they need ... in and of itself will get you in to MIT. For example: A few years ago

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  understand the irony of that statement, since I am paid to share my life with ... the river multiple times a month with the singular intention to go to Muji and get a fresh notebook just so I can fill it with more writing

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2022
• Blog / Events

  LSC – It Doesn’t Suck! Reject digital, return to 35 mm analogue

  

  projectionist for the club. After all, I reasoned, college is a time to try out new things. I signed up for a training slot, and before I knew it, I was ... projection booth? With training from our highly qualified projectionists, you

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  response: Hi, Essays are a wonderful way to connect with the selection ... - so we read them very carefully. Quite simply, we are looking for the ... counselor, service, parent, etc - I can't speak for all schools, but here

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  On Escaping An introspective vlog about MIT and getting ready to leave

  

  something for myself. I'm still not sure this is "good." But it's beginning ... being a senior at MIT, and I think that was enough for me to finally ... , statistically, people do with YouTube videos) I won't blame you. Self

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shiny Circuits Shiny, in some subcultures at MIT, means REALLY AWESOME

  

  , observing in a local high school classroom, interviewing for cool jobs ... cramming as much into their heads as possible for midterms. At this time of ... filled with low-pressure mercury vapor. When the light is turned off, this

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 31, 2009