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  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  : stirred things) midnight meals with my boyfriend for his fraternity   ... grand visions for senioritis in college. i would go out all the time! do ... for someone. there is enough positive work for you to do until you find

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  ! *** Precisely one year ago today I sat drinking coffee at a Dunkin Donuts with one ... for you, Christina," he told me. "Ahhhh, I don't know. Probably not ... a break from my 5.111 problem set. I had dinner a few hours ago with

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  belonged to Ralph J. Slutz '38, was painted with the phrase "TECH IS ... . Have fun!

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  A Half-Century Retrospective Revisiting the MIT Application from the 1972–1973 admissions cycle

  

  appropriate for our student body with its extraordinary diversity in interests ... , I stumbled into some accidental admissions archeology. For nearly a ... -ever admissions officer, Dr. James Libby Tryon.'] for as long as there had been an

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 21, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  , meaning I had left myself with just enough PNR slots for the rest of my GIRs ... grades with one PNR slot. I, however, took an easier way out and am taking ... /NR. And I feel bad about it. For those of you who are friends with me or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  There Is No Formula A formula would take the human component out of our process, which is perhaps the…

  

  define admissions with a formula is like trying to define life with a ... . It makes me think of the guy who fell in love with trains as a kid and ... the amazing friendship she developed with the bus driver that reinforced

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / Advice

  Enjoy Life Farewells and New Beginnings

  

  summer, I’ve been thinking about what to do for my last blog post. I ... from my last conversation with him, which I was so lucky to film about a ... is a long one and remember that life is meant to be enjoyed. Thanks for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 5, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

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

  

  ’t due to lack of interaction with actual black people. I know for some ... an area with a very large black population. However, for some ... . For those of you that don’t know S.A.T is a page for Asian people to

  • by Ben O. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  seek ways to unlock the secret formula to secure admission. For starters, I can not argue with the logic of trying to discover the formula for ... is typically not what we are going for when selecting students for our

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We Should Take This Final and Push It Somewhere Else you'll need a lot of mOXie

  

  deal with on my own. For days, I ruminated over various ways I could ... semester, I have already taken a final exam. In the midst of sitting down for ... wrote flashcards for myself and tried to teach myself course material I

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Reflecting on 10 Years and Lessons Learned Happy Birthday, MIT Blogs!

  

  people you'll be friends with. Look for communities that you're excited to ... Deutsches Muesum with friends. Keep an eye out for opportunities to travel ... Happy 10th birthday, blogs!!! I made you a cake! (With help from

  • by Kim D. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  In the Realm of Giants imposter syndrome with a senior year twist

  

  together. Whether you’ve decided to try to find a job, or apply for graduate ... in charge that you’re not just great, but also necessary. For some, of ... school for architecture or engineering, or maybe even writing, or a job at

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Is My Home Looking back and saying goodbye

  

  for our family line--the Dynasty Family--that captured my hope that our chapter would thrive and grow after we left it (and reign for 1000 years ... been able to take a photo with truly everyone in it ^^; And of course, I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 13, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  sibling dynamics at MIT yes lmao Nisha and I are related

  

  exploded with laughter in the middle of my physics lecture as soon as i saw ... ’ve been going to the same school for most of our lives, so I wanted to finally separate myself from her in college. With good reason—in high school

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Masquerading as a Liberal Arts Student The life of an MIT student abroad

  

  counted traffic today!), for the most part our studies are focused on three ... , this semester has given me a much greater appreciation for what it means ... the world works. Nothing can be done without consideration for politics

  • by Becca H. '12
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Perkus Nonacademia MIT will give you more than just an engineering degree.

  

  , and penchant for offering room and board to wayward nerds. My own love ... recently though, Dave was asking about possible storage solutions for his son ... best thing to do about it. Talking it over with Dave and a friend of mine

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  this entry. I've been biding my time, waiting for this day and the plethora of emotions that come with it. Right now, some of you are nearly giddy with elation, having just learned of your acceptance. Some of you

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Unofficial Guide to Unstandard MITglish, 1st Edition The joy of jargon.

  

  speakers of MITglish enunciate consonants at the end of words with ... and rapidly refuted her claims with a dazzling barrage of nicely ... 've pulled all-nighters arguing with fellow consonant-pronouncers about

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what am i doing great question.

  

  by the way passive mechanisms allow us to move about. For example, this ... reminds me of something David Foster Wallace wrote, which I can’t for the ... word was “nosy”), living for witnessing others’ moments. I hope I will

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

  Colors In every sense of the word

  

  have worked together with mutual respect for one another. When I first ... , because you would never use that ability; there would not even be words for ... scientist discusses a theory on why tetrachromats (people with four color

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 3, 2016