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  Clarification On Last Post I was really just trying to say that when I look at your names in…

  

  when I look at your names in these threads, I don't see scores or grades ... " or "that guy had perfect triple 800's on the SAT2's." I can't remember

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 18, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  trying to figure it out an attempt at a goodbye

  

  Whether I like it or not, my senior year at MIT is coming to a close ... , very sure that i’ll throw up a blog every now or then as an alum, and of ... empty platitude or a piece of advice that only worked for me. I’ve talked

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 31, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021–2022 application cycle as well

  

  our applicants:  We will not require the SAT or the ACT from first-year applicants applying in fall 2021, or transfer applicants applying in either fall 2021 or spring 2022 Students who have already taken the SAT

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  get to choose whether or not they’re going to be the person they are, or ... communities and/or society at large. I ran into one of these opportunities a ... okay. It doesn’t matter if you have the flu, or you’re on a personal

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  it has been okay.  I am taking one technical class, 3.022, or ... .501, or Marketing and Accounting.  I really enjoy these classes, and I can ... poems or lyrics.  The other class, 21L.430, is Popular Narratives of the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  , looking for answers – why you were rejected, deferred, or accepted, how you ... to get in and got in or had all the passion in the world for MIT and ... are right – or wrong. The early setback is really an extra impetus to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Time To Have A Sit-Down With Your GC. Can we tawk?

  

  Counselor - or, as we call him or her in the admissions business - the GC. In ... fact, if you are able to get his or her email address, why not drop a ... may include: public schools vs. private schools; or reach vs. middle vs

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  , or MIT? Voting was brisk. Wait, let us rephrase that: Voting was insane ... MIT blogger, "I've voted 3 or 4 thousand times!" Fortunately the ... Rennselaer had also stepped up to the plate -- or rather made their own attempt

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  working or only work part-time once they have children, or at least until ... either choose a career or a family and failing to choose will only lead to ... to cut back or stop working once they have children. This staggering

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  i could get x to like me or life would be much better if i were dating y or any of the numerous other sentiments that focus on the status of ... withdrawal or something along those lines. so i asked if the experience caused

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  everything is actually going okay and i think that's pretty cool

  

  , or a way to sink free time, to pursue things i find interesting like doing history research or whatever. but right now blogging isn't doing ... wake up at reasonable hours. i enjoy things like playing spirit island or

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  access to advanced coursework or other enrichment opportunities that would ... highlighted in transparent red, you can hover over it on desktop (or tap, on mobile) to see a related annotation on the right hand side of the post (or

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  one with nothing making peace with unproductivity

  

  resources, like energy or life points. being a card game, cards are the most ... , i'm gonna use the time for personal projects or whatever. none of that ... 'll probably end up feeling the same anyway, or at least very similar. i think i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 5, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  the way people practice everything from philosophy to ai or even math ... mindset by punishing or rewarding us based on our work and how good it is ... . This is hard, and might seem grossly unintuitive or incomprehensible. I

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  note about course 12 is that it’s really good for a double major or a ... "]FPOPs[/annotation] that I participated in or TA-ed, like my trips to Yellowstone. While not ... Opportunities Program - a way to do research for pay, credit, or as a volunteer

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  applications! Being a senior, whether in high school or college, is just really ... are trying to destress, whether it's cooking, or taking walks, or working out, or playing tennis, or watching Netflix stand-up comedy specials

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the luxury of bad art nothing but the truth

  

  were labeled one thing or another. It was very, very fun to write. The ... fourth or fifth grade, I felt like I’d been constricted by gender norms, by ... beautiful phrase or vivid image, that’s often a sign of ego—and it’s necessary

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 11, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  friends, or if I don't have weekend plans, or if I have to miss an event I ... final projects, or cram for finals in classes I haven't attended in weeks ... student in a month, give or take? what do you mean I have to say goodbye to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  sharp and soft featuring: my favorite naruto moment

  

  , and it is only through constant commitment to some kind of value or ... me: do you think you’re a spiky person or a soft person? they clarified ... easy to classify someone as spiky or soft but they were having trouble

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 21, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  option. Or at least that's what me and my podmates discovered this past ... three weeks or so.  We'd go late in the evenings when the crowd wasn ... else does or Trader Joe's fans are part of this unspoken cult that

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021