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  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  influential that he's said he might actually have to stop blogging in the future ... currently wrestling - is the freedom to work in my underpants. I'm living the ... 'll attempt to do him justice in a few lines.  He is: a prediction wizard and

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  basic things you need to know about me and this blog you can read about in ... there in a valley between the mountains, moved to the outskirts of DC when I was 8, and then to several other places before settling down in New

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  in search of a reset day just out of reach

  

  certain virus. There’s trying to find time to blog, trying to find time to ... later on in my high school It seemed to me a little cruel How the right ... learned in class to the “mini-quizzes” at the end of some lectures; Tuesday

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Spotlight: MIT stands with the people of all nations we are one MIT

  

  the world.” To achieve this ideal, MIT provided admissions pamphlets in ... weekend.     The purpose of this homepage is to reaffirm MIT ... matter what "some people are saying." It also reminded me of Yuliya's blog

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  major in social science. If I had studied social science prior to college ... STEM and liberal arts. In another place, perhaps I wouldn’t have dared to ... in. I would’ve gone to the “right” college for the wrong reasons. So

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT prefer public school or private school?

  MIT receives diverse and interesting applications from students in ... have different resources. It's our job as admissions officers to sift ... MIT. Matt McGann, former Director of Admissions, wrote a great blog
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  . You can go back to 2012 to Qiaochu's post about his life in the cloud; back to 2014 for my post on how I read applications; Nisha's post in 2018 ... to the students in my CMS class about the RIAA lawsuits that were

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  important things in life is to be at peace with where you are and what you ... For the past six months, I have been truly privileged to share my MIT experiences with all of you through the admissions blogs. Whether I talked about

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Leaving a Mark Painting a mural and turning my rat

  

  world". The grandma-friendly way to explain this is in terms of the ... . And that was it, I was graduated, who needs a piece of paper in a fancy ... the physical examples, easy to describe in a short vignette. The true

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  Biomolecular Systems on Friday morning. In an effort to procrastinate, I was ... equal representation of women in science. When I casually mention to ... ’s Lounge (a room with some couches, a kitchen, and beds to sleep in) and have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  books I’ve read this year slowly but surely completing my 2020 resolutions

  

  in our power to prevent something bad from happening without thereby ... , more than ever, it is so easy to save the life of a child in poverty for ... people at MIT come in wanting to change the world and become disillusioned

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  essays, splaying my life story to strangers in interviews, and thinking about abstract concepts like "fit" and "where I really want to go". In ... problems on sheets of paper, and talk about your unwavering dedication to the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet My True Love: Notion a tool for stress-free college applications (and much more)

  

  in browser or download the app to your computer. It's free, and you can ... example, in the context of blogging, I can write my blog posts on Notion ... ) for each blog post. Then, I can view my list of blogs in a table, kanban

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  we’re lame, or because there’s not much to do in the first place. It ... . It’s pretty hot in here, but I’m pretty used to it. There are a few ... wearing a red dress with white polka dots to match her red (pink?) hair. She

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  this blog in forever, I know you only took that picture on your second ... tested out of physics but not calc, I wasn't eligible to take the class in ... physics). Just a heads up to the 4 other people in the world who test out of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  App Reading In The Western ‘Burbs The little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and charm, and are surprisingly…

  

  Cafe. I want to be that cool. Perhaps someday I will be. In the ... commented in their blogs about the recent snowfall. Here's what I saw through ... I have been reading applications for 5 days in a row. Well, I took

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  because 30 people are taking a picture of a paper tree in lobby 10 then I ... 't trying to get to class. I now try to be more refined in my photography ... 's a great place to study. The reading room in the library is the inside

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2024!

  

  ) it's time for anyone who's interested in blogging to share your writing ... silly little mental health walks, sometimes to dog-watch in local parks ... class, and so forth. The mission of the blogs is to help our students

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  what MIT means to me.  The short version is that it is the place in my ... as well as what you do is not a one-way street.  In order to really be seen, you have to allow it.  You have to invite people in, and it

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself Perspective and focus, brought to you by M. C. Escher

  

  Concord, which had been simmering in my to-do list for months. Concord was ... enough to engrave in a stone slab, but it's hilarious. Then in early July, four friends and I drove to Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire, which somehow

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 2, 2015