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  Why I Chose MIT On deciding where to go, now that you're in

  

  decisions and a lot of big changes. You can follow whatever career path you ... where you end up is less important than that you choose it for yourself ... place is amazing. If you got in, it’s because you can handle it, and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 29, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  student, you’re driven by the mentality of getting into a good school ... ’s best technology companies, but one can only get so excited about making ... where you want to work on mindless activities like TV or browsing

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things Charles Has Made fare thee well, rocket powered roller skates

  

  : An annotated timeline of everything he's ever made at MIT! You can see ... ://www.etotheipiplusone.net/, where he's posted careful documentation, models, and other stuff so you can even follow along at home should you be so inclined

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Reflections on 50 Things thinking back on The Blogfather's wisdom in my senior year

  

  years ago. Even though you can ultimately end up where you want starting ... . Yes, take naps! But make sure you can wake up from them. That becomes ... works, what else can you do? Like The Blogfather said, the “fun and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 20, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  WHY? for people who don't like "no"

  

  typographic markers of significance. From that length of that sentence, you can ... ."]WHY.[/annotation] You can see WHYs in every stage of admissions grief: Denial: WHY ... expect a decent response. NO you can't eat that crayon. WHY? It isn't food

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  class of choice, you can get that final excused, whether it’s a paper or a ... was, and you can’t get credit for the class, as if you had never even ... you get something like this to happen? Final exams and projects are

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

  No Chance Why "chance" sites like AdmissionSplash are Bad Things.

  

  , not even me, can give you an accurate chance at MIT! What I said then ... forum, not even me, can give you a meaningful chance at MIT. Why ... can take chancing quite seriously, that it can affect where they apply

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Muti Water Project ...is finished!!!

  

  in Ethiopia in 2016. (You can get the full story in those two blog ... included) need oxygen, and you can’t find much oxygen as you progress lower ... “table” (you can think of it as a line of water under the soil) is not

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I Miss the South Musings on a secret Instagram account

  

  Muji and get a fresh notebook just so I can fill it with more writing ... you have before. [embed]http://youtu.be/JJMYZUh1PRQ[/embed] A week ago ... thoughts at the end of each day. It’s gotten to the point where I walk across

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

  It’s not fair! ... and why that's OK.

  

  get the idea. If you don’t, there’s probably nothing else that I can say. ... admissions staff thinks that you can hack it, you're in. How can they do that ... the courtroom, and you can argue your way in. It doesn’t. In fact, the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Entry About Snow ...Even though we don't have any

  

  . Whatever. Okay - this is the part where we get into the cheesy, reflective ... you'll fall as soon as you try to get up and it'll hurt, and other times ... okay to keep making the same mistakes. You can't just tell yourself "Oh

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 11, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  think of you. What people think of you can determine whether you get a job ... potentially excelled in. You can’t shoot for the stars if you can’t even see ... you’re a prospective applicant, you can be here too even if many people

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  how to sail against the wind on tacking

  

  question. "can you?" i asked. "the short answer," john replied, "is that you can't." two. in my continued adventures with the american ... you when we get on the boat," said john. "since this is your first time

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 22, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Parents, Please Read Prefrosh and students, read this too, and make sure to have a discussion with your…

  

  to have failed. Not letting something get to you is important at MIT ... country, be proud of them. Show them support. You are getting your money ... their school, it'll be a process you only get to go through once, and it

  • by Snively '11
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Home Under the Dome sorority recruitment, tips, and my experience

  

  start. FSR is over the span of four days, where you get the opportunity to ... . Note that a “party” is where you get to meet and chat with a new sorority ... help you get through these long days – they’ll have fanny packs stuffed

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • August 14, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The future isn’t the answer reflecting on anxiety

  

  feel more comfortable about my anxiety (as comfortable as you can get ... future is this place where we have zero control over what can happen to us ... squeezing my stomach in their fist? Why can't I get out of bed in the morning

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dragons A blog post for deferred students (and everybody else waiting on decisions).

  

  are for getting to where you are now. MIT is a pretty cool sword, but it ... MIT, and if you are able to get in from crafting “the perfect ... the rest. You will not be treated differently for not getting in during

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

  what work is bite-sized senior spring

  

  not so good at and that i can usually get away with neglecting. this is work that i do not expect to get paid for or graded on; it's work that i'm doing so i can get back to the place where i approach the days of my life

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • February 10, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  señoritis navigating work/life balance - and spring break photos

  

  being and fall down. you can't cheat sleep. it will find you and make you ... trying. this will take care of the "work" part. 5) you can always spare an ... loops of extracurricular activity is especially taxing when you plunge

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 28, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Am I Smart Enough for MIT? On second thought...don't answer that.

  

  just wanted to let you know that you can have a lot of fun and still get ... . COME VISIT US BENNO!) You can just check out the link above, or read ... . Please feel free to be honest... if you think that my sort of person can

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008