Top Blog Posts of 2015

Top Blog Posts of 2015 2015 has had its ups and downs for pretty much everyone on planet earth. From little victories to large setbacks, everybodys gone through something. As we move onto 2016, I like to think about what in my own life the past year went well, what didnt go well, and what I couldve done better. But, as much as we can learn from ourselves, I believe we can also learn a lot from each other. The MIT Admissions bloggers are but a small sliver of the voices at MIT, and yet we capture many of the experiences, hardships, accomplishments, and adversity that can occur inside and outside of campus and college. The following is an unordered list of some of our top and most widely viewed blog posts of 2015. Within them youll find the achievements, setbacks, laughs, cries, revelations, and advice of not just the current bloggers but from their friends, family, and the people around them. January 2015 East Campus, A Home by Dannie B.D. 15 Merit by Chelsea R. 15 February 2015 Blizzard Barbecuing by Natnael G. 15 Hilberts Third Problem (A Story of Threes)  by  Lydia K. 14 IHTFP A Journey of Depression at MIT by Rachel D. 16 March 2015 ATHack by Kirsten L. 15 Is MIT too hard? by Michael C. 16 Lets All Work Together by Neerja A. 16015 A Penny for Your Thoughts by Erick P. 17 señoritis by Connie H. 15 April 2015 VEDA by Ceri R. 16 Is CPW a lie?  by Ana V. 15 May 2015 A Hard MIT Class by Vincent A. 17 How to trick yourself into thinking that youre writing a report  by  Anastassia B. 16 June 2015 The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack by Joel G. 18 The Class of 2015 Graduates from MIT by Chris Peterson July 2015 Things I Learned from Freshman Year by Selam G. 18 moving out by Allan K. 17 August 2015 dear frosh: here are the things we want you to know by Allan K. 17 The How to College Masterpost by Selam G. 18 September 2015 A suite surprise by Kevin S. 19 Test Taking at MIT by Krystal L. 17 Picture yourself as a stereotypical male  by Michelle G. 18 October 2015 Super Blood Moon Eclipse by  Sabrina M. 19 Self Help by Natasha B. 16 November 2015 What My College Essays Were [Not] by Phoebe C. 18 I never want to finish my P.E. requirement by  Anelise N. 19 November 1st is my January 1st  by Erick P. 17 December 2015 Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) by Yuliya K. 18 Tips and Tricks to MIT by  Ben O. 19