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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  One seemingly minor, yet important, change I’ve noticed between college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly exciting. Whether it’s postcards from friends overseas, care packages…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Words Are Not Enough… Come see why I almost failed elementary drawing. Free of charge!

  

  Real blog to come after Thursday. Off to watch the elections (and you should too), toodles!

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  This is more of a mini-entry, a blogget if you will. I know that for a good portion of you, the pressure is on, as there’s officially nothing else you…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  The deadline for Early Action has come and gone. I hope all of you who applied for EA got a chance to contact your EC and have an interview. So…

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  Here at MIT, and – let’s be honest, since this is more of a lifetime advice blog (written by someone who went to all her Tuesday classes with her shirt…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  I know I haven’t written anything lately. Portraying MIT feels a bit weird now because my boyfriend, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, has just taken a leave of absence. Taking…

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Victoria’s Secret Update UPDATE!

  

  Ok, quick update to my post immediately below this one. Read that one before this one, otherwise this one won’t be nearly as exciting. Ok, so, now when you go…

  • by Snively '11
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  I’m fairly sure all of you are familiar with the fact that MIT has some pretty awesome classes and extra-curriculars to participate in. (If this comes as a surprise you…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack or Treat A time for tricks.

  

  To celebrate the spirit of All Hallow’s Eve, MIT hackers left a special treat (or perhaps a trick) near the Great Dome. I saw the hack this morning on my…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   Tonight is Thursday, October 30th. That means tomorrow is October 31: Halloween. And the next…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  (Editor’s note: For rhetorical purposes, let’s pretend that “today” is October 24th, which is when the first paragraph was conceived in a rush of inspiration mixed with Google calendar.) Exactly…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  Sometimes MIT catches on fire. Ok, maybe not actually, but sometimes MIT thinks that it catches on fire. On more than one occasion I’ve found myself outside in the snow…

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  [by Susan Shepherd ’11] As some of you might already know, the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream opened last Thursday evening. Longtime Ensemble fans are used…

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  One of my best friends from high school, Pablo, and I share the exact same taste in music: classic rock, blues, and jazz, and that’s pretty much it. We can…

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  And miles to go before I sleep. Here we go again.

  

  A friend in the class of mine which has a huge pset due tomorrow talked it over with me today. His final words as we parted? “You’ve got a long…

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Journal of Negative Results, among other things Absurdities I encounter while livin' my life.

  

  It’s been a while. Hi. (This is a long post, but you won’t complain, right?) Item the first: The Journal of Negative Results. My advisor and 9.12 professor Carlos Lois…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Openness This one's serious, no silly link. Read it.

  

  The MIT Admissions blogs started for several reasons. One of the reasons was the extremely dull, lackluster nature of the old admissions website. Another reason was this magical thing called…

  • by Snively '11
  • October 26, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Banditos Misteriosos Everybody enjoys a ghoul dance party!

  

  A huge perk to living at MIT is living right across the river from Boston. See, I’m from Salem OR, where the most exciting thing that happens is a new…

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choose my Halloween Costume!

  

  Okay guys, here’s the deal…Halloween is quickly approaching, and I have no idea what to dress up as. In fact, I haven’t actually dressed up as anything in the past…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on my mind *insert witty caption here*

  

  It’s been a busy week, and I’ve still got a lot on my mind. As long as I can remember, I’ve found that writing things down is one of my…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 24, 2008