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  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  . I mean, how can you not be cool when your last name is Thiery and you ... Overall, a good first day on the road. Woke up early, packed for the ... Paris or Nicky though) and grabbed the MIT boxes that were waiting for me

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  near and the pressure is on--but for all of you who are still typing away ... collaboration, we can give everyone access to the inside knowledge they need to ... grows numb and your eyes go hazy from the computer screen, go for a walk

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  letters must be typed or written on official school letterhead and signed by the evaluator. Letters not on school letterhead and not signed by ... letterhead and signed by the evaluator. Letters not on school letterhead and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  impossible!” and back again. But true to my procrastinatorial roots, I can ... Obama. And then BJ Novak – Heck, I don’t even watch The Office and I felt all giddy @ his comedy show. (Yes! He was here on 10/24, standing on the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

  

  You can now read this blog on the Morningside Academy of Design (MAD ... of the shop managers, trained me on various tools and machines ... to 20 people, and they each worked on different projects. I was in the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 26, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  the activation energy is lower, and I've been hanging out with people on ... have to the leave the building. Being able to see who's hanging out and ... malleable and based on the vibe of the smaller social units. This appeals to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hits from the ‘90s ♪ Why can't we be friends? ♫

  

  . If you attend MIT, I meet you, and we are friends, we can be friends on ... friend on Facebook, and there's obviously some desire to be so, based on ... apart my life the best you can from this, it'll probably be the last time

  • by Snively '11
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Evil Institute of Technology Mystery Hunt, Day 1.

  

  Nth letter to spell the message: CAN BE EATEN. Fourth: Determine that CAN BE EATEN is a clue for EDIBLE. These are the cookies: (C ... , and Roger Barkan First: Recognize the various cookies used to make the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  now be both the most newbie admissions counselor/blogger and the new Bea ... myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all ... powers that be believed that engineers and scientists need to communicate

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  could unwind and enjoy my own brand of the MIT ethos on my own terms. I ... interests, and we all pay the rent when it needs to be paid. Most importantly ... the bus and have to wait another twenty minutes on the sidewalk. Yeah, I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If you could track minute-by-minute data on yourself, would you? 4 Weeks of sleep, activity, heartrate, and computer usage data reveals something

  

  impossible to ever find and to get into, being at the end of a winding series ... -down stretches, you guys can sit down.” As Coach Matthew cleared out the jump ... around the room, MIT students collectively sighed and picked up their

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  of and be first author on the paper describing it. In some sort of ... Neuroscience meeting and on a paper that's being revised for publication in Cell ... project I've been working on for the past year is my baby, and I've done all

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  . Enjoy every minute you've got and don't get too caught up in being the ... up on the sarcasm, there is no admissions formula, and it certainly wouldn't be 6. If you put 6 on your application and that's it, I take no

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

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  you can reduce the amount of pain other people inflict on you by ... . and while none of us can see the future like louise could, we do know ... refuses to be stereotyped or doesn’t want to discuss the problems they can

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

  SCIENCE! I'm bad at it, sometimes

  

  Signs that I would someday Do Science can be traced to when I was 6 ... a science museum and saw some NASA signs in the space section and ... lift the burning-hot crucible. I clamped down, and lifted - and the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 12, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  , "Ohmygods I can't wait to watch bouncy balls fall out of the sky and play in a ... not be defined by what you read on the schedule - though that part will ... down your bags and sigh because it feels so good to be home? Yeah. That

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  history of being a feared team in the NEWMAC. I’m sure the friends and ... can bite.  Competitive at a National Level And while the NEWMAC ... powerhouse, but an athletic one as well.  Let the truth be known from here on

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  free food and interviews. I dubbed the event The Red Carpet Premiere. On ... going to debut on the big screen. A white sheet would descend from the ceiling of the Simmons auditorium and display my work of many days. There

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  Who will have access to my application information?

  can be found on our website. But so that you are aware, we do share some ... process and want you to be able to express yourself authentically. We ... Registrar’s Office and Office of the First Year for example) and with some
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  biodiesel that can fuel MIT's shuttle buses. The money will be used to ... desire for such on-campus greening projects now and in the future.” ... making an impact on their community and world, keep your eyes open for the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007