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• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  said primary source, I can tell you that no, MIT doesn't have the highest ... (for which I still owe you the summary, I know) we had a group discussion ... hearts and true passions. I mentioned to the group that at MIT we look for

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  Hi Everyone! In my previous post, I announced a blogger AMA on ... with additional questions or ask them in the comments below. I can't promise to get to them soon, but I'll try my best. For reference, I've done

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maseeh Hall: Pros and Cons this is a pros and cons list re: maseeh hall

  

  The summer before freshman year, I remember the struggle I had trying to decide which dorm I wanted to live in for my first year at MIT. I ... overwhelming that I essentially gave up and ranked the dorms by seemingly

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 15, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year’s Affirmations can i run MIT affirm id be so good at it 🥺

  

  the way my friends and I speak (MIT AFFIRM my speech is INTELLIGIBLE ... Anoushka and I took it upon ourselves to create our very own affirmations ... in the semester (I contributed the stickers). But though we planned to

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • January 1, 2026
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  , and to spread the word (and learn more about Arcturus myself), I’m doing ... backgrounds. I mean, before last year, I didn’t know a single thing about marine ... ![/caption] Amber: What was your role(s) in the club last year?  Audrey: I started

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Too Good To Go fighting food waste with good bargains

  

  I'm pretty sure that MIT dining hall food isn't the reason why tens ... alternative is cooking for yourself! Cook whatever you want, [annotation note="i ... useful.  If you’re planning to forgo a mealplan, I’d recommend that you

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2022
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  Almost 11 years ago, I wrote a blog post called Applying Sideways that was my [annotation note="Audacious, in retrospect, given that I had ... of things off my proverbial plate."]Awhile ago,[/annotation] I got an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Random’s 13th happy birthday random hall!

  

  experience. This past Saturday, February 29th, I experienced something that I ... excursion to Lobby 7, stands in a circle, and performs the birthday dirge. I was actually in the middle of giving a tour of Random to a friend when I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  Whitehead Institute. I walked into 10-250 last Thursday not knowing what I ... advertising a guest lecture entitled "What is a gene?" I thought that was a stupid question, because I know what a gene is. It's a piece of DNA that is

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT and Slavery a developing history, and a live webcast

  

  universities is entwined with the history of slavery. Last spring, I sought Craig ... realm. Based on our conversation, SHASS Dean Melissa Nobles and I ... , as well as this Tech article, which I really recommend reading

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student ... minute into the video. I generally listen to Jeremy, so I did. That's when I saw it.     Can you see it?     zoom

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT at Copley Square Yet more photos of #NoBanNoWall protests in Boston, plus an update from President Reif.

  

  's protests in Copley Square. I took all the photos above, and the following video, which I hope captures a bit of what it was like to actually be there: This was the first time I really actively participated in a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 31, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  some #Content for you: last November, Loren S. '17 and I were interviewed ... Day 2015. Loren and I collaborated, with Elizabeth, on that video (and ... fare for the industry. I already posted some of the cinematographic

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  I spent spring break in Iceland, mostly in the backseat of a white ... quick post about that experience, written as I continue to deny the fact ... Reykjavík that evening to explore the nightlife. Though I unfortunately have

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, Seattle i am a mountaineer...

  

  I'm spending the summer in Seattle, interning at Amazon, and I've decided I'm in love with this place. A few thoughts about Seattle after my ... . Since I could probably talk for far too long about how great Seattle is

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  We have nice things on the walls And I have pictures.

  

  rest are singles. We have nice things on our walls. This is something I ... never leave): More of the smiley tabs are gone, now (I took this ... freshman doors. I painted a sign for my sister (yes, it looks like a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  It’s summertime @ MIT! I'm relaxing at home after graduating last ... blog  *** I first found out about Spokes after seeing the tweet below ... ? The idea had a long history. I had always noted, largely thanks to my

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! REX! Politics! Science! (Vlog and a Riddle) You have 2012 jars of 1-kg mollusks, with 2012 1-kg mollusks in each jar....

  

  Hello Friends! I am back with my biweekly vlog update, quite late because I am lazy have been preoccupied with my schedule. I've been ... is happening! Science is happening! And I decided not to twitter

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Art & Science in Paris

  

  This past summer I worked at Le Laboratoire, an experimental art-science space in Paris. I helped to curate an upcoming art exhibition ... September, and refocus my energy on a different topic. I helped curate an

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  impressive industry judges.  I should note that 2.009 is possibly the awesomest course at MIT, and I need no further proof than to note that the class was ... : Finally, the day of the competition arrived.  I'm told that MIT President

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011