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  Remembering Gisel and honoring twenty years of service and friendship

  

  appreciate your patience while we do so.  If you have a fond memory of Gisel ... I am heartbroken to tell you that this morning we learned Gisel, a ... school teacher who wrote asking for a poster of MIT to hang in your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  people but not much to do.    Now that I’ve been living in Cambridge ... wistfulness. It occupies my thoughts as a mere figment of my past; when I think ... evenings I’d spend splayed across my couch with a book, I feel as if I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday on learning to balance growth and recovery

  

  , marathon in the world. The race begins at 10AM in Hopkinton, a suburb of ... , as a described in that post, that it's possible to overtrain both body ... my doctor, taking the year off from running, doing different things

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  It's Pi Day. I woke up at 5:38AM (a nod to Nate Silver) and walked to work. It was dark, and a bit chilly, but it's a big day, and we have a lot of work to do. So, when I arrived on campus, I was pleased to see

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  Course 6-7 (Computer Science and Molecular Biology). After doing a cancer ... in a few centuries I might even be dead.  Dead. I was reminded of this ... , with a long flowing white beard), (2) mechanical engineering has replaced

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  an MIT student to go do something? A: Free food! Almost every one of ... These first 3 weeks at MIT can best described as a whirlwind of new ... , travelled to all parts of Boston in a mere 4 hours, had fun at REX events

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  This post is for incoming freshmen (with a slight bias toward ... can't do it all here at MIT. So take advantage of opportunities that ... of the Charles River versus a trip to New Hampshire to try indoor

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  and Circumstance bellowed off the bricks nearby. Over the din, a friend ... "everyone was in it." His brother was a meaty metalhead (and consequently a ... Rolled - and it was a very different website then. There were no photos, no

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Continuing our series Introducing the Class of 2013, today we have a pair of stories about a terrific pair of young women... Chandler '13 and ... COLLIER COUNTY: A set of twin girls in Collier County have a lot more in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  -wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a ... running lemonade stands. I'll get a real job someday.) Moments of pain are mercifully scarce in a job that regularly involves glorifying the trivialities

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  ominous dark skies today and what was forecasted to be a partly cloudy to overcast day began with a light drizzle. Though simple rain is never enough ... the landscaping, man), it does put a little more pressure on the staff

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This one goes out to the parent Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)

  

  , Maine. What a coincidence that Matt's entry on thanking parents came on ... ADMISSION DECISIONS AT 10:37 PM TODAY! URAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!" In doing so, you may ... in a sustainable fashion anytime soon. So, until we get a big

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  family, and we had a lovely time. I made snickerdoodle cookies and ... actually do make some regular hot dogs now, but that's only because of the ... .) After the giant food extravaganza (and after a somewhat violent game of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  GRE, Boston love, and loose ends from last time Wandering around Boston lost is one of my favorite things to do.

  

  , since I hadn't had to do a lot of the stuff on the test since 10th grade... the good part is that it's like riding a bike and you can pick it up ... around the city for a while. Wandering around Boston is one of my favorite

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ; together, they constitute an incredible community, each contributing a set of ... , with other people, next fall. Of the students to whom we do not offer admission today, we have placed a small number on our waitlist and informed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey

  

  highlights of my year in review. And what an awesome year it was! 1. This is a ... with the hand drawn avatars. And here are a few of my favorite blog posts of the year. Elizabeth singing, Chris doing his Chris thing as only

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  Ave VARIOUS FRAT BOYS: (thinking) I wonder if that kid is a freshman ... : ...Do these boxes only come with one blind?? at the cashier WOMAN AT THE ... should probably quit holding these blinds like a shotgun.. at Economy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Rain is evil There's only one kind of good snow, and rain isn't it.

  

  I hate New England. No really, I do. Ask anyone who's had the misfortune to be around me the last few weeks. All I do is complain about the ... . Except that it's a little bit warmer. And a lot more humid. Not nearly as

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  microcommunities at MIT, that together will paint a better picture than I would do in ... Before I get to the point of this entry, I'll answer a couple of questions. Karen asks: "This is a bit random and irrelevant to your entry

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Senior Fall Classes Better late than never

  

  , physically based simulation, ray tracing, and real-time rendering. There is a ... had to write code with a lot of math, that would create splines given a set of points. The next part of the assignment was to write a function

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 25, 2020