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• Blog / About Decisions

  Rejects, I feel your pain! I've never been stung by a bee, but I imagine it felt sort of like…

  

  Studies and Planning. The number of applicants for admission to the ... Schmill Dean of Admssions Now is no time to despair! Lucky for us, we ... up more options for us. And since we're such smart cookies, we

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  happened: Undergraduate This whole argument is silly. Well, thanks for ... true, i admire [name]'s heroism for taking time out of his busy final ... , I'm not graduating. Yes, I'm in the dorm for the summer. Yes, I'm in

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• 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.

  

  learning Calculus are tied for first - I'm quite serious), and knew absolutely for sure hands down no doubts that this was the place for me. If you want to get technical about it, CPW served no other purpose for me other

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  GE / mtvU Ecocollege Challenge. (For more info, read one of my previous ... , wrote an article called “The People We Have Been Waiting For.” In it, he ... discussing energy over beers at a campus bar. Today it has 600-plus members who

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: Tips and Tricks Hitchhikers Guide to Campus Preview Weekend

  

  #1: If you're paying for your food, you're doing something wrong ... , free pizza, liquid nitrogen ice cream, donuts, dinners at fraternities. So keep the cash in your wallet for your MIT sweatshirt. Rule #2: If

  • by Bryan
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter one Reporting on location from Fort Worth.

  

  ) interning at the headquarters of North America's second-largest railroad, BNSF ... motoring after using nothing but the MBTA and Amtrak for twelve months ... not stay around MIT for January like most people? It's not like I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  classes I'd like to take at MIT and realized I'd be here for 8 years. So I ... Haven. My essay for MIT was about my life before age 8. My interview for ... think I am unpopular and start doing things for attention. That's it for

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  From the article "Engineering changes for the better in Haiti: Local ... 5, 2005 Smith's ''genius" for designing simple and affordable ... ; eventually, we will pull it out and have a nice column of space for the fire

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  , then, for us to know what dorm we want to be our temp?" Omar '10 answered: "Drew, it is important for you to know which dorm do you want to ... since now which dorm do you want to be in, it's better and easier for you

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  IBM/Lenovo merger for class. It was a team project on mergers as a whole ... finish a few pages for Friday, along with studying a bit for my (last ... desired, but it can be quite helpful for freshmen to take a variety of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  attended an etiquette seminar taught by Jodi Smith last week. For an hour and half, Ms. Smith taught us the Top Ten Tips for Painless Networking, which I thought I would share: 1. At a networking event, always wear a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  readers. I've had an overwhelming number of requests for sample problems from this year's integration bee at MIT. But first, a little bit about my life. Last night I made my TV boyfriend Alton Brown's recipe for 40

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  While you wait... For those who are curious about envelope sizes: the ... envelope (4.125" x 9.5"). As for the admit letter, it is unlikely to be mistaken for anything else. Jane asked, "I always wondered....why is MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  nearby sites such as the moon and low Earth orbit. For NASA to carry out ... takes a while to get used to. It is important for astronauts to adapt to ... subject laid in while it was spun at high speeds. Her research focused on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Le BBQ

  

  juillet -- Bastille Day! (" 'Bastille.' It's French for 'Why are you ... Divorce on Thursday, so I'm feeling a little, how do you say, francophone at ... me souviens. We needed lemons for the greatest marinade this side of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aisumasen, Yoko San Aisumasen (Apologetics).

  

  morning at 6 AM I'm leaving on a fast train for my beloved hometown, that "burgeoning center for ... arts and culture ... maintaining the warmth and ... product upon the American public. So, gentle readers, look for a couple

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MITE2S, RSI, and more

  

  Today, I'm in northern Virginia, assisting with the selection for the ... you and your lives. Because I do not work for the CEE or for MITE2S, I ... MIT aims for a freshman class of nearly 1000 students each year (in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  was at this meeting that I pitched the idea for this blog, as ordinary ... [/annotation] in Building 45 at 11 am. Building 45 has a beautiful glass exterior ... run up, two steps at a time. The colorful squares covering the walls on

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  learning about Things!! cool classes explained in easy words

  

  baby is surprised at something, they will look at it for longer. So if a baby is looking at something for longer, then you know that it's not what ... After three and a half years of being at this school, I've taken

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 16, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  it is okay to not know a note for hs seniors (and others, too <3)

  

  had in college, I stared at a problem by myself for almost three hours ... year at MIT. I studied for ASEs, taught for three weeks at a math camp ... , there just aren’t best decisions (see here and here for my thoughts at

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 30, 2021