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  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  event this Thursday at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. I hope you'll be there! If you ... useful, and I know Paul '12 and Hamsika '13 are excited for it. RA applicants: I know you're all anxious for Regular Action decisions, but I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  Federer and Rafael Nadal once again face off for a Major title, this one being the 2009 Australian Open (live on TV at 3:30 in the morning in ... excellent job for the ATP." Andy Roddick also had some nice things to say: "I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Today is a Super Important Day This is kind of a big deal.

  

  one. I know that I, personally, have been counting down to this day for ... should be. For those of you living under a rock the last year, or just ... -in and speech. In addition, for those who wish to watch more of the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 20, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  . Without the people and the place that have become a home for me. Well there ... , I can relate less and less and then I know it's time for me to go. And ... 't wait. You realize you've been preparing mentally for this day for four

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  skimmed it, looking for any mention of chairs. Nothing on the front page. I ... -250 Will Be Wider, With Power Outlets for Each." Woo-hoo! Wider. . . and powerful, I'm liking this! I read on, hoping for an indication as to which

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  at the University of Michigan, visiting Illinois and Ann Arbor were real homecomings for me. In the few moments that I wasn't working, I was ... are reading, thanks for all the hospitality and to my folks who took

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part Two Interior photos of vacant East Campus dormitory rooms. (Photos of occupied/"lived-in" rooms are to come.)

  

  for feedback in the last entry. :-) I will be creating some in ... opportunities off campus. However, very often a student will leave at the end of ... keeping his or her room for the summer (with applicable rent payment

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  was helpful, because now I'm fine with getting up for morning classes ... , asking questions about the trends in everyday communication we take for ... today, and our goals for the course. It looks like a fascinating class

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  physical education lottery can be found online at: http ... entry on PE classes and my previous entry on training for the Boston ... mats that probably haven't been cleaned for years, trying to undo the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Green Monsters

  

  Giant celebrations in Boston/Cambridge last night for the Red Sox ... . If you're applying for regular action, now is also a good time to ... stomach). And for those of you who have completed your applications, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 21, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  . Please email us at [email protected] stating that you are a Quest ... , and the email address that you used for your QuestBridge application ... transcript through the QB application, please allow 7–10 business days for this
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  computer got mad at me for that. It kept crashing as soon as I turned it on ... = clock that vibrates the mattress at a specified time, really useful for ... So, a few weeks ago, Matt gave me an excellent idea for content

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  October, and kept working on it for the next few weeks. And then months. And ... morning, I woke up at 10:00 am. I changed clothes, and brushed my teeth, and ... . I did some actual psetting for a while, then checked the time. 7:30 pm

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  , but I'm sure at least a few of you will have the same difficult choice ... May. Spoiler alert, we were not back by May. At some point in April, it ... . At some point in this time period, rumors of what MIT's fall plans

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  !   I’m the lead story artist for Coco. I’m from Chelmsford, so I grew ... scenes of how we kind of attack these stories at Pixar. Some background on ... wanted to work at Disney, but I didn’t how to get there or anyone in LA or

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  : "Perhaps it's been posted and I've missed it... What's the deadline for ... admissions decisions. are certain topics off-limits for being too controversial ... question: 'I am international applying to MIT for the second time now. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  seven scenes from Paris a simple story

  

  exchanged and the coffee poured into a ceramic cup for me to sip at the window ... really, for how quickly it was dredged up again, like the structure of a ... felt like to see her apart from my annoyance at the bodies pushing firmly

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  for the entering class. The message was revealed at the start, from ... = verb for using the lathe to machine something) a pin for the pedalbox of the FSAE car. So far for FSAE I've made minor contributions to the frame

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  for two reasons. First, they miss the point. MIT looks at more than just ... honest, I won't be offended by anti-Jersey jokes at all. I understand and ... . I love all kinds of sports and will be playing for MIT's field hockey

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  [/annotation].   Three Days Before Bad Ideas At this point, things are dire for my ... dishes, I’d be head chef of a Michelin-starred restaurant (or at least I’d like to think so). Unfortunately, at MIT, most of my computational power

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025