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  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  Emad. The first - an expression of celebration at our respective ticket ... Lama came together in the form of three Unread Message alerts in my inbox. The first, sent at 9:29am, was from Chris, saying that Emad and I had

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  being in awe of the past. In fact, one of MIT's first dorms, East Campus ...  studying social sciences at MIT on the MIT Admissions page. Below are some questions ... turning 21 a week before graduation, and she is one of the most competent

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

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  experiences. Also, check out the front pages of today's Boston dalies: The ... one of their specialties) was even better than advertised. Then the Red ... 's house and ending at the previously mentioned Eric's house. Did any of you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  most of the dorms and ends at Trader Joe's/Whole Foods). 3. Harvest Co ... distance of 77 Massachusetts Avenue uneaten at, pardon the grammatical ... see any more of those, really). Honestly, I can't count the nights when

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  this busy before. I used to think the first week of classes was so busy ... , hopefully this format makes sense. I'm donating half of the income that I ... been recently. Also, a full text description of the images is at the

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  handicap. This is the first thing to get over when you come to MIT. A lot of ... believe it. You can fail a whole bunch of tests first term freshman year and ... of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  when apocalypse strikes… on being preemptively torn from my home, living group, and nearly everything i love at…

  

  ; But saying goodbye to the first person to leave broke all of our hearts ... This week, hands down, has been the most chaotic one of my life. I ... note = "the lawn in front of the big dome"]Killian Court

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 16, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  /convenience store on the first floor of the Student Center. It tends to be quite ... Cormick, Simmons, Baker) 2) The option of signing up for a dining plan (everywhere ... what you paid for, you'll have to eat a certain number of meals in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• FAQ / Transfer

  What are the deadlines for transfer admission?

  supporting documents by March 1, 2026. Please visit the Transfer deadlines & requirements page for further details.
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  to.” I was more on the side of “uhhhhhhhhh.” Scary. Matt: The first ... , but my first explicit memory of it is visiting at the end of eighth ... first few weeks of MIT. On the other hand, the only people I knew had gone

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  go to M-I-expletive-T, a girl thinks to herself on the first day of ... place to alleviate some of the pressure on first-semester freshmen. The ... young and naïve freshman away from home for the first time. The feeling of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT CodeIt or: the best decision i've made this semester

  

  "Game of the Year." Firstly, I named it the POG award because I say pog ... success by tangible achievements and I forget the whole point of my being ... on their final projects, which they showcase and present at the end of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  incoming how i’ve been spending my iap yes get ready for like 8 of these in a row

  

  again. I spent the two whole weeks of break just complaining about ... . This is one of the first times I've ever actually enjoyed research. I ... switching between an empty cubicle and an isolated lab. The first day of my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  responsibility over the project - the first time I've had control of a project so ... artificial) - think of the scripted conversations you have with recruiters over ... - and be a whole lot more fun! Take for instance the time I was climbing

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Live from Reg Day Somewhere between meetings 5 and 6

  

  stressfully large percentage of student organizations decides to have The First ... interested in) but definitely stressful, when it's the first semester of senior ... with their advisors to sign up for classes. The day before the first day

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  . The whole campus is sprinting towards "end-of-semester", and it ... from the dorm, I knew a full Pre-Thanksgiving week of MIT won’t be pretty ... ; Bane of my existence, and I know I’m not alone. For 8.01 – the intro

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Kelly Clarkson is the first artist to have five top ten singles from the same album (courtesy Mitra). You all left a lot of lovely ... undergraduates, and single streak of gray hair all combine to make pretty much the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  My Favorite (Kitchen) Things cue julie andrews singing

  

  cooking. I was once on a meal plan for about two weeks at the start of my ... section of a department store. So, the most inevitable thing has happened over the course of the last few years. I’ve accumulated a wide range of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 7, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  , I'm only including this one because it was the first question asked of ... , despite the worry and uncertainty going around our class Facebook page ... people are ready to take it on without the training wheels. Both of my

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Read This! All those questions you needed answeredvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript…

  

  along with the roll of admissions blogger. We blog (duh), are asked to ... large part of our job is knowing all the ins and outs of admissions so that we can field all of the questions we get. Every time somebody

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008