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  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  original piece of work recognized by experts in the field as significant and ... . The scholarship must be used at an accredited institute of learning. For ... lead to the advancement of quantum computing, which could aid scientists

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  issues such as suicide. I respect the sentiments of the original poster, and am blown away by the humanity of this community in response to his ... Hi everyone, I am back in town after a crazy day of traveling across

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.

  

  't get out of the bathroom within the next five seconds. Through regular ... its use of the word “subtle.” Consider the following: Ethnomusicology ... ponderous effect of reminding the listener that (s)he will eventually die

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 7, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  enjoyable and meaningful way," said Amanda. Over the span of five weeks, that ... weeks of the challenge, Eric had a harder time narrowing down volunteers ... trying out more engaging initiatives brought the best out of their

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Art Imitating Art well, at least blogs.

  

  Application, I included as one of the optional essays the following prompt: You ... excerpted on the entry announcing new bloggers: The smell of decomposing ... voice. The Gods of Metal replied by raining down utter carnage. Lightning

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 5, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Arts Party 2010! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Now that I'm about to graduate, it's time for some fun…

  

  the Arts), Pardis Parsa (Office of Arts Initiatives), myself, and Mei ... Media Lab building, and now the home of many MIT arts departments) and ... was in the mood for milk.) ABOVE: Pouring myself a nice big glass of 2

  • by ARTalk
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  -making process (the part where he explains his thoughts leading up to using vinegar to slow the breakdown of pectin in the potatoes is pretty cool). As ... The weather sobered up just in time for CPW, and we celebrated the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  could not stop thinking about mango orange body pillows for the rest of ... me as I traversed the streets of Central Square with my beloved slung over my shoulder. 10/10, probably my favorite purchase of the summer

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  good bit of hope and i jump at the sounds of passersby and each one ... measuring the times though it is hard to tell what time of the year i think ... of my presence is wafting through the air so you will know where to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  response because I was subsequently asked to rate the pie on a scale of 1 to ... with it Why does anyone care what I think of this pie The 1 to 10 ... pie had a hidden cost in the form of this rating inquisition. Not one to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Jhumpa Lahiri visited MIT today! ...and all of Cambridge (it seemed) wanted to see her!

  

  alone love, and Jhumpa Lahiri is one of them. The Pulitzer Prize winning author of the books Interpreter of Maladies (1999) and The Namesake (2003 ... differences. She has one of the most elegant writing styles and her stories are

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  For those of you who commented in the last post or emailed me, thank ... Wellesley College, Harvard University, the Massachusetts College of Art ("MassArt"), and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA). Cross registration is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  , and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the ... -known Chris trait: noisy eyes*). With the help of our senior bloggers, selected ... . I'm looking forward to a year of joyriding along with the bloggers we

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Kim Affair It's been fun, guys.

  

  the free food, and the best of luck to the Class of 2010. I'll miss you ... [ETA] THIS ARTICLE IS NOT TRUE. It's a joke created by The Tech. Please don't think that the Admissions Office would EVER do something like

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello, I’m Anthony.

  

  It's nice to meet you. I'm a new freshman at MIT, a member of the Class of 2009. I was admitted early action and received the news around ... schools and committed my near future to the progressive locale of Cambridge

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2021 are now ... deferred students on Saturday. Because of the competitiveness of our pool ... deep breath, shake it off, and go crush the rest of your college

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  the applicants. A similar number of students were denied, while those students in the middle, about three quarters of the applicants, were deferred ... than 30% of our class during early action. We feel that the pressures to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Note To Prefrosh With Time Machines and/or Good Ideas Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST.

  

  interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered. Pretty cool. And the winners of the ... reducing the radiation exposure of both patients and doctors the "Vac ... bunch of other cool "ideas"!   Photos from the judging session are

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  -class faculty, plethora of student groups, proximity to the cultural center of ... thing about MIT is that about 90% of the student body really has no idea ... school, I would always stand at the way back of the dance floor watching

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Incoming freshmen, come to the Activities Midway tomorrow! Find a group where you can continue your hobbies and try something new.

  

  that will be represented, click here. Below is a map of the table ... the Activities Midway, on Friday August 31st, 4:00pm - 6:30pm in the Johnson Athletics Center. You will have the opportunity to see almost every

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 30, 2007