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  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I'd say hi. We began RA selection on Friday morning, with the official ... . Exciting! As I've mentioned, we also work on weekends during selection. When

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  , and a tiny pot of tea. Multivitamins and cough drops, courtesy of my ... obvious drawbacks of being sick, it's impossible to catch up during the ... yourself healthy. Take this advice from a hypocrite. At the end of freshman

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  , Reading and Writing Short Stories. On the first day of class he made it ... an identity and confidence that didn’t depend on my grades. At the same ... -reqs for a lot of course 6 classes"]6.145[/annotation] final and end up

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  on-stage without a major catastrophe. And it's hardest of all to do ... for each of the teams, and add a few "insider scoop" comments. Note on ... graduate). The premise of this class is to ideate, design, build, and present

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  , and the occasional puppy labs. For several of us, there’s so much more ... , I’m here to introduce you to a few of our MIT and Crosstown cadets ... Project GO and experiencing the culture of China. He was able to visit

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  in the art of making. We were on our own, and had just a few months to ... I rolled out of bed at 8:30am last Friday and raced to Pappalardo ... the last chance I had to work on and impound my robot. It didn't work

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  history.  Because of the incredible size and strength of the ... students whom we would love to have on campus. However, we did place some students on our waitlist. We will have more information for waitlisted

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Who’s that girl in uniform?

  

  ). Some of you prefrosh might know me if you went on a campus tour and ... hard. People on campus might know me as Audrey from Little Shop of ... on to be an astronaut on the next generation of space vehicles. As much

  • by ROTC
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted in EA!

  

  Congratulations on your acceptance to the class of 2017!   This is what you look like right now -     Go ahead and introduce yourselves. :-)

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Admitted Posting for admitted students.

  

  Welcome to the Class of 2010! Feel free to use this post's comments space to introduce yourselves to your future classmates (and, later this week, look for new stuff on your MyMIT portal).

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 13, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I submit a maker portfolio?

  The Maker Portfolio is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects that require creative insight, technical skill, and a hands-on approach to learning by doing. Members of the MIT Engineering Advisory Board
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  financial aid and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses.   ... We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For a more in-depth review
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer plans

  

  'm on campus, I have trouble sleeping more than 8 or 8 and a half hours ... tomorrow, it ends. Tomorrow, I get on a plane and fly to Newark, New Jersey ... Project in its scope and usefulness, and I feel honored to be working on it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  President Quincy to mark the anniversary of his birthday, on which he entered ... saved at whatever cost. The fears of State Street and the prejudices of Beacon Street may have some effect, but the great mass of New England and

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  . Matt Damon was too. Yes, when he got up on stage, one of the first things ... of the World Bank. President of the United States. And who did you get ... to tell, and it was one we can all relate to: the story of falling in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  . The fireworks on Fourth of July. The colors in and around the city ... Name:Jenny Rifken Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate ... School College: University of Michigan, 1995, English Language and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  In one of the 28 (and counting!) responses to my last post, Kelly ... I have responded to all of your comments and emails (this time, I ... 've demonstrated in the comments. And we'll defer 5 out of 6 of you, and sadly, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2008 MIT will even help you find a date

  

  with make-up on, and maybe ride in a limo, but in the end you’re just ... ever-worsening condition of Senioritis and the stress of knowing that we ... pi and not the digits of your phone #? --You are one well

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  Committee. It's one of the larger student groups at MIT bringing films and ... now and then there will be a free showing of a movie that is either in ... Scorcese's "Taxi Driver." I'm a member of LSC because I love movies, and I

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring a little life update

  

  extracurricular activity, and I’m hoping to spend a lot of time on it, especially ... still have a couple of friends in it, and most of the work will be on an ... drinking coffee. This dream was dashed by my hatred of breakout rooms and my

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 23, 2021