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  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  capitalize on the strength and potential of our youth   Aquí en Estados ... of the Class of 2018 (and newly-elected member of the MIT Corporation ... figurative (and for many literal) feet, not only for the quality of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  people on the waitlist at this point, so we will notify hundreds of ... (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle ... offer) or decline it. Also, we will begin notifying some students on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist News Within the next week, we plan to admit approximately 35 students from the waitlist.

  

  people on the waitlist at this point, so we will notify hundreds of ... is an understood part of admissions that some people will shuffle ... offer) or decline it. Also, we will begin notifying some students on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Benzene Back Take it to the lab!

  

  -like-a-post-finals-limp-noodle lethargy aside with a song. Not just any song - a chemistry song. On the last ... chemically and lyrically acceptable to say 'get your H on' or 'get your benzene on' (and a little editing on my part) Javi finally wrote his hit single

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  of 24-hour flu or something... I didn't get to go out and watch the ... back by tomorrow, when a bunch of my friends are going to Fire and Ice ... learning about viruses and other types of infectious disease in 7

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  It’s been a long road… ...gettin from there to here

  

  (they/them or she/her), class of 2007 and one of the earliest MIT Admissions bloggers. I lived on 5th East in East Campus and I majored in course ... Distance Medley (a 5K, a 10K, and a half-marathon, put on by the same

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  mid-reviews sat three feet in front of me and I can already tell they ... professor, the one who has seen the promise and struggles of your project ... - out of novelty, curiosity...but was it a relentless and humble

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  on a series of fantastic shows each term. This term I've been ... three). The cast and crew (of which many of us are both) are now almost ... 's murderous rise to the throne and the power-hungry politicians of today. This

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  (Guest Post) esolangs oh man

  

  can be said about a good number of esolangs. I’m sort of working on a ... . Syntax is also flexible, which makes this worse; SUM OF 2 2 and SUM OF 2 AN ... programs very sad and long. In short, OREO is pretty useless. On the flip

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 5, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

  students should be more focused on activities like winning Nobel prizes and ... ESPN and seen Tim the Beaver on a jersey? Tim, our not ... feeling of having a longgggg day of class, and preparing for a longgggg

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  : "What made you decide on MIT in the first place, and what are the major ... first half of the question. It's a good school, and I like science, and ... - undergrads, grads, and alums - and I have a lot of them. I love the activities

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  getting back in the groove 🎵groovy groovy🎵

  

  on my own outside of an academic environment, full of professionals and ... enough (I planned it), this happens to be the first day of classes on ... I will want to look back on at the end of the semester to see if this

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 3, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  caught on fire and flipped over a couple of times but we didn't have any ... ability to steal, build, and market any of these toys on a whim. Guess what ... that either we'd found a wormhole and ended up on the other side of the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  On this otherwise lovely three-day weekend, my suitemate Jeremy '09 found himself stricken with a case of influenza, exhibiting such symptoms as nasal congestion, a sore throat, and a mild fever. So, he called up

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  plenty of vegetarians on campus, and plenty of vegetarian options on campus ... , my date of birth, and the words 'supplemental materials.' " Fabrice ... just email them and not post on a blog :) " Thanks, Fabrice, that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Only a few more days of waiting...

  

  the office on the weekend that decisions are released, so to prevent any ... automated system to reset it. Simply visit my.mit.edu and click on the "lost ... your MIT ID, your username and password may not work on decisions

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  seem too long for the rest of his body. He folds and unfolds his arms ... ’re probably splitting the bill, and I don’t exactly have tons of money to throw ... few dozen blue-cheese fries, a platter of fried-chicken-and-waffles, and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  -- and yesterday, the complexity apparently got the best of me. When I ... of the biology building. We have different mouse genotypes, and to tell ... little skittish around them. On this particular day, one of the mice had

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Really Random 19 pictures. Don't open on a dialup.

  

  of the year and then miss it? So, Mollie did that entry about life in ... floor's naming rights on eBay. Turns out that some guy bought it and named ... , and I'll give him or her credit where it is due. So, don't read any

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  answer three of the most frequently asked questions here and now, so that ... Literature: 5 US History: 5 World History: 5 1 Placement and 12 units of credit will be given for 7.012, Intro Biology. 2 Placement and 12 units of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005