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  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  would wake up every morning to the sound of crew teams rowing up and down ... , and the non-functional fireplaces are one of them. Ours is covered by ... questions about them feel free to ask in the comments! 3 Best Parts of living

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  Representation of Yan ran into The Virtual Representation of Katelyn '12, who ... the unquestionable truths of Facebook status update. This was ... ” (in the eternal words of Donald Guy '12, who, unlike basically everyone

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  was pleased to find that I wasn't too far off in any of my ratings and ... " with the rest of the office is already pretty good. Go instinct! I was ... and passion for the climb. At the same time, we want each to add

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waiting Game hit submit time to quit

  

  the room.  I hit submit. And I let out a sigh of relief. [annotation ... time, and spend my waiting game with a bit of fun. In the time between ... . It takes a lot of courage and hard work to do so. And regardless of the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  size of the fire and frequency of water dumps), I can't help but think ... have been destroyed. From myself and all of my colleagues in Admissions ... and prayers are with you. We know that for some of you, it may be weeks

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  will be hearing it a lot) and hosts. We ask the same questions of ... important, and at the end of the survey indicate that Cultural Affinity is ... . That is of course, until they had the opportunity to experience all

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  cool events, and I must admit the allure of steak and lobster dinners did ... freshmen to their events in the case of fraternities and ILGs or encouraging ... fraternities and 5 sororities. The fraternities make up the Interfraternity

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Vive la France!

  

  , and Bordeaux. In the meantime, you can check out the MIT France Program, one of MIT's awesome international programs. Current music: A.R. Rahman, the soundtrack from Dil Se... (awesome Bollywood stuff)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2004
• 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
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  square miles of the ocean and find millions of fish. Rather than being used ... fish. But a conventional fish finder examines only a small slice of the ... conservationists to study the behavior of large populations, what marine biologists

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am only slightly less boring than usual The title says it all, no?

  

  the blogs- it can be blamed on one of two things: 1) The Shift and A ... Oshima (Director of the Artist-in-Residence Program), and I went to the MFA ... and 70s) and the show, part of their Concerts in the Courtyard series

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 12, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  and don't have a formula or weigh any part of the application. Although ... school both improves your odds of getting into MIT and will help you make the most of the Institute when you're here. You can learn more about
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A UROP or Two In which I ramble about how lucky I am to have such awesome UROPs

  

  a lot of juggling schedules and hard work, but I'm really loving both of the projects I'm involved with. :) ... 's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program), so I decided to add my voice to the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 24, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need-blind admissions, so
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Look at Unified Engineering and the Aero/Astro Department Back in business.

  

  'Are you sure?' (Read more about the trials of the course in the intro to my entry #2 about bottle rockets. The pains, and gains, of being a ... designed to encompass all the fundamentals of engineering while exploring

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 30, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry session. We built a loft for James '11, and a table for each of us. Okay, so ... the side hallway of the 23 suite. I'm looking at it right now. Maybe we

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"

  

  internship work early and spending the rest of my day wandering around Boston ... the streets of Beacon Hill was nice. During the school year, Winnie and ... places. The Mushroom Store was small and cozy. Half of the space was

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  person and keeps telling me to "find the good". I decided to "find the good ... host to a wide variety of versions of campus life -- from the typical (intramural sports) to the "only at MIT" (hacks). Check out our list of student

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  , physically, intellectually, and emotionally reacting to the three weeks I spent ... . Instead, we spent more time in the capital city of Lusaka, where we: 1) met with government programs (the Agricultural Support Programme) and NGOs

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Welcome To Guild Camp [by Susan Shepherd '11] "Boot, Not Summer."

  

  and the writing teams. After an hour or so of discussion, each group ... plots that none of the writers saw until it was too late to do anything—and ... '11, and I had at least another hour of work ahead of us. A row of

  • by ARTalk
  • October 1, 2008