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  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  Oh my god. I can't stop thinking about all of the people who have ... the comments. Most importantly - those of you from the areas that were ... hour (and non-waking hour for that matter - I've been dreaming about it

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... - who, if you recall, I'm a big fan of. ...and there was dancing

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fitting In Fitting in at MIT

  

  So one of the questions that I am frequently asked my prospective students, people from home, and the like is: "How do you feel like you fit in ... those students of the particular culture, but also students who are

  • by Bryan
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  construction and securing details. It was a very windy day, but the medal ... attracted quite a bit of news coverage. CBS Boston video The Boston Channel ... . You can read a decent list of hacks from the last couple of years here

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer a pre-med program?

  Approximately 10 percent of MIT's senior class enter medical and ... prehealth major; rather, students can pursue a variety of majors and take ... Prehealth Advising during the spring semester of their sophomore year.
• Blog / How to Human

  defining the future stop being vague

  

  to the linearity of time, hence this preoccupation with the future: the ... and realized that repeating years of my life with full knowledge of ... than any other instance of time, except that it has not happened yet, and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 22, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  HORRIBLE! You probably just lounged around and laughed at all of us!" While I ... 't gotten in and spent quite a while fairly upset. Thousands of applicants whittled down by 90%, a new class decided, and now all sorts of changes are

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  at/around mit i've been --

  

  going to wellesley a lot (for toons rehearsals and for the open fields and for the quietness of not-city sounds). i've been spending a lot of time ... green if the sun is up, ginger turmeric if not. i've been reading and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  the available hosts, and ultimately we were happy with all of the ... . Many of you will receive a call or email from your host in the next few ... at this point, but it'd be nice to know. Here's the scoop: we spent a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? Your name in lights.

  

  minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Seeing that my experience at CPW will be very different than that of a prefrosh, I'm inviting ... 're interested, please email me and we can discuss more details. Blog entries will

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 4 U What you should do at CPW, assuming you like exactly the same things that I…

  

  computer science grad student, and I had the privilege of singing with her in ... really the focal point of the entry, because I LOVE BAND and I want every ... hope that all your hosts have had the forethought to contact you, and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  note="and couple of ways to get to know other 2026s"]what’s next,[/annotation] so be on the look out for that. In meantime, enjoy the moment and celebrate with your friends an and family!!

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Get Animated A holiday comic.

  

  A random highlight of some holidays is getting emailed the latest comic from my friend and former apartment-mate Jen '01. Here's her comic for Easter 2006: When Jen was an undergrad she wrote comics for The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  small part of the application, and the word limit will in no way influence ... ; *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... some of the common deadline-time questions. There are many answers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  . Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to ... Action and December through January for Regular Action. Interviews are ... available. ECs typically use the email address you provided on your
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  is just too much of a deterrent, it's so nice and warm inside that I ... as long as the telethon lasts, to answer questions in the comments, and ... for the evening, because MIT is calling YOU! That's right, tonight is

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anyone else OCD about saving space?? This blog is about things on my computer.

  

  install a billion types of software. Over the last few weeks, I've had to ... printer: So the printer makes marks back and forth like a regular printer ... have to excavate the model like an archaeologist, with tools and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Decisions Released Today

  

  students are some of the very best MIT has to offer. I highly recommend reading the profile of transfer student Ian McKay featured on the MIT ... applicants. After several rounds of an extremely rigorous transfer committee

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  We Brought Something? Um, no. No, we didn't.

  

  There was snow? I kid, I kid. I stayed up for most of the night with Colin '10, Nina '08, and Timur '10 waiting for it to snow. A couple of ... tomorrow. (The Weather Channel shows clear skies for the next ten days

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Odds ‘n Ends There's a video. And a SONG. Your lucky day.

  

  blogger, the one who always makes you go "How'd she get hired?" I'M BACK! Yay! And I made a video for you guys. Double yay! And I pulled out something from last year (20.111 Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 26, 2011