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  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  THURSDAY, April 12 Woke up to the smell of smoke coming from the East ... Exploration for freshmen in the fall), and Bad Ideas Weekend. I associate rush burgers with my first time in the EC courtyard, when I dyed my hair in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  From Charlottesville to Cambridge photos from a gathering for solidarity

  

  We're at a strange point in the political climate where white ... publicize their misconceptions in broad daylight. The people of Cambridge ... Small, who would later lead the crowd in song     Lorraine

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 15, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  I'm in the process of writing a post about my own summer, but in the ... the grocery guide posted in May. This time, she writes about college ... the secret recipe to get into MIT. Here it goes. Check off 4 out of 5

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  the SMASH board as a representative from the MedLinks executive board. MedLinks is the student group at MIT that "links" or provides a midpoint between students and MIT Medical, and the MedLink role involves helping

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Latino Cultural Center It's Mes Latino!

  

  Hidden from most of the hustle and bustle of classes and rushing to the next thing in life via the infinite corridor is the basement of the student center. This is home to a post office, dry cleaners, the ID card

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 3, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  spent about two hours there this evening, then walked home. On the way home, we passed the Green Building. You may know it as the tallest building in Cambridge, and/or the live Tetris game, and/or the building that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Fancy Feast & Happy People an accumulation of details

  

  : pika. Across the train tracks, just a few blocks into Cambridge, a big ... Friday night is Fancy Feast. The pikans eat together every night. There ... Wellesley. Friday nights, anybody's welcome, and for the food and the company

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  My last post described how I finally made the definitive switch from ... involving writing, kid shows like Arthur, and you guessed it, the Internet. Back in April, when I was still anxiously waiting to hear back from the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Free Lunch Who says there is no such thing?

  

  One of the first things I did when I came to MIT was get myself on a ... publishing, communications, social media, with the arts organizations, with the ... The MIT Food and Agriculture Collaborative (MITFAC). What’s that, you

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 23, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were ... the very best of luck wherever you choose to continue your education

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

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an annual Robotics challenge for High School students. I won't describe the program itself in too ... eighth grade science teacher - who I honestly believe is the reason I am

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  categories "for classes" or "in the spirit of having fun". While the two aren ... each other and first semester was all about finding the right balance. With Pass/No Record in place to make the transition easier, first

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  due to the weather conditions in both Boston and DC; the first real snowstorm of the season in Boston, and an expected ice storm in DC (who ever heard of an ice storm?!?—we don’t have that kind of thing in the West

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! how i celebrated the coming apocalypse

  

  , 12/17/2011. But I actually wrote that post on the 16th, because on the morning of the 17th, when it went live, I was on a plane to Denver with my ... to New Hampshire to spend the holidays with my family. As I've posted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  rattle off mean. Here's a great explanation by a class of '13 about how the ... known for it's legendary professor Walter Lewin, 8.01 is the crux of ... affect over the student body. Taught in a peculiar fashion, TEAL is the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Waitlisted Students

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were ... waitlist. We will have more information for waitlisted students in the

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were ... the very best of luck wherever you choose to continue your education

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  MIT History Professor Pauline Maier makes the MIT homepage today with her treatise on the formation of the Constitution of United States. Follow the story here! http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/constitution-1203

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010