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  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  Today was apparently the MIT Undergraduate Association's Fall ... oblivious to the world around me. Both are valid options. Either way, I got some tasty free fries this afternoon. Also, the Fall Festival means some

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Good And mostly musing

  

  up something that wasn’t a p-set or a study paper, a consequence of the past three weeks sapping so much time. The barrage of classes, problem ... -set I turned in one Ed Sheeran song before the deadline. Needless to say

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  requirements for the Maker Portfolio. For current requirements, see here.  Hello ... teaching myself the language Processing, adding to Matlab, Python, VB ... lot of questions about the new Maker Portfolio supplement on the MIT

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  hello again ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

  

  those of you who don't know me, I'm the new Chris, replacing the old Chris ... . The last year was one of the most intense, incredible, challenging and rewarding of my life. I spent almost every day at the Center for Civic Media

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  For the past few weeks, I've REALLY wanted to go to Red Mango.  I really like frozen yogurt, and at home the first nearby frozen yogurt place ... going to get Red Mango.  Sadly, the closest Red Mango to MIT is kind of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  (beginnings in which I say hello, and explain that unclosed parenthesis.

  

  slamming my laptop lid shut, running around the house screaming, and ... 've been asked the question "Why MIT?" more times than I thought possible ... could say. I could mention the quirky culture, the hacks, the UROPs, the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  about the current weather and the sudden drop in temperature from last ... live in Cambridge, MA, how do I come to terms with the fact that I will ... suppose. First way to enjoy a spring in Cambridge: Find the appropriate

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Discuss Disqus launching our new commenting system

  

  Since the MITAdmissions.org blogs began some six or so years ago we ... yourselves. In the past, the commenting system has been relatively simple. There's a big open box at the bottom of each entry, with fields for name

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can ... which an institution offers you glory, but at the cost of sacrificing seeing the familiar sights, taking in the familiar smells, and forgetting

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  -notch engineering and science programs, this school actually has the resources to ... writing and the visual arts. But more importantly, we believe that we can tap into the wealth of creative gems embedded in all the scientific

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Nerd Love Beauty and the Science!

  

  One of the stereotypes of sci/tech/engineering schools like MIT is ... they crack under the pressure of my enormous good looks. The pimples on my forehead allow my friends to play connect-the-dots on the go, and my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 25, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  SEPTEMBERRR Don't read this entry. Read the one under this one.

  

  what...October 2? o_____O One of my favorite stanzas to the Engineer's Drinking Song goes like this: An MIT surveyor once found the gates of Hell He looked the devil in the eye, and said "You're looking well" The

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What it’s like being back

  

  School is back in session, and I know the question burning in the ... depending on the converstaion, it might be "Chris, what have YOU been doing ... 's just akward). Despite what exploring the akward intricacies of inflection

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello world. All your blog are belong to me.

  

  Communications at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. However, like Dave, perhaps it is simpler to introduce myself as part of the team of people that have joined together like a Megazord to become the new Ben. I don

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  That school up the river, you know, the one with the brick buildings, big yard, and law students? The one whose t-shirts hog all the space on the souvenir racks, leaving room for one MIT shirt? That school who

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To D or not to D? MIT's Design Lab is tempting me.

  

  , and it reminded me of the good times at MIT. Well, in Honduras, but ... took in the Fall of 2007 about Development. It's also known as D-Lab I. Right now, I have the chance to take D-Lab II. This class focuses less on

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 17, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  I walked through the front door of my local Barnes and Noble today and was immediately confronted by a colossal display for the Twilight series. A thirtysomething dad was scrutinizing a copy of the fourth book

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  process the decisions, I thought I'd offer some thoughts on the process ... the last several months, as you have been waiting to find out your decisions, we have been reading and discussing your applications with the

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Jhumpa Lahiri visited MIT today! ...and all of Cambridge (it seemed) wanted to see her!

  

  alone love, and Jhumpa Lahiri is one of them. The Pulitzer Prize winning author of the books Interpreter of Maladies (1999) and The Namesake (2003 ... differences. She has one of the most elegant writing styles and her stories are

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  language, here is the official statement about what we require: SAT Reasoning Test ("SAT 1") or the ACT Plus Writing. In addition, we require two SAT ... it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007