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  some small distractions to help with many weighty things

  

  there is a LOT going on in the world right now -- perhaps most ... here! sometimes you just need a break from the stress, a place where you can briefly forget about the things you can't change and focus on the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  converse in the comments below civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process.

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  . The First Parish in Cambridge hosted a Q&A book-signing with cult ... Moines looks the same as my audience in Paris. As this is a college ... something. In this day and age, this is far from the truth. You can go to a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  I(t)A(ly)P trippin in the off season

  

  allowed us to take this impromptu little trip to the North End's motherland. I didn't do anything educational whatsoever, but I sure did enjoy the non-freezing temperatures. Also, the food was gr9. Whenever I plan a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  IAΠ wherein another blogger deposits her January photos (but this time it's in late February)

  

  Greece with 19 other MIT students and a trio of professors from the MIT ...     the distant blue is ocean but if they could put more cool buildings out there they probably would       not the stata

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 22, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  something. As we move onto 2016, I like to think about what in my own life the ... a lot from each other. The MIT Admissions bloggers are but a small sliver of the voices at MIT, and yet we capture many of the experiences

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pilot The first video in a vlogging experiment

  

  To start out the new school year, I'm going to try including more fun multimedia stuff in these blogs. Not that I don't like writing or will stop ... this is the least awkward of the 3 thumbnail options YouTube gave me. It

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 31, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life slows down a bit – if you let it Fire and hacking has been replaced by housework and skydiving

  

  The blogs turn 10 and all the bloggers get e-mails saying "Write something fun for the 10-year blog birthday!" so, of course, I say yes.  It ... ! ACTIVITY! LECTURE! WITTY! WOO!" Now?  "mow the lawn. go to work. clean stuff

  • by Snively '11
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  Hello! One of the first things I wrote about as a staff blogger was ... of belonging, and community. I had already found the perfect coffee ... out the flavors in tacos al pastor or enchiladas, while flour tortillas

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... difficult" - by MIT standards] Dear psets, In the past week, you've tried ... . At times, you've driven me up the wall, literally. And I couldn't be

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• 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

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

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  Here are some updates from the Admissions Office... Applications ... would instead include these updates in your Midyear Report. The MIT ... be completed by you, the applicant. The Report serves two purposes: to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  As I walked up the steps to 77 Mass Ave this morning I was ready to ... ; And finally, outside the President's office, a portrait:   With ... from the sacrifices of my soldiers to brighten your day. May you win your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  "scholastic" and "non-scholastic" distinctions. The questions read: List any ... the level of distinction. List any non-scholastic distinctions you have won since entering high school and indicate the level of distinction

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  mom). Yes, I am, but I've just been very busy/lazy/boring. The only major news on my end since the last time we caught up is that I got my EMT training and have started working on the MIT-EMS ambulance. On your end: CPW

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’M BACK!!! This, kids, is why you should store your passwords somewhere safe, just in case Firefox…

  

  Ok, so long story short (I'll blog the whole thing later), I use firefox to remember my password to login to the MIT blogs website. I ... finished blogs too for that matter). So I started the arduous task of trying

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow snow snow. I'm wearing bright colors so if I get caught in a snow drift someone will…

  

  Michigan, which gets some of the most snow in the US, right? Our standards ... DELAYED- BC, the Harv BUSINESS AS USH: MIT fml. View from my window onto a

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  My classes start at 9:30 every morning this term. If the world operated on my sense of time, then the concept of "morning" would be applied ... sleeper who could slumber through the initiation of a massive nuclear war

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  , you may be wondering, dear reader, why I'm pontificating about the joys ... more importantly, and more to the point of this entry, some shirts I ordered finally arrived in the mail today. Autumn = Embarrassment Donut

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  the way to dinner tonight we were discussing Adelaide '09 and her role ... Ruth. Then, on the way back from dinner, we were discussing Sam, Mitra ... , and a nice walk back from dinner, we ended up back at the dorm and I

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008