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• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  Last night, after a day of reading the first batch of regular action ... battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived ... Kamen. Today is the kickoff to the FIRST Robotics season. And, as is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  goodbye after so long and with so much love

  

  love. The blogs were one of the first pieces of writing I ever binged ... and pulled me up. All of these experiences are the kind that shape a ... could be proud of. I'm not all the way there yet (who is?) and I don

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  it got to the point that, by reading the first sentence of a practice ... the hooding ceremony for MIT doctorate students and shipping out of ... maintain their own gardens Behind me is the bustle of Kenmore Square and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Holiday Stories Here's mine. What are some of yours?

  

  My holiday story: At the end of December my son's preschool decided ... . My wife and two of her close friends whose children are in my son's class decided this would be a fun event for the dads, and that's how this

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  Ever since I first visited MIT in the summer of 2007, I knew that the ... results - not only in terms of the groundbreaking research and new ... first classes, turning in my first p-set, the clubs I've become part of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A World of Pure Curation an interview with holly h. 18'

  

  for the month of February, was created and curated by her (with some art ... , here’s some notable parts and video work of the exhibition:   ... . And that show was very interesting. It was the first show in the gallery

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  's such an abundance of amazing things to do, both on campus and around the ... things here and there on the blog, but I'd be doing a lot more of them were ... that the world of fussing over grades and AP scores and class rank is a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Woman and Her Lute An epic tale across three centuries. (includes poor fanfic-style prose)

  

  72 creds. But then I went to the first couple of lecturers, and the ... , Massachusetts And thus the Professor of the History of Arts speaketh, "Thou shalt visit the Museum of Fine Arts, procure a Postcard, and assimilate

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Filled With Cute Babies The story of my IAP in India.

  

  Fellowship and join "the next generation of tech visionaries." Perhaps this ... , train them on the use of the technology, and collect data on each and ... knew Gujarati and/or Hindi. Fortunately, one of the nurses could speak

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs ... the academic success and personal development of undergraduates. Staff
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainty becoming a boring adult

  

  removes uncertainty, and in doing so shrinks the realm of possibility for ... products, the first of which was a code generation tool. my initial reaction was “you have some of the best ai infrastructure in the world and could

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  Finally, I Wrote a Post about Grad School "grad's cool"

  

  Area, based off of some recommendations from my PI and the gut feeling ... things you have done and are in the process of doing. I made mine and then ... with one lab since starting at MIT, and I had stayed there the whole time

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  ....it's MIT, and languages don't involve math and all. First of all, I can ... Italian is offered, and only over IAP.) The very first humanities course I ... whole selection of other materials in each of the languages offerred, can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  opportunities, but I have one more of them, and I fully intend to make the most of ... weeks before spreak due to the pandemic, and i've had no opportunities for ... group of [annotation note="all junior, sophomore, and freshmen bombers

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Quizbowl adventuring knowledge is (*) power !

  

  the ~personal experience~, but basically, the whole big concept of ... team can answer and the other team gets to hear the rest of the question. Quizbowl at the high school level comes in a lot of different formats, and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 29, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  stress of college applications and the stress of just being at school in ... teacher, Dr. V. He was a really simple man from the great state of Iowa and ... during this time. Me, coping with a whole slew of shit, and Dr. V, also

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Wangoballwime?” C'mon. You know what this entry is about. Check out the title!

  

  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire three whole hours before anyone else ... is that? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, of course! One ... This is Akash: Akash is the president of the Class of 2009 (like

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  I remember the first time I ever heard of Facebook. I was donning my ... leather tome with yellowed pages and predictions about how each one of us ... and Circumstance bellowed off the bricks nearby. Over the din, a friend

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  've been at school.. I watched Say Anything for the first time and have ... over. And when I was accepted, it was the prize, it was the end of the ... college, and yes, you should celebrate your awesomeness for the rest of your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring break in Canada Snowboarding ramps, waterfalls, poutine, butterflies, and lots of noodles.

  

  . The beautiful walkway hugging the border of vieux Quebec and St. Lawrence River. And me being goofy. When we first arrived in the city, we ... traditional Irish folk music and heavy metal. We had fun watching one of the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 4, 2018