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  Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)

  

  If there's one thing MIT students aren't known for having, it's spare time. But if a challenge is laid down for the MIT community, odds are you ... Amanda David, a sophomore at MIT majoring in management, had in mind when

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  About 20,000 visitors took a peek at MIT during last Saturday ... up against those of MIT students? Diane said that the visitors ... 'cool' factor that trips up some MIT students." This is a lesson I

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  MIT bought the Riverbank Court Hotel from the City of Cambridge). There ... was loved by all who graced its halls. One day in 2006, the MIT ... the architects and MIT administration to finalize the blueprints for our

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The home of cool toys the best way to spend a Monday

  

  Chris M. scooped me, but I just couldn’t let a visit from the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor pass without geeking out. I love airplanes, but the Osprey is by far the…

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Who’s that girl in uniform?

  

  uniform every Tuesday, Cadet (Rachel) Williams. I’m an MIT student

  • by ROTC
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  Gruber received his Bachelor Of Science in Course 14 (Economics) from MIT ... , he has been a member of the Economics faculty at MIT. Here's an ... . Gruber received his B.S. in Economics from MIT, and his Ph.D. in Economics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  what happens after your laptop dies at MIT. I feel like this is almost a ... lounge at MIT where a group of people are clustered watching a movie on TV ... somewhere that MIT students can theoretically get by without owning a laptop

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where do Trees Come From?

  

  In my continuing quest to obtain a teaching certificate through MIT ... some class at MIT as an impartial observer and take notes on how the teacher interacts with the students. Please look through MIT's course

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  We bring the sketch to you! The internet is full of weirdness!

  

  that they were talking to a room full of MIT students. As it turns out, they had a friend that was just accepted to MIT EA. I'm not sure how much

  • by Snively '11
  • February 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  So How Does It Feel? Now all you have to do is wait.

  

  As the MIT EA deadline approached last year, I remember reading over ... cause me to be instantly rejected from MIT, I calmed down slightly, went trick-or-treating for Halloween, and stalked the application tracker on myMIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  , reckless. My job is to tell you what MIT is really like and then let you ... Admissions we don't lie about MIT. That kind of Zen-like simplicity is on par ... fantastical new thing someone, somewhere, at MIT has done. Then I get to learn

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in EAsT camPUS A few of the basic things to know.

  

  What sets MIT's East Campus apart from other dorms of the college type? 1. You can learn how to cook. What better way to learn how than to live in a place where you can have a big, awesome kitchen with personal

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • July 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  For those of you who don’t remember or are new here (or don’t care about what I have to say all that much – there, I covered everyone!), I’m spending…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot #1 Short summary of a long week.

  

  heroically toward MIT. Simultaneously bewildered and inspired by the aerobic

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW roundup Meet the Bloggers, dinner with a physics professor, and a photography contest for those of…

  

  Factoid of the Day: I've never paid for food from the MIT Student ... MIT Student Center who happen to read this blog and remember that one ... and 2% for MIT faculty members*. *Disclaimer: this statistical

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Hosed Exams=Cars, I'll show you how!

  

  , "Getting an education from MIT is like drinking from a firehose" which is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  for the evening, because MIT is calling YOU! That's right, tonight is ... calling new students and chatting with them about MIT. I've participated in ... chat about MIT. STIPULATIONS: Early Action admitted students only. I

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus Activities What to do while not learning.

  

  So, now that you’re on campus, you have all this free time, right? I mean, classes just started today, but that doesn’t mean you still don’t have tons of time…

  • by Snively '11
  • September 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  at MIT. ----- Discovery. Discovery for me came in many forms - I ... MIT, rather than relying on last-minute cramming like I did in high ... textbooks from Amazon Marketplace instead of from the MIT Coop. 94. Discovery

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Late Night Dial-Up Users Beware!

  

  've favorited since I've gotten here. "What does this have to do with MIT?" Look ... is pretty much in line with the interest levels of MIT Blog Readers

  • by Snively '11
  • May 11, 2008