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  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  February. Even with this information, questions about the Midyear Report (a ... students with something to report -- so if you're in a school that doesn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  It was my freshman year, not long ago When I arrived at MIT, complete (it has been near three years, how fast time flows!) With happiness and ... -bar package of Dial Gold My mother said, with the old Asian flair, "Don't buy

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  all of Thanksgiving with these three; I'm going to exhaust the gloating ... , along with the controversy surrounding the whole idea that vaccines

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  family. I’m going to a whole other area." Graduating with a 4.0 GPA ... deal with, but I've pushed through it. I'm not going to let anything stop

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  magazine about students with a passion for math and problem-solving. "I thought, 'Oh my gosh, I belong with those people.' It became an obsession

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Nerdy adventures on the West Coast Q: What changes when you transplant a few MIT students 3,000 miles? A: Not much.

  

  normally flip up unless you hold them down with your weight by sitting in ... 't exactly comfy to begin with). Well, this was one of those things that can ... general concept of suspension bridges (you really can feel it move with the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  guestbook, it's a good way to share your contact information securely with ... with fellow MIT 2013s! The MIT Reply Form: As soon as you've made up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  've passed on pset- and exam- heavy classes in favor of those with huge end ... again and think about what I could be doing with my life right then. Don

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

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  with his card. Le sigh. I suppose it happens even to the best of us. But ... respondents. We start with Narce '13, a proud 13-er (one of the 13(37)? okay

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  while heading to Chinatown last weekend with my friends Sumi and Steph ... concrete pit filled with snow during the winter. Like this. So we’re just

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m in Round 2! Can You Help Me Make the Top 10? Change.org is running a competition that'll propel 10 ideas to the fore of the next…

  

  . In Round 1, people came up with 7,783 ideas. Only 87 (about 1%) made it ... confirmation e-mail with a link inside; click on that link to return to Change

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  discovered me with my drop form draped across my face mumbling something or ... simplify. Like, what's wrong with a quiet evening of just batting around a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  are fully integrated with the core content of the site. When you read ... translates to a lot of verbiage. And while there's nothing wrong with new posts

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Go out and Vote!

  

  a week of waiting the finalists were announced. With five times as ... with awesome and will continue to do so on into the future. So, that

  • by Snively '11
  • November 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  various projects you worked on or groups you belonged to and worked with ... or meet with you. The interview is just one piece of the puzzle that

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  -to-face and to set up a time for their interview. We will always finish with an ... the 30 most populous nations with no students at MIT is the Democratic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be flooded with eager beavers that want to eat free food, stay up late, and ... moment! Onward still and I made it to the Harvard Bridge, with an

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  Today, as I was walking down Mass Ave after work, I saw some Aero/Astro students playing volleyball with a net they had set up in the Building 33 ... obsession with turtles, up to the point of having a collection of them in his

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  've been doing with the last six hours of my life. Latter? Methinx yes. At 9 ... house, that front row above the neck-straining section, the one with the

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  , because this is a word with some meaning behind it. And for me ... with my friend Martin, who is natively bilingual, to make sure I wasn't just making things up. And he completely agreed with me, "yeah, parecido

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008