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• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  in high school, she invited me to go to a MIT info session with her. At ... looked forward to about finishing high school. But with classic Asian ... information session was a stellar opportunity to "spend time with my friend in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  past few years. Some people are obsessed with their cars; I have my D60 ... floor and wander around until you find a door with a multicolored ... 's pretty awesome. They've got tons of very high-tech equipment, with more

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  through some of it. First, we started out with a little piece of aluminum ... part so that our plastic lens cover would be flush with the top surface ... . I definitely skimmed over the whole process (I was preoccupied with

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two cakes and six cupcakes ...they may or may not resemble astronomical objects.

  

  I mentioned that I'm in the midst of a summer research program at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory - there are eight other summer students here with me, and one of them turned 21 three weeks ago. I mentioned that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Decisions Released Today

  

  An update for our transfer applicants: Emily Sheldon, who coordinates transfer admissions for our office, will be emailing all applicants with their decisions this afternoon, so you should expect to hear from

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

  Defying Gravity

  

  abroad, the greatest lesson I have learnt and want to share with you all, is: Life presents us with many obstacles, challenges and adversity; we ... for serious business and once to meet with my high school classmates in

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  . With Pass/No Record in place to make the transition easier, first ... more bearable by finding people to work with and understanding what ... , the fun one has makes it worth it. And with that I'll wrap this post up

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  the interaction, academic and otherwise, with graduate students ... scientist. In Nepal I am still continuing with several topics that I had ... stories to go along with these people, and I can say that meeting and

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  's possible to be inundated with work yet happy at the same time. (5) It's my ... 't actually come in contact with since my senior year of high school. I'm going ... nights (LoTR marathonnnn) Go crazy with Photo Booth Karaoke Nights

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  624 Hours: Columbia, MO or, Things I Made While I Was Home

  

  say with complete accuracy, that I am flying over Elmira, NY at 24 ... Airport Looks Like...The Entire Time...) Teeming with basketball fans ... --ah, screw it. I cannot keep up with the Nicholas Kristof/Frank Bruni writing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Admissions Released Next Wednesday, 12/21

  

  emailing all applicants with their decisions, so you should expect to hear

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 15, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  ; And finally, outside the President's office, a portrait:   With

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

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

  

  with some high school counselors who wanted to change parents ... Mexican food or hang out with my siblings. Life was good, but I was boxed in ... plagued me with these questions as I packed my suitcases to head to Boston

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

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  .97 during IAP of 2011. I am currently more and more involved with classes that ... rather than attending it. I’ve had long talks with graphic designers ... here: http://designmuseumboston.org/2011/10/unite-space-with-a-soul-with

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  internship with Max Planck Institute MIT-Germany Program 2011 Coming from ... your niche abroad begins with identifying these "target spots ... Frankfurt. I was looking for a lively, yet typically German, location with

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  with this message: Notice the comment about the Doonesbury girl. What ... can compete with the impressive list of fictional MIT alumni. But why ... the rest of the list didn't exist, we'd still win with Tony Stark alone

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Free Flu Shots Better than free pizza.

  

  the image of Sputnik and talking with friends about math and economics and then woke up with a fever and a cough. The former lasted a few days ... double ear infection (—like a double rainbow! with ear infections instead

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT DDR Tetris on 6-foot LED Matrix "We did this because we were bored." -- Russell Cohen '13

  

  and Leah Alpert '13, with hardware design from their Course 2 floormate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  member of the Theta Xi fraternity. Last Friday, with Rush winding down, we ... MIT with all sorts of misconceptions about fraternities. We're all ... antagonistic towards women. We wear pink polos with popped collars

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  , combined with the stress from the rest of the week, was taking a toll on my ... didn't pick up. I panicked, and, with increasing nausea, realized that ... -of-the-year bond-with-the-freshmen picnic, and our living group photo for the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011