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  The Ides of March

  

  On the ides of March, I attended the awards ceremony of the Intel ... ceremony is a black tie event; I was sporting my tux. It's a pretty swank ... , it made me feel like I was at the Oscars of high school science. And

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More on deferrals

  

  regular action, and I'd guess that number will be in that neighborhood again ... action decisions in mid-March. In my experience, I don't find extra formal essays to be particularly helpful or insightful. I generally do not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  Last night after work and before the Red Sox game, I went out to ... ? Not my favorite version, I must say. The night was otherwise incredibly ... excitement in Boston now is like nothing I've felt before anywhere else. Yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Eating my words at Area Four Mushroom and fontina pizza my beloved

  

  -to pizza spot for many MIT students. But not me. I am A4's biggest hater, as I believe their pizza defies all known laws of reality. For one, the ... ="This was exactly what happened the first time I had a slice of A4 pizza three

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  FYI: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025 what it says on the tin

  

  Communications and Special Projects — I am doing more writing than ever, but the ... like [annotation note='In fact, now that I think of it, many aspects of working at MIT are like playing Elden Ring. When I started working here 15

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  at the South Asian Youth Initiative a New Haven adventure

  

  activism, dialogue and solidarity. Throughout the weekend, I tried to keep track of everything that was happening and I will try to recreate most of ... , Sarah S. ’24 and I meet in front of McCormick to head to South Station to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 22, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  Last fall, I took STS.S20, Tales of Two Parallels: East Campus ... fall, and I want to encourage people to take it! [caption id ... other by sight or name were quick to meet. I came in fresh from REX and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  I competed in the Green Building Challenge as part of this year's Bad ... ="aligncenter" width="438"] I couldn't have done it without them![/caption] My team ... placing third, with a total of 103 climbs! I climbed the Green Building a

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  Welcome to my seventh and final(!) tourist-y post. Previously, I have ... Boston, and three Boston adventures. This time, I'm moving away from the ... campus). CAMBRIDGE ON CAMPUS BAHFest This April, I attended my third

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MacCPW, et al. in case you couldn't make it

  

  through, and it's a sunny Fahrenheit 63 as I type this on Sunday afternoon ... nine entries, A-J (minus I because it's ~imaginary~), in a highrise stack ... Mollie B. '06's post re:MacG remains true, but I may need to update some of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  rand.random Random photos of 2016

  

  from throughout the duration of last year that I would not have any ... them. I think it’s interesting to look back on all those little ... things. Or, more often, they’re just fun, and, well, random. I tried to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Virtual Reality, Startups, and Donuts in a particular order

  

  Cue Monday afternoon. I'm hungry because I decided to not spend money for lunch and just wait for dinner. -Minutes later- I was walkin' through the Stata Center, when out the corner of my eye, I saw this pretty

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  many of you, I’ve watched motivation jump off of a building, and with it, inspiration and optimism. I’ve searched high and low, from Facebook to Instagram to Reddit but to no avail. Motivation was nowhere to be found (a.k.a. I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gendered language y/n?

  

  opinion of it. I’ve been thinking about it throughout the day, and felt it ... modification of language which many people would think of as controversial. I don ... non-binary pronoun like “they” to refer to everyone. When I was talking

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact

  

  /Oliver Queen. Source: Imgur   Every time I go to one of these events, I get excited. Every time, I think about how far I've gone to be able to ... ride up the elevator makes me think about how I'm "rising" through the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 10, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Updated MIT Groceries Guide (guest post) A requiem for Stata.

  

  On the floor where I lived last year, Elaine L. '18 was known for ... , I would highly recommend checking it out! Here's her comprehensive guide to getting groceries as an MIT student. I’ve been quietly

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 4, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  – I use them often to reroute my train of thought away from worry or overwhelmedness – but I also find a lot of solace in kind, honest words. So that's what I can offer, because that's what has helped me most this semester

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  . Killean Court: Now, I'm stuck in the AXO house in Boston, where I live. A ... : Where did the river go? And now, well...I've been in the house for a ... that Marco Antonio Solis? I went to a costume party on Halloween hosted

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 2: Hiking up a volcano at 15,000 ft (~4.5 km) Altitude sickness and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #3

  

  January 12 Hostel Colonial House, Quito In retrospect, I do not ... several-month homestay, which I imagine will be an adventure. The hike ... into an awesome old couple from Colorado, who have summitted Cotopaxi (I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  flooded the Student Center and Infinite. I'd almost forgotten what a pre-teen looked like until I saw them navigating the cooridors and poking around ... (parents and students) recognized Ry on campus, and I wasn't even with him

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012