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  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  , which I know many of you await with varying degrees of anxiety. But while you're here, and we have your attention, I would like to ask for your ... finally got the budget and the design firm to do it right, and I'll be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  Now with my internship going into its 8th week, I figured I should write something about what I'm doing. =p This really has nothing to do with MIT, so be forewarned. =D Since the middle of June, I have been

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  Terence '13 Christy '13 At the end of the article about Sean, I've attached ... of thinking, a lot of numbers. I guess maybe that's why I was always ... second-team all-district in Division I as a senior. He played on the 2007

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  One thing every woman’s missed in Massachusetts Bay Sam and Shana have gone to look for America, starting in Philadelphia.

  

  Hiya. So on my way back home to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, I took the ... Philadelphia, but it's the best I've got on my home computer. Anyway, we arrived ... . Since I watch The Amazing Race every week, I knew that the first things we

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Wisdom of Khan revealed the MIT secret

  

  Earlier this week I blogged about Michael Lewis' commencement address ... little I can add to Khan's awesome address, so I will instead link you to ... honor to be here at MIT. Not only did I spend some of the best years of my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  Andi and Aiden this year, I was also fortunate to have two Next Haunt ... . If you haven't read Part 1, I encourage going back and reading it for ... arranging the build and actually running the thing. Because of that, I wanted

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  January I wrote a post, “Colors”, detailing the MIT community’s response to ... faculty and administration in the cooperative manner I described in “Colors”. I am honored to present here this work, which can only be described as

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  I have received a lot of questions from prospective or current Minerva ... . The answer is that it is probably not. I stand by my analysis at the time, and am leaving this post up because I still think the critique

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  I did three things on Saturday, and each one of them rocked. Better ... benefit concert involving REM, Cake, and the Clash. Okay, maybe I ... and Steer Clear Ruth ('07), Matt ('08), and I went down to Chinatown

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  ,” which I ended up taking this past spring, and (to put it simply) thought ... a just society. I guess with this post I was hoping to share with you one of the topics in the class I found most exciting - one about which I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  have been redirected as well.  I know that this may be a frustrating ... looking forward to beginning her university studies this fall, so I have ... Making Caring Common report was released in 2016, I wrote that an important

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  lighting was super cool, and I’m really glad it all came together so well ... , with bright white spotlights shining on the main runway. I felt as if I ... , so if that doesn’t tell you how trendy of an event this was, I don

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  ’s go on a trip. To Salem,” I asked my partner a week ahead of a long weekend. I wasn’t expecting an affirmative answer, really, as a 4-day weekend in late April is helpfully situated before hell week(s), i.e. the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  the 2017 Ring Premiere. I had the pleasure of serving on the 2017 Ring Committee, and I enjoyed designing our class's Brass Rat. As a lover of MIT ... ; Raivo and I were the first to come up, giving a quick talk on the history

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  One would think that after seven years in this office I would not be ... all this time, I never cease to be thrilled to get to finally meet all ... . The first question I often hear from parents is, "what events should I

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  how you're expected to sleep for grief, so I'll try to comfort you with ... , different lost texts, but I find the idea comforting all the same. While ... German more than modern English (it was spoken pre-French influence) and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  I know that students on the waitlist have lots of questions ... students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am ... application was lacking, or what I should improve on? If we waitlisted you, it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  I am what one might call a "professional blogger", or what a liberal ... room, and the stubborn ExpressionEngine blogging platform with which I am currently wrestling - is the freedom to work in my underpants. I'm living the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... can provide. Since I am involved with many of the parent events during ... get the most of your time on campus. The first question I often hear

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  historically significant and culturally stupendous event: my birthday. Today, I turned 25. It's an interstitial age. I'm halfway to what is called "middle ... expectancy. I'm out of college myself, but people I went to school with are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011