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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  they're not as bad as they used to be? On that uplifting note, I'm going to get back to reading, and hope you all have a great last month of ... First, just to allay the inevitable questions in the comments: we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  on campus—and there shouldn’t be any reason for me to like it this much ... four staples later I was in a taxi (my first!) on my way back to the ... that headband thing on because he…" "Yes…"). It was a good way to start

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  taste, then snorting said solution up your nose. Fortunately, prior to ... On this otherwise lovely three-day weekend, my suitemate Jeremy '09 ... a friend from high school, who happens to be a pre-med (DING!) at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  one piece of your folder that will cause us to admit or not admit you ... process is that we don’t as admissions officers get to meet each of you personally but instead only get to know you by what you and others write about

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  XC is Sexy

  

  blog it. On Saturday, I went with some friends to Franklin Park, in ... made the trip to cheer for our friends on the MIT Cross Country teams ... I first saw the slogan "XC is Sexy" on the shirt of a 12 year old

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  High Class Brass [✔] Order a Brass Rat [✔] Feel swanky [ ] Become Iron Man

  

  something new to my list, albeit I don't get it until May: the MIT Brass Rat ... 'm sure any MIT student can relate to quite often. On the shank with MIT ... you go back to the bezel, you might notice that our proud beaver sits on

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trumpeting for Assassins I get to watch each presidential assassination. Live. Over and over again.

  

  ) - so I didn't get a chance to practice before then. Disaster. My first act was to place the flugelhorn on a stand that Matt lent me, which ... instruments, I dropped the trumpet on my lap, swung the flugelhorn to my lips

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  substantive about Iran on stage is like expecting a monkey to type Hamlet. So ... whether or not to weaponize, though a military strike on Iran would almost ... .  But primary sources are so hard to find, right?  Right? Michael

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Of Dancing and T-Shirts (Guest Entry) Who had fun at CPW? I did!

  

  students busy working on projects (but willing to share their insights). We ... group of us prefrosh sat down on some couches and tried to have a ... sure this is condoned. Just to get everybody in trouble, clockwise from

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  key. The tube was by my front door. I missed it on my way in to find the ... My introduction to most of the MIT Admissions staff - aside from my ... comments to a post in some older blog y'all don't know about, when I was so

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yay, weekend!

  

  day. My room gets particularly sunny on nice days, and this attracts ... you're an incoming frosh, you should make sure to come. Actually, you ... On Friday evening, I was lounging around being bored. There were

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  strong and supportive community life. Read on... Stepping up to bat in ... the athlete as "one willing to take on a challenge" and who is "not ... .By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek The movie "21," which is based on a true story

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’m Teaching This Fall spoiler alert: a social history of the internet

  

  Internet. Depending on your own educationl background/interests, you may or ... new special topics course called CMS.S62: The Internet as Social Artifact. It meets from 7-10PM on Wednesday nights. Right now, we have 18

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  accumulate after your first three trips to Shaw’s (our local grocery store ... in your mouth. Beanbag When I first came to MIT I bought a butterfly chair, which collapsed when I tried to fit more than three people on it. A

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  lying, then, to call these lies? Five. In What getting an education from ... you want it to be. That most people don't actually take six classes a ... 't that bad. That was one of my last reservations about committing to MIT

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  tomfoolery that EC residents get up to and extrapolate them over almost 100 ... allowed them to make a tremendous amount of noise from above on Tetazoo (3E ... water and invade slugfest, hoping to steal the Third-Easterator or get

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

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  opportunity myself. That's an easy thing to forget when you've got your head ... staring wide-eyed with smiles plastered on their face being carted from free ... for me, seeing all you guys excited to be here and the prospect of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  Cornell.) After an amazing Mexican feast we moved on to Edmond, OK where we ... get to make my first trip to Mexico. I spent a grand total of 20 minutes ... to New York City and Southern California. If you happened to catch it

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  by application of physical laws, and learning to complete projects on ... Engineering. This is a great way to get introduced to the field, with some ... causes of war, with a focus on practical measures to prevent and control

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  your glass on high; tonight shall ever be A mem'ry that will never die ... our glasses on high to pledge our love for thee We join all those of ... (ISEF). I got in yesterday, and last night I decided to take in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005