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  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  sledgehammer on his bare toes while standing on one foot, and we all stopped to ... tendency to sit fascinated for hours by the refraction of light through pens ... granted by the structure of a shoestring's weave, internal discussions on

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Parafilm Effect The center cannot hold... unless you stick it together with Parafilm.

  

  . Why? Because they don't really need to focus on marketing or anything ... DID YOU KNOW? John Stamos, better known to millions as Uncle Jesse ... , impressive water vapor transport properties, and is resistant to many common

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  other FAQ I've been getting is, why so few EA admits? 200220032004 EA ... committed to admitting no more than one-third of our class during early action. We feel that the pressures to apply early are too high, and don't want

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  information about other exciting classes at MIT, cruise on over to Mollie ... excitement and anticipation I had on my first day back in 1996; I wish I could ... professors, others with small classes lead by strong teachers; some focus on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cream Tea with the MIT Club of Great Britain Meeting MIT alumni in the UK

  

  happened to be on a business trip to London so he decided to stop by. Anyway ... The MIT Club of Great Britain invited us to cream tea recently. Here ... tea was when I went to this event. But the president of the club kindly

  • by Cambridge
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  classes are over!!!! i feel so free

  

  very last class, a seminar-style class on modern drama, I texted ... Shire."]my wing's[/annotation]Discord asking if anybody wanted to take ... [annotation note="I've got a final, but I don't need it to graduate, and I'm sure it

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 16, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Dang Right, We’re Cooler Than You On the eve of Decision Day (D-Day), I bring you three things that adds to…

  

  on a big show to the surrounding community, MIT alumni, and just anyone ... singer to come to campus and give a concert), and guess who came! :D (no ... speak for himself: "You wanna go to Harvard? I wanna go to MIT. You

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tunnel Adventures We didn't get lost, in case you were wondering.

  

  to an elaborate system of tunnels that wind under and in between the ... the tunnels to either test my sense of direction or shy away from the chilly winds that have sporadically blustered their way through MIT. On

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MITES, RSI and WTP applications due next week The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT have their application deadlines next week.

  

  open exclusively to high school juniors. MITES and RSI are free; WTP is ... Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six ... Computer Science (EECS) to introduce high school girls to EECS in the summer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear Mom, Vol. 1 If I told you my life was a circus, would you believe me?

  

  ELEFANTES! Love you, Bryan Now back in the 90s, I used to have to rely on ... answer, so I resorted to sending her an email. I decided that I would ... would write back in the days of old at WJ Bryan. To: [email protected] From

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  Here at MITAdmissions we try to be transparent as possible about our ... contributed by MIT Institutional Research to the Common Data Set (i.e. what ... between 750-800 if 15%. It means that those students whom we chose to admit

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  procrastinated long enough to contribute mint-lime-honey-rolled strawberries and sweet potato fries, which I've been wanting to make since I read this MIT ... -making process (the part where he explains his thoughts leading up to using vinegar

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Admissions Released Next Wednesday, 12/21

  

  I wanted to post a quick update for our transfer applicants. We will ... emailing all applicants with their decisions, so you should expect to hear ... the very best MIT has to offer. I highly recommend reading the profile

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

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  's golf ball plan to stop the oil leak off the coast of Louisiana? He said, "When we heard the best minds were on the case, we expected MIT, not the ... , too. The President has directed Energy Secretary Steven Chu to provide

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Whatever, this week rocks MIT students gripe a lot about homework. It's not all they do though, thank god.

  

  I have nothing but analysis left to do for the last Junior Lab experiment for the rest of the week. I went to the gym today, I'll probably go on thursday, too. Yeah, life isn't so bad. Turns out I'm not nearly as

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  . Here I am, preparing to do an info session for the people on the beach: I even made my wife do some recruiting: To make it seem as though ... utterly ridiculous entries for you all to enjoy: The LiveJournal Survey The

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  State of the Mail We're processing a lot of mail.

  

  largest volume of mail you've ever seen. There is a lot of mail to be opened, sorted, entered into the database, filed, and reviewed. My advice to you is to please be patient as you watch the application tracking system on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I started a joke… ...that started the whole world crying.

  

  walked in to find this on the chalkboard: ... math teacher, Mr. Bob Cohen, who had a strange fondness for referring to ... find the roots." "So, similarilarily, we have to complete the square of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Paternity Leave I'm back! A few words on the Harvard Admissions Institute and such.

  

  posted in response to my last entry about raising siblings to be friends. It's truly something that I'll keep and refer to in the coming years ... and I usually don't get home until after 1AM. Each day, there are four

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  the opportunity to experience life in Italy while simultaneously working at a civil engineering company. She was able to travel around Italy on ... at MIT but is expected to be learned on the job. She loved her

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005