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• Blog / People & Identities

  requiem for the desert as temperatures rise higher

  

  gets in Arizona in summer. I expected the wet towel in my room to dry ... to run in. But it’s getting closer, and each uptick in temperature is ... Written early September after a presentation by Spencer Glendon from

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 30, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  was incredibly excited to take it, before I saw it was no longer offered. Last fall, I saw it would actually be offered in the spring and taught by no one other than Ed Schiappa. But then to my dismay I saw that the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  that kids need to be perfect. We get rewarded by U.S. News rankings for ... busy all the time, because parents think that's what they need to get ... their parents to get into top schools. More applicants to top schools has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  This post is brought to you by the 20 hours of sleep I got this weekend! Wait, that’s a normal amount of sleep to get? Missed that ... to function properly. When you don’t get sleep at night, you end

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  and will continue to do so over the next week or two. By the middle of ... I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the scoop - it's not sent out by admissions, rather, it's handled

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  There Goes My Baby The first music video from the MIT Logs.

  

  As it says in my introduction, I used to sing in the MIT Logarhythms ... first single off their new upcoming album (to be released in October). A ... /directed/edited/produced the entire thing themselves, and did it all in 2 weeks from concept to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  military, but there are opportunities for international students to get ... this past spring. In response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC, it's my pleasure to introduce a new guest-author blog that will help

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  somehow forgot to submit the event on the left on time, it's not on the official schedule, so I'm just going to tiptoe over the bounds of propriety a ... aficionados. Beginners are also welcome. Shameless self-promotion aside, get

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  means I'll have to swing by the shop to make something awesome so I can ... machine that you can use to make some precise cuts into a piece by using xyz ... ? Well, it's this wonderful machine shop that MIT students can use to make

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  random rock-paper-scissor tournaments, assaulting people to get them ... , Jenny A.), and it was really cool to finally get to meet you guys. Minus ... I would love to take credit for the brilliant entry title, but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  material?" I'd say it's best to try to get things in by the beginning of ... do not need to have your scores at MIT by January 1st. We will have ... to try to get hold of an almuni for an interview is ?" We'll send you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Should Go To Canada In which Kayla E. '15 and I took a spontaneous adventure to the great land…

  

  . She asked me if I wanted to go to Canada, and I said yes. About 24 hours ... adventure to Montreal in the great land of Canada. Neither of us had been to Canada before. Therefore, we were quite surprised by some of the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  't let them define themselves by doing things only to get into certain ... classes get rejected. Why? Because often these kids knew how to grind, but ... want to, or simply because you think it will get you into college

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  World’s Largest Collection of Brains The new Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex opens tomorrow.

  

  There was a nice article in yesterday's Boston Globe about the ... Friday, MIT plans to dedicate what it bills as the largest collection of ... close to one another and to such neighbors, researchers in the $175

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  completed by you, the applicant. The Report serves two purposes: to provide ... accepted during Early Action. The Midyear Report is to be completed by you ... by your counselor and sent to Common Application schools. The MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Applicants should submit this form ASAP, by February 15th.

  

  be completed by you, the applicant. The Report serves two purposes: to ... to be completed by every student being considered for Regular Action ... accepted during Early Action. The Midyear Report is to be completed by you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  opportunities to hang out by the river and actually get to know the city. I spent ... people choose to get jobs at companies over the summer, for several reasons ... summer!) * to get industry experience * see if you like industry or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  When I used to run A reflection on sitting still for a semester

  

  motivated by the purest distillation of every other reason combined: I ran to ... touched by the world and everything in it. It's absolutely shocking to be ... decision in life comes a tradeoff: you get to go to MIT in exchange for, well

  • by Powers '23
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  how to be a microcelebrity or micro-microcelebrity, or micro-micro-microcelebrity, or...

  

  .  You get to remember what past you cared about; there’s also something so idyllic about recalling the ‘good old times.’ You also get to review past ... resonate with. You get to showcase your thoughts, and people who resonate

  • by Janet G. '27
  • July 18, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  senior house / pilot 2021 / senior house facts, and a thought

  

  will reopen in the fall to graduate students. We continue to stand by our ... and over, by the capacity of the MIT community to confront difficult ... I'm definitely not going to be the only person to talk about this on

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 11, 2017