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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  . To some degree, the disconnect is easier to explain.  I no longer live in the Cambridge area.  The Red Line no longer delivers me to the ... special to me. The feeling of connection is a bit more complex. When I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  get to living in the Internet," my hallmate once told me. And here, at ... being convinced that it was the most boring thing I've ever had to read ... dreams because all I wanted is to have any job, and not live in the

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  1. Participants pledge allegiance to MIT. This photograph depicts the ... . ’16, aka two-thirds of the coolest suite to ever have existed (an ... non-MIT perspective. Clearly the intent of participants is to appear

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  up with that on the spot? Well, you do get to rhyme things with your ... various ridiculous schemes to get in, since we were sure it would be ... check if Lupe was in his office. I went to the fourth floor of building 14

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  footage...but it needs to be edited. So get ready for an entry filled month ... the end of the show...and here is how we kicked off the beginning of the show... * Please excuse my lack of acting skills :P Credits to Travis

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Announcements

  Class of 2023 Wait List Decisions Released

  

  for the last few days, since the May 1 deadline for admitted students to ... then we decide whom, if anyone, we want to take off the wait list, and ... plan to admit students from the wait list. How many we admit is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  -Piper said of her MIT experience: "The brief thumbnail sketch of getting here ... early '80s, they were doing a big push to get a lot more girls to go into ... professional background in the Navy. And then from there, I applied to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  Believe it or not, admissions officers occasionally try to do things besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my ... to really "get" what makes this such a special place. Now, I know such

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  life. This is the first year I've been old enough to actually vote, and though I realized there were other ways to get involved without actually ... like everyone under 40 is crazy about it. I'm not going to get into my

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stocking Up Completely random but fun.

  

  to a warehouse club in the area. The house manager just delivered a brand new refrigerator to our kitchen, and we figured the time was right ... considering what you save by buying massive amounts of the stuff you use anyway

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  and made the school more attractive to both topflight professors and the ... the idea that parents need to lighten up. "Just as you've changed and ... students, when you made up your college list, did you apply to the most

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Anthony Rindone A local first generation college student.

  

  Revere's top grad bound for MIT By Thor Jourgensen / The Daily Item ... seniors. "The fact is our high school memories are going to be very ... choice. He did not disappoint. The first member of his family to attend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2025 i3 videos megapost

  

  includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off the community, physical spaces, and unique ... -year students typically consult the MIT Guide to Residences while they fill out

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  the office about the deadline, so let me take a moment to answer some of ... submission date for documents to show up in the tracking system. We have buckets and buckets of mail to open and process already -- and the deadline

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I reset my password?

  No worries! You can unlock your account and reset your password by clicking, “Forgot your password?” You need the email address you used to ... correctly, you will be sent an email with a temporary PIN that you will use to
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  some reason, I waited until senior year to take the mandatory swim test ... , which gives "MIT students the opportunity to learn about ways that they ... through the fair grounds. "The annual Fair is organized by the MIT

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  , the result of student activism in the 1990s to demand better access to ... thoughtful letter to the MIT community about navigating this contentious ... on everything. As the election nears, it is important to acknowledge

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  . MIT operates by setting a very high standard of admission to the ... illuminati responsible for the common core 2) I'm trying to learn to spin ... blogger? The mission of the blogs is to help prospective students understand

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Patriots’ Day Rejuvenated by a Reenactment

  

  suggested biking to see the Battle of Lexington, I was THRILLED! We woke at ... just we cyclists, and we soared over the pavement, thrilled to use ... stood on the bench and I stood on the bench's back, using her shoulder to

  • by Kim D. '09
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  our tempers and egos to get the better of us. But one way or another, we ... to the contrary, I'm the only guy out of four children. That's right: I ... came here. When I accepted the offer to join Phi Kappa Sigma, I knew that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008