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  Two important reminders

  

  fast approaching. Today, Friday, April 29, is the regular deadline to ... for U.S. students to sign up. Remember that we require, in addition to ... II of your choosing. For you juniors and sophomores, I highly recommend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  easy to say that some people and/or places just don’t get me, but harder ... .  My absence is easy to explain though, having left the Institute to work ... provided sound counsel to my young charges along the way. There are a number

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  Astley 4. If I Ever Fall In Love by Shai 5. Somebody to Love by Justin ... Virus by Professor Mnookin, for example, or The Field Guide to Science ... opportunity to mortify their loved ones. Three student performance groups - the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  that at MIT, unlike some other schools, you're required to meet with your ... (where you and your advisor meet one-on-one occasionally to chat) or an ... mandrill" with a long cylindrical prong to get a perfect circle. Once that

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  strange new worlds, to seek our new life and new civilizations, to boldly go ... Leonard Nimoy. “That greeting originated in Boston,” Nimoy said, to cheers from the Boston Symphony Hall audience. He went on to explain that as a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  try to get an hour long nap in. Or, it means I can tell you what I ... time for BATMAN! I was supposed to get there at 10 but was about five ... 't get to actually watch the movie, but I respect you for that. Treat

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  thing he put up there was his treasured Mac IIsi. Later, I would come to ... "Apple fanboy." Neither does my dad, who is about as far as you can get ... patterns. To the extent that this is true - and to the extent that Apple

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  to work with, and contact them early in your planning process. Before ... -profit) in your hometown that you would like to work with, and make contact ... , you must collaborate with your community partner to produce a detailed

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  born again freshman too junior for this

  

  months on campus before getting kicked off due to the pandemic. now i ... 't have enough experiences to warrant me being a junior. why am i perceived ... not used to being "older" and "wiser." i took classes with people two or

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter propaganda, and that means more snow shenanigans! This time brought to you by ... summons me at 10:00 pm to accompany her on the most random and hilarious

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT: Progressions what the students thought of the place in 1969

  

  's an even older silent movie called Technology (1934) that was sent by reel across the country to help prospectives understand the place. But what's amazing to me is the salience and relevance of this film. The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 18, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  requirements. By assisted, I mean something more like “forced to comply in order ... (3) failing to reach the d-section of the alphabetized-by ... sheathes of apple-crisp, sizzled brown skin off a roasted turkey that your

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  ' :) This might sound familiar to those of you who have been reading the blogs ... importantly, it's a chance for these youngsters to forget about difficult times at home for just a little while and to immerse themselves in pure camp

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Lilly Chin The Spiciest Memelord

  

  --which is indeed, as heavenly as it sounds. It was introduced to Beantown by ... so readily frequented by my floor that we have a stash of Beantown coupons attached to one of our refrigerators and an entire system for

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 27, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  with that beanie. I kind of want the weather to get colder just so I can ... If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the vast opportunities that it offers MIT students, then you're in the wrong

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wanna be on the Radio? (Update) CPW: T Minus 4 Days

  

  than willing to link to it if you send me an email with a link to your ... Thanks to everyone who volunteered to write a CPW Blog Entry. At this ... I'm going to stop asking for volunteers. But, if you have a personal

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we ... on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to take. 12.409: Hands-On Astronomy. It's a 6-unit P/D/F (your options are: pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  To those of you who received your letters printed upside-down on the MIT stationary, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. That is ... . We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  emergency blog post because Lilly Chin ‘17 just won Jeopardy and is also the greatest of all time "who is the spiciest memelord?" it's you

  

  ! And she was ahead by so much at the end that this was her final Jeopardy answer:       I have been privileged to know and ... . But right now, I don't think I've ever been prouder to be an MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 24, 2017