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  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New ... days, followed by several weeks of solidifying the class, selecting the ... long time, but I assure you, it is better not to rush such important

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  making decisions like what job to work at after college. i think we’d be in ... figure out how to make that happen ... they feel the need to work on impactful research, and after a while they

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  words the feeling of being surrounded by so many other people trying to ... is going to be run by the smart, passionate youths I saw today, it ... Today has been a hectic day, to say the least. It's only around 9pm

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Robot Competition 2016 robots dump (replica) tea bags in the (replica) Boston harbor

  

  was inspired by the American Revolution. The competing robots had to ... like ejecting a mini robot to complete a subtask. Aside from the actual competition was an entire showcase of both projects by students and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things That Are 20 DID YOU KNOW? 1988 was a leap year.

  

  . * "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin. * McDonald's plans to open 20 ... hot sauce manufacturing company, to obtain a perfect score on Pacman ... Schoenfeld told ref Don Koharski to "eat another dougnut, you fat pig!" and was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the ... Admissions blogs -- including blogs by three admissions officers, the Director ... (without logging in!) at my.mit.edu. I know this has been long requested by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New York City in which i go to work on some days and eat lots of cheap food…

  

  pored over whatever I could find, usually defaulting to MSNBC or CNN to educate myself about anything that might be relevant to my 12-year-old self ... of news and found the New York Times. I was enamored by their graphics

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  Everywhere. There is so much to be inspired by. Classes. Activities ... uncertain when you hold them too close. Still, I add to the list. Markers of ... and uncontrollable, I return to the list. I remind myself of what I know

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Newly Admitted Student Events… ...coming to your neighborhood.

  

  Applications its time to start meeting you all! Kim was kind enough to let me guest post on her blog to let you know about some exciting opportunities ... Alumni to put together Admitted Student Gatherings to welcome you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  : Stop by the Balfour booth to get my ring resized. All the running this ... begins to buzz. Play hide and go seek with my alarm clock for twenty ... : Respond to emails and decide whether or not flip flops are appropriate given

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  play dough

  

  , whereas if I wanted to make something nice, I'd need to tediously plan it ... of commitment, this unsureness in my decisions, that led me to not make ... people or unabashedly greet a group of frosh to make them feel more welcome

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2021
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  the lives disrupted by climate change Tarnished Horizons is intended to ... . Installation runs November 11th to 17th Commissioned by the MIT Committee on ... doing great on the climate change front. Here's another one by the same

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / Events

  And now your feature presentation Are there still theaters that play the "Let's all go to the lobby" jingle?

  

  In a world...where engineers want to become leaders...3 students must ... The Tech, went on a field trip to MassWeb, the newspaper's publisher, over IAP! Photo by Sam Range '13. At 2:25, I then recall my first

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  way to several brunches hosted by the faculty housemasters. This brunch ... also went to see the sand mandala, sponsored by the MIT Buddhist ... getting ready to play (and sweep) the Coast Guard Academy in an afternoon

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling grown up walking in adult clothing

  

  hours of work needed to make the difference. how many hours of work, daily ... one of the prompts i answered, when i applied to be a blogger (and ... myself i'm not tired all the time. offices. having a desk to myself

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  any one time and you will have to make choices, so the probability that ... Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Last year, I

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  2005 in Review Being in college manages to teach you a lot of life lessons. Some you would prefer not to learn, but in the long run, I'm sure I ... has managed to teach me in the past year. I ran for UA Vice President

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  10 Red Balloons Gotta catch 'em all!

  

  first team to locate all of them, by any means necessary. The balloons ... ASSEMBLE! Prefrosh, undergrads, alums, this is a call to action! It is time for us, all of us, to band together under a common dome and

  • by Snively '11
  • December 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW LiveBlogging Project A big experiment.

  

  past with great success, and I'm looking very forward to this year's entries! I've decided to add to the CPW coverage by creating a CPW tumblr ... that basically allows you to upload photos and thoughts to the web in

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  -dish pizza in Chicago while listening to a special performance by the MIT ... Swinging by the Big Apple this weekend? Come to one of our largest admitted ... up in April (sign up now)! Since I know you just can’t wait to meet

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014