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  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  together and maybe write some new carols. mitBEEF is a club dedicated to ... . Next fall you might find yourself wanting to be a Randomite (or an ... weekend and I can give you a sticker, too. It can even have glitter on it

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  challenged — all undergrads going on to a grad program will be challenged, no ... -and-ink self come alive. Don't just say, "I used to work on an assembly line in a ... expand on item 7. This is a practical issue as well. If you are applying to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  a gcal september never really used it until now

  

  interesting, but not mandatory. i may or may not go to them based on various ... block of time (more on retroaction in a bit). red are physical things like going to the gym or running. as you can see... i need to work on

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It ... through lecture halls’ doors Proclaiming that they have a message of love to ... why You mean so much to me. Poor soul, poor soul You’re often scorned

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Report on the Status of Undergraduate Women at MIT in honor of International Women's Day

  

  class of 2016) released a report on the status of undergraduate women at ... thoroughness and rigor--but it is a window onto a truth that many of us like to ... discussions, and is less likely to feel that she recieves due credit for her

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 8, 2016
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  political and communications savvy to organize a genuinely global approach ... Model (IGSM), a linked set of computer models designed to simulate the ... prediction. Responding to these changes requires innovative policies that
• Blog / How to MIT

  how (not?) to concentrate a quick guide

  

  Try to concentrate on assignment Fail Browse memes Try to concentrate on assignment again. Fail Browse memes Get hungry Eat all ... concentrate on assignment. Fail It is 2:34 am Eat breadsticks Try to

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • May 9, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  "treadmill" that MIT can be: Sometimes it's hard to take a step back. This is why I warn my freshman advisees against getting on "the treadmill." "The ... today, a colleague sent me a news article called From Wilton to Wall

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2600 Years of the University college life since 600 BCE, as told by Prof. Shailendra Mehta

  

  , traveling to Taxila, where roads and civilizations come together. A professor ... Subjects Studied: for a university to gain its status, it must be a place ... : each prospective student had to pass a literal “entrance test

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 21, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  on both. I had a problem. *I'd like to take this opportunity to say ... . This is probably due to the fact that I'm not on campus and, while I ... classes, passing classes, to get A's, to get C's (P/NR FTW!), to be

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  comments to a post in some older blog y'all don't know about, when I was so ... torn apart my house trying to find a crowbar so I could break into my ... key. The tube was by my front door. I missed it on my way in to find the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  winners a year may seem like a lot, but according to Forbes there are 15,000 nominations per year to choose from. That's a 4% acceptance rate, less than MIT ... ; So over the past six years as a whole, MIT alumni's contributions to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  a 20-minute ferry to Spectacle Island! I visited the island on ... so you can get a spot on the middle deck for the best views. (I arrived ... on boat etiquette—why is it that people will wave at you if you're on a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  A way a lone a last a loved a long the An opportunity for heated debate and a cry for revolution.

  

  This weekend I went on a rafting trip down the Kennebec river in mid-to ... saw the aurora borealis. I'm a little too sleepy to blog about all of ... on the bus, and then I called Mitra to settle things from an economic

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  guide curious students to available services. As Laura, a blogger alum ... of LGBT Services and a strong advocate of the campaign, talked to me ... we talked more, I was surprised to find that Abigail's position, once a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  I was using to put off doing my own problem sets) and do a little ... , at which point we all piled into the elevator and proceeded to cheer on ... pretty.) A big part of orgo is trying to synthesize molecules using a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Fall Hits MIT… in the form of a Giant Spider! I promise I'm not a blog-hog, this is just too good!

  

  Let's cut right to the chase: THERE'S A HACK IN 6C! Natanya's already told you about 6C, but I'll bet it didn't feature a giant spider on a web! I've decided to name him Lucifer. He's huge! He has the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Punt Puzzle A collaborative affair

  

  typically often used as a verb. It refers to an action or a series of actions ... had to stay up all night working on that (favorite expletive) p-set." Punts take various shapes, from kittens meowing on Youtube to the entire

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who cares about poetry? lots of feelings

  

  ’t have much exposure to poetry. The poems I’d read (mostly a few ... had to be even-ish, every line had to start with a capital letter, it ... poem out loud, and I had zero performing skills, but I entered on a whim

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  ) next to a friend of mine from Singapore. At the time, he was the only ... as a really cool thing. Being at MIT meant that I was going to school ... Orientation on Sunday. Among them will be a number of students who represented

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008