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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  Institute. These beautiful, glorious lulls come in a variety of flavors ... in a reasonable amount of effort over the break. (Kind of like high ... the MIT populace as a whole, but I have some amount of work to do - or

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  able to help you get to know MIT a little better than you may have ... sure there is a single "right" answer to that question. I wish I could ... no way a judgment of you as a student or as a person," everyone at MIT

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  on at MIT): 6. I'm in Europe because of 21F.782, which is a Spanish II ... scope of a semester-long language course, which means 3 hours of class ... can still fake it pretty well in just a language class, since it's just

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  couple of days, and it's time to take a break. As you wrap up your ... a pile of transcript/recommendation request forms to the Counseling ... so memorable - it was a time of reminiscing, a time of thanksgiving

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFP Warning: Bitterness Ahead! (And why IHTFP can mean so many different things.)

  

  There is a whiteboard in Ben's office which was apparently once used ... with a bat." -Christina '10 "It must be finals week!" -Ben Why am I ... you get to choose where you live and stay with something like a family

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  My Mondays are horrible. I'm thinking about bringing a camera with me next Monday so you all can see what they're like, but until then here's a ... a couple of hours, and I found myself lying on the floor of the lounge

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  ... try the Kickboxing PE Class Looking for History of Magic, try: 21A.211 ... 've never had a professor I despised as much as Harry despised as Snape, but I ... BOOK FOR NINE YEARS ... ZOMG Oh and if you think you're going to post a

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  comments are so genuine and thoughtful, and it really makes a difference to ... longer a freshman, which entails five exams, three papers, and a ... had by all. Meet the Bloggers, of course, was a huge success, even if I

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

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  for more than fifty years, stretching over the tenures of half a dozen ... demonstrated results. The admissions office has a profound responsibility. We love what we do, connecting world-class students who have a passion to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Perks Of Life At The ‘Other’ Cambridge [by Mirat Shah '08] Along with ~40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at…

  

  [by Mirat Shah '08] My name is Mirat and I am a junior studying ... about my experiences here as a guest author. First off, some perks of life ... from September to May with a summer break, the Cambridge school year

  • by Cambridge
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  to check your decision online, you will need to have registered for a ... .mit.edu and click on the "lost password" link. What if I don't have a MyMIT account? If you applied using our online application, you already have a My

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  stuff, if you're a budding engineer or inventor, what can you do? It's a ... for inspiration? Let me introduce you to a few really wonderful ... magazine makes a great birthday/holiday gift. Example project: Batometer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  There’s antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium… ...and hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  !) just in time to help the 213 suite put together a study break. Every Thursday, some group of people on the floor puts together a late night snack ... ice cream. It was all quite delicious, even if a certain member of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And term starts again…

  

  Soon, there will be real entries! Sorry, it's been a crazy last couple of weeks. In the meantime, I'll entertain you with a list of my ... beef up my math background. Prof. Kleitman is a zany, charismatic mad

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prepared! Getting ready for IAP! (Find out how to join our mystery hunt team, too!)

  

  I'm the biggest fan of football, this was a great game, and the weather was a lot nicer for the football game than it was for the parade. I ... and Angelina Jolie order for lunch at an Edmonton eatery? Is a GE air

  • by Bryan
  • January 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Up With The Mail?!? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But I'll tell you everything I know.

  

  to the holiday season, and (2) we had a major blizzard the day we ... same time on Friday afternoon, 12/9/05. If someone received a piece of mail that was postmarked on 12/8/05, this was a postal error - I can

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  international students.   As you can see by the photos, this was a grueling ... are having fun, & that many of you have such a great sense of humor ... won't be admitted if you have not already pursued a great deal of

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even if it comes from a box or consists only of taco meat and cheddar cheese ... for a whole day. Breakfast: I love Frosted Flakes. Really I do

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  in the next 6 weeks. You can see if there is a session near you and ... other universities? How might you know whether or not MIT is a good match ... . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  Hmm, I was under the impression that summer was supposed to be a ... . Although I have been watching a great deal of Law and Order this summer (it ... test was spent studying. (It did pay off with a great score -- 1540

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005