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  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  in the sun for the last two days, and when I got on it to ride to work ... -off for the summer months. I just got back from Alaska. More on that (with ... apply. As per usual, we will primarily be looking for incoming freshman

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  late. And now, to hit the road for Vermont. Hope this helps with those ... time for 2010 (think about it -- the writing of this post spanned almost TWO YEARS. I should get a raise for that), it's Cam's thoughts on the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Syzygy, basically. uh, what?

  

  presentation in the same week, I'd never been so behind on work. For Thanksgiving ... , the commotion was a welcome change and a nice bend toward normalcy for a ... winter clothes and all manners of sustenance for the finals and final weeks

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... well-matched host for the weekend. Tonight, we had a meeting with the MIT ... a host for you, and they'll be in touch soon. There's no one standard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  almost died for the three weeks leading up to decisions. March 15th was ... always enjoy a good laugh, March 15th was definitely not a laughing day for ... else was. I was thrilled for Aditi, Omar, Star (aka Tamara), Isshak and

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  imagine, especially considering that our official motto is Latin for "Mind ... Course 2 students (Course 2 is Mechanical Engineering, for those of you ... conference rooms for group design meetings as well as a couple of labs for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  any questions since she's in the MEng masters program, which is only for ... except for the computer major, the MIT undergraduate students aren't considered for graduate work at MIT, is this true?" In lieu of responding to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  rained for the majority of the week and everyone generally stayed indoors ... . While I rested most of the weekend, Sunday proved interesting. Join me for ... to the Z Center with nothing to show for it, I headed up Mass Ave to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  for guidance counselors" where all the colleges/universities set up ... for my early flight and didn't get to sleep until after 2AM, so that was ... , and registered for the conference. The first big event was Freeman

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  THAT’S RIGHT! AP scores and computing at MIT, these are a few of my favorite things...

  

  to open for cancelled, so all the guards ran around the waterpark going ... ...haha) I came home to find the envelope waiting for me in the front hallway ... 't get- OH MY [edited for content]." Yours truly somehow managed to receive

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  Mmm, it's a hot one today (93oF, or 38.9oC for those of you who use a logical degree system)! Days like this make me glad for two things: 1) my ... have? Do you have to do p-sets for Biology classes and if not, what is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  .01, Physics Mechanics (you’re still on the hook for Electricity and Magnetism ... unit credit for a lot of other AP tests, and if you score a 5 on English ... summer and you have more choices for introductory humanities classes. But

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  , my family sat down around the kitchen table for a discussion. My dad ... for it... if this is what you really want." My mom was glaring at me in ... some sacrifices for my education. It's totally been worth it -- not only

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Cooking with Cami learning to adult part 1

  

  For those of you who know me well, you'll know that I did not cook at ... nice Snackpass ambassadorship, for sustenance. Now, living on my own with friends in Washington, D.C. and wanting to save money for future

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6 / New Year, New Me Looking back, looking forward & staying in the present

  

  to the US and to carry with me for the rest of my life. I wanted to ... teaching at a high school for MISTI Global Teaching Labs, and traveled around ... Champs title Visited Vancouver with my mom Day tripped to Portland for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  the middle number greater than 0 (for example, 3-2-7). Other options are ... to Proofs, the materials for which are available here). Now, these ... students, 12 unit-hours may mean anywhere between 6 to 20 life-hours. For

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of ... graduation. For decades, almost every student to graduate from Deerfield had ... to do something else for a while. You know, take a break from homework

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  . Saturday 9:00 a.m. For breakfast I eat cereal and drink jasmine tea. Then I ... feeling pretty stressed and mentally out of it for a few weeks so I’m hoping ... cold plunges a habit for the serotonin boost that followed. When we get

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  China for the first time in 6 years this summer. Although 9th grade of ... California a Monday afternoon and stayed there with my family for a day before heading out together for China the next morning. While I packed pretty light

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  surprisingly common behavior for lots of people. I couldn’t, really, tell you why ... you ought to be.  For the past few years, birthdays have also just been ... is perhaps the most egregious. I know crying is a healthy outlet for

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024