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  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  It’s been two weeks since I’ve been on campus. Two weeks since I left ... I’ve already been on three flights. And as I attempt to make sense of ... ! Welcome aboard! On behalf of our pilot and flight crew, I’d like to thank

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Case of the Considerate Robbers and other winter adventures

  

  , encircled by the Andes mountains’ snow-capped peaks on one side and the vast Pacific Ocean on the other. Tucked into little apartments and host families ... kisses on the right cheek when greeting and leaving a room and learned to

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • August 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals away from finals Recharging on the other coast

  

  to go on the last day of classes, a week early. And after my last class on Thursday, fly away I did. I ran back to my room, packed my bags, and ... the 2017 US Figure Skating Jump On It! Camp. It was 93 degrees when I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • June 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  . [ASK] me about traveling for 2.5 weeks in two carry-on bags. May 13 ... Sabrina were working on when I got there.   Then, they told me they ... 've helped make that will live on after me, this may be my favorite, and it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~

  

  complete them, receiving a lot more ownership and credit on our project ... ) to really be working on path-critical items for our project, and to know that I have enough experience and skills to really be of use. On

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  rand.random Random photos of 2016

  

  them. I think it’s interesting to look back on all those little ... , during my trip to work on the Muti Water Project (see the blog post "A ... ...but hopefully it can be immortalized here on the internet. March Seen on a trip

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Social Enterprise Conference with a virtual reality demo that showed me the communities of Nairobi

  

  , the conference’s content focused on the untold truths of Social ... top universities in the world. The conference took place on Saturday ... to go but I had a pset due on Saturday and plans to hang out with

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  elevator art on point? (We’re the Home of the Velociraptors, in case you were ... Lobby 7 on my way to take the 3.091 (Solid State Chem) midterm. Quick ... a few minutes to spare (on MIT time). T-6 mins before exam begins. 11

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  my eye on the most is ice climbing. If you want the technical ... sheet deep enough for you to support yourself on, and kicking spikes on your feet into that same ice sheet to stand on. Climbing is a motion

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  After a busy CPW weekend, I was driving home on the Mass Pike basking ... and listening to one of my favorite programs on public radio and the guest was Sherry Turkle who directs the MIT Initiative on Technology and

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  for Early Action.   Early action applications on the rise ... November into December. We have not yet determined on what date we will ... processing. The current status of your application is now shown on your My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  Since everyone's doing it, I don't want to miss out on telling you ... class at MIT on my resume. Not bad. Plus it's my favorite professor's last ... learned on Java. (for all you coders out there, let me go ahead and say

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  , after all, hope that something exciting would happen on my first shift ever. What followed that wish was just. my. luck. ~*~ My shift began on the doorstep of my dorm, where the other two EMTs on shift kindly picked

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  hosting. Some hosts are very hands-on, being excited to be with you the ... for you to explore on your own. You may want to talk with your host ... extent you're looking to explore on your own.A team of admissions staff and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  excitement that went along with it. That also meant that on occasion it was ... played on the D-league team so it wasn't as much about scoring as it was ... feet on the ice. Now hockey may not seem that foreign to many of you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  Linux on a potato. But last night in Next House, a very different kind of heraldry was underway. This story begins on November 24, when a group of ... the more conservative halls on campus, people started asking questions

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  've planned on being Course 20* since before coming to MIT**, MIT students tend ... worry about what you list as your "intended major" on your application ... several friends who put that down on their application and got in. Don't let

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tips from Me to You 15% is standard most places, but my tips are 100%! (awesome that is)

  

  a good portion of you, the pressure is on, as there's officially ... what you have to do now? Chill out. Seriously, pat yourselves on the ... on my application, do you think that's enough? Do you think I'll get in

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  periods of time and then come back mysteriously with scratches on my face ... , and, well, it's a month later. I woke up on the floor of the blood bank ... eyelid and a little pamphlet on not engaging in vigorous physical activity

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  . Specifically, a class on medieval prayer books. Why? Well, for one thing, I ... visiting MIT (more on that in a sec), you'd probably find me poring over some ... , because my dorm room was on the first floor, I had a great view of the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008