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  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  things. I spoke on a panel about student workers with some counterparts ... appoint officers, on down until you get to the general admissions infantry ... the other. Efficacy depends on strategy, tactics, and culture. But it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Mr. E. Hunt In which I return to blogging only to learn that I forgot how to blog,…

  

  Physics major and. But on the bright side of the other hand, I spent 42 hours this weekend surviving on three food items which were (1) peanut butter and jelly on bread, (2) water, and (3) the best roast lamb, tomato

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  on LGBQT life here. The short story: MIT has renewed their You Are ... , noted in her own post on LGBQT life (and more specifically, The Rainbow ... tolerated," she said, "Everyone should be on an equal playing field here." As

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to “Teach” Leadership Please find the probability that Shakespeare diffuses into my GEL classes given that my schedule…

  

  , we’re working on an individual paper about an organization of our ... ’s structure, and case studies on real companies that look at the cultural ... topics and work on projects together throughout the semester. For example

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  time staying awake while on the road, so he would stop at the Woodrow ... . As luck should have it, "the day" came on July 7th of 2008, and now ... cruising through the streets of Cambridge on his rusty old Mongoose mountain

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch. Apparently that's how you say "I don't speak German"...not that I would know.

  

  a lot of time on this site, cramming various scraps of information in ... 't helped on the retention front. In addition to holding lessons, the other ... eyes set on the Neuschwanstein Castle: Isn't it beautiful? And I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 3, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation and service, topics that obviously resonate here at MIT. You only have to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Senior Survey (Says?) (For the record, I think that being on Family Feud would be totally awesome)

  

  from juniors on up tend to blog more when they need money than when they ... , for an upcoming post about my favorite door on campus. (No, that is not ... much time is left on my conversion to a movie in Final Cut Pro. (Two

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  FINAL TERM ATTACK Like a black light attack, only it's not like that at all.

  

  On Monday, I managed to trip and fall down half a flight of stairs ... from the show on my way upstairs before I fell flat on my face. Let me ... . Case in point: I am working on the following assignment due tomorrow in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Admissions Update Updates about application numbers, application tracking, and more.

  

  about 6%. Midyear Report: The Midyear Report is on schedule to be ... Action applicants; the current status of your application is now shown on ... good time for you to check up on the status of your application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  key. The tube was by my front door. I missed it on my way in to find the ... )Incident, I wrote the following over on the emo, emo LiveJournal: [MIT's] admit rate terrifies me more than just a little - I mean, 12.2%? Come on, you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the Colbert Bump MIT's Riley Crane talks DARPA Challenge on ''The Colbert Report''

  

  Remember when MIT beat out teams from around the world to be the first to find all 10 hidden red balloons in DARPA's balloon challenge? Well Dr. Riley Crane, the team leader, was interviewed on "The Colbert

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I have the best girlfriend ever Gifts at MIT rock.

  

  I bought a new mouse on woot.com the other day for $13.37 and I must say, it's very nice, but when my girlfriend came into my room she inquired "Where's your mousepad?" "Well . . I don't have one. . . but look

  • by Snively '11
  • December 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Three MIT students win Rhodes Scholarships In case you're wondering, yes, that's a lot of Rhodes Scholarships.

  

  On Saturday evening, the Rhodes Trust announced the 32 Americans who ... health with a focus on bioethics. Ugwechi W. Amadi, Camden [North ... done research on post-traumatic stress disorder, and atherosclerotic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  Today, I felt: angry and heartbroken. Because: the first question on ... free copy of Matlab on the formula sheet. No kidding. I opened the test ... , I turned the page, and went on, shuddering in a rising tide of despair

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  about, but in the sense that MIT gives you the topic with little effort on ... about 18.022; I'd like to elaborate a little on my experiences in that ... before I moved on in my mindless wandering. Eventually, I decided to stop

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  TGIF! After a long week comes...a FEAST!

  

  out to dinner on Friday night as a reward for working hard all week

  • by Celena C. '12
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Balancing Life, School, and… More Life? Gotta start by taking advantage of Veteran's Day to... work... and, more importantly, BLOG!

  

  evil physics test on Thursday!" "I am locking myself in my room and never ... Terrascope room at 12 and stay there until 2 or 3 to work on our final plan for ... from 3-5 for my own physics test on Thursday, and then find my friends to

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday! (a.k.a my first video blog) vlogging? MEAT CAKE!

  

  give you Snively's 21st Birthday as seen on Conner 2! Watch and see how a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in Burton-Conner! What you won't see in the i3 video!

  

  I found an old clip on YouTube that I uploaded a long time ago that I somehow never blogged. One day, Adelaide '09 and I realized that we both had pirate hats, lab coats, and light sabers (I know, right?). So, what

  • by Snively '11
  • July 30, 2009