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  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  are admits. Earlier today, I was working with a colleague to clean and ... , and approved the text of the email itself. We never even knew. When I was your age I applied to ten colleges. Eight of them were elite liberal

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  course, Thanksgiving weekend. I have...a lot to be thankful for. Mom, if you're reading this--thank you for everything. I know I wouldn't be able ... growing up. I'm grateful every day for all the opportunities and experience

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  ." I had previously listened to a grand total of Zero alternative country music, so when they came to perform in Charlottesville last Sunday, I was ... chanting "DBT" I thought that they were chanting "GBT.") We had dinner with

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  wrote down a list of all the classes I was considering, worked out pros and cons, and played the process of elimination game. The whole time, I was distracted by the thought that he might find this boring or inane. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night's sleep so that I could wake up early the next day to figure out how to pack ... , cofounder of Lingt and inventor of the iDoor, which I lived behind one summer

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  What up, y'all? I don't go to MIT anymore! ...okay, so I work here, and I'm actually on campus about as often as when I was still a student ... ! Nice to meet you! I'm Keri Garel, class of 2010, and in the blogger world

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  wondering why it’s been so long since I last updated you with anything. It’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet ... writing voice remained as silent as the sudden, somber, and “I’m so old

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebieasy Because "Freebie" is already an entry title.

  

  't know what I'm talking about, I direct you to Snively's post, which noted ... get our schedules and get to talk about our classes, yay!" I will tell you a secret because I have that much love for you all - I was really

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  little bubble. There were many times I remained oblivious to what was going ... regattas. This summer is the first I’ve spent outside of academia. Although ... , Holland, Uganda, Boston and Mexico City, this is the first I feel I have

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  I wanted to post this a couple days before decisions came out but ... deeeeeeeep breath -- Before decisions came out, I felt like writing something ... unnoticed. I feel the message still stands though - for you, for me. As Emad

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  Hey folks, TGIF! I got an email from Tanya '10 earlier this week, who ... her for life outside of the MIT bubble. I love hearing other students ... 's Spectrum newsletter that goes out to "friends and supporters" of MIT. I agree

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  than usual. I’m reigniting my IAP resolution to cook dinner for myself for every night in January. During the semester, I usually grab dinner at a dining hall, but now that I have the time to let out my inner Iron

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got this video. Or rather, this sad excuse of one...

  

  Side note: Am I the only blogger who still uses a paper planner? Am I ... ??? Here's a video in which I attempt to eloquently answer questions that you all e-mailed me (aren't you proud, Mom? I made it all by myself!): (The

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  So, MIT is hard. I figured this out after I noticed that I’ve stayed ... . In fact, right now I should probably be studying for my math test ... pretty manageable. I studied as much as I needed to and went to bed by11 or

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Road Again Adventures in Texas!

  

  Just a quick post here - I'm actually on the road right now, doing some recruitment travel through Southern Texas! Thought I'd do some "live ... adventures, so if you're interested, I'll make another plug for my Twitter

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  good one, but believe me it’s just a lucky guess! (Read: I’m not a stalker, promise!) I’m writing about birthdays because this weekend I experienced my first two college birthdays. Okay, I should clarify that too: *I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  warm day in Boston today, I still had applications to read. However, I ... take breaks from reading so I used one of them to take a quick walk around campus mid-afternoon today. I went by some of my favorite spots, the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Flying ranting and venting

  

  I fly a lot. Fact: aside from April and July, I’ve flown every month ... of lifetime miles. Fact 3: I’ve been in an awful lot of airports. From Fact 3, I can tell you that SFO has pretty great food, IAD has a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  calling new students and chatting with them about MIT. I've participated in ... is just too much of a deterrent, it's so nice and warm inside that I ... call all yalls. Especially, since, I can chat with you here. So, here

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Large Format Photography [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Please, please let there be no light-leaks.

  

  [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I need a mule. I also need to train for a marathon. Why? I’m now the owner of an 8x10 view camera. In my last post, I mentioned that I was in the process of building an 8x10

  • by ARTalk
  • November 6, 2008