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  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  , during which Christina and I called our parents to congratulate them on ... , and I'd like to congratulate you on your acceptance! That's right! I was ... perspective of a current student.. yes, there are girls here..") So I was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  (Yeah, okay, that was a really bad title. I GET IT. Not everyone can ... as well). I'm taking the EMT class, which is not only an amazing deal ... why this post is so late.. I'm really tired by the time I make it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Spending the F.A.T. with Arthur Ganson A missed opportunity to build kinetic sculptures with artist Arthur Ganson.

  

  News flash: Thanksgiving vacation is over. I spent my three days at ... . At the time, I knew that two actions were notably absent from my list of activities -- “studying” and “sleeping.” Unfortunately, I have a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  regular action? Well, the deadline isn't until December 1, but I recommend ... , while you're thinking of it. And I certainly recommend contacting your EC ... . Neighbours. He had retired to the town next to mine. I don't remember much from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  Well, we've already been over the fact that I like recording minutiae ... , if I am crazy, I must be brilliant, right? (Shhh.) My friend Stephen ... friends said on a daily basis (note: I was going to link to it, but then I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The return of photos to my blog!

  

  I've been really bad about updating lately. It's that point in term ... a while since I put any pictures in this blog - I want it to be substantial, and I feel that too many photos takes the focus away from the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  Yesterday was the first day of classes at MIT. I remember the excitement and anticipation I had on my first day back in 1996; I wish I could go through it all again! You might be wondering, what would I take as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Symphony 9, Op. 95 “From the New Blog” I'll to pay you to hang out with me and watch me type.

  

  Reading a seven-month-old issue of People, I discovered this week ... when I am wealthy and powerful (no doubt as a result of my MIT education ... and exotic vacations, I'm just going to use my fortune to pay people to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  view an online version. I sent my printed-out-PDF application via snail ... applications. (What???) I'm hesitant to dole out reams of application advice, but there is one thing that I am confident in recommending to you. (And

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nightswimming

  

  One of the many things I love about my community, by which I mean 5th ... Pond. I blame Peeto '01, both because it was his idea, and because it's easy to blame him for anything involving nudity. The driver of the car I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  Despite growing up in New York, I became a Red Sox fan when I was 8 ... growing up I always enjoyed sports, especially baseball and hockey, I didn ... (many of whom I've met, and are super nice people). And MIT's athletic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 4) notes from the last day

  

  delay are unknown to me, but I did remember waking up once and being ... there. Despite the waking, my sleep was fairly restful; I had one ... is well, out in the American West; we will just have to see whether I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  assassins – a liveblog day 7: five remain

  

  stagnates, to push the game onwards. did i say weeks? yes, weeks. 2E assassins ... tradition: i was a wingrep for 2E last fall, so i ran the game, but didn ... trust your friends and form alliances? or should you be a lone wolf? i

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Fuji: Not Your Grandma’s Mountain I guess if we're being honest here there were actually a lot of grandmas climbing…

  

  About two weeks ago, not too long after my 21st birthday, I climbed Mt. Fuji. I have to preface this story with a couple facts: 1) I am not a mountain climber in any form, shape, or capacity. I hike

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 6, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  experience. I like… genuinely love swimming so I’ve had so much fun being a ... and it makes coming to practice each day something I look forward to ... with each other. Whenever I’m stuck on a problem, I always have someone I

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  I can't wait to write one of those class tier list blogs before I graduate, and I know for sure that [annotation note="or 6.2060 according to ... laborious and difficult yet so so worth it. I signed up for 6.115 because I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivered celebrating halfway at the finish line

  

  In this blog post, I’ll share the saga of the Class of 2022’s Ring ... surprising revival. I’ll also share my experience going to two different classes’ Ring Deliveries (2022 and 2023), which I had the opportunity to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 22, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  of your life) i. people who haven’t been in relationships tend to ... i could get x to like me or life would be much better if i were dating ... which i’ve listened to a lot over the past few weeks. i’m getting into

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skullhouse Road Trip Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, and New…

  

    I have an idea. Live blogging. I've never tried live blogging before and I think I have a great opportunity. My fraternity, Phi ... /24: Leaving Boston I finished my finals on Tuesday, so my flight out of Seattle

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  addition to books like 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, which I ... ’t worry so much! You’ll be happy wherever you end up!”, and so on. Okay—I ... didn’t help me at all when I was actually writing my essays. If you are

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015