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  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  with a prefrosh that fit their profile, and everyone was super excited on ... friend Neerja A. ’16 came into physics today really excited about her ... feel like a very different person. I remember exploring the tunnels with

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  opportunities for Admitted Students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing ... event in your area, you should check it out – they’re a great opportunity ... alumni. Here are a few highlighted events this coming week; see your My

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted in EA

  

  There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of ... may be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The little things My last blog post as a teenager! See you when I'm 20.

  

  resident woke up to find a personalized sticky note on his or her door. I still have mine: During the same week, my friend Daniel (who was a ... and not stress out about, you know, feeding myself. A month ago, I got

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 27, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  a bunch of people I don’t know* Instructor: “Ok, each team should select a leader. Once you have, leaders, raise your hand” Me: *turns to ... : “Alright, you have a packet in front of you. You have 30 minutes to complete

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  Yo homez, I'm back! And guess what? I'm a senior. I. AM. A ... example... Figure 1. Thursday 1a) First stop in the morning. 3 ... from the other day in class and add a little something to them. Just. For

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  , a rectangular hole through the center of the building. The dorm ... side of the building. If my door is open I have a strategic view of the ... quiet as the rest of the back of the building. 335 was initially painted a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  'm doing it. As an undergrad I played with a drumming group called Rambax ... 's taught as a co-curricular class (21M.460) you can take at any point during your time at MIT, along with a few extra rehearsals. You also don't need

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  I was confused when I was put into a room with three strangers at the beginning of this year. Two of the girls I had heard about in a very ... ?" and "Tell us something funny, we read a lot of these!" It seemed to go

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things That Have Happened To Me Recently in no particular order

  

  batch came out underdone, but a friend gave me a different method and the ... can't seem to find a place that makes good ones in the area). I had a vague idea that egg salad was egg plus mayonnaise plus maybe other

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: EA Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of ... open forum for you to talk. We understand that this may be a difficult

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is ... a strange idea. No one ever wants to be average. Society says that we ... to be different than everyone else to get into a good college. You

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faith Embracing uncertainty as the world changes around us

  

  beat, and a high-pitched beep every two seconds. My sheets were warm and ... and the sun’s rays streaked through a break in the clouds as if the earth was catching a glimpse of heaven. I felt safe, warm, and full of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  End-of-Summer Camping Temporary escape from my “cruel, insufficiently damp world"

  

  emailed a friend in lab to put away the agarose gel I’d poured the night ... floating safe in slimy pink buffer instead of withering into a translucent ... my likely very short tyranny my two plants had witnessed a hurricane

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not in Kansas anymore A brief look at your third '15 blogger

  

  third freshman blogger, class of '15, and I thought I would take a second ... with a bolded list! Past Living Situation(s): I was born in Ethiopia ... The Wizards of Oz(aka my parent's old friends) had a huge impact on

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cancer on my mind Wait, shouldn’t that be Carolina?

  

  winning book on cancer, or maybe it's because I just took a tour of the Koch ... cancer from a truly innovative approach. But like all things at MIT, what really impresses me is the way MIT understands how a wonderful art exhibit

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 18, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogging Is The Salt Shaker Of My Life thinly veiled platitude included free in box of metaphors

  

  are, in fact, fake people made up by MIT? A lot of bloggers are fresh ... 't hired until I was a bitter, jaded junior, when I'd completely forgotten ... upon their inception, there is a lone yet chillingly effective guideline

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  I get a ton* of emails from both applicants, newly accepted frosh ... can I fit in?" It's a question that's been on the forefront of my mind ... to is: No one has become great by wanting to be great, greatness is a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  About 20,000 visitors took a peek at MIT during last Saturday ... , you have my permission to put down your AP study books and take a look. As I hinted at in my last entry, the GEL program had a hands-on hour

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates from Admissions The latest from the home office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  

  Philadelphia. On our way to the venue, we saw a rainbow (just a single rainbow). We'll be doing more travel together as a group to meet with prospective ... FIRST Championship. FIRST is a pretty cool organization, co-founded by MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2011