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  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  from buying alcohol in off-licences and set a minimum price at which a ... , building a robot. I was in the middle of “freshman orientation week” at ... have other things to do. I was sceptical at first and slightly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  examiners, who are an anonymous group who set the questions to be examined at ... paradise to most MIT students, staring at a 17 question Analysis problem set ... high burn-out rate during the 13 week semester at MIT is not nearly as

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  your status of enrollment. If you’re at home and there’s still even the ... , without a doubt, guaranteed, a student at MIT. It was officially official ... than for flashing at anybody who asks for picture ID. That means you

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  things you do at MIT. To be honest, I really enjoy them! I get weird looks ... , listening intently. At this point we get to Lobby 7, home of the big ... at the great dome. This is the part of the tour when the tour guide

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Snively CPW By: Snively' 11

  

  glimpse at what made my CPW so exciting: My total caffeine intake curing ... night of sleep for a long time. The next morning I met Sara '11 at South ... forever. Nance, Ben Jones, and Matt McGann were all at registration. I got

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  surprised at what this entry was about and where it came from. Er.. let ... AP teachers would profess grandly at those fantastically boring ... exam I've taken thus far, at least at MIT, have been like sprints

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Notes From The UK [by Mirat Shah '08] Currently in Cambridge, it is 50 degrees F and not only…

  

  entry to comment on academics at Cambridge versus MIT. Note that my ... MIT is more concerned with applications. For example, at Cambridge, you ... formulas. At MIT, you would get a more condensed summary of this theory, but

  • by Cambridge
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  learning process. One of my good friends is a professor and administrator at ... performance!) Here's another example. Let's look at two students who we'll call James and Etta. Let's say that both are taking multivariable calculus at

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  associate at the MIT Media Laboratory in Cambridge. "I've been known to hit ... book ever published. It weighs in at a hefty 130 pounds and sizes up at 5 feet by 7 feet. You can even buy the book at Amazon.com! (For those not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  the word limit because if you go over it'll just stop printing at the ... online application does not cut you off after 500 words, or at all as far ... almost "ALL" of international students at MIT have earned some form of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  . After marveling at a 240+ yard drive (just off the green) I encountered a ... like but I quickly vacated the area. It was at that moment that I ... like chicken. The MIT Central Meeting was held at Catalina Foothills

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  machines? How many are there? How much do they cost? At MIT, at least in ... Burton-Conner with loads of wash. Mitra used to say freshman year that at Stanford laundry is free but printing costs money, while at MIT printing is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  stuff is going on, and all my friends at other schools are going to class ... to do. And it was good. I'm working for the month at my UROP, reading ... things too: cheerleading practice, cheering at basketball games, traveling

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  weird stuff lol, Op.133 Grosse Fugue? I don't know ... at least I don't see the genius in that one yet). Anyway, how is the music department at ... awesome. The music program at MIT is actually quite strong, and one of the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  When Disaster Strikes About how we'll be flexible with applications, and a couple of benefit events.

  

  to college. We at MIT Admissions are willing to be very flexible with ... your situation, please call the office at (617) 253-4791, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Boston time, or send us an email at admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  " with service projects and fellowship events. At MIT, among other ... friends that they should join. This service project was at the National ... room when I was five. Once at prom, once at a dance at a band competition

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  stress of college applications and the stress of just being at school in ... things, but I was only met with radio silence. At that time, I was on ... my boyfriend at the time, in between crying sessions. We would watch a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  California Love a week in the life of an admissions officer on the road

  

  categories: Central Meetings: major events, held at large venues, to which ... ;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;I woke up at 5:30AM and caught a taxi to Logan Airport for my 7:30AM flight ... as (if not more) important than quality. After checking in at my hotel

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  One of the coolest things at MIT is how easily undergrads can join ... Chuck, I helped design underwater robots for students at a university in Portugal. Here’s a quick look at some highlights from the project—and what a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  . The midterms happen at the end of a month. The final is only called a final because it's at the end of the semester, it's not "cumulative" in ... grade will come from three projects. Project 1 will be assigned at week 4

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022