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• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  began to feel hopeful. For one of the first times in my life, I stopped in ... 's Fall Career Fair, but also the day of the Global Climate Strike. All ... speakers at the event (which could get hard to hear with all of the noise of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  the end in itself. Take advantage of what MIT has to offer you, because ... be. I was turned down by three of the ten schools to which I applied ... Hi, readers. Congrats to those of you who got in. I remember when I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  belief. Now, as Spring Break comes to close, and the month of April has arrived, I feel ready for the next two months of school before the summer ... like the largest amount of homework in existence. My classes have split

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Got Us iPads! [UNBOXING VIDEO] ft. my cat and my new apple pencil

  

  on the first-most-exciting email of the fall semester. watch this space ... Back in July, when the Institvte first accidentally leaked their ... will tuition be?", and "will we get grades in the fall?".  Many of us had

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 6, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2008 MIT will even help you find a date

  

  dancing awkwardly under the watchful eye of your teacher chaperones (“Sally ... held last night for the Class of 2008. We received the invitation in the ... ever-worsening condition of Senioritis and the stress of knowing that we

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Ode to the New, Part 3 "Your calendar looks like a clown threw up on it!" -my friend Jordan

  

  ! Images not for the faint-hearted. Spiraling out of control. - Now is ... with the decision-making process. In High School, I did a lot with FIRST ... doing any of those things once I got here. At the same time, it seemed

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Gave Love A Bad Name A night of talent.

  

  to serenades. Some of the acts from the night included my former ... First made popular by Bon Jovi, those lyrics brought my fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau, the prize for best large act at Sigma Kappa's Late Night

  • by Bryan
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Why does my kid have to move again?”

  

  environment that she found unlivable. The first step in the process of choice ... beginning... The first few days of Orientation are largely dedicated to REX ... Before I get to the point of this entry, I'll answer a couple of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 2, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  -time favorites. When I accepted my offer to come to MIT, one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind was Holy moly I am going to be in the vicinity of ... one of the first people that the Program Manager happened to actually

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  restaurant (Chik-fil-A) in the first line of my email “to demonstrate that I ... went into the making of an article like this, and what it's like to do a ... snippets of Marvel things I did in my first semester: [*] saw filming of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  culmination of the first three years’ hard work is going up against the dice of ... have to experience the torture of filling out infinite applications again ... -care! In just this first month of school, we have already reached high levels

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  picked up by news organizations across the country. I first saw it at cnn ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  -public outreach interests. That was the first of many new connections and ... Institute. I presented my poster on the first day of the conference. The ... , listening to the Prince of Egypt soundtrack (Hans Zimmer AND Stephen Schwartz

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  get the most of your time on campus. The first question I often hear ... Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... can provide. Since I am involved with many of the parent events during

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  : (Neerja and I didn't enjoy one of the activities that much at first) We bonded like crazy and ended up having the best times of our lives :) So FUP was tons of fun and one of the best experiences ever!! I love

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  it's time for me to lighten the mood around here. So to all of you uber ... at the end of an Ashante concert. (This is NOT an endorsement of ... that do not exist... irregardless of how much you orientate the direction

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Nerd Camp tales from TDI

  

  a lot of Star Wars books. I wore a fanny pack in the front with extra ... environment, the basis of which was developed here at MIT. I spent two more years at the camp, taking more programming classes (including my first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  construction in the alley. Yesterday was also somewhat of an exception so I was ... and continued for some hours into the day. Down the other end of the ... days ago a bunch of kids pulled down a big branch from the tree outside

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Virtual Reality, Startups, and Donuts in a particular order

  

  ' through the Stata Center, when out the corner of my eye, I saw this pretty little thing in front of me: Ain't No Rest for the Hungry. After taking ... fresh quinoa. There were at least five tables full of food and drinks. The

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  first sociology class, which opened my mind beyond the issues of my rather ... begin, in the interest of honesty and full disclosure, by telling you the two reasons I wrote my last entry. The first is, to be quite truthful

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004