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  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  just the first day of Charm School!  Friday's the main event, with five ... the MIT community practice better etiquette.  And one of the most ... only member of the media there.  Arriving a few minutes early, I spotted

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  -Reported Coursework Form from the Part 2 of the application, except that we're only ... of February 15th. This is okay. You should choose the option " ... Hi Everyone, The MIT February Updates & Notes Form is now

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  One thing every woman’s missed in Massachusetts Bay Sam and Shana have gone to look for America, starting in Philadelphia.

  

  Pennsylvania (air raid?), Shana and I took the first train out of Ursinus and ... . Since I watch The Amazing Race every week, I knew that the first things we needed to do were to buy a map, enlist the help of a local, and marry Amber

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  't want everyone to be the same -- part of what makes MIT exciting is ... , piercings of all sorts, bare feet, tattoos... We tell both the interviewers and the application readers to be careful not to fall into trap of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

  

  and soaking in the Boston sun on one of those early spring days where ... me all the possible ways my life was capable of stretching and splitting and changing. Looking back, however, it was one of the most

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  + snoozes. 8:53: First snap! Of a TMAYD MIT (Tell Me About Your Day MIT ... elevator art on point? (We’re the Home of the Velociraptors, in case you were ... diversion: it’s a hack--the MIT Zoo! (Check out “A Collection of Curious

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  first met while judging Battle of the Bands at CPW 2010. Today, at 3:54 PM ET, the kickstarter for Ministry of Supply, the business apparel ... by MIT alumni. Most of all, MIT provided me the accountability and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Typical Friday Night Done with 6.046 exam, time to chill

  

  fell asleep. As a rule of thumb, I'm generally always the first person to ... just kind of shut down and didn't do anything productive for the next 96 ... , post-6.046 exam. I know that before I came to MIT, my impression of the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  -mail from Maxine, president of MIT's chapter of the American Institute of ... with course 10 seniors the first week until they're all like "Group ... always the best part... how about the milk vending machine in the basement

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  the world!) For my first trip, I tried to think of touristy things to ... hour of the decision release. Many of you will be glued to your computer ... loving MIT and choosing the institute as one of your college options. Thank

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  consider the Spain and Mexico programs at first, I ended up choosing Germany ... students who are considering MISTI to think of the program both in terms of ... research involving polymer chemistry. I enjoyed the best of a friendly

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  (we cover the equivalent of one week in normal semester schedule every day). 496. Other than the classes, there's plenty of time every day to ... sense of the daily newspaper, the subway announcements, and having 2-hour

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  [ hard mode ] i'm on hard mode and i'm just a noob

  

  weeks, which have been >> First week of November Saturday (not ... [/caption] Monday: I woke up with cramps. On top of my 3-week old ankle sprain, the ... .0002[/annotation] pset and turned it in without passing all of the tests. The thing

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  sunscreen physical health and stuff

  

  better care of my body: the first is drinking water more regularly ... at the ripe age of twenty-one i am beginning to feel my body weaken ... of my feet, i had several minor foot injuries during the past year

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 4, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  3 Simple Steps for Making New Friends Guide to Meeting People

  

  ) actually reveals more information than at first glance: 2 of the strangers we ... entered the MIT admissions office for the first time during [annotation note ... at the center of the room, and quietly slid to the edge of the room

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  couch you'll sleep in, I'm gonna head to class now. The first class I had ... the event of a crash. Most databases use a steal/no-force design, which ... step out of their slumber and into the courtyard. I put a patty on the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  it any other way. The home of MIT rowing is the Pierce Boathouse ... think of the boathouse as kind of a second home. It’s where half my ... of my life for as long as I can remember. My first team sport was pee

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  reviewing MIT’s Intro To Deep Learning the highs and lows of the beloved IAP class

  

  This past week was the first week of [annotation note="Independent Activities Period, aka the month of January where students can take a long ... the class started, it has kind of blown up due to all of the lectures

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 12, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  from The Other Side of college: one on where I live, one on what I do on ... Tolls, finally read Anna Karenina all the way through. I've read the first ... impatient with all of the drama. Two fellow MIT alums (Davie '12, Daniel '12

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  manufacturers to share their talents and hone their skills. As part of the ... and organizations have come together to support the National Day of ... with plans to support the creation of 10 new community fabrication labs

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014