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  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  "I've always been a knowledge junkie; facts are my hit, and Wikipedia ... you about it. Exhibit A: If you've been following the election at all ... being too soft on Iran.  Yadda yadda yadda. And if you've been watching

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  Hello! What’s up Homo sapiens sapiens? To everyone I’ve met this ... things you do and how you’ve developed yourself in your mental, emotional ... experience I’ve had where 40 students and counselors went from being strangers

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  on whether they’ve satisfied those classes’ requisites and how they ... , I’ve been wrapping up main summer development, and my team of beta ... schedule with both Physics and Comp. Sci. classes, which I’ve done—even my

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things

  

  , I've finished Siddhartha (an absolutely wonderful book that I'm just ... to say that.) I've just really grown to like trains. They're a nice ... answer to that one, I've found, is entirely up to you.

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 12, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  know it or not, you've almost certainly already made it. Cognitive ... ’re hoping. Okay, so you've almost certainly made your decision ... content with the decision you've already made, then congratulations! If

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  was made of. Now fast forward to today and what is on my mind. Today, I’ve ... …. (Sorry, I’ve always wanted to do that :P) Seriously though, the vast ... who you are—what you’ve lived through and what you’re made of. If you

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  climbing, and winter and spring mean skiing. But I've become more and more interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had ... outside, and by early morning I've been told it dropped as low as -8F

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  ample down time for doing things with your friends. I've been working with ... in this machine trying to keep it cool.) I've named this computer ... . But here lately, I've been using it to....well....   If you don

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  semester, I've been putting school on cruise control. This functionality ... some convincing. Or maybe I just think too much. Anyway, I've been ... middle of the night about one thing we've both learned this semester - so

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  to talk about where we've all been, where we all are, and where we are going. Over the past month I've tried to unpack for you some of our operating ideas about holistic admissions and diversity and merit. I've

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  apartment instead of East Campus (I've spent all my previous summers interning ... 851? Haitao'12: Well, I've taken all the other algorithms classes, so ... due on Wednesday. I've heard that my problem sets are hard, but

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  chunks of cheese, and a handful of crackers and call it a day. Firstly, I’ve ... combinations. One of the strangest I’ve had so far has been Loco Moco. Besides ... . That is definitely a taste I’ve never had before but I really liked it

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Blogger’s Cut, Year One Some other first year memories captured in photos

  

  little dejected. It must've gotten Stockholm syndrome from being at MIT for ... was also one of the more surreal mornings I've ever had in recent memory ... S.I. adopt this number of books as a new unit of measurement.I've seen

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 25, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  named. Some people call it hell week, but I've found that even in the ... most forest-y, most outdoors-y place you've ever been to, and dump a few ... !) So you've probably already gleaned that, like a molecule of bromoethane

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  admission letters to your hearts in a sleepless fervor of joy, I've been ... good presenters now. One rule of thumb we've discovered as the class has ... reference something complicated.) Looks like I've still got a bit of work

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  : In no particular order: Don't worry. We have your mail. We've been ... bullet points version of everything I've written above: More students ... Action. That means I've got mail to open and applications to read! TTFN!

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  a cake so that everyone feels they’ve gotten their fair share. The most imaginative cake-cutting I’ve ever seen comes from my Uncle Dennis ... teaching, I’ve gotten a job through MIT’s Educational Studies Program, or ESP

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Do You Like “Like”? What to do about social sharing.

  

  , not the whole world. So we've stuck with the "Share" button, because suited our purposes, wasn't creepy, and worked just fine. However, we've ... implement solution.</font color>. I've emailed Facebook Support and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  makes them special is the stories that the tour guides share. I've known ... , especially since I've had the pleasure of meeting him, as well as his wife at a ... 't be sorry and perhaps I'll see you there. I figure that now that I've

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  Wow so …….... I’ve been MIA for a whiiile. In the past 2 months ... cities including San Francisco and Chicago. I’ve kept many sketchbooks ... ’s something to think about...hmm). So far, I’ve only done something on the cover

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010