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  and i’d do it again differently

  

  project we've been working on since this summer. and at one point, one of my ... 'd do it again. in my preparation for this class, i read one of the ... were utterly confused, now makes sense. and at the end of every semester

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  12-person feasts on random weekends in the middle of the semester (very PNR-core). But! This Thanksgiving, most of us are on campus, so we ... on some of the classic American Thanksgiving dishes–turkey, mashed

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  , weird ideas we’re lying on the carpet at 5 am, the weight of the world ... Ask MIT students what they like about MIT, and many of them will say ... "the people" of mit, they are only referring to undergrad students, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  weigh on the interviewer's impression of the applicant." Art '68, MI ... certainly on the list of 'what not to judge.' While an EC might note that the ... On a recent blog entry, I got a question from a student I thought was

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

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  a lot of things, but don’t follow through. I reflected on myself and ... out on. I was skipping all of the hard work. Yes, it sucks. And it ... ’m cheating myself out of the experience of learning! I need to grow on my own

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Liveblog: Info Session with Karyn Blaser! Learn about MIT

  

  signing in on OLPC's (somehow the admissions office got a hold of two of ... on. OCW (OpenCourseWare) is also an example of benefiting society. MIT ... MIT. 2:22 -- MIT is set up on a 4-1-4 schedule (4 months of classes, 1

  • by Snively '11
  • October 12, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  time travel is overrated conversing with my past self

  

  on the last day of freshman orientation, just a few days before i ... .032 (differential equations), and wgs.303 (history of gender). what do you do on a ... aromas of dinner imminent.  but i usually don’t cook on wednesdays

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • November 2, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Nationals! In which MIT XC goes to Iowa

  

  Roughly a week ago, on a Thursday morning, at the crack of dawn, I ... found ourselves, at 6:30AM, at the beginning of the end, ready to make the ... to refrain from the obvious commentary on the drive through Iowa-I come

  • by Alina G. '11
  • November 27, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a super timely post about spotify wrapped bloggers wrapped 2018

  

  , which I streamed at least 50 times over the course of a week, on my top 100 playlist? I don't even recognize at least a third of the songs on ... representative of my music taste. My personal judgment of the blogger: depends on

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 4, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Open Thread: The Final Countdown a noble tradition of posting all day on the internet

  

  , ExpressionEngine, is, like my mom's 16 year old minivan with 250,000 miles on ...  noble tradition of infinitely long, rambling, nothing-is-offtopic-because-everything-is-offtopic asynchronous discussions with strangers on the Internet. Come post with us. You

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  limited to) those listed on our enrichment opportunities page. One of these ... they are currently working on or to begin research now with the goal of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  It's the middle of July, and my brain is so fried I'm punting on a ... questions on a Friday afternoon. Ben used to do these big roundup "answers to ... Disqus handles that kind of conversation pretty well now, so we can just do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  My Talk @ Maker Faire a bit about how we see, select, and support makers

  

  We've had makers on the mind here for a little while. Earlier this ... month, after our first year of having a Maker Portfolio, I gave a talk at World Maker Faire New York about how we admit and empower these kinds of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

  see that I too have grown. Here are a few things I learned on my own ... overwhelming, but give it all you got. Everyone’s afraid of failing. In each of ... , I just kept on working and got the grades that I earned. Whew! That

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Walter Lewin ESG Lecture Oh, you know, only one of the most famous Physics Professors of all time

  

  Friday Luncheon. A close friend of ESG's 8.012/8.022 Professor Paola, he ... minutes of glory. After time was up he surprised us all with signed ... first year at MIT has flown by and it's about time I update you guys on

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got this video. Or rather, this sad excuse of one...

  

  the only one in my programming class who takes notes on paper, not on a ... is Peter Reddien, seriously the boy-wonder of Course 7 (biology). Apparently he was one of the most brilliant course 7 grad students the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Like Never Before Kevin Rustagi '11 talks about the MIT LMC and then some.

  

  Hey you guys! I recently had the pleasure of meeting Kevin Rustagi ... various other events. They have a (FREE!) CD out that's available on their website, as well as iTunes. Kevin gave me a copy of the CD, titled Like

  • by Celena C. '12
  • August 30, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You’re Still Our No.1 :) less than 2 days left!

  

  !) --- While we are on the subject of speeches - for all to-be valedictorians ... decisions, everyone! :D --- WHY ART HISTORY IS AWESOME LIST OF ALL ... before spring break. I'm super stressed. I don't know what is going on in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  On any given day, you'll totally forget how awesome it is that you're an MIT student, and that there are people outside of MIT who ... this. I'm still working on the Ring Premiere entry, but a friend

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  Beginning this coming Sunday, April 26th, MIT will be going on the ... describe common philosophies on admissions, financial aid, and more. Each ... counselor about the state of admissions. Counselors can RSVP at brownmityale

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009