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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Temporary Band Entry Title And we hope we passed the audition.

  

  the first of November. The Beatles had already done the whole concert-on ... get on the bad graces of the janitorial staff. WATE is perhaps the only ... separate versions of it. "Poo-wate" is played on instruments, "S'weight" is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  different department?" More on the rest of my classes later, but I want you to ... of the Old English epic Beowulf, and in this class you will learn to read them. Besides being the language of Rohan in the novels of J

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  A few days ago a young man posted a confession to the Class of 2016 ... people!   In the comments some of his classmates shared similar ... still. :) ... I sort of want to email admissions and ask "So thank you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  sometimes hard to maintain, and I live in perpetual fear of messing it up even ... out of my comfort zone in this sense by forcing me to deal with my fear of failure. My first few weeks at MIT have seen me pick out the major

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  elevator art on point? (We’re the Home of the Velociraptors, in case you were ... + snoozes. 8:53: First snap! Of a TMAYD MIT (Tell Me About Your Day MIT ... Lobby 7 on my way to take the 3.091 (Solid State Chem) midterm. Quick

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Simple Harmonic Motivation a time progression through the semester

  

  hours with a bunch of people on hall unlocking a mysterious fancy lock ... first part of about 6 different practice problems and gave up on finishing ... on the third floor of Walker Memorial and cry internally for 50 minutes

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Repilot A 10th vlogiversary for the 20th blogiversary

  

  never-ending busy season of reading applications! So it's not like I don't have a lot of other work to do right now. But as I've been chatting with ... caffeinated because I don't like the taste of coffee, I usually prefer

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  . How’s the water?’ And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes 'What the hell is water?'” (DFW went on to deliver a timeless and celebrated address that is well

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  We're big fans of Spotify here on the blogs and have been for awhile ... a high schooler to have on hand in the September period of the ... ; back to 2014 for my post on how I read applications; Nisha's post in 2018

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  robot, never coded on my TI-89, never watched Star Wars. I did not get a 223,462,346,400 on my SAT. I did not take all 27 levels of the AP ... those of you up to speed on the course numbers), I’m pursuing a Theater

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  About the Midyear Report We've been getting many questions about the Midyear Report. Here are some answers.

  

  form is required of all applicants and will be available on this page in ... some answers. On mitadmissions.org, it says the following about the ... Midyear Report will be available on your MyMIT account in February and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Do you have jobs? Can I have one?

  

  scored. But the main focus of your attention should be on showing the ... After I finish my M.Eng (Master's of Engineering) thesis in the ... , and otherwise fulfill me. So far, I've met a *ton* of companies. I can

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  went on during IAP." noun -- the location of one's UROP "I'm on my way to ... leave it out at room temperature without fear of food poisioning. This new ... , endless categories, and I want to fill them all with my insights on The MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  crazy person. Maybe both. Come on, many brilliant people are crazy. Ergo ... used to keep track of the funny and/or ridiculous things our group of friends said on a daily basis (note: I was going to link to it, but then I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  this RIGHT NOW, but please be patient. As it says on our website, all of ... project that we've been working on for a while. It's a Maker Portfolio, and it's one of several options that MIT applicants have to send us

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  sticker stories adorned on my water bottles

  

  slipped out of my backpack on the plane...silly me. I checked my location tracker (because I am crazy and put a really old tile on it) and saw it was ... there. Unfortunately, I have no intentionally-taken photos of it, but I

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  Charles River on the north and the glittery high rises of Back Bay Boston on ... screwdriver anymore. This occurs when the tip of a screwdriver slips on the ... courtesy of Toolever Of course the five screws on the sweep have to be old

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  the class of 2019. If there’s an event in your area, you should ... taste of a few of the events this coming week. Check out your MyMIT portal for a comprehensive list of all events being hosted this week as well as

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Attention local high school students interested science and engineering! Have you heard about BeaverDash?

  

  students arrive on the day of the competition, they will be assigned to small ... of Women Engineers would like to invite local high school students to ... each year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). No previous

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  granted by the structure of a shoestring's weave, internal discussions on ... tendency to sit fascinated for hours by the refraction of light through pens ... awkward writing. When these kinds of people pool together, though, it's like

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012