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  Jhumpa Lahiri visited MIT today! ...and all of Cambridge (it seemed) wanted to see her!

  

  forty minutes. I videotaped a small, random portion of it. To watch it ... along, or even get to sit inside of the lecture hall. There was also an ... alone love, and Jhumpa Lahiri is one of them. The Pulitzer Prize winning

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  App Reading In The Western ‘Burbs The little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and charm, and are surprisingly…

  

  that it's taken me an hour to summarize and pull out all of the ... to live within walking distance of MIT, but then I got old and traded ... from Kendall/MIT to Porter). Getting off campus and out of the city for

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Is This, a Crossover Episode? Jacob Collier and Yo-Yo Ma come to MIT

  

  point, Yo-Yo decided to really lean into the "haha I am so old" part of ... , Fred Harris (the director of MITWE) was going through the semester ... excited to hear this. Two years ago, Fred had also promised a “special

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 23, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  transitions memories of first snow

  

  of December, I went to the Museum of Fine Arts with a friend. It was ... of starting to appreciate art museums, which, looking back, I am so ... , to the strangers I made dinner with after a final, on a floor of East

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  the top of the hill to look at Boston from. The view was absolutely incredible. Then, we hiked around the side of the hill and descended to the ... brought us straight to a beach where the majority of other visitors to the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  hello seattle i'm on the west coast!!

  

  seattle felt foriegn to me as i walked its avenues, but i wasn ... to boston, and to cambridge, and to MIT. they have successfully replaced the definition of 'home' in my subconcious. i'm in a completely

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  school – I was definitely of the “I’m not technology-oriented enough to go ... terrified of starting this class. Turns out, this is shaping up to be my ... and adorable! Don’t be too creeped out if I try to hug you at the end of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  applications we can during regular action, regardless of when the application was ... number of deferred students later admitted has been about 300 -- but who ... any other updates you'd like to provide (new awards, changes to your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  applications we can during regular action, regardless of when the application was ... number of deferred students later admitted has been a bit under 300 -- but ... any other updates you'd like to provide (new awards, changes to your

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

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  to one of these programs, don't procrastinate! The MIT programs are ... 's Technology Program (WTP) Programs open to out-of-state; largely regional ... of the large block of free time to do something meaningful for yourself.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Television Show Decisions Three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on television each…

  

  So here's the story. Each year I allow myself to faithfully follow ... , and three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on ... two years. Clearly this will be one of the four; no need for discussion

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  had submitted the name. Add to that the fact that some of the people who ... , Shannon '05.) To help diffuse the very high level of stress in the room ... MIT, and at first I was going to spend the weekend in NYC, but then I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  dress your wounds and stay in bed self care!

  

  of the other skills I practiced was self-care. I learned to let myself ... having busy parents and a lot of siblings. They taught us to bandage our ... to this semester. I protect my hands but I wring the rest of my body

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  !" Okay, well that's only my favorite episode of Star Trek EVER, next to the ... call out a number from 1 to 220 or whatever, and he tells you the name of ... asylum in Iceland. I was just about to get some sleep last night--I had to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET

  

  I've ducked out of committee for a moment to let you know that ... next Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET.   To check your decision on ... and password.   In order to verify that you will receive a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  As April ends, and admitted students everywhere decide where to enroll, I wanted to take a few moments to speak directly to the Class of ... . But I wanted to highlight the importance of match because when I was in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  the following sign: You have arrived at New House: home to all of MIT ... Desmond. Enter the arcade. Walk to the very end. Do a couple of stretches for your hamstrings and calves, and then climb to the top of the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Humans 101 @ MIT introductory SHASS classes this fall and recapping the lightning talks

  

  purpose of the list is to provide admitted students with a basic roadmap to the SHASSy side of MIT as they try to navigate the Institute and figure ... . Greene GSL offers language instruction courses at a variety of levels to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trumpeting for Assassins I get to watch each presidential assassination. Live. Over and over again.

  

  challenge to get any noise out of the instrument, since the amount of air ... In fifth grade, everyone at my school had to pick an instrument to ... playing every instrument in turn, and the teachers would rate us from 1 to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  who started the movement,  to be "Lysistrata" which means "disbander of ... going and be the best runner I can be. It took a lot of experiences to ... . One of my big pulls for the class, though, were the field trips. That

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025