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• Blog / How to Human

  Free Flu Shots Better than free pizza.

  

  ;   This semester I will catch none of these lovely bugs, because I ... . The nice lady said hello, commented on my rollerblades, stuck a needle in my arm, pulled the needle out of my arm, and gave me a Band-Aid. The

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fresh Food! Here at last!

  

  likely you'll be at the mercy of whatever treats the school gives you ... cooperative effort between students and Division of Student Life is bearing fruit in the form of a campus produce stand that will open for business

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • March 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  operated on my sense of time, then the concept of "morning" would be applied ... 've passed on pset- and exam- heavy classes in favor of those with huge end-of ... sleeper who could slumber through the initiation of a massive nuclear war

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  spring! semester! so apparently i'm doing a lot of random shit

  

  because it’s a CI-H. I, uh, I needed to take one of those or I’d be put on a ... interesting. It focuses on the politics of framing—in other words, how people ... takes a maximum of 30 minutes every night, and I memorize the dialogue on

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?

  

  of the most interesting and fun lectures I've ever had at MIT. As a result, some students compiled a list of of his weirdest, strangest, and best quotes from lecture. Shout out the 9.00 group chat for all of these

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Sulinya Ramanan Sulinya Ramanan '10, "hometown hero"

  

  individuals in the community who have had an uncommon impact on the lives of ... lifetime. On May 18, the Spackenkill High School senior will be honored as one of the recipients of the 2006 Hometown Hero awards. The awards are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  ’ve compiled some of my thoughts on the portfolio process and collected some frequently asked portfolio questions. A crumb of context The MIT application is ... application this way to help us deliver on our charge to enroll a vibrant

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  saw? (Apr 3) I went on a tour of MIT the summer before my senior year ... photos of some places you've fallen asleep on campus. What are the benefits ... happened since; I'm sure I could write pages of excuses about why I haven

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hodge-Podge Random things from a random guy.

  

  involved screenwriters on crack who have no judge of what movies the public ... right on the edge of campus and that every so often (a couple of times a ... five hours of sleep last night, but for some reason I'm awake and feeling

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  chasing the aurora a celestial hunt

  

  the beautiful is one I can't pass on. [caption id="attachment_100807 ... solar geeks are on this list I thought I should share… it’s a [Kp9] night tonight, and if my tracker is accurate, we should have a chance of seeing

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 13, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  way out of Giant, on an impulse, I stuck a dollar into the PA Lottery ... piece of Old Black Joe cake, and some shoo-fly pie. On my way down to ... a full account of my activities at home later on, or maybe not. Anyway

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  life of an admissions officer on the road can be hectic, and sadly we do ... four more to go. On Wednesday, after a couple school visits, I had the ... of the Orange County ECs, having a nice picnic dinner. Directly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• 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 ... decision on the 14th, you should visit decisions.mit.edu and log in with

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

  Waitlist Decisions 2012

  

  As the May 1st reply date has passed, I know many people on the ... . Each year, we always plan on admitting students from the waitlist. However, this year, we saw an unprecedented, record-breaking percentage of

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  was totally wrong about bikes on campus. I've always walked to class and lab, which is really kind of stupid if you live on the far west end of west campus. Especially because Boston has stupid weather. But Adam

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  purpose of me writing this blog post is to give you some ideas on how to spend your time instead of freaking out about upcoming admissions ... -page in-depth analysis on the tone of the main character’s dog’s whimper

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  bunch of concepts, put twists on the classical examples, and churn out ... Coming off of a state-of-mind-altering weekend in Maine with people from the dorm, I knew a full Pre-Thanksgiving week of MIT won’t be pretty

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  do MIT students do with one month of freedom? I’ll be working on my ... week starts on Monday, December 17. There are two standard responses to a ... the start of Independent Activities Period (IAP). *Cue “It’s the Most

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  leadership experience on my resume, and I didn't want to go anywhere north of ... turkey and cheddar on a very large piece of Publix Cuban bread, and the ... song from Bowling for Soup. This, of course, made me think lmao, remember

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-January Updates The latest from Cambridge.

  

  . Lots of reading to be done! If you are a regular action applicant, please check your application tracking on MyMIT today. If you are missing an ... time to follow up on that and make sure we have it as soon as possible

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2007