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  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  ’t on libgen. Then, in a rush of power, I checked out books that had ... different academic perspectives. On my last day of Gaelic Folklore, we set up ... worthwhile.   I took The Folklore of Gaelic Ireland for the fairies and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Everyday I’m Trufflin’ But not really since it takes 4 hours

  

  IAP stands for many things. For those people just chilling on campus ... kidding everyone... don't worry!) One of the best things about IAP is that you never know what you'll be doing at any given moment of the day. You

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 25, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2014!), that you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... 't need to send us money to hold your place. If you're still on the fence

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  based off of the numbers you listed on your application because that ... be the end of my formal education, but here I am applying to graduate schools. It's not an easy task either. Waiting on pins and needles to hear

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  Name: Stu SchmillJob title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational CouncilHometown: Little Neck, NY (in Queens ... many things, have many talents, and are focused on what is really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  .) --------------- Thanks for all of the comments on my previous entry about PE classes ... Zaira, an 11th grade student from Brownsville, Texas (the tip of ... to give her addiction to "papas adobadas," a kind of mexican hot Lays

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I’M BACK!!!!! (and MIT is hard)

  

  long hold times on tech support, arguing, and TWO reformats of my ... valuable trial run on how to do classes without the finality and stress of ... week ended and I was on a plane headed for Houston on Thursday December

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 11, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

    Let's review a concept taught in the lowest levels of classical physics. You have an object and you move it. The length of the path ... between the intitial position of the object and its final position is called

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Snow-bama Snow? Obama? At MIT? AHH.

  

  outlet. It all began on the balcony of the McCormick's East Tower ... Hailing from the notoriously hot and humid city of Houston, in which ... midst of 30-something-degree weather, it began to snow. Much to the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  , then down Memorial Drive in front of Killian Court on their way to the TD ... to town and parks their train right behind Simmons. This is one of ... ’s the elephants. Specifically, the walking of the elephants from the train

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  into the apartment, and have all kinds of grownup things like furniture ... by Saturday night, but we really didn't clean out all of the boxes ... 's worth of clothes so you don't have to unpack and then repack your temp

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  . Suddenly I was on the other side of the line, separated from my family by a ... when their lives didn’t, not to those on the other end of the trigger. In ... States of America three years ago. Packed all my belongings into four

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  . On Floor Pi, one of our traditions is this event called tea time. It ... problems on sheets of paper, and talk about your unwavering dedication to the ... loved being on the receiving end of the endless stream of free food, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  . Focus your application on some of these points. Or at least keep them in ... .” On the content of essays: someone has probably said to you, “Write ... lot of time on. Start by looking at what you’ve spent the most time on

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  . Daniel's work, titled "Two Papers on the Theory of Partitions," makes a ... accompanied by a $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 scholarship in recognition of a significant piece of work in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Music, Literature

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Introduction To ARTalk An introduction to the ARTalk guest author blog by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director…

  

  's performance of Leocadia. Photocredit / Hayden Taylor ARTALK will focus on the ... [by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director of Arts Initiatives, and Ken Haggerty '11] MIT is at the center of one of the most original and

  • by ARTalk
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  the Friday before, then skipping out on this would only be a sign of ... that if I ever buy a half acre of land, I will build a deck on it à la JD ... food on campus. Spend the rest of my Saturday hanging out with friends

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  opportunity! Everyone should come to the premiere of Season 2 on November 4, at ... assume that I am pre-med, or else shudder at high school memories of ... 't either of those things. Biology is an incredibly challenging, multi

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2018 are now ... to decisions.mit.edu. 18,357 students applied to the MIT Class of 2018. As of today, and inclusive of Early Action, we have offered

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  just taken a leave of absence. Taking a break from the Institute is not unheard of here. I can think of several people I know who are currently ... better. A lot of emphasis in choosing colleges goes towards student life

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008