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  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  squinting against the bright lights, it looked pretty damn close to being full ... -Premiere. This year, our Delivery is going to be on May 5th, at the top of the ... to be upfront, being a member of the class of 2026 Ring Committee is a

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things

  

  frosh-to-be, my spot's still taken, but we're looking for more bloggers ... . Physically, I guess it's hard to not ever feel that way; there are few cures ... way to get around, because you leave the driving to someone else, and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 12, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  ways) to print. Escape this terrible fate!! I imagine IS&T explains ... (and by extension, you) is paying a gazillion dollars to have a top ... ?) before you can graduate. I am not advising you to finish your PE classes by

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  cookies life lessons through six scrumptious sayings

  

  cookie, it might be able to recognize itself quickly as a junk-food junkie ... sociocultural factors and your willingness to be quiet as a child and not your ... , and you make a good one--to try. You actually can be interested in the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  don't want to hear all the way through. 9. Daniela, for having a really ... somewhere with us. Actually, she just happened to be walking next to somebody ... of over 100 freshman across nine floors, rarely needing to sink below

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MTB Party Pic & TechTV CPW Coverage Some fun ways to remember the weekend...

  

  Bloggers party. If I shrink it down to fit here, you won't be able to ... Hi folks, It was truly AWESOME to spend lots of time with all of you this past weekend. I hope you guys had as much fun as I did! A quick

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  to go off. I go and look at my computer (which is supposed to be my ... to campus on my way there. And thus began the second of the dreariest ... indicator of just how hosed you're going to be. To put this in perspective

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  quickly how difficult it would be to come to a consensus via sporadic emails ... here so long that I've forgotten what it's like to be in love with a ... for your patience throughout this long process, and for applying to be

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Refactored

  

  MIT portal, be patient. We still have a lot of application pieces to enter and ... might be helpful for you in the future). Quick news update: I have ... staff to get together and catch up. And before that, I was sleeping off

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  'm flying back to Boston by way of Portland, Oregon and Philadelphia ... presented to the US Department of Energy by our professor. How bad can that be ... cancelled due to Chicago being buried under 20 stories of golfball-sized hail

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  deferred applicants, I thought I should post a quick Q&A about what to do ... . It continues to be a great pool of motivated and successful students ... , etc? You may send along anything that you feel would be helpful to the

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  interview - I frankly expected the students to be, well, a bit insufferable ... 's sense of self-worth clipped to the quick. So for those who are feeling a ... . Keep your head out of the clouds - but don't be afraid to hold it high.

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

  Our 2016-17 Application Essay Questions For those of you rarin' to go.

  

  different ways, from tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community ... applicant. It's not to be wowed, or feel like we need to read the most unique

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • July 26, 2016
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  takes place over IAP. Participants will be asked to wrestle with such ... Power of All Day 3: Challenging What Is, Looking to What Could Be Day 4 ... our minds to. The week was led by head facilitators, Tracy Purinton

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  . MIT students work to improve their communities in different ways, from tackling the world’s biggest challenges to being a good friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community, whether in your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  "I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?" I get this question from time to time. Many students know that math students can do ... enter the Intel Science Talent Search, but if you really like building

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  than I do building a community. I need to work on being present more ... and attempt to live by exclusively their own principles--maybe it's also ... external markers to highlight the success of one's life. Either way, I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  complaints about foul odors and damage to the dorms caused by animals. "We had ... , which were chosen over dogs because they don't need to be walked, don ... pets in dorms, and the number of pet-friendly schools appears to be on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• 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 ... DID YOU KNOW? Homemade mayonnaise is actually acidic enough to kill ... , endless categories, and I want to fill them all with my insights on The MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  catching up on my movie/book/TV show list fell by the wayside. Not to mention ... pancakes being delivered to us were 30% batter. As a table of 5 people, we ... be fun to vlog the adventure, but most of the footage that I actually

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015