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  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  signature. He won a Pulitzer for literature, not for autographing.) It almost

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  and A Canticle for Leibowitz. Students consider genre protocols and how ... within a genre or between genres for round-table workshopping. Enrollment

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  like SecureFX and WinSCP. We're also responsible for knowing enough HTML ... brand new admissions post is on the front page for you all to read.

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Of Dancing and T-Shirts (Guest Entry) Who had fun at CPW? I did!

  

  managed to find my way back to Sidney-Pacific for the night. My host Tina ... for me everything I thought MIT would be, and more. The academics were

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  verbal final presentation is also given to a panel of specialists (for this ... did for the last eighteen years of my life - and it really gave me an

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Benzene Back Take it to the lab!

  

  . "What are you doing?! We have to study for our final!!" "QUIET. I ... fast Leaving group needed for it to react Add that nucleophile! [Bridge

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  reduce the need for organ transplants by understanding the etiology of ... this is the place for you. I think in some respects you have to be a car

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This one goes out to the parent Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The city of Portland, Oregon was named for Portland, Maine. What a coincidence that Matt's entry on thanking parents came on ... like! I've been on grad school visits for the past 3 weeks, which are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  semester I applied for and joined ESG (Experimental Study Group), a freshman ... day; my TAs bring ice cream and order us Thai food for late-night study

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  you choose to take. For example, to fulfill one of your physics ... , there is something for everyone. Don’t worry about not finding friends

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  stereotypes have at least a grain of something resembling truth to them -- for ... that made them strong candidates for admission. Well, you don't have to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  yesterday's entry for, well, more pictures. I, I can remember standing by ... Engineering Museum, which is a strange destination for like 7 MIT students who

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  buildings. It's a great thing for lost visitors in the summer and frozen ... (only about a third to a half of whom are here for the summer, mostly

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wouldn’t it be Nice? ...actually, I'm kind of glad that I'm not older.

  

  intensive cultural experience for at least 8 hours a day, and I think I ... stuff at a restaurant or ask for a hotel room. Because, honestly, why do I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  Technology Officer (CTO) of Goldman Sachs and MIT Class of 1977. For those of ... of a PhD student for two years, working with clathrate hydrates

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Visit to the Museum of Fine Arts There's nothing like a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts to make you realize…

  

  's another story for another day. There were also a lot of pieces by the ... begun to transform into a machine. Food for thought? What else -- there

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  college/MIT: (Time for me to be serious) I have 3 points: 1. Put a lot of ... scores. We are looking for well-rounded students. Since we focus on so much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  highlighter for, circle in big red pen, make it the focus of your case. In fact

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hello, world

  

  turned out to have everything I was looking for: in addition to the awesome ... applied for work in the field of education. After considering a number of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Comments on A Boring Friday lItErArY aNaLySiS

  

  Spoilers for A Boring Friday, you should check that first ... 's a heavy-handed metaphor for how you don't notice time passing until it ... this online community developed. If it weren't for them, you wouldn't be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 13, 2022