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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Are you ready for some FOOBAW? the one and only time I talk about football

  

  The Prudential Tower put on a special display for the New England ... who they learn to root for. One time in middle school gym, a girl told ... dad rooted for the Auburn Tigers while her mom rooted for Crimson Tide

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2026
• Blog / How to MIT

  Ten years at MIT for me 🎂 a few notes on the occasion of my 10th anniversary at MIT

  

  All dates are auspicious, but some more than others. For me, August ... wanted to put in this blog post for some time. The problem is that talking ... , which was for Admissions Counselor for Web Communications, to work on the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the ... : Everything happens for a reason, (insert name here) is a bad person, I will ... fantasy novels and took advanced math class. Middle school was hard for me

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  , writing a blog post for the first time in almost four years. Since I started ... from me, taking the rest of my life with it. For some holidays, my mom ... , and for the first time in my life, I learned to fly alone. I’d grip my

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  , including (but not limited to) those who are registered for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Since 2012, when the program was launched ... profiled Jose G. '17, the current President of DreaMIT, the student group for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  .k.a. Write Your Own A.I. For A Game Of Heavily Bytecode-Limited Starcraft 6 ... (paradoxically, we will do more to get a free T-shirt than we will for the amount of cash it took to buy the T-shirt) and recruiters itching for coders

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  A couple people have asked about suggestions for useful items with ... shipping expense. Just bring enough stuff for a few days to hold you over ... for your usage, they seem to be easily procured if you know where to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  out if MIT is the right place for them. This amazing blog post by Yuliya ... took for me to punch it into place felt like several minutes. Feel bad. Fun fact: I had been the travel coordinator for my friend group (Kathryn Z

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  around for two weeks swatting at mosquitoes and eating a lot of food ... : Collect 60 free t-shirts - ~40% complete. For whatever reason, the free t ... intend for this to happen this year; I applied to MISTI Japan with the full

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  its utility for physics and CS. I suppose I still don’t, since I’m not ... 'll spoil the punchline for you: I'm officially a course 8 major now. And yet ... chance that I'll go to grad school, but it certainly won't be for physics

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey.

  

  of money for my education, and the least I could do was try to pay for ... , which is $8.75 an hour, and I was responsible for checking out books and ... weekly chores like dusting the bookshelves. It was a very good job for a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fabulous Festivities & Fireworks for the Fourth The annual Boston Pops concert and fireworks show.

  

  location. 2. The Sailing Pavilion. For members of the MIT Nautical ... love creating their own venues for watching the festivities. Another ... 's 1812 Overture. The live cannons for 1812 are always a big hit. Here are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  was waiting for early action decisions. I know there's no real way you ... few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College ... . Enjoy! (Even if you're not waiting for college decisions, this is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We all campus for iCampus Innovation and Entrepreneurship: We all love iCampus! (~8 pictures)

  

  , graduates, and/or faculty submit proposals for something cool that will ... interactive learning models for project based science, mathematics and ... environments; * Publish educationally innovative content for wide

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  called it — and I thought, why not? We met on Sundays at 10 pm for me in Denmark, 1 pm for those on the west coast. One poem per week, with different ... rushed on, I found myself enjoying poetry. I signed up for Advanced Poetry

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  want to take! I'm even excited for the required classes, which is really ... creating STEM games for middle schoolers in Nepal, and I'm pretty interested ... East Campus will be good experience for that. 6.033 (Computer Systems

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  a sad week for me. It was a short week, but the longest week I've had ... had one recitation and a few other committments for Tuesday, and I threw ... our scheduled appointment for the next day Talk to a professional

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Donate for Eric and Ann Whalley Please give to support the parents of a 2010 alumni, both victims of the bombing,…

  

  that may never happen. My heart is broken for Boston and the victims of ... tragedy. Thank you very much for your love and support, and please be safe

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  ) some advice for how to quickly finish his art notebook cover project ... see what happens. “Just see what happens, Mom? I have a plan for this ... undergraduate working towards a BFA. Looking back, that’s a nice metaphor for what

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1,040 students this year. Based on our ... . What are the realities here? I know that while we plan for the worst ... MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008