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  And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.

  

  Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor. His face is as smooth as a baby's, as they say. Which leaves yours truly as ... catch the tears that would otherwise run with the ink of your applications

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 31, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  intelligence. Student teams aim to write the best player program for the ... that will help you develop your skills, amaze your future employers (our
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  been used to describe Next House's annual Thanksgiving celebration. I wish I could tell you myself how wonderful it was but unfortunately I was not located at MIT during Thanksgiving break. However, I was able to ask

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Inventional YoYo what the what

  

  things to blog about most will have to wait. But this couldn't. John Chow, who was admitted to the class of 2015, is a professional yoyo-ist. Yoyo ... videos on the Internet of him and his yoyo, on the yoyofactory (his sponsor

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 12, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Where’s Waldo? Hack Attack!

  

  and saw: Divine intervention? On my way back to the Student Center ... to in my email inbox I receive this email. From: Friend with the Inside Scoop To: Me You should check out the Vassar side of Stata ("Razor

  • by Bryan
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  at/around mit i've been --

  

  away from mit. i've been going to lincoln laboratory in lexington once or ... going to wellesley a lot (for toons rehearsals and for the open fields and ... on buses. i've been sick. i've been drinking a lot more tea: jasmine

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 5 and a day off (kinda)

  

  up on chores, etc. It was nice to have a day at home, though I used the ... lassis for the staff, to go along with the Indian food we had from India Castle (one of 13 Indian restaurants within a mile of MIT, according to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Energy Forum Come drink from the solar-paneled firehose. ("Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren…

  

  President Hockfield formed the Energy Research Council to "assess the scope of MIT energy research, explore how to best match MIT expertise with global needs and produce a plan for a cohesive initiative to tackle the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  MISTI 2.0 to make more progress on my project. I also discovered that I ... to shop and eat! What next? I definitely plan on continuing the ... globe to explore new labs, new methods and new research projects. Here is

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021–2022 application cycle as well

  

  ."]for one more year.[/annotation]  We will continue to keep you informed, on ... I am writing to announce that, due to the ongoing pandemic, our ... /ACT, or who can find a forthcoming opportunity to do so safely are

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  ..." doesn't get you looked at funny. A quick rundown of tonight's activities ... over to the previously mentioned Diesel Cafe, where I read three applications, before heading to Teele Square for my usual Tuesday night pub

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  conditions to work and study in the United States. This reevaluation has been rumored for awhile, but now seems to be approaching some kind of decision ... universities — an institution built on intellectual excellence, a meritocratic

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  ". On the second day we drove to the village Vík, where our hotel for the ... a glacier lagoon and returned to Vík to stay in a cabin on the beach ... . On Day 5, we backtracked to Skaftafell, where we'd registered to take

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  St. George’s Day England's National Day

  

  When I came back to England from Easter vacation, I was greeted by ... , Wednesday 23 April and has a picture of a knight on a horse. I was with ... entry on 23rd April but I'm in the middle of exams. Very stressful. More

  • by Cambridge
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Science is Delicious! Zen and the art of hot chocolate

  

  Just a few hours to go, and I know you're feeling the stress. We're feeling it too, believe it or not. I have to tell you that the selection ... , wonder and sleep deprivation that MIT students come to embrace. I don

  • by Dave McOwen
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  purpose of this list is to just let you know where else they are on the web ... Nearly five years ago I added a Facebook share button to the blogs. It's strange to think that was so long ago, and also strange to think

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  contained a number of pictures, which I am more than happy to pass on to you ... Just over 400 years ago, a group of Englishmen attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605. Though their plot was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a week in europe pictures of munich, vienna, amsterdam

  

  outside and it's dark. i need a break. i want to leave. on saturday, i ... on friday, loud, incessant bangs and whirrs of the never-ending projects just outside my window keep me awake as i attempt to make our 6

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / CPW

  Hottest ever CPW ouch global warming

  

  This chart first appeared in my CPW history post, but I wanted to republish it to show how absurd this CPW's weather will be. I updated the ... by temperature. You can also mouseover individual blocks to see data

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  almost any form, from how-to sessions, forums, lecture series and films, to ... to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and