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• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  . ...all right, that statement's also a lie. There are some things about that ... becoming a senior didn't clue you into that.) My old bio is also a testament to my former desire to earn a degree in Chemistry (HAHAHAHAHA) and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Continuing our series Introducing the Class of 2013, today we have a pair of stories about a terrific pair of young women... Chandler '13 and ... COLLIER COUNTY: A set of twin girls in Collier County have a lot more in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  -wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a ... running lemonade stands. I'll get a real job someday.) Moments of pain are mercifully scarce in a job that regularly involves glorifying the trivialities

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our ... uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No ... -- approximately 2.9% of applicants -- a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris ... .) In response to all of these comments, I'd like to deliver a poorly ... Mr. Antunez, a new teacher who had grown up in Spain and Argentina and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  (included at the bottom), I'm going to post a Japanese song this year. This is the theme from Dragon Zakura, a famous Japanese drama from 2005. The drama is about a radical teacher that sets out to train a group of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  you live, a visit to MIT can be expensive and a little time consuming ... . Normally visits only last for about a day so you will have to cram as much ... , right? Cramming a ton of stuff into a really short time period? I have

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  figured 18.01 would be a walk in the park, I took one look at the p-set and ... betting against it really.....kind of a lose lose...) so I sat down and started the pset at 9:30p.m. What follows, friends is what is known as a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  ominous dark skies today and what was forecasted to be a partly cloudy to overcast day began with a light drizzle. Though simple rain is never enough ... the landscaping, man), it does put a little more pressure on the staff

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  I've been getting a lot of questions about supplemental material ... music activity at MIT in the music community are encouraged to submit a ... be solo or with accompaniment but not in an enemble; 2) a one

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  are conducted in your home area (not on MIT's campus) by an MIT alum, a ... wear a suit or ball gown or anything like that. The interviewers won ... like that. It's meant to be more of a conversation, a give and take. What

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  , Cassini created a map of the moon that was the best available until ... Observatory built. The Observatory of Paris was a great place to work, not only ... summer working with a really dedicated mentor and a great team of other top

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  activities for the parents other than a reception and some financial aid ... to Housing and Dining. This will be a great overview of the variety of ... interfacing with Current MIT Parents. Always a huge success every year. 8:30pm

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , Maine. What a coincidence that Matt's entry on thanking parents came on ... in a sustainable fashion anytime soon. So, until we get a big ... --might not be a bad transitional solution. But speaking of sustainable energy

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

  Browser Wars Hee. The title makes me think of Super Mario Bros. Oh how I miss my…

  

  more and more of my life. =) There's only a week left in IAP, which is a ... totally love that I started a web browser war in the comments thread of my ... for the Mac, I have come to love later versions of Safari in a way I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  . (Actually, I’d still get a full(ish) night of sleep every night even if I did ... getting really old. Or they could have said "becoming an adult" – as a ... months has had me missing the security of home a bit, though. (Let’s ignore

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  place in 2005), a parent asked me if/how MIT humanities classes were ... September 13, 2006 The works of William Shakespeare have a timeless quality, but it would be a mistake to imagine these "classics" have retained

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

  

  formula for the surface area of a sphere (4 pi r squared) was not exact, and ... , they would get a lot of money. No, really. This man had been teaching ... a vegetarian for a month for no particular reason? Here's a picture

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  applications. As always, it was quite fascinating; I learned a lot, met some good people, and came away with a few new ideas. One of the most interesting ... 's good to apply to a variety of schools at varying levels of selectivity to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  family, and we had a lovely time. I made snickerdoodle cookies and ... .) After the giant food extravaganza (and after a somewhat violent game of ... fireworks. Usually we sit up on a hill in the middle of an 18th

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006