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• Blog / MIT Life

  Ruminations and room-inations Written on the anniversary of one year ago.

  

  The past year in retrospect is a telescoping compression of proper ... .” My goal for the upcoming academic year is to expand into as much ... couch as a bed and a chair as a desk in the past 2 days is a reliable sign

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 30, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Still Going… haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

  

  make. That is, next Thursday, May 21th. That is, if I want to graduate on ... until Thursday, May 21. It is the absolute last day I can accept a thesis ... text on the table between us. He is this German physicist with white hair

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  just taken a leave of absence. Taking a break from the Institute is not ... 's something I want to convey to you. MIT is not for everyone!! It's not that ... study that's not even vaguely within your interests? I don't think it is

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  which when completed is the picture of you. There is no bad essay or bad ... process is that we don’t as admissions officers get to meet each of you ... you. The interview is one of the ways that we can personalize the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Phi Omega Leadership, FRIENDSHIP, Service

  

  ?" And there was Xavier '11, with a bag of Bertucci's rolls. (Bertucci's is ... Alpha Phi Omega, is a co-ed service fraternity on campus (Jessie '07 has ... because they're interested in doing community service. And indeed, this is a

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  remember most is how my friends and I used to play volleyball every week. A ... realized that sometimes bliss is not meant to last, if only so you can move ... too is Ben (in my humble, completely unbiased opinion) the biggest and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Lip Sync ‘08 Because I want . . . you . . . back

  

  the work is completely overwhelming and any time not spent working is ... toy that is even close to being kinda done? Oh boy.) but there's just ... ?" My brain: *Hey! Melis is here, cool! She'll probably want to blog this

  • by Snively '11
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

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

  

  Boston Pops is combined with an amazing fireworks show, and is televised ... separates Boston from Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the ... : Okay, so I'm not much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oh look, an update

  

  I haven't posted in a long time. This is largely because I have been swamped with work. This term is a crash course in time management. I ... geeks, and this is a class that plays to the strengths of computer geeks

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  The postmark/submission deadline for Early Action is tonight! How is ... after your folder is complete do we run an admissions summary card and ... , it can take a week or more to complete all of these steps. The mail is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is combined with an amazing fireworks show, and is televised nationwide. The ... and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tuesdays with Linda It's kind of like making smoothies but not.

  

  in the Griffith Lab which is part of the Biotechnology Process ... of the things that people are also often interested in is how they got ... interests concerns tissue engineering. One of the big projects in my lab is

  • by Bryan
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  applications from the office; my stack is fairly random, including applicants ... longer essay? The Part II is a great place for us to get to hear your voice and understand what is important to you. Then, it's time for your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  already, right?" We evaluate the applications on a rolling basis: that is to ... this, so it is not held against you). It does not matter on what date your application is read; all applications are read in the same way with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  of my very favorite things in life, which is somewhat sensible if you ... it is possible to get an adequate amount of sleep at MIT, as long as ... of the day except approximately 6-8 AM. The upside at MIT is that, due

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  . I am never savvy about picking classes. Adam is disdainful, for ... phenomenal cosmic bad luck!), my midterm weeks tend toward the crazy. This is ... 'm totally going to sneak down when I'm at the lab on Friday morning. This is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , "Academics" it is. The MIT Outreach Initiative "seeks to disseminate ... goal, isn't it? The Outreach Initiative with which I am most familiar is iCampus, which is funded/sponsored by Microsoft. Undergraduates

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  a fireplace (even if it is boarded up and non-functional, as are most ... , frostbite is no fun and neither is being wet all the time. In case you haven ... in January is 36 degrees, the average low is 22 (it's also the coldest

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to ... this year and for whom English is your primary language, here is the ... calling with questions. In an effort to answer these questions, here is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Emily Levesque- How megastars evolve Emily spent the summer of 2004 conducting astronomy research at the Kitt Peak National Observatory…

  

  I have always been proud of the fact that there is a star and a minor ... interest at dinner parties, that is, unless MIT junior Emily Levesque happens to be in attendance. Emily's connection to outer space is not the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 20, 2005