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  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  Summer is a great time to visit colleges in Boston. There are more ... roads) is not necessary. And Boston is an exciting, historic city that ... is lots of construction going on around campus and in Boston; our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  that fine university. Here is the story of one of the very first students ... Cornell and she is responsible for some of the biggest lessons that I ... from the photo, Kimberli is now a 2006 graduate of Cornell University

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Kelly Clarkson is the first artist to have five top ten ... reduction to the AC/DC song "Highway to Hell" and how Professor Dalzell is ... 5.07 is taught at 8:30 AM, Professor Hughes's earring, Professor

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  Speaking from experience, having a UROP is a big time and emotional ... years ago, adiponectin (see the ribbon representation on the right) is a ... stores glucose in cells). Since adiponectin is used to metabolize, or break

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Burning questions A lot of people had questions!

  

  ). Anna's Taqueria is the only Mexican restaurant on campus, but everybody ... (actually this is kind of bothering me -- in Spanish II one of the students ... , which I will editorially comment is not a weird question. I live in a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 21, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Yay! A hack! Know what're cool? See title.

  

  do sleep. Really. Just not during normal hours.) *Jack Florey is the ... . My clever little paragraph up there is just a cute way of saying that a ... discussion on collegeconfidential. Basically the gist of it is that the admit

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Small talk How about that weather?

  

  is. I've seen plenty of it before. I've seen it piled 3 feet high ... , since it is still October, and the snow was pretty wet. What is weird is ... specifically to notify students of events that have free food. :)" This is most

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  one side of my body. Given that this is New England (42o north latitude ... , sunburn I did. Anyway. This entry is a PSA for the Overnight Program, in ... ! Going on a college visit without sitting in on some classes is like going

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  that window shade! I don't know why a printer cable is dangling from ... is a TechCash reader. Most vending machines aren't so handily equipped ... helpful instructional placard tells us what a "tagout" is. As you can see

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  admissions. Until there is a really popular TV show depicting a college ... higher education administration. What I have liked the best, though, is ... that I hope you’ll do (and I’ll be doing as well as I learn MIT) is to

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  competition they have in this category, but a winner is a winner. The store is located really close to MIT, so after classes today I walked there ... shoe store. Also, this was not your grandma's treadmill (unless this is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Where We’ve Been And Where We’re Going A brief history of the blogs and MyMIT.

  

  . Ooops. Oh well. What's interesting is that my second entry didn't happen ... you what a relief it is to be where we are. I recently revised the ... " approach is a lot more honest, real, and trustworthy than the static

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  a while. Conner 2 is the adorable youngest daughter, outfitted in a ... parents' favorite child. Then Conner 3 is like is the red-headed middle boy ... becomes quite popular at school. Being a deskworker is the single greatest

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  So one of the perks involved with being an MIT student is the ability ... their coolest permanent exhibits is their indoor lightning storm. Warning: This exhibit is not for the weak-hearted. The constant crashes and

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  "special case" questions I get is about younger students looking to apply ... a younger age is not the right course for most students, for a select few it is exactly the right course of action. Most of these students are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  he was too little to go on most of the rides. And my mom is afraid of ... on a lot of wooden coasters. I've been on the Beast, in Ohio, which is ... view of whatever river that is that runs parallel to it. The first drop

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The mail, and more

  

  the same time, the records office is processing those extra supplemental ... better than the professor, though offered to write me a rec. My question is ... the recommendation is much more important than how famous the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  issues in the future. The parent wrote: Why is it so important to have gone ... two reasons I wrote my last entry. The first is, to be quite truthful ... second reason, though, is personal. The summer program I went to changed my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  3 Simple Steps for Making New Friends Guide to Meeting People

  

  , view the passerby as a person who is waiting for you to speak to him.” I ... some reason, your roommate is there… you remember they have a very ... ="BC is split into two sides that are still part of the same building

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  ="although nothing is possible with the heart of the cards 😏 jk please don’t do this ... execution is not there. I have SO MANY ideas for projects and blogs and things ... beating a dead horse is betting on one, so why keep putting your hope in

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025