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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] It is probably a well-worn maxim that writers write. That is, there are many people who are interested in writing. A lot ... writing takes time and time is something which you give to MIT for

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  One last bit of advice Before all hell breaks loose

  

  Every year it happens and every year there is sadness. Please don't turn that sadness against the admissions office, the bloggers, or the ... promise that attacking people is not going to help. Funnel your energy into

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  night’s kind of took the cake, though, because I think my subconscious is ... for her dog. Problem is, she wants this 47 and three quarter foot oak ... anyways, the moral of the story is that I woke up this morning and thought

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  year. This is an increase of roughly 1,000 applications over last year. Here is a chart of EA application landmarks over time: In 1982-83, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choose my Halloween Costume!

  

  Okay guys, here's the deal...Halloween is quickly approaching, and I have no idea what to dress up as. In fact, I haven't actually dressed up as anything in the past few years, and this is truly sad. So, I need

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  dorm on Thursday. While the prospect of a free dinner is typically ... ." After learning that Yasir Qadhi is an accomplished scholar of Islamic Studies who has already authored several books and is in the process of

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  Finishing up those last problem sets you've been working on all weekend can be lonely. Fortunately, music can help. Which is why I'm taking ... : Your Ex-Lover Is Dead Coldplay: Viva La Vida [embed

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  . We realized just how dark a house without windows is under diffuse ... 've got all this... extra time now (as you may know, time at MIT is of utter ... Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro, a 1979 movie from Japan which is also

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  interviewers remain helpful). A description of the current interview process is ... something like a teacher when you talk to them. And this is how... I know each of you is looking to find colleges where you feel you can spend the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  Trivia: What is the name of MIT's literary magazine, and which MIT Admissions blogger is its Editor-in-Chief? [answer at the end of the entry ... out. Well, the fact is we often find ourselves saying something similar

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus Activities What to do while not learning.

  

  (any % although whole is more manly) 2) You can't vomit I'm the one in ... kinds we chat about. The great part is that WILG (Women's Independent

  • by Snively '11
  • September 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am only slightly less boring than usual The title says it all, no?

  

  around the Shift key is easy enough, as there's another one on the right side of the keyboard; the A key, however, is another story entirely. It ... and pushing the button that opens the front door. Working desk is a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Break To sleep or not to sleep?

  

  ? AB --> BC Calculus in high school is designed to take about a year and a half. At MIT the equivalent course is 18.01. It takes 3 months. If ... months. And then, at the end, a final. This class is not a particularly

  • by Snively '11
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Late Night Dial-Up Users Beware!

  

  is pretty much in line with the interest levels of MIT Blog Readers ... Ballad is a must watch. He performed it at the Conner 2 talent show tonight

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

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  before dead week is pretty stressful, as every class tries to cram in that ... what this entry is about. It's about my experiences with undergraduate ... idea behind UROP is to take undergrads and expose them to individual

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  sardonic words of the ever-quotable Winston Churchill, "This is the sort of ... old 3 Doors Down albums and I really like this song. Which is why it has ... . Anyway. Life at MIT is moving right along at its usual breakneck pace, but

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  What can I say, it grew on me . . . (Guest Entry) Now I'm a beaver believer!

  

  entry. MIT is intimidating. This was the first thing that I saw from the ... -shirts (because blue is sneakier) and waited for the next game to start. Never ... . Normal kids play Capture the Flag, which is awesome, but Capture the Flag

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  cool thing about MIT is that they understand this and that there are all ... the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is an awesome way to earn ... spending your Saturday there. Many people aren't aware this opportunity is

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate: Latke vs. Hamentashen The post-coverage.

  

  , Jewish food is not. However, tonight, one of the largest lecture halls at ... Hamentashen. One is a sweet and versatile triangular dessert, the other is a ... unique is that the professors use their own field of expertise to support

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  -word gets thrown around a lot these days, which I think is sort of sad, since ... what used to be (and in some ways, still is) a very powerful word. But I ... about MIT's eleven dorms). One of these treats is a snowflake

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008