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  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
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  unbelievably hosing. This particular post, though, is about a particularly well ... . Starting this year, though, the Course VI department is beginning to migrate ... place in the new curriculum, so this is the last term that it was offered

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  guided by Innovation, Networking, and Knowledge), is a national science ... year, THINK is allowing many different formats for submission! Good luck

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  Meet John (pictured) - master carpenter, master craftsman, and part-time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been ... in the neighborhood, I can speak with some certainty that he is not

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Applications… Things are getting busy here at MIT Admissions!

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   Things are getting busy here at MIT Admissions ... lots) of mail. (The Wall Street Journal today is reporting that our early

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  . None of the below is required or even expected. In general, you should ... sufficiently show who you are. I hope this is helpful and answers lots of ... submit the supplement are not), and there is no audition process to take

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  , that is, after I run back to my dorm to shower during my one hour lunch break. I've deactivated my Facebook account (the first step is admitting

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Party!

  

  amusing photo, is an annual party, held the first weekend in May every year ... a three-hour security shift - party security is student volunteers

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  exception is the line that goes something like, "Oooeee, chicken!" which I ... ways) to print. Escape this terrible fate!! I imagine IS&T explains ... (and by extension, you) is paying a gazillion dollars to have a top

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bloggers invade LA What should Sam and I do in Los Angeles? Suggestions welcome

  

  because the milk expires today, but is actually perfect since Spring Break starts today! (Does anyone know if milk is okay past the Sell By

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

  

  loves me and is really excited that I got in and is also really excited to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies. Jhumpa Lahiri is no ... Transnational Cultures. Video of the latter is available in the Language Learning

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Marching Band Refused to Yield Band in the name of love.

  

  ." Today, 3/4, is unofficially national marching band day. Get it? Anyway, to ... -o-grams," but my good friend Ben is in Boston this weekend visiting some college ... . What, he's water? Mr. Snowman is gone After the fun Now it's snowing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  MIT is quite remarkable in its constant pedagogical experiments and ... also is remarkably active in exploring innovations to classroom ... .001 or "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs," is normally

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Year of the Pig Photoshop fun for the lunar new year.

  

  sequel of the Star Wars Series!!! :P" -- Aditya, India "That is a ... of a pendulum is ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY independent of the mass hanging

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Senior Haus According to Joel '10 from New House, we eat your babies.

  

  of campus, you see this: which is the side of the Haus. This used to ... . (Senior Haus is right across the street from MIT Medical. We're also the ... , right now this picture is entirely misleading for a couple of reasons: a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety ... , you have probably realized that there is an “Activities” portion to the ... only has space for 5 activities! This is not a coincidence… I’ve known so

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007