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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  ways to enjoy a New England spring and it does have its' charms, I ... weather; for me, it was either really cold from head to toe or very warm up ... week, he gently reminded me, "You chose to live here in Massachusetts

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  , I once had half of an episode described to me and I think it's kind of ... dating show, but a competition." Okay, so maybe it's a little stereotypical to be advertising an open casting call for "geeks" at MIT, but this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  —  during the pandemic, and after it —  is to just focus on who can write best ...  when they should have taught you. It is indeed very common for letters to come from ... as the norm. However, it is not uncommon for us to receive letters from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  , when it came to the show, the MIT team along with the Mythbusters were ... : Last night, LSC hosted the Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie, who came to MIT to describe some of their work and how they get inspiration for what

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester II: v. hosed tl;dr: *loud screaming*

  

  You know you’re hosed when it takes you a week after classes start to ... , it looks more like this because who even goes to all of their classes ... ), but I personally accepted it because I want to get 18.03 (Differential

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 14, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  directly ahead of you. I know many of you find it hard to picture yourselves ... run, college will only be as rewarding as you are prepared to let it be. Take advantage of every opportunity you can find to pursue what matters

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  present tense “you've got to let go of the fear”

  

  fast they can go from one end to the other when they sidestroke, it feels ... muscles will help you float. but it doesn't. you've got to let go of the ... that it's impossible to tell, really. i thought that the overarching

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pixar Pi

  

  , whatever it may be!   Taking a chance on yourself can be scary ... way you want them to, it's easy to feel down. Look at all of the good ... monsters in our closet ready to jump out at us. If you’re feeling like

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 12, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  the cellphone ringtone competition and IAP. It's fun to watch Zig ... four episodes into its trial run, "ZigZag is a periodic video magazine ... , sports, and the occasional hack." I hosted Episode 4, check it out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  High Class Brass [✔] Order a Brass Rat [✔] Feel swanky [ ] Become Iron Man

  

  something new to my list, albeit I don't get it until May: the MIT Brass Rat ... got the chance to buy one of these things. As it turns out, the Grad Rat ... after a while, you even start to identify with it. When I told my dad how

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  , it will be appropriate to send in an additional copy of this missing ... missing documents, as it may slow down our ability to process the documents ... action. We do not expect to have finished processing these materials until

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  it's good enough to take the place of all your future gifts. :-) I was ... hand, it was time to resurrect my life once again and continue along its ... forward to what is still to do. -- Goethe So I spent the Thanksgiving

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back and ready for action! Saying goodbye to summer and hello to my sophomore year

  

  that nobody can seem to find the key to! Anyway, we made it to Boston ... It feels good to be back at the 'Tute!!! My family drove me up to ... witness a dramatic transformation. I loved our room to begin with, since it

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  intention of joining them--make sure to do this as much as you can freshman ... pledged to join the MIT Marching Band with me next year. I know she said it ... Okay, first off, I have to tell you that Erica '07 is a superhero

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  , health(t) returns to its initial value and Katelyn still has a headache ... on it. Next was 3.091: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, whose ... MIT is absinthe used to demonstrate the real-life relevance of binary

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  are pretty busy by day, but at night we've been heading to this sports bar that Matt discovered which is so pro-red-sox that it's almost like being in Boston or Cambridge. Sortof surreal to experience that in

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  on it for an engineering applicant. Not everyone can be so lucky as to ... You've now had a chance to post lots of questions. Now it's my turn ... , you get a lot of choice in what you want it to be. Former blogger Mollie

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  ZBT Soiree A part with many desserts and friends... fortunately, I left before the karaoke part. (9…

  

  gonna lie.) I tried to give it to one of my friends to eat, but no one would take it. Sam and I devised what we think is a clever plan to dispose ... event.) For dinner, I went to India Quality, in Kenmore Square

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  have my allegiance." C3PO: "To a splendid counterpart!" R2D2: "You can ... an actual valentine, and it features a picture of a droid that can ... at Star Market. They cost $2.99 plus tax. Upon starting to address them

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  rural winter, city winter haven't shoveled snow here once

  

  small cultural shifts that can make applying to an institution like MIT ... over barren land sprinkled with old red barns and cattle. It's a season ... start of another day. Winter in Wyoming is its own beast, a stark contrast

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • February 26, 2024