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  NPR Morning Edition story: College Admissions: What Not to Do (with MIT's own Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones) Speaking of parents: to the parents reading this blog, is there anything you'd like me to talk about, or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 1) two trains, twelve states, 540 pictures, one Speaker of the House election, and more!

  

  reading poems and reading Twitter, which is perhaps not the healthiest thing ... to kill the time.[/annotation] The plan is as follows: I will be ... Chicago. That is, of course, if everything goes to plan. By the looks of it

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 11, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  understanding at MIT that if every light in the green building (both sides) is turned off, the world will end. There is always somebody in there doing ... As I type this it is 3:28 AM. I have to be awake for work at 4:45 AM

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  ¡Es-pa-ña! ¡Campeones!

  

  actual game is so not the point here, it's all about the partying ... resembling a normally shaped ball. But, to the rest of the world, football is ... look, the street is absolutely FULL of people all walking in the same

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  My name is Anna Ho, and I am a student at – No, no. That’s not the ... so much for taking the time to meet with us. My name is Anna Ho, and I ... . The first speaker is Josh Shiode. Josh has a PhD in astronomy from UC

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bringing Down the (Lottery) House Like the movie '21,' but with scratch tickets.

  

  tickets worked. "I remember telling myself that the Ontario Lottery is a ... lottery," he says. "I can assure you that that's not the case. I'd simply ... ." Maybe there's something to be said for the old saying, "The Lottery is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT IreneCam tracking the storm - here and on the web.

  

  are the National Weather Service's Radar Full Resolution Loop, which is ... over the past few days, do not be alarmed. As I mentioned earlier, MIT ... I've decamped from the Boston area northwards to New Hampshire for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  O’Reilly Primes?

  

  to really like it, for a few reasons. Certainly, it is a swiping of the ... things that I like. First, the word "factor," which is something I like to ... 's name is "O'Reilly," which is also the name of the publisher of every good

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maseeh Hall: Pros and Cons this is a pros and cons list re: maseeh hall

  

  in Maseeh. Note: This is not meant to be the definitive guide to ... resident: “The kitchen is not even a kitchen”. While this is (probably) a ... years. However, I’m sure not everyone is ok with this wily-nily method of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 15, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  in the restaurant looked up and noticed that it was not some ... the way that it is all very brick and has a lot of historical features ... in the slave trade and not the superfluous patriotism of dumping tea in

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t worry, the king lives…

  

  year is mostly just to not break anything. (For the clueless, these ... . So my task is to keep the trains running efficiently during that time ... for this period of 12 months.) By the way, my name is Chris too

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 7, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  are wrong. One of the things about college is if you do not limit ... , there is nothing wrong with relaxing for the first semester. Now, I am not ... living alone, if you are not on the meal plan you have to make your own

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  the years and years of stories attached to each piece, may not get ... . as ankita talked about in the post i linked, renovation is a big deal ... belabor this point, because that's not the point of this post. really, just

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  . Through moments like these, I’ve come to realize the back alley is my ... ? iii. My favorite view of the back is from the roof because it’s no ... stratum is the Charles itself, then Cambridge in its quiet glory. I never

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  captivate are the ones that realize film is not just an audial experience ... -world equivalent to an Athena cluster. The class is conducted as a discussion of film ... this lesson was that art is a sanctuary for the creator, but don't kill a

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  , super biology queen Mollie says, "I'm sure at least some of the foam is ... bubbles." This is similar to Shannon's comment, which suggested that the ... how pronounced the foam is or how long it sticks around, but that can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Liveblog from Apple Store I copy Paul, 3 hours later.

  

  this entry so here you go: 1) Housing results came out, yay! 2) The rooms you have right now are completely temporary and you do not have the ... Hello world. I too am at the new Apple store at Boylston street

  • by Snively '11
  • July 26, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  official member of the broader MIT community, I find that it is difficult for ... . To some degree, the disconnect is easier to explain.  I no longer live ... special to me. The feeling of connection is a bit more complex. When I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  On IAP A time for P E R S O N A L P R O J…

  

  . No, not that kind of P. The pass kind of P! I passed calc, writing, and ... playing through Dark Souls 2. She is the Invincible Shield, and I am the ... everything in our way! *Warcry* *Praise the sun* *Well, what is it?* Game

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • December 27, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Putz and Tetazoo are friends!! field notes from a faraway land

  

  The Putz-Tetazoo exchange program is a longstanding tradition where a ... from the tap!! Absolute heathens. Putz not only puts the 'best' in asbestos, but also the 'hard' in hard water. My shock did not end there

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 21, 2022