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• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  real mission of the admissions office is to enroll not only the best ... , members of the class of 2011) - that our admissions process is, and always ... the talent, the hope, and the courage that energizes this campus. It is

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  -offs). Contrary to popular belief, MIT is not a dystopian wasteland devoid of art; to the contrary, it is filled to the brim with creativity, as Chris ... for the magnificence that is FAP; let these pictures speak for

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  beautiful displays of explosives. That is... as long as your weather report doesn't look like this: Well I may not go to see the fireworks today ... Ah, glorious government holidays! Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the day

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  long time, but I assure you, it is better not to rush such important ... Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  described herein is not authorized by NBC Universal, its agent or the law. The ... * copyrighted material for which you do not have explicit permission from the ... that Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the service provider for

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  random thoughts about choices why mit? why not mit?

  

  one concern i hear from a lot of people on-the-fence is of mit's "grind culture" or "questionable mental health". mit is hard. some people say mit is only as hard as you want it to be. that is a lie, but so is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 29, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  pie had a hidden cost in the form of this rating inquisition. Not one to ... pie is a zero.” The protests were immediate. I think there was a ... , “Great story David.  What is the point of all this?”  Perhaps there is no

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Night at Random Beautiful people at a beautiful hour.

  

  For the past almost four and a half years, which is just under a ... awake to hang out with. The only time when everyone seems to be asleep is ... a happily common occurrence. The kitchen is plastered with

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MITE2S, RSI, and more

  

  you and your lives. Because I do not work for the CEE or for MITE2S, I ... trip is no different. Last night, I missed the lastest from MIT's Nobel ... was infinitely long?), and the room is packed full. I'll be back in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  , this is likely to be the case for you as well ... - we're not looking for folks to have cured all infectious disease in the ... working alone all the time, that's fine! But you're not going to be happy

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  gone was any trace of you i think i am finally clean

  

  that is not yours. I fear for the day our group chat goes silent, when I ... 've fallen into so fast. But then I remember that this is not like the Bad ... . That MIT is not like the rest and this time is different. The

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lecture Notes: Biology of Culture highlights from Brian Farrell's open lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (spoiler: contains…

  

  . Although I may not be quite as refined aesthetically as he is ... I can ... in the flower evolved in order to attract insects to pollinate it is ... this aesthetic sense also exist in the lower forms? Why is it aesthetic

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  aardvark, where is the banana and why is that man chartreuse?" Answers to ... number is not 100% set in stone. I am not yet sure how many bloggers will be selected in total by the end of the RA round. You may not submit

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  phenomenal cosmic bad luck!), my midterm weeks tend toward the crazy. This is ... 'm totally going to sneak down when I'm at the lab on Friday morning. This is ... candy, and just generally enjoy sitting on the couch. This is the view

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Nerd Love Beauty and the Science!

  

  One of the stereotypes of sci/tech/engineering schools like MIT is ... learn to love science: What you might not have expected is that Erika ... Miss America pageant. She is also the founder of the WhizKids Foundation

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 25, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  for months and not reach the end of it, and new content is still being ... in my Steam library that I'm working through. The trouble is that I ... incremental game I've played, is how well-designed the core mechanics are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Cancer Center, is a state-of-the-art cancer ... -faceted group of investigators is at the core of the Koch Institute’s mission to
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  wondered where the rest of us were during IAP, if not building snowmen ... . I visited the quaint historical residence that is now AMS Headquarters ... 's Headquarters happen to be right here in Boston! (This is not a very widely

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  . What makes me sad is when students focus on their studies to the ... admissions officers) want. I think this is what Marilee is trying to say in the ... I could take the weighted AP basketweaving course, because that is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 2)

  

  each one is not important. After you put the meat on the pan it should ... , mixing often, until the water is gone. Try the rice. If it is not cooked ... This is the more hardcore half or so of the 42 recipes. Most of these

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013