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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  should! This is not the movie to show to kindergartners in lieu of Barney ... . He claimed that he was not racist. When screened at the White House for ... movie is credited with massive race riots throughout the country. So why

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  -time MIT faculty. It is awarded by other faculty members, which means the ... year's Killian Award and the person scheduled to teach us "What is a gene ... protein-coding regions compose only 2 percent of the genome. What is the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer a foundation year?

  their foundation year is not considered the first year of university in the country where they study. ... MIT does not offer a foundation year program. Students currently
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth, and other reference ... is one of the most crucial parts of flying a spacecraft, which is why ... together. True design is the very core of a product, which manifests itself

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  from at least i’m not as sad as i used to be. the setup is that nate ... ’m not sad now. maybe it’s just the expectation that i’ll see people again ... is the anger and grief of recent events, that i just don’t have any

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  that I was not the only one who has reacted this way to 6.009. It was ... and can go consistently again, but for now, the apartment gym is a great ... Is King. I've been meaning to get back into reading, as many of the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  so i guess fall is happening kinda hard to believe, huh?

  

  everyone is on the precipice of something new, feeling around on a dark ... a rising junior computer science major with the luck to have a good ... like the food we cook together, i like when things don't change. i

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The State of the Mail: Opened & Processed It's time to check MyMIT to make sure we have all the pieces of your…

  

  . What happens if the tracking system is missing something? First, do not ... no impact. The best way to get us a missing piece is by fax. Our Records Office fax number is (617) 258-8304. They loaded new toner into the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  I have no skills yet The world is a big scary place But somehow I can ... what I hear, the general idea is as follows: long hours, high ... , there is research assisting for the World Bank, International Monetary

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  are moving in different directions. The incompleteness is uncomfortable and makes me feel ugly, like the way a bird is pretty and a baby bird is ... ="Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. Satisfies the Chemistry GIR."]3

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 16, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  MIT! For many of you applying EA, the deadline is fast approaching! I ... , not inspirition. The opposite. I realized “if I only have to change the ... is coming up! I completely forgot! And oh wow! The deadline is only a

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  me reeeeaaaaaalllyyy like this because the story is so neat; it follows ... happened in Maine” not only for the blogs, but for myself. But I don’t think it exists, at least not in the clean, sequential way I want it to. The

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cats!! I love where I live!!

  

  own special culture - and ours is especially fantastic. Not only do the ... East Campus is the best home I could have ever asked for. Dorms at ... floor in the world is my home. I live on the third floor of the east

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  . We went to PetCo by the CambridgeSide Galleria. (The Galleria is the ... ago and my brother loves the dog. Me, not so much. Before Toby, there ... free-spirited. Daisy is now living the life out on a farm where she can

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Sleep is Overrated (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ann '14!

  

  prefrosh that passed by dorm common rooms. Not to mention that CPW was the ... ,” it sounded pretty vague to me. Despite the massive listings of events ... the weekend, I was pretty sure that it would be fun to just improvise

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  grateful that his grandson was not admitted. My point is that the admission ... "submit" as the January 1 deadline came and went. For some the wait is over ... opportunities that await. Since our desire is to make the best possible admission

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One and one and one is three Haha, it tells me to write an excerpt. This whole entry is an excerpt.

  

  hope He hath not." Washing dishes... Mitra: "Did you know anorexia is ... ." Mitra: "Diarrhea is genetic, too." Sam: "What the...?" Mitra: "It runs in ... It was a music-filled, and unfortunately not work

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ruth says update your blog! FIRST is cool. So are rebuses.

  

  The field hockey team is doing awesome this year, (The Tech even ... . Woodie Flowers is a national advisor of the FIRST Robotics competition ... things at the MIT Dininig Website. (Just a note- there's also a preferred

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  is the Siemens Research Competition. MIT is a University Partner for ... Resources page. The deadline for submission is September 20th, 2016. Just ... also interested in high school research competitions, including (but not

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  the Oregon Ducks. He is hilarious. He is a ham. He owns me at ... , Drive-Ins, and Dives (which is one of the few things we disagree on - I ... encounter pretty much made the kid's life. Here is Uncle Q, Tim, and Ry. d

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012