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• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  . I had been on the lookout for other options, and ETH seemed to be the ... chances to boost your grade and less pressure on the final. Also, there are ... out to a group chat, and we all drooled at the thought of spending

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  , Sofia takes the folders on the trip upstairs to the admissions officers ... 't yet shown up on the tracking system. We're still processing lots and ... to happen: The document arrives at MIT Mail Services (in Building WW15

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  I work on problem sets with friends who seem to be getting to the ... opportunities to pursue the things I was interested in, I feel very grateful to be ... entry to [annotation note="the Museum of Fine Arts"]the MFA

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas ... traditional decorating of the tree. Just a few miles from my house is the famous Big Duck, which always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things A collective end-of-the-semester brain dump

  

  a sloth Go to Cape Cod and relax on the beach Mend my relationship ... alone blog. I wanted to do an end-of-the-year reflection but thought it ... wanted to show you it all: the silly, the poignant, the ones that I really

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • May 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  parents, then briefly back to the office on Monday. Many exciting times ... blog topics today. Kevin posted the New York Times article on MIT ... on the Time Traveler Convention. Anyway, check both of those out. Last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP: The Class Edition I'm back in class

  

  display to read from 0 (joystick on the far left) to 9 (joystick on the far ... ," which was the easiest to spell on a 7 segment display). Tomorrow is some ... Engineering Tools." 2.670's job is to get students familiar with the tools and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  processes are, so I thought it would be good to engage the system I was ... out to vote for him, the first time voting for many of them. He asked me ... group that doesn’t seem to want to have anything to do with the decision

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  day on which I will again not tell you about FASAP. Except, that is, to ... . “Read the next sentence,” I respond. Thanks to FASAP (which gives its ... is about as easy to follow as the derivation of the Schrodinger

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  sleep. So to a degree, the reaction my friends had was well deserved ... House, and I was on my way to Baker. (pause for information) Just a few ... openminded, I was initially pretty opposed to the idea of joining a fraternity

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  opportunity! Everyone should come to the premiere of Season 2 on November 4, at ... endless memorization and quickly change the topic. But to me, Biology isn ... , and I love using big data to look at the "big picture". Because of this

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Prof. Acemoglu’s Clark Medal On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story…

  

  On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story on the John Bates Clark Medal being awarded to MIT ... , 11 have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics. MIT Economics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  you want to soldier on, though, you can just look at the degree ... to reflect the fact that the other bloggers are doing entries on other ... promised to get back to her on that. Class plans are mostly useful for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some of the topics Here are some of my classmates' CI-M paper topics

  

  Textile industry and trade Determinants of the price of vodka Access to the ... the real estate market for condos Impact of Vioxx's downfall on pharmaceutical company stocks December 8: The Atkins diet and its effect on the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Patriots’ Day Rejuvenated by a Reenactment

  

  stood on the bench and I stood on the bench's back, using her shoulder to ... suggested biking to see the Battle of Lexington, I was THRILLED! We woke at ... just we cyclists, and we soared over the pavement, thrilled to use

  • by Kim D. '09
  • April 20, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Sneak Preview

  

  Coming soon: An entry on The Tech Nomads But first: 26.2 miles of awesomeness Interseting story: My mom was seated on the plane next to a couple with a newborn baby. They all (well, except the newborn) chatted about

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  “That is NOT an ice cream flavor.” wasabi + ginger + ice cream = disaster

  

  number of people to enjoy the concert celebrating America. On July 4th ... The Patriot which is a movie I have yet to see in it's entirety ... up on this week's episode of Beauty and the Geek. SATURDAY Saturday

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 1) Another IAP. Another Country.

  

  embarking again on a cruise to the Carribbean next week). I go home for dinner ... -without-holding-on-to-handles-or-leaning-on-people-while-sleeping-while-the ... 　（着物、きもの） on this day to mark the celebration. 43. Putting the kimono on is a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  wheels on them so you can roll them out into the lobby for visitors to see ... crewmates on the boards all the time, so I wanted to manifest that energy. At ... This summer, I got a side gig to put up chalk art in the Welcome

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022