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• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  food poisoning or stomach bug that manifest on the flight over, so had to ... honestly it just felt good to fall back into the routine and catch up on ... applications to read in the summer, we must not have much to do. It's probably

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  (beginnings in which I say hello, and explain that unclosed parenthesis.

  

  On December 17, 2011* at 12:17pm EST**, I was accepted to MIT. After ... pset parties***, the awesome people - but if I had to narrow it down to ... , appealed to the journalist side of me). And that's why I'm really, really

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  majors. On the other hand, if you don't have very much AP credit to begin ... reflects on my ability to be a good scientist. At the very least, I ... of 24-hour flu or something... I didn't get to go out and watch the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Passions (No, not that kind)

  

  the previous run-on aside cause you to forget what I was talking about ... left the house, and then forgot to publish it. Well, here it is, a year late. And now, to hit the road for Vermont. Hope this helps with those

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  whiteboard is definitely dirty by the end) intended to be used on new ... on the whiteboard. Only do this on old whiteboards! No how-to guide ... addition, there may be a tiny bit of residual toothpaste on the board. To fix

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 / Field trip Art, science, and agriculture in Palestine

  

  at the forefront without a second thought on their impact on ecological ... learned on site to design the next iteration of my project back here on ... To set the mood: Feeling Blue   "When I'm in New York I listen

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 29, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  serious. I jumped off the couch, threw on my running shoes and took to the ... before 7 - much to my surprise. I had made this the day on which I'd start ... out here, out on the roads again, I was lapping the person I used to be

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  on the days where I don't, I learn to love it and no longer spiral into ... to study at one of the most famous STEM institutions in the world. Yet ... ." This isn't the first time it's been mentioned to me. In fact, someone

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  . Silbey let out a huge, surprised yawp before proceeding to lay on the desk ... only that the second law is hard to teach, as you said, but also kind of ... finally worked up the nerves to ask a question in his class, only to confirm

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  speaker talks and gallery shows + other cool stuff yay

  

  some of the work on display. It was very cool!! I really want to try ... .Arch or M.Arch, you then need to complete 3,740 hours (!!!) of on-the ... pubbed this year’s guest lecture over email, I decided to listen in on the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 18, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  difficult difficult lemon difficult the end of senior fall

  

  ; and the second, a class on musicals, did not have a quality of ... chance to start reading again, and to reflect on the semester which had ... 'd written this year, and left it on the table for my wing-mates to read. I am

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 29, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  moving on to the more important parts of the application -- that is, who ... recently. I come to the second to last piece in the folder, which is the ... that she has a 760 on the Math SAT. As I was about to tell her that her

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Boston’s college mascots, placed into a Tree of Life a project that nobody asked for

  

  mascots were going to have varying levels of accuracy based on the data ... Wierum)[/caption] As it turns out, relying on measurements was going to be ... and stored the results on Google Sheets. Out of the 45 schools listed, I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 18, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  all giddy @ his comedy show. (Yes! He was here on 10/24, standing on the ... . -- 1 AM on a Friday night, I decided to break out my art supplies and ... escapes from the tennis courts to a vast Briggs Field trademarked by the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  As the blogs are quick to harp upon, MIT thrives over the month of ... , all of which are numbered very inconsistently with respect to the usual ... that everyone can see units dramatically exploding on the map during the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  REX and the City New York, New York, and other answers to your other questions, too.

  

  class). It's so easy to get caught up in all the stat posts going up on ... , but constantly fixating on stats is the wrong approach to the admissions ... line, from Kendall) to South Station, where I hopped on the $15 one

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  situated on campus. It is home to 40 members from around the world. Our ... people debating control theory or finding the best way to sail on the ... out in the living room. If you need a shoulder to cry on or help

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  To set the mood: Come Home by Baynk. [caption id="attachment_38993 ... first week back. #nofilter.[/caption] Returning back to the 'Tute “After a ... eventful return back to the Institute. It's odd how quickly everything felt

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  the different dorms on campus. If you officially decide to come here ... rank all the dorms by how much you want to live in them (1 through 16 ... , I’m sure the other bloggers will be more than happy to write about it

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2020–2021 application cycle

  

  I am writing to announce that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ... sake, but only to the extent that they help us make better decisions for ... on the SAT/ACT, particularly the math section, substantially improves

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 13, 2020