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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  live in Cambridge, MA, how do I come to terms with the fact that I will ... suppose. First way to enjoy a spring in Cambridge: Find the appropriate attire. Now, when I arrived to the Cambridge area from Colorado, I

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  that made all the difference in the world to me, or none at all, depending on how you look at it. I was 8 and lived on the outskirts of one of ... building to connect the major cities of Sichuan, but I couldn't have been

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i have been consuming this summer random bits of media i have eaten

  

  QaqRuBY[/embed] Marcelle Toing, owner of the best restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, must go on ... to distract me, so I've been left to aimlessly wander the house, laying ... ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jn1OeDlNpM[/embed] I really don't want to spoil anything about the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Welcome to CPW! 'twas the night before cpw...

  

  :) Explore the different dorms!  I knew I wanted to live in Burton-Conner as ... the opportunity to ask any questions about the club or MIT life in ... "]stickers,[/annotation]tote bags, and snacks. This year, I'm on the other side of Midway and helping

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 10, 2024
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection = Finished Wow.

  

  people. This seems to be the case every year. You'd think I'd get used to ... definitely be available online on the 18th, and if all goes well we'll mail on ... mailing I want to be 100% certain before I say "in the mail!"). I promise to

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation ... to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop ... the Best Way to Make a Difference. Sadly I was unable to get him to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  why I warn my freshman advisees against getting on "the treadmill." "The ... on the Wall Street trading floor after completing several demanding ... algebra class to confirm that I’d made the right decision in leaving Wall

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  ; Raivo and I were the first to come up, giving a quick talk on the history ... "Tool" are seen floating in the waters. To "tool" a pset is to work on it ... spraying Windex on my finger to slide the darn thing off. Twisting and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back-to-school special i'm a senior now :o

  

  volunteer/service opportunities. on thursday night, i also went to the class ... have been UROPing, starting to work on my thesis, and trying to spend as ... in the morning and look forward to my work--i haven't felt that way for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Introduction To ARTalk An introduction to the ARTalk guest author blog by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director…

  

  [by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director of Arts Initiatives, and ... Symphony Orchestra, and the Media Lab, to name just a few. MIT Dramashop's performance of Leocadia. Photocredit / Hayden Taylor ARTALK will focus on the

  • by ARTalk
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  school – I was definitely of the “I’m not technology-oriented enough to go to MIT” mind-set. And last time I checked, this was the Massachusetts ... -games-I’ve-played-are-Frogger-and-Oregon-Trail n00b. As in, the-only-programming-experience-I-have-is-using-the-“Store”-function-on

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Massachusetts: The Geek State I less than three (

  

  's as good a measure as any of geekiness, at least with respect to the ... The Forbes blogs broke an interesting story early last week that I went absolutely nuts over, and I'm so glad to finally have enough time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 7, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Update The Waitlist Committee has finalized decisions and has emailed all waitlisted applicants.

  

  waitlisted applicants. A brief overview: Of the 629 students currently on the waitlist, the committee has chosen to admit 35, to keep 64 on the waitlist ... We are writing with a quick followup to Matt's recent entry. The

  • by Decisions
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  While reading Whitney Zhang's article in the Tech on the history of ... curricula were similar to that of a Soviet university and that “the kind of ... emphasis on the preservation of democracy through civics and the humanities

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  to leave your advice on visiting MIT and Boston in the comments; I will pass that advice on in the posts to come. A visit to Boston to visit ... also suggest some good places to get lunch or dinner on campus or in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  like the professionals do on how to spend a summer in Boston. Now first ... was able to get on the T, miss a stop, get off at the wrong stop as much ... recommendations, feel free to leave comments. So the keyphrase, "free stuff Boston

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  not able to recreate the flame. More on MIT and the Archimedes Death ... : Last night, LSC hosted the Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie, who came to MIT ... concert. Mythbusters on stage. Now, what you might not know is that the

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  this world that you are meant to do. For those of you on the waitlist ... the vast majority of applicants, most of whom were qualified to be here. To even be in the applicant pool means that you are among the best of

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  , this very tall apartment building seemed to only support AC on the lower floors, or perhaps only those on the first few floors dared to install ... working at a large tech giant, and the perks were an added bonus to the

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018