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  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  would obviously be a bad idea. In other school news, for those of you who ... problem to someone else suddenly makes the solution clear). Rick is in 6 ... by itself, but it becomes a lot cooler when set next to the "I forgot

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Pumpkin Drop Trick-or-treating is not enough.

  

  54, was built on stilts in 1964 to circumvent Cambridge’s height limit ...     If a 5-kg pumpkin is tossed through a snowstorm such ... pumpkin meet the ground in McDermott Court? How much time, in seconds, does

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT salutes Harry Potter ...the best way we know how, with hacks!

  

  celebrated the series a number of times in the way we celebrate: with hacks ... building were relabeled to represent rooms in Hogwarts. (The number "9 ... in Boston, the two biggest movie theaters, the Boston Common 19 and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Guessing game results MIT's student newspaper publishes the number of freshman applications.

  

  Today, MIT's student newspaper, The Tech, published a story with our current number of applications: 12,440. This represents a 9% increase over ... ... Guessers within half a percent either way [12378, 12502] were Anonymous (from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  to classes for a while. maybe some of you are far away from any ... powerless. i wish love was the kind of thing i could package in a box and ... people have to say instead: Into the Unknown here comes a thought As

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  On the other side of CPW Being an MIT undergrad during CPW is definitely an interesting experience

  

  the weekend to have such a terrible end to it - see Anna H. '14's post ... creation?  In the outside indent between buildings 6 and 8, there was a giant ... were interested in becoming bloggers or at least really excited to meet

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Watch Ceri on SciShow! teenage mutant YOUTUBE NERDFIGHTERS

  

  prolific blogger/vlogger who graduated in June with a double-major in 7A ... , writing and editing science content for the show, but a few days ago she went in front of the camera to nerd-fight SciShow creator Hank Green

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  small changes feeling big my winter in Armenia

  

  gremlin in me that's always eager to experience new places. Access to global ... place really like? I was there to teach a renewable energy course at ... , circuit-build, and code—culminating in a solar-powered night light. The

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 17, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MITSO Gone Wild! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] MITSO performs with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra!

  

  symphony was composed by Charles Shadle, a faculty member in the Music Department here at MIT. This was the first time I had ever been exposed to a ... , led by MIT Music and Arts Lecturer Mark Harvey. They treated us to a

  • by ARTalk
  • March 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy New Year! A look back at 2006 and ahead to 2007

  

  ://web.mit.edu/spotlight/lookback-2006/ for a look back at the spotlights. So what’s in store for 2007 ... Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that it’s already 2007. 2006 was the year of YouTube, iPods, gas for $3.50 a gallon, record

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  Street in Cambridge (right across the way from the new Welcome Center), a ... Pi Day is a big deal around our mathematically-minded Institute ... a few days later with some of the other stuff that happened on Monday

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes ... female fighter pilots. She flew the F/A-18 Hornet. At MIT, she is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  to be at all! Everyone works hard and studies, but they hang out, party, have fun...the people here are so down to earth. Everyone's got a nerdy side, and we embrace and accept that. Someone can tell a nerdy joke and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  pay homage to the product that made it famous, eBay has a case full of ... . ------------------------------ Thanks to Tiffany for a great lunch and lovely tour of the eBay complex ... friend Tiffany (MIT '06) for lunch; she's interning for Accenture, a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  thought I'd take a look back at MIT athletes who have participated in the ... likely to be in the Science Olympiad or the International Math Olympiad ... of the 1896 Olympics in a column he wrote for MIT's alumni magazine

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  -international sentiment and are reconsidering their decision to apply to universities in ... community in January that references MIT's mission to "best serve the nation ... our community. And – as I have – a great many stay in this country for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• FAQ / Interview

  How am I assigned an interviewer?

  After submitting your application, you will be notified if there is an Educational Counselor (EC) available to conduct an interview. If an EC is available, they will reach out via email to schedule an interview
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of MIT's a cappella groups. Towwards the end of the concert, Lee-Kai '07 divided the lecture hall in half and told us it was time for audience

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  On Broadway My first few days of fun in NYC

  

  pretty late, but this weekend I hope to see Avenue Q with a certain ... . Some friends from MIT, UC Berkeley, and NYU took care of waiting in line ... accomplished my IAP goal of seeing a celebrity, since Jai Rodrigez of Queer Eye

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2021 Wait List Today, we have closed out the wait list for the Class of 2021.

  

  , we had a record-high percentage of admitted students choosing to enroll ... you have submitted. We appreciate the time and effort you have put in to ... very best in college and beyond. We know you will make a huge impact on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2017