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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  -by-doing class open only to MIT students, in which participants design and build a ... when it started getting rough. Now that we had a strategy it was time to ... when I woke up at 9 am to get ready I saw the following e-mail in my

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.

  

  to get Frank Wilczek, as he is also a writer, poet and is known to tell ... there are dues to be paid, you must accumulate a certain number and type ... wait your turn or become a certain age before you can do anything, like

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 24, 2007
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit a creative/maker portfolio as a QuestBridge applicant?

  required. To learn more about the different kinds of portfolios you can submit, as well as how to submit, please visit our Creative Portfolios page ... are available for any applicant not able to cover the submission fee.
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Seattle: Land of the Strange, Skies of the Free where pirates roam the streets and dogs play the bucket-drums

  

  F/A-18s overhead to the percussive expression of a man in a pug mask ... of a gasification plant, and someone is getting married. And in ... . I've been to three or four parades now. I've taken a nap in a park and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1 Recent questions, answered.

  

  wrote, "I sent in my affirmative reply on March 21st, and have yet to recieve a reply, is that because I sent it in so quickly?" Harlan '10, I am writing your name with a '10 after it. This means we have received your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  well I needed to do on the next exam to get an A in the class. I thought ... 's or about getting in to your dream school. "Being the best you can be ... finals week for us here at MIT. So to all who applied, whether you get in

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  Facebook group that you get to join when you're a student here that's called ... Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 blogging scholarship competition! Thanks! One of the biggest culture shocks coming to MIT for me, a

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

  

  a huge fan of things. Like, I tend to consume content in a way that is ... as a whole, etc)? I probably won’t get to see it, but I think someday ... think that would be a very, very cool world to live in.  Student Stories A

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Listing It All Out you get a list and you get list and you get a list

  

  distance  from my dorm to feel like an excursion of a sort CAVA - also in ... biking to the Boston Harbor) Take schmancy photos in a grad cap ... on a walk along the Charles with some emo music blaring in your

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 29, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  becoming a camp counselor or taking time off to spend with your friends and ... in your every waking moment before college, and thinking about a career ... if any companies 1) interested me or 2) would be interested in a CMS/7

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who was the first woman graduate?

  In 1873, shortly after MIT's opening in 1865, Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT's first woman graduate (and later its first woman instructor ... her a pre-eminent water scientist before her graduation.
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  live - It's nice to feel like I live in a city, instead of feeling like ... down on my knee in order to put a hand over my mouth and stifle my ... in the morning, up a hill, past a castle, into a forest. Then I take

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  to win the Pulitzer Prize. She was also a recipient of the Mac ... in Miami when she released her first novel, Getting Mother's Body. It's always great to meet and talk with someone who is not only successful in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  , and I was lucky enough to get in!! I officially committed the spring ... tips are all things that I found to make a difference in my recruiting ... stand in terms of recruiting.  Be a good communicator: respond to that

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Changes To Your MyMIT Account The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year.

  

  A quick response to some of the questions we've been receiving: you won't notice any change to your MyMIT account until we're confident that everyone has had a chance to receive his/her decision via mail (or telephone

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

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  Country Club Plaza If you're in one of these areas, I look forward to seeing ... America to meet with prospective applicants and parents in more than 70 ... meetings in New England: Jenny Rifken will be traveling to Portland, Maine

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  101 Things to Do Before You Graduate from MIT What every MIT graduate should have experienced.

  

  At orientation, we received a list of "101 Things to Do Before You ... while for this page to load.) So I've never actually been to a Bruins game, but two of my best friends, Anna '08 and Maria '08

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  'm Shipping up to Boston." A lot. I've included some YouTube videos in case you're ... mentioned a couple of songs. I believe her words were: "If you're going to ... to MIT I spent working full time and trying to get ready for life on

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  ecstatic to get back to campus after a much needed break, to see my MIT ... luck, it was cancelled and I had to stand in a line with 300 other people ... going to Seahawks playoff game(s) while I'm stuck yelling at a TV about 3

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Downtown if you could see it then you’d understand

  

  different. It’s out of place. Like a round peg trying to fit in the square ... taking pictures. We walk a bit more. We get lost in this side street ... -down and slacks; I’m wearing a t-shirt and shorts. “Couldn’t be wearing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2019