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  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  Update on 6/26/2018: in the years since this post has been written ... . The answer is that it is probably not. I stand by my analysis at the time, and am leaving this post up because I still think the critique

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  this curious flyer outside of the Athena cluster in building 24 (aka "a computer lab on campus"). I particularly love the warning "this is not a ... deep. (Yes, I do know that Chris Vu passed the first round of auditions

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  're having fun =p) Following the "tradition," I've decided to spend this IAP ... I hope you (and the powers above) will forgive me for blogging about it. >"< Last IAP, we had 3 hours of class everyday in the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Walking the Kerry Way journal of my fourth day in Ireland

  

  the common room, where the radiator is off. The German woman rooming with me tonight voices the entirety of her internal monologue aloud even when others are in the room. She has finally gone to sleep, and I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  making the most of things we threw our annual rager in, uh, Minecraft

  

  ), would have been yesterday had the events of the past couple of months not ... into, that [annotation note="last year, some alumni from the 70s not only ... back for, and that, obviously, is the most fun we have all year. Since

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  About the interview... For students applying for early action, the ... 's contact info, and make the call today! Now, what if you're applying for regular action? Well, the deadline isn't until December 1, but I recommend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  This entry chronicles interesting things I did on the middle three days of the week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, I went on ... achievements, it is responsible for the Book Exchange, the Ride Board, and the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  The Brass Rat is a long-standing MIT tradition that has given rise to ... 'm proud to be blogging the debut of this year's Brass Rat to the rest of the ... wanting one like Sam wants Ina Garten.) This was the only thing

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  the town next to mine. I don't remember much from the interview except ... MIT just before the onset of World War II, and his MIT, while having the same values, was quite different from the MIT I would come to know (for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• Blog / Events

  Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."

  

  As I mentioned earlier, Neil Gaiman is coming to MIT! The lecture he's giving was even featured on the MIT homepage for today, which is how you ... impressive slate of visitors over the past year - Melis recently blogged about

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  my summer internship

  

   the joys of signing an NDA.

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 26, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  my shattered laptop in the midst of pre-finals season

  

  funny... During lecture for MAS.863 How To Make (Almost) Anything at the ... , backpack to the side, and laptop on the ground. I didn't expect anyone to sit ... . In the process of him sitting in my chair, the seat flipped down and

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 7, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  Slay the Spire Bundle for Palestinian Aid I'm the kind of person who likes playing games that I can play over and over. When I made the Slay the Spire post two years ago, I had 67 hours in the game. Now I have 300

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  **mild/moderate Avatar: The Last Airbender spoilers, but also this ... 's that** In the TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zuko, the show’s main villain for the first two seasons, falls very ill after freeing avatar Aang

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona

  

  The past week has been total craziness. As previous blog posts ... happening (at least not in their originally intended form), and the work that ... -streams to display the work they had put in up to that point. We want to talk

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 18, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Flu shots optimizing literally everything

  

  reluctant to get the flu shot, because needles and injections terrify me, you know? I hated going to the doctor to get vaccines. I know they’re good ... get the shot because I’ve had really bad experiences with injections in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  An unexpected discovery, from a few centuries ago It takes more than four years to get to know a place

  

  baked (here's the recipe, in case your mouth just started watering!). To ... Market literally a 5 minute walk from the Trader Joe's I frequent that I ... , sheepishly thinking about all the other times I'd left Trader Joe's in

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 20, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.

  

  With my classes ending on Wednesday and finals starting the following ... plans for the future, and also will be hitting the 50% point in my book challenge! On the most exciting note to me, I have spent the past three

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • December 10, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  The 3D Lounge Experience For this part, I ask you to settle in a comfortable location, preferably on a couch or bean bag. Turn on "The Last Ship" by Sting (embedded below). Pretend the two photographs underneath are

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

  East Campus Rush 2014: RAW SCIENCE There shall be no entertainment or amusement in our courtyard, only roller coasters

  

  This Sunday is the infamous East Side Party, which is open to the MIT ... working on over the past week. Some of these science experiments include a ... . Prefrosh will have the opportunity to battle in a giant wrestling pit made of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2014