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  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  be a pretty hectic time. During the October of my senior year, way back ... through MyMIT immediately, and we'll be sending an email early next week ... itself must be postmarked by November 1st. And if you need to take more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  , across the street from Burton-Conner (not to be confused with the Sailing ... to be playing a Division I sport (though most teams at MIT are Division ... sport at all), there can be a place for you. For some more well

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s for dinner? The joy of cooking

  

  a regular basis meant that I had to be creative. My staples generally ... menu (or at least a food item to be used in the dinner), and people sign up to cook. There never seems to be a shortage of people who want to

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  is about. Or you may be entering into everything with an open mind and absolutely no assumptions. But judging by what's being projected on the massive screen, you can tell that it'll be memorable. Now if you were to take a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  to no longer be among the 'babies' of the school, to be replaced by the ... -Orientation Programs) right now, and some of you might even be done filling out your apps ... (Discover Brain and Cognitive Sciences) - but DUSP ended up being a lot of fun

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW time waits for no man, woman or beaver

  

  , March 25th? I feel there should be a dramatic chord (or small mammal) to ... be tempted to break out the blink tag. CPW is an enormous event. It ... do is go to the source: MIT's CPW gurus Lauren and Jennifer. They'll be

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  this post will be helpful. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming ... on the waitlist will not be admitted. I hope that you will have another ... . What should I do if I hope to be admitted from the waitlist? Certainly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  event this Thursday at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. I hope you'll be there! If you ... email address) and I'll get the information to you. It should be fun and ... know that some of you will be super-excited to learn that Hikaru Utada

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ..and Here We Go Again! [by Ken Haggerty '11] ARTalk is back!

  

  [by Ken Haggerty '11] MIT can be a very tiring place. MIT IS a very ... on the arts! We'll be highlighting anything and everything art ... + cognitive sciences with a minor in architecture. I was incredibly lucky to be

  • by ARTalk
  • February 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  writing and think it'd be great to improve my creative writing ability, or ... concentration, and I want mine to be writing! It'll give me a little break from ... semester: EMT shifts! I'll be taking the state EMT exam in mid-March, but

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the Colbert Bump MIT's Riley Crane talks DARPA Challenge on ''The Colbert Report''

  

  Remember when MIT beat out teams from around the world to be the first to find all 10 hidden red balloons in DARPA's balloon challenge? Well Dr. Riley Crane, the team leader, was interviewed on "The Colbert

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vote for Ksplice! MIT's spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration in action.

  

  the MIT $100k Competition and being Slashdotted) - and winning the Forbes contest would really be another feather in their metaphorical cap ... Thanksgiving! (P.S. Amusing side story: when Waseem asked me if I'd be willing

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  TGIF! After a long week comes...a FEAST!

  

  Sorry for being MIA you guys! I've had a tough couple of weeks, but I'm back! Thursday night/Friday morning was filled with intense tooling, but it was well worth Friday's deliciousness. My friends and I normally go

  • by Celena C. '12
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  in California, but it is good to be back home in Cambridge. I got a ... questions that I thought could be helpful to my nervous prospective student ... suggestions for me? A: I know that the application process can be really nerve

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday! (a.k.a my first video blog) vlogging? MEAT CAKE!

  

  birthday is meant to be celebrated! There's everything you could want: jokes

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 30, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot ... students that they will not be admitted from the waitlist, and wishing them ... working hard since May 1 to determine how many students, if any, could be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  actually being "on" the Great Dome, there's a hack mounted to the trench wall ... . With the first dome hack in three years, why would it just be a banner ... , there must be something more. This is when it gets good, and why I'm glad

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tattoo ideas No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice.

  

  No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice. As a cheap yet fun giveaway, we are considering temporary tattoos. They would be small -- say, 2 inches square. What I need are your ideas for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  code of ethics is: # Be subtle. Don't leave evidence that you were there ... saying when it will be returned. # Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent. # Sign-ins should not be seen by the general public. Sign

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My schedule .

  

  lol, it's good to be a senior. 3:30am MANDATORY EDIT: In all seriousness, maybe this post is giving people the wrong impression. The first thing you learn at MIT is how to manage a heavy courseload. The last thing

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 16, 2009