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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  that art for art’s sake is reason enough. As Robin Williams said in Dead ... alive for…That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the ... mind the other day: Poetry is important for the same reason that a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... posted here.  I was an interviewer myself for many years before leading the Educational Council but think it would be helpful for you to hear

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  Friday night I slept for 10 hours and 8 glorious minutes. If you ... morning, however, when I woke up at 9:29am for the last conference tennis ... indication, then for all intents and purposes, I was stressed out. It doesn

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Halls are Alive with the sounds of students...

  

  , we like to talk about MIT Beef and the Lab for Chocolate Science. I ... research opportunities are available? In preparation for a visit program, I ... the best classes for studying Course 2 or Course 6, and the afternoon

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  I have discarded jeans for yoga pants. My laundry load does not fit ... , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of ... Facebook timeline for something other than finding PSet buddies? Probably

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  going for inspirational and life-changing. Here's a gif in case you missed ... special object due to its symbolism. As for the finances, I heard RingComm had funds left over that they were turning into subsidies for students

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  international students.   MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the ... before logging in to decisions.mit.edu. 6,820 students applied for early ... early action cycle was more difficult than ever for both our staff and our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  flocked to HackMIT to crowd themselves into a gym for 30 hours and make ... hallway lined with air mattresses for catnappers, and throw in a bunch of ... ...all sandboxes for building castles. Put them all together, slap on a deadline, and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  study for math, although I never mastered studying for physics.  Physics ... myself for doing the best I could. I also learned that HASS (Humanities ... and it was really interesting.  For the first half of the semester

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  advertisement: In other words, there's something for everyone. - From 10:30am ... Virus by Professor Mnookin, for example, or The Field Guide to Science ... this time of year, it could be mistaken for a painting of the snow

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  taken some photos for you guys to see these machines :( But this just ... we're talking about. Training's actually pretty cool! For the Edgerton ... part. Edge-finding! Woo! Next, we drilled a couple concentric holes for

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  slew of internships I applied for, a strange idea popped into my mind ... ’m working for the organization that was responsible for teaching me English ... trying to do the same for K-12. My role in all of this is mostly marketing

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s like I go to class or something. Or whatever.

  

  . Manalis, I know you probably didn't mean for it to be so mean. He and Prof. Han are pretty nice people and have co-taught this class for six years ... for that lil' step function when he did so stinkin' much for physics and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  weather; for me, it was either really cold from head to toe or very warm up ... to watch out for rainstorms in the spring (or any time, for that matter ... people eagerly await the arrival of spring not for the weather, but for

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  (Source: leslieland.com) Man, I feel excited for you guys! *Wipes ... don’t remember much what happened during my Pi day; I think I went for ... . That would be some story) Anyway, I just want to say this: Thank you for

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras

  

  sealer for a local rice micro-enterprise in Brisas del Mar; and designing solar driers for family harvests and testing water in El Benque. January ... continue with the back-breaking process. Their yuca mill has been broken for

  • by OEL
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  . Because for the first time in our lives perhaps, there is very little ... - but for what? Or work - in which specific industry? Gap year - will it ... but be influenced by the people we care about. Parents, for one, is on

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  pursuing a career as a filmmaker. It was a proud moment for him, and for me his mom, when he won second place in a local filmmaking competition for ... my gender. His film “Other” is about a very important topic for a lot

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  for lab stamina though. Sleep is magical. 3. Don't know something? Ask for help. I've asked so many questions at lab that I've probably driven ... you speak. While asking questions is great, thinking for yourself has

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  is, unless you aren't looking for flexibility), then you're in luck. If ... 's twice as old as the United States. If I could massively overgeneralize for ... respect for tradition and history, whereas the latter is more concerned with

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011