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  The Case of the Considerate Robbers and other winter adventures

  

  . After lounging around for a while, they piled back into the car but ... stipend for accommodations, food, and a bit of travel! They have incredibly ... for the trust and confidence MIT puts in our abilities to affect change

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • August 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  -Off in August (read about Summer Send-Off experience here)). Prepare for ... local get-togethers are hugely helpful for the newly adMITted. The ... and see what I may become in the future. I am incredibly grateful for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  that some helpful hackers had the delivery drones already warmed up for ... ). But the one opportunity I had/took, for my master's here at MIT, was ... a good fit for you. You will grow from that experience and from other

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One Day in the Life of Dora as told by the one and only Dora

  

  I interviewed my roommate Dora ’18 about her day today and here is a direct transcript for your reading pleasure: Me: Tell me about your day ... your courses and course numbers are for reference? Dora: For my classes

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 4, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Cambridge, Boston, and MIT in the Snow Santa and Poseidon in a winter wonderland.

  

  some photos from friends who were more brave than I was (click for larger ... together after all.    Here they are again, claiming that poutine for the ... before, click for larger versions).                           Finally, we

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  trusted my intuition and hoped for the best. I made some wrong turns that ... from head to toe. Here are some shots: Ready for some exploring ... that the future of this nation and of the world for that matter depends

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  : Where did the river go? And now, well...I've been in the house for a ... ?   4. Does a snowman need to have 3 snowball parts for it to be a real ... campus. For some of the puzzles, the first challenge is trying to figure

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  . This is not a best-of-the-year list. It's not a syllabus for literary ... woods. The oaks are the oldest trees in them. For thousands of years ... : calm down), and plenty of picture books and "chapter books" for my baby

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  myself as a prefrosh, wishing all you younger-uns best of luck for what ... journal, and tomorrow night I'll be taking photographs for Technique at the ... and only having the fortune to know them for a year--or two years, or

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  awesome.  He brings in new poetry books for us each week and postcards, and ... of the books and watch the rest of the movies for the class. So there ... live on my hall. I cook for the first time tomorrow! My friend Marvin R

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Punt Puzzle A collaborative affair

  

  logged into an online page for my Electromagnetism Class and saw the p-set. After staring at the problems for a couple of minutes, my mind folded into ... laugh maniacally at your crawling pace. That probably suffices for now

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  class is infamous for taking a lot of time to do the work (but like I said ... was the right choice for me. I've really enjoyed coming home to an ... looking out for you, even when you don't want to inconvience anyone to tell

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  , Wellesley, Harvard, and beyond for the Ballroom Dance Camp, Day 2. "Look ... probably an understatement. We've been positively explosive for the past two ... going on outside of classes and ballroom dancing. For example, slacklining

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  process. When we say that the admit rate for students with a 750-800 was 15 ... :   Admissions Statistics for the Class of 2017 General Freshman ... % Number of different high schools represented: 848 Just For Fun Most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  were something to be proud of... (It's really, really, really not!) For ... would be ok for me to go to sleep? What goals should I have? BUT I also ... finals week for us here at MIT. So to all who applied, whether you get in

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Language (die Sprache) MIT-Germany student discusses language

  

  ;advantageous" for being recognized. But the decision to write in German wasn't ... be "best" for one's career. Instead, the decision was ... language, even just for scientific publications, even when a common language

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  It's been a while since I've had time to sit down for a long period ... still thinking of the things I would write for all of you out there who ... . Make a difference. Class of 2016, you're in for the journey of a

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  nevertheless lamentable, understanding of proper production of a Novembeard. For ... inspirational, aspirational goal for others. Consider star Stanford quarterback ... Manning. While I have done so much for Andrew, I ask almost nothing in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  about every teaching award that MIT gives (including the Baker Award for ... , but can't speak coherently for 50 minutes. Professor Silbey was not any ... . For that, I am eternally grateful.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for "the discovery of the accelerating expansion ... the Charles River; it was originally built as a mansion for the ... conclusion. For almost a century, the Universe has been known to be expanding

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011