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  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  For most people, sprinting a mile in under 5 minutes is physically ... aerobic capacity, which allows them to run at blazing speeds for long, sustained periods. What's sprinting for us, is a comfortable pace for them. A

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams an MIT event

  

  generation of other undocumented engineers to strive for a greater goal. Now ... (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which is a temporary designation, subject to renewal every two years and only in effect for the duration of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My Talk @ Maker Faire a bit about how we see, select, and support makers

  

  We've had makers on the mind here for a little while. Earlier this month Ceri blogged about the MIT Maker Faire. Earlier this year Dawn and I wrote a white paper for the White House about technically creative

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  math/data analysis Aw, but neuroscience is cool. Brains aside for now, what are your goals for the summer? Finish the project!!! Also go on fun ... Exchange. I'll be there for 8 weeks, working on developing theoretical and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  Materials for Biology, which hopefully will be a blend of my interests in science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I ... . Basically post-MIT CPW. The Alumni Association searches for current MIT

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  you're looking for a more exhaustive list, these blog posts might be of ... heading home. Protip: at the beginning of a semester, ask upperclassmen for ... material.  Not that I'm naming names. Laptop Home base for nearly

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?

  

  at MIT for 9 years.  Over that time, I've periodically opened ... a long, philosophcal answer are not ideal for this format ... ." As for your questions, ask them below in the comments.  I'll

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “All Aboard the Rage Bus” Travelling by bus.

  

  it’s for something important, like, recently, picking my little brother ... chocolate against the corner even though there was plenty of room for his ... selection is worth running through traffic. Me, for looking at least four

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chem Lab Boot Camp!

  

  up for email notifications so you’ll know when they’re released. I saw ... for their quality. They have drama, they have characters, they have ... for updates here and you should also read this post in Inside Higher Ed

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  admissions process. For those of you not familiar with the practice, “legacy ... . Why would schools do this? For the money, mostly, because if you make ... “development cases,” will argue that this makes the school a better place for the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caine’s Arcade on making your dreams

  

  and all sorts of different games, rummaging for raw materials in the ... Interconnected.is chanced to stop by the store to buy a handle for his old Corolla ... collecting donations for a college scholarship fund, should you, like me, be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 11, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Pics or it didn’t happen? It happened!

  

  As I mentioned last week, MIT is a place for talkin’. Looking at the ... for the Real World" // Charles Huang, "Ice Cream Battleground" // Josh ... further ado, here are the videos for Anisha (3rd place overall) and Bruna

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 10, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  internship with Max Planck Institute MIT-Germany Program 2011 I worked for the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. My ... experience. As an engineering student, I couldn’t ask for a more

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  ’re really not kidding. I found myself waking up on May 19 with no plans for ... the hooding ceremony for MIT doctorate students and shipping out of ... an entire box of bananas for a buck, and made something like three

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Think Pink 2011 [By Cory Hernandez, '14] G@MIT, the SAO, and Residential Life present a guide to living…

  

  . For more information, be sure to check out other posts from regular admissions bloggers, or visit MIT's official site for LGBT issues. I remember ... knew that one was right for me. Senior Haus had a line in their i3 that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 3, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  ’d never played an instrument before but wanted to learn. For singing ... solo for the audition, and there was the Concert Choir, a much larger ... just audition for Concert Choir and join Concert Band. At the Convocation

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me ... excitement. Actually, there's been too much excitement for me to find the time ... bubble tea for my caffeine event (note: never hold a confusingly named

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  for all of us in this technological age to occasionally turn off our ... “particular problems’ but to develop a new vision for the act of problem solving ... to drive back home only to head into Boston again a few hours later for

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  could not put my thoughts together while studio’ing it up for midterm reviews, but it’s Spring Break now and time for all of us to take a ... unnoticed. I feel the message still stands though - for you, for me. As Emad

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  , for tastiness, there were live performances by … Inkas Wasi (http ... Reggaeton hits for hours and hours of dancing fun! Sabrosura was AMAZING ... to dress up for it!! (Me in my new red dress con mi novio; Photo

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011