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  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  me (maybe that's a good thing?), but I come to you today with important ... -key, informal event, where you can sit down for a delicious lunch and chat with ... the fantastic things you can do as an MIT student. (NB: Since this

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  options can be hard on both sides. That can be emotional. To those of you ... choice for yourself. This isn't the end of the road, and I hope you'll feel ... going to be an awesome person. I truly and honestly wish you all the best

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  studied extrasolar planets (a planet outside of our solar system), which I ... . From the light curve, you can determine the midpoint and consequently ... Friday nights, from 7-8 PM, and if you listen to last week's show you can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  I almost forgot: for you regular action folks, the deadline to ... know that there are four different states your interview can take on the E-3 (admissions summary) card: I: We have your Interview in your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  When the CPW schedule came out  when I was a prefrosh 50000 years ago, I turned into a puddle of excitement. A puddle! I tried to plan out ... miserably failed at attending all the events I had hoped to be at. While this

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  DO YOU WANNA BUILD A SNOWMAN?? I KNOW YOU DO

  

  RAHHHH IT SNOWED AGAIN!!! As the blogs’ resident snow enthusiast, I consider it my sacred duty to announce the [annotation note="i.e. the first one where snow actually collected on the ground and that I was awake for

  • by Allison E. '27
  • December 13, 2024
• Blog / Events

  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  . It has an extensive history (that I won’t go into but you can read ... ) Ring Premiere happened! For almost a year now, I’ve had the privilege of ... of lugging boxes of t-shirts and [annotation note="i wasn't talking

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MOUT Training Exercise With UNH ROTC [by CDT Vikram Mittal] When UNH asked our battalion to supply people to act as…

  

  paintballs. I hadn't played paintball since I was in high school almost a decade ago. And when I played back then, it was an unorganized free ... people to act as insurgents and hostages, I jumped at the opportunity. The

  • by ROTC
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  Institute fashion - with a hack! Late last night, I received a mysterious ... contained a number of pictures, which I am more than happy to pass on to you ... part in the celebration! While those are all the photos I have for now

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  about deadlines. Rather than give you my own "don't panic" advice, I thought I'd give you the words straight from Joanne, who oversees our entire ... aforementioned number. Easy for me to say "relax," I know - but truly, materials

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  Last night, I watched an award winning cartoon about snails, "Les Escargots." One of the things I promised myself is that this year I would try ... 's movie marathon was one such event I had to attend. Slated for viewing for

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  As I write this, droves of MIT students, sharply dressed in suits ... Agency (CIA) iRobot Biogen Idec Bose Goldman Sachs Veolia Water ... Kinsey & Company Microsoft ...and that's just a sampling. When I was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  stuff, the jobful and the seeking return to MIT and I get to see some of my scattered favorite graduated friends. This year I spent Career Fair ... can see the Green Building and the Prudential Center in the not

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to ... last year's early action period, when we received 9,291. As I wrote a few ... are very proud of, and grateful for, all their hard work. I also know

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  dense, can exceed 10 pounds per square foot in weight. And because of a ... celebration, in excess it can be catastrophic. Millions of people are without ... extending our application deadline for for students affected by the storm, i

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  Ever wonder how a Formula 1 car can reach speeds of 210 mph and pull ... your participation can give you a serious jump start in academics as well ... competition's website or the MIT team's website. I thought I'd jot down a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  early to check the website and see if any MIT folks won. I have to be honest: I was bummed yesterday when Prof. Alan Guth '68 was again shut out ... widely seen as Nobel-caliber. So, coming off of that disappointment, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  snowfall as the snowflakes fall, they remind me of home

  

  , in the forecast, there was very little actual snow expected, but when I ... matter in the entire month…until Friday," to which I say, "weak sauce ... , snowflakes drift down to the ground. I think part of it is that these memories

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  Back when I was about seven I dreamed of being an astronaut. Of ... a half months ago, I thought that was just one of my many fleeting childhood interests. I never thought that by going to college here I would be

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  ; tool = working. "I'm gonna be tooling in Hayden tonight."  2. n ... Sciences; used to refer to any non-technical class. "I'm taking .006, 18 ... , overworked, drained, etc. etc. "Man, I am so hosed." See also: firehose

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022