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  IAP is moving along

  

  hunt with Project Electric Mayhem (can you figure out the pop culture ... , so we get a lot of random alums in far-flung locales who want to play ... deliver the vision lecture. You can check out the progress of the different

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  what they are. The full report (158 pages) can be read here. The summary of the report (only 11 pages) can be read here. I anticipate that ... helped design. You can read their story, as written by Jeff Roberts '01

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  You'll get another new entry today as I work on my 20 page paper. But, until you do, here are three things you can contemplate: DID YOU KNOW? 1. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner can be sung to the tune of the "Gilligan

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  until the group comes to a unanimous decision. If one can't be reached ... 's the only way to keep from getting sad about some folks I really want ... 're almost there. At the end of the day we count. I can't give you details (so

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  at the beginning and the end of the course so students can assess their ... Engineering. This is a great way to get introduced to the field, with some ... : What can I say? There are few topics as important as this. Meanwhile, in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  . Basically, they try to get rid of all of the overstock and damaged books, so ... usually in such good condition that you can't even really tell what's wrong ... .60, 8.01 open-notes: everything in course 10, 7.06 Mitra said: "I can say

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Typhoon, Wedding Highlights from my trip to Asia.

  

  protocol? And you can't go to Thailand without seeing some of their ... , including the famous Petronas Towers. Closer in, though, I was able to get ... ; Game Fair. As you can see from the second picture above, the line was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  living group doesn't mean you can't visit other people at other places ... deliberately circled around here to make it easier for Yoyo to get a pic. "Grrr ... ), and meat dishes if the cooks are omnivores. Non-pikans can purchase full

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Ben Jones Name: Ben Jones; Job title: Communications Dude, MIT Office of Admissions; Hometown: Baltimore, MD

  

  . They are all so different and yet you can look at any one of them and say ... city (250,000+ college students can have that effect on a place), the ... . And if we're really getting into my secrets, I have a thing for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Why We Blacked Out The Blogs and joined the SOPA strike

  

  .   As bad as this is, it gets worse: SOPA would also expand the ... do not intend to infringe. I intend to educate. With good intent, I can post this because someone uploaded it to YouTube, which can host it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium

  

  two fields can come together to construct human history. Even more ... , and science with history," he continued, we can learn about "the ... history is, after all, full of people who could not write; we can't read

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  daunting problem sets and computers that can't love you back. Cats also have ... 't bark, and can better fend for themselves while students are in class ... Independent Colleges and Universities. Pets can help students relieve stress

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  MIT that reiterates the theme: MIT is home. Yes, it can be hard. But ... -registration sometime soon. For probably the first time ever in blog history, I can give ... so is the beautiful Charles River. Top that location! You get the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  group processes…The description for a good leader can go on and on, but in ... opportunities on campus that can be tailored for a student’s particular need. It ... students can learn about the various organizations on campus, how to plan

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  1 Fish, 2 Fish, a Lot of Fish, and a Snail Putting a Big Box of Water on my Dresser

  

  So last semester I had a radical idea to get a pet aquatic turtle. I don't even remember what sparked my interest in wanting to get one (it ... and wanted to get a large 20 gallon saltwater tank with a clownfish and

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 30, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  should get one!" she returned "I can't afford that car." "You can afford ... house in 2013.  $11k down gets you a $205k house.  As my house was nearing ... about as close to winning the lottery as I'd ever get so I followed

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  Let me introduce myself. Alternatively titled: Whomst'd've?

  

  have to work for it. Despite that, I didn't expect to struggle this much ... where the class only lasts for half a term and not the full length"]Can ... ?[/annotation] My roommate, Mariia, once told me that she can't complete any of her

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  Greater Boston. I don’t think much has changed about how amazing fall is to ... 's cool and gentle touch on my skin As much as I detest when it drenches my ... Or simply the honeymoon phase of my arrival here But I simply can

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2022 judge our music taste (the 5th installment)

  

  diversity :) I can attest to my constant switching between psychedelic rock/hyperpop/rap/anime openings... alternatively titled: how much were you going through it this ... is much less common, although I think that's because Spotify changed

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Everything Everywhere All At Once a free early screening from lsc and a q&a with the directors

  

  baby throughout the entire thing. I won't write too, too much about the ... it did feel like this movie was doing so much at once, it felt fitting ... matters, but you can find the community and find the people you are willing

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 29, 2022