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• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  learning from his past mistakes, he was able to get up nearly halfway, when ... getting there - bruises and scrapes aside, sometimes we get knocked out so ... truly wise will recognize that there are alternative ways to get to the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life

  

  rigorous moral principle that completely solves the problem, but that we can ... moral goodness and badness can be defined and assigned. I claim this is ... convincing argument that can be made for the concept of moral luck, wherein a

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Simmons Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat cat

  

  I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out with friends in the 4AB lounge, eat dining hall food in Simdin, and ... angel! And so friendly too! Could this day get any better? … Oh wait

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  packing peanuts are biodegradable, they melt and get sticky when moisture is ... office chair and get pushed into these empty boxes   The talented

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Kickstart My Art highest form of expression

  

  Kickstart this project, you're not just getting a photobook, you're getting an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 29, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  new experiences may come later, but for now, let's not get lost in ... M. '12 poses for a photo with his debate class. Oh, it gets dark here

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When The Omnipotent Hand Of Google Fails You How some classes at the Institvte are justifiably hard.

  

  just intrinsically awful at jazz, and this will get easier as we gain ... up clarifications of concepts we learned in class, I get a slew of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 23, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  A lot of the day-to-day communication at MIT happens, not through face-to-face conversation, but via email. I get email from my dorm, from ... another day. Will I ever get around to writing it? Time will tell!

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Pachyderm Photography I'll try to avoid elephant jokes. There might be one or two, though, just for…

  

  circus comes to town, and the only way to get the elephants from the train ... would you get twenty elephants through Boston traffic?), and also, anger

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  a huge part of the undergrad tradition at MIT. Getting your "brass rat ... last Thursday, and while I'm not big on getting dressed up, semiformal

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  't know. This doesn't mean you're not totally awesome too! But if we get to be best friends and you don't end up getting accepted, it's not going

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  ) and told us we would get 12:00 - 2:00 with Steven Levitt in early ... -selling author, though, he's a pretty busy guy. We were pretty lucky to get him for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Number Game A few words of advice before applying to college.

  

  their SAT, and got H + 5 A's. They applied and did not get into MIT. Does ... it. Hindsight is 20/20. I think more than 1000 students get a 1600 on

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  few dinners like this throughout the year -- freshman advisors get money ... three or four times this year, and it's a good way to get to know your

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Trip to Princeton U Taking advantage of the three-day weekend by taking a trip to Princeton!

  

  Three-day weekends seem like the perfect opportunity to catch-up on work and get ahead for the next week. Umm... right... it never really ... ! Time to get back to business.

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MFA Boston A trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

  

  Last weekend, I went to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). All MIT students get in free with their MIT ID Card, which is always exciting ... . Though your MIT ID Card won't get you free admission, you still might be

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  Well, it's pouring rain outside, and I managed to get myself up at 8:30 as usual for my 9:30 Tuesday/Thursday class, 9.15 (biochemistry and ... magazines to look at the pictures... 3. Don't get scurvy! It's not a good idea

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  Jane W asked, Matt, I have a question about CPW. Will we know who our hosts will be before we get there? I know you're just matching us up ... groups, to find that place where you really do fit in. I'm getting excited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  "Restistance is Fuschia"... Getting close to solving another puzzle (maybe "X ... a few more of my favorite puzzles of yore. But now, I must get back to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / Events

  How about an eπ Reunion?

  

  style by throwing a "get out of the cold" party in South Beach the weekend ... seen -- if you're in Las Vegas, don't miss it. I was lucky enough to get

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2004