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  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  likely to be in the Science Olympiad or the International Math Olympiad ... traveled to Europe from the US by steamship Times in running events were ... "Steinbrenner" is quite familiar to baseball fans: George Steinbrenner, and his

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  going back to school after a long absence. It is hard -- not the level of ... 't portray yourself in your application as who you think MIT wants to see ... . Simply put, an Octagon is a concrete mass used in capacities of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  I may not have alluded to this before, but my roommate, April, is ... putting some Chef Boyardee in a pot for lunch. That's not to say that I ... directly. Her boyfriend, Chris, just flew in to visit, so she cooked a real

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Off Campus A story told by cat gifs

  

  Last year, I made a HUGE decision. I decided to move off of MIT ... , for all it's glory, is no longer my home. Danny B. '15 wrote about how ... .  What changed? Me. I changed. Who was once a headstrong, ready-to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  modeled after commentators like Bill O'Reilly. And, to help with context in ... know want to know what a triffid is. If you've got all that, enjoy ... Fiction, but an appearance on Colbert is always... interesting. For those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  tested out of physics but not calc, I wasn't eligible to take the class in ... physics). Just a heads up to the 4 other people in the world who test out of ... So this is what an Add/Drop form looks like: Now, I know what you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET

  

  and password.   In order to verify that you will receive a ... I've ducked out of committee for a moment to let you know that ... next Saturday, 12/14, at 12:14 PM ET.   To check your decision on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 6, 2013
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Sloan MBA Adetayo Akisanya works at Volaris, a Mexican airline, on their Commercial Strategy team “I really gained a new perspective on the airline industry, on commercial strategy, on competition,…

  

  the Field   "To me, this was all personal challenge. I thought I was a good manager, and wanted to give it a try in a highly ... by Visa and MasterCard for currency conversion to Volaris. In return

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarships

  

  to win some. When I was in my last year of high school, I was pretty ... . But I also wanted to do this post so that you could, in the comments ... applications to fill out. Then, of course, there are regular applications to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  in Zambia. To make a long story short, the only road to Mwape (the ... I think it is different now. It is one thing to understand a fact or ... intellectually -- and it is another thing to go somewhere and witness this fact

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Spy vs. Spy The former directors of the US and Saudi intelligence agencies speak at MIT.

  

  Intelligence from 1995 to 1996. This event is not being webcast, but some very ... Bartos Theater, MIT Starting shortly across campus from here is an ... -Faisal, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. The forum will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Metropolis and the Alloy Orchestra "The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must be the Heart!"

  

  year” to attend. The Alloy Orchestra, based here in Cambridge, is ... in terms of set design and special effects is remarkable! Typical to ... create the soundtrack. The film is a precursor to almost every sci-fi movie

  • by ARTalk
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Thanksgiving on First East – Team Bemis makes hand turkeys!! (For justice and the greater common good.)

  

  invited to our party. And even dessert! All in all, it was a happy day ... Jonathan) Then we all locked ourselves in our rooms indefinitely to study ... couple of weeks ago putting their creative minds to use designing and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  conference and sat in on a panel on the new SAT writing test. Dr. Perelman is ... backed by data, I went to my hotel room, counted the words in those essays ... I'm in New York City now, staying in a hotel a stone's throw from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Letting the days go by Fish finders, the Apprentice, and techie fashion.

  

  the potential to become obsolete. The material I learned in the ... With all these applications, it's tough to find time to blog. There are lots of terrific applications! This will be a challenging year to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  . A free meal or an outing to go paintballing is always also fun as well ... freshmen to their events in the case of fraternities and ILGs or encouraging freshmen to register for recruitment in the case of Panhel. Waiting for the

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Manage Your Future

  

  to work in their chosen field. In 2010 & 2011, we sent 66 Management students to 9 different countries to intern in companies such as ... . This experience has sparked my interest in getting a job related to International

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  reserving some time in your day to paint. ... A couple of weeks ago, Chris Peterson tried to describe my life as ... Daiso Japan in Berkeley sells these for 1.50. I imagine they work

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  . This is the best recipe for soup I have ever tasted in my short life ... top. It brought me closer to God. Thanks, Ina. In an interesting bit of ... around to jogging more in the early evenings because some benevolent

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aisumasen, Yoko San Aisumasen (Apologetics).

  

  'm just not in any condition to compose a proper blog entry today. And ... Hello out there in TV Land. I'm Sam Maurer. You might remember me ... Hampshire to discover that my laptop, where I store one bazillion pictures of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2005