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  The reading season begins

  

  awesome. It is incredibly inspirational to read about you and see just how ... promising and in good hands. Yes, it's Saturday, and I'm working. Much of the ... assemble more folders for the admissions officers to read. And speaking of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  it’s only a matter of time a post for the deferred

  

  sure it was real, and then left the room to run as much of my speech as I ... offer my congratulations, and a warm welcome to the MIT community. For the rejected, I offer my condolences, and the best of luck as you apply to other

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  forced ourselves to buckle down and do the work... When I finally walked ... city. (Ernesto R. '15  and Teresa L. '15 have pretty much been my ... bike and having time to bake tons of delcious things. I do like how I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: the app is live for freshman

  

  ;   You know what to do. Be yourself. Be good to others. Take care of your business, but try not to worry too much. Remember the difference between things you can control and things you can't, and that where you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  . And now, onto the non-meteorological information (say it, don't spray it?). Early this morning, some friends and I went to the Harvard Museum of Natural History We went mainly to see the Blaschka Glass Flowers

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Paul Farmer at the Broad Lander update October 28

  

  encourage student-faculty interaction.) My friend Varsha '07 and I decided to ... will link you to his Wikipedia entry, MIT Biology bio, and Broad bio. The ... says lunch on Oct 19th just opened up, and we immediately agree to it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  is just too much of a deterrent, it's so nice and warm inside that I ... as long as the telethon lasts, to answer questions in the comments, and ... know, it doesn't seem fair, I'm sorry, but feel free to read and enjoy

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog

  

  As part of my desire to make this blog more interactive, and since ... will be forced to make a really lame one, and then make up another person ... new banner. (That, and I've hit a creative roadblock.) I am

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  propped up in bed and listening to the Toy Story soundtrack. Anywho, I ... 't find much, decides to make things juicy by adding "College ... ), I don't know. Need to pass the time between now and admissions? You

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: When in South Africa guest post by a fellow '21

  

  goal than to experience as much as possible with the funds and time I was ... wanted to be when I grew up and I would tell her about my plans to traverse ... technology I would design. Flash forward 11 years and not much has changed, I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 31, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  the bible to free food, free stuff, parties, meetings, and other ... all amazing- driven, motivated, really smart, and fun to be around. The ... I got to reunite and hang out with all the WTP girls who went to CPW

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers), then ... , mentor, and (now) admissions liaison since 2002. Before I came to MIT, I ... of what it's like to be a mechanical engineer at MIT, and something of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  all that I could -- and wanted -- to manage on an eventful month ... . "Normal," meaning not going to bed at 3am and waking up just in time for ... impactful experiences of my life, a testament to our shared values and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  House community,” and I felt that discrepancy did well to set the tone for ... , Senior House is one of the most inexpensive dorms to live in and has a ... high share of underrepresented minority students, and according to the

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  .002 (What was I trying to do, taking 39 CS units of virtual class?) and added ... about my blog and she promised to check it out (hello if you’re reading ... friend (also international) calls me and swears she’s moving to Canada (she

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  What it’s like being back

  

  to and from California twice more, and to Arkansas once. (Frequent ... 've had a lot to do and thus unsurprisingly, I've kept pretty busy. Yes ... visiting with my family and trying to do as little as possible before the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  then moseyed over to the Swapfest at Albany and Vassar Streets. Several ... musical prowess to a wide audience, so I donned my corridor gear and ... accompaniment to the chair-rolling and general carafe mayhem. We reached

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  That’s right, you’re sick Thank you, nurse, for stating the obvious.

  

  down the hall to Carlos '09 and say, "What up? I'm sick, so excuse me ... year. The last time I felt the compulsion to sniiffle, sneeze, and cough ... , where I decide that hard-and-fast rules and statements apply to everyone

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  And I'm back! I'm determined to make up for not posting at all in the ... from any class, and I don't have any clever terms to describe how I ... summer room at EC, and he also needed to run to Target, Costco, and a few

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  ecstatic to get back to campus after a much needed break, to see my MIT ... be able to return no matter where my adventures take me. And because ... my motivation, talent, future goals, mental health, and decision to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014