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  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... found the secret on guarenteed [sic] Admissions to MIT This comes ... 's mad as hell because he didn't need to waste 2 months on ISEF research

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Busy times

  

  quite busy here in Admissions lately. In addition to the requisite 4 ... entry, I'll be going home to relax tonight. Things are starting to get ... to take this class; it's really awesome. Are there any classes you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... geography. That is to say, many international students live in the US, and ... that definition, there are two very important things to remember about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I ... , with no Central Meetings to do, I'll get to catch up with some friends ... building a mini-Sukkah (MIT's is currently up on Kresge Oval, thanks to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So apparently the Media Lab figured out how to 3D print glass and it's pretty glorious

  

  a way to 3D print glass. I'd actually seen some objects on display at ... tied to techniques used for its formation. From the discovery of core ... blow pipe during Roman times, to the modern industrial Pilkington process

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  , em-dashes and alliteration. Why? There is a good argument to be made ... powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.” I’m not going to make ... that ability to convey lots of meaning very succinctly is vital in any

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  Our applicants come from all over the world and from many different educational backgrounds. You should choose a college that will offer rigorous academic coursework, but, more importantly, that will…
• Blog / How to Human

  my gap year of nothing and everything certainly something

  

  The idea of taking a gap year, like to most, initially terrified me. Instead of spending time in school, I’d have to find other things to do. There were no class schedules or club meetings to provide some substance

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  Food for Thought [guest post] On food and our culinary club, Mince

  

  letter to food written jointly by me (Sophia) and Tananya.    I ... on Instagram to learn more about our events, recipes, team, and general ... . Tananya is the current head of MINCE. I started this organization to create

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 4, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Have you ever wanted to copy-paste the text in an image file? Well, now you can--thanks to a HackMIT project.

  

  . Then, using some nifty image processing, it allows you to remove that ... off, Allan Add Project Naptha to Chrome here. For demos and backstory

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 25, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc

  

  _grid images="99620,99621" /] Nine days of spring break: what to do with them? I ... 35-year run. So, we booked tickets and set on going to New York to catch the production in its final days. That was all we planned to do. But

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 31, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  's like trying to pop a pimple, where you'd poke and prod at the pimple for ... your stomach clenches tighter and tighter, and you just want to scream ... continuing to bother that welt would increase your chances of infection, you

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All? how do i live without regret?

  

  think it's going to be the same, but it's not. And you're going to sit ... in your suffocating little cubicle, and you're going to think: Is this ... computer science major just to end up as some strange cop-out major instead

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  is less caught under the firehose, so there tends to be more socializing. It is a glorious time to be alive."]IAP,[/annotation] jumping ... Own Bicycle (exactly what it sounds like), 2.670 (learn how to use a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  bday burnout no more spiders please

  

  instant mood booster. My podmate asked if I wanted to attend our 18 ... to Killian Court. We set up next to some trees on the right and figured out how to create shade so that we could actually see our screens. I got

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 18, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  having to explain how MIT works to curious 24s has made me realize that ... . So, I decided to make a blogpost of things-I've-had-to-explain-to-non-MIT-people-a-lot so that when YOU are asked all these things, you can just link them to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  For this blog, we are going to try something new with format. Instead ... , we are going to… well, you’ll see. Danny: “Now, I don't know” is how the musical we’re currently listening to, Ghost Quartet, starts, and it

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  Being a college student in a dorm means finally having to decide how and what you want to eat for the next 4+ years. For some, it’s as simple as picking which dining hall you want to go to. For others, it’s a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  we’re lame, or because there’s not much to do in the first place. It ... . It’s pretty hot in here, but I’m pretty used to it. There are a few ... doorway. Brenda is bubbly and sweet and used to live on this floor and is

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  scrambling to do well in all of your classes while not losing your sanity. It’s easy to lose track of how much time has passed when you have so many ... came to a close, I packed up all of my belongings in under 3 hrs, and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015