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  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  photo that is now in my possession. There are only two issues with this ... . I felt a bit like Ashton Kutcher in his new commercial for Axe, except ... time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

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

  

  and conditioned to view the US in a specific way for so long that ... living in South Africa, constantly being reminded to do and be more for the ... just trying to decide where you want to apply for college in the years to

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

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  your breaking point, and learn how to make time for yourself in order to ... more useful that what I learned in classes. Use the best tools at your ... Orientation has begun. Convocation starts in less than an hour, where

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  In 1966, B. Alden Thresher, an economist and the first ever Director ... Stu, and on many other people in our office too. The book has been out of print for decades, but for our new website, the College Board agreed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  methods (of communication theory or control theory, for example) to aid in ... really apply for it (you automatically get in if you have above a certain ... is geared mostly for people who want to work as engineers in the high

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  but her emails how to assert?

  

  for the first time ever in my 3+ years here. The early ... , waiting for me to unpack it again in August. One of the many things Stress ... ="tfw your boyfriend had Cheers playing in the background for the entire month

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  in their red Parent Connector polo shirts so keep a lookout for them. A ... comments in viewing my dorm when I was a student at MIT but for me it was the ... in Boston, especially in the springtime, so you should be prepared for

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline check your MyMIT account now

  

  showing up on your MyMIT tracking page, there was likely some kind of issue ... us both if you can, but the transcript is the more important one for us ... MIT. Sorry. Know that we will primarily be relying on the required materials in

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  destruction and devastation in every direction. There are tent cities for miles ... , which is a UN organization that deals with sanitation and water issues in ... Media Projects in Haiti. The class was conceived fairly last minute after

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Onion article about Robot Hazing at MIT Robot hazing at MIT *gasp!*

  

  Onion: MIT Fraternity Accused Of Robot Hazing April 12, 2006 | Issue 42 ... Technology chapter of the Theta Tau fraternity are in campus-police custody today following a brutal hazing incident in which one robot remains

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  Yesterday, I wrote, "I'll be back in the office tomorrow, assisting ... mailed out on Friday!" It seems Mother Nature had other plans for me. I got ... abnormally high winds and bad weather in the northeast, my flight had been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  involved in tackling global issues, especially one that’s as ... of others who were in line, I anxiously awaited the chance to hear Muhammad Yunus speak. Dr. Yunus received the Nobel Peace Prize last year for

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  days in [annotation note="Independent Activities Period"]IAP[/annotation], Bad Ideas Weekend takes hold in MIT like glitter: it’s everywhere, if you look hard enough, and it catches the light, even in the dark

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  evaluated in context. "In my country (Kenya) students who sat for the ... sense? As for your second question, we have only five spots in our ... folder in time for reading. A good rule of thumb is that things should be

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  High Stakes Because it’s you who makes you.

  

  class), preparing for a little French presentation with a classmate in the ... enjoy a birthday cake that his girlfriend made for him in the kitchen (he ... in the morning for job #1, due technically at the end of the workday

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2006
• 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 ... there, but I can post some stereotypically MIT photos: In order for me ... pset, woke up for no reason at 6 AM, and finished the rest of it in under

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Expo how MIT is leading the educational revolution

  

  practical tools necessary in the workplace. This year, the Festival of ... turn in a problem set. The student was recorded for twenty minutes ... , Microsoft Kinect doesn't work well for people in black clothing!), I loved the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 20, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  weeks in, we released the first iteration of the software as a tool to ... hall in East Campus for all four years, including preorientation, and two ... for landing in chummy situations with a wide variety of living groups. A

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  I will admit: I've been in a bit of a rut. Don't get me wrong. Life as an AeroAstro is amazing in a lot of respects. 9AM classes for ... future--all in one room, all full of overflowing respect and humble awe for

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  all the time, snow means fun! The only issue with having fun in the snow ... and we flooded in. Some nice Conner 4-ian had opened the door for us ... holed up in a suite reached us and we staged for another attack. After

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008