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  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  inexplicable desire to drink soda. As in, I had to drink soda immediately or I ... naturally, I set out for the nearest and most convenient source of soda available to student-kind: the friendly neighborhood vending machine. But

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  as the grad students in my lab for probably a tenth of the salary ... 're not herded into giant classes like so many moo cows. According to the ... recitation is not the person lecturing. For instance, I have 5.60 lecture three

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  total eclipse of the cruft

  

  eclipse on April 8th. I had happened to see the total eclipse in 2017 in ... Truck Guy, much to the chagrin of my wife Steph C ’15). [carousel image1 ... in the snow during the eclipse leading up to totality, squinting up at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Welcome Susan Hockfield A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.

  

  I've failed you in the photo department. But I'll try to describe the event for you as best I can. The ceremony took place in Killian Court. It ... was first announced. In her first speech to the community, she said "I

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  , our primary goal in reading these essays is to get to know you, the applicant. It's not to be wowed, or feel like we need to read the most unique ... planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Person Who Inspired Me to Start this Blog The girls of Sri Lanka have in Alia an incredible beacon of hope and defender…

  

  folly of my cynicism. In fact, she is the person who inspired me to start this blog. She traveled to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the tsunami that ... . Enough about me, though. The point is that I’d grown to be quite

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • December 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  -curriculars, either in an essay or on the application form, try to make it more than a ... schools admit you, you'll go on to achieve great things in life. This is ... have is to be confidently relaxed. I hope that you have gone both through

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Thoughts on coming home With guest appearances by MIT's Dean for Student Life, the communist dracula, Roman lasagna, and…

  

  way to the wastelands of bygone travels. I landed in St. Louis on ... that this is probably the most disturbing analogy I have ever penned ... detail, until we get to dinner. In short, the event was the world premiere

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  with us when the time is right for you and we'll be happy to work with ... , where every school in the entire county has been closed. San Diego County ... access to the Internet, to your computer and files, and your home over the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  want to see is something like a person falling through the floor (via ... much like being visited by a fae.) It was too late to add the class at ... what I had to do. Heck, my last name is literally "Qu"! The universe was

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Charmed, I’m Sure What I did my 2nd IAP

  

  that two people sat on every step in the aisles. Props to Kevin, whose ... 't write much here. On Friday, I went to Charm School. I had a hard time ... . I learned the charming way to “dab” (not wipe) my mouth. I learned

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  ’s rights, and race relations. She plans to do the M.Phil. in development ... engineers to encode memory systems genetically to assist in the study and ... to Oxford University to read for a degree in the Philosophy, Politics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA decisions to be posted Saturday, 12/19/20, 3:14 PM ET

  

  .mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, and then hit “Forgot Your Password?” and follow the instructions. If you still need help after that, feel free to ... .mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s the same place that you

  • by kellen manning
  • December 14, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  长大 on family, thanksgiving, and growing up

  

  , literally, to grow larger. The sense in which 大 is used for ‘large’ here is ... suppose what I’m trying to say is that, in the past two and a half years of ... , in a sense, it is what I would answer to the questions “what is the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  to robotics. Definitely the coolest video we watched in class so far is ... comedian. The room is so large that he has to have a microphone. By the end ... been the same, excitement mixed with terror. MIT is terrific, in both

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it ... building things in East Campus to leading dorms tours to Meet the Bloggers to bouncy ball drop to the academic fair to the CPW festival to the random

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  !) Question: What is the transition from high school to MIT like? Academically ... the norm. Keep in mind that first semester freshman year is on pass/ no-record. It is meant to level the playing field, so that you will succeed at MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  the rest of my life is meeting an anxious end. I'm still in the same ... Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the greatest, most profound things ... destiny forward one step at a time. But in a way, the past eight months have

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  planning on posting the most common questions, but the truth is the most ... to a mixup with the insurance company; it should be up by next week, in ... in the class, as far as I can tell.. Anyway, it was nice talking to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  I failed the Swim Test! And now you can too!!

  

  one of the shores. The river is 200 yards wide, so you would need to ... ![/annotation] You are required to swim 4 laps in the pool without stopping, with 3 ... ]https://youtu.be/0XfTtIvuWUg[/embed] I’ll be the first to say it: The swim test is

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 26, 2023