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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  the bottom line to this story is that MIT values openness. Besides the ... to openness; it was something I could sense from my very first visit to ... I'm back to work tomorrow, hopefully posting a new Questions Omnibus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  and I'm tempted to cross the room and hit snooze, it's like a little ... ." So far, the voice is compelling enough for me to immediately get up ... enjoyable to do) than psets and exams, so it all works out nicely. This term

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come to MIT Get a free haircut!

  

  It’s spring break! Time for students to stop frantically trying to finish psets and start less-frantically trying to take care of all the ... break I'm going to get to know my new camera better! I've started using it

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  admissions blogs is to humanize MIT. I hope that this video, in turn, humanizes ... who took cold pies to the face while it was just above freezing outside ... year, it's been announced with more and more fanfare every year. This

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  Adventures with Miracle Fruit The lemons had a meaty flavor that should not have been there.

  

  sweetness of acidic foods after miraculin is equal to that of a 17% sucrose ... to compare it to flavored vinegar but realized that my teeth would be ... ) bush has been popular in the United States since the 70s for its

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  pay the application fee. It is safe to say that you should apply for an ... of philosophy, MIT is committed to the idea of equal access to higher ... request a fee waiver? Your decision to request a fee waiver is not unlike

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Temp assignments and cautionary tales

  

  illustrate points. The use of a living group's name is not meant to imply ... governning bodies. What I'm trying to say is, when you come to campus, treat ... assigment. If you're a prospective student, allow me to explain. During the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  New bloggers? New bloggers! [cue fanfare]

  

  shared your writing with us. It was fun to read through your talented work and earnest thoughts, and it was a struggle to come down to a final ... ! Please give a warm welcome to: Aiden H. ‘28 from Loveland, Colorado

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 7, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  compared to the $500 signed first edition. The 500-fold increase is worth it ... “that is valued as a physical object above and beyond its value as a ... .S. locations. Do book collectors travel regularly to those? How big is their

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  production of Fun Home program and tickets from when we went to see it with ... describes her initial reaction to it. Her reaction perfectly describes how we ... 23) Little Women ticket from when Danny went to see it with Jude, Rona

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  into the pi day verse 3/14/22 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  to comfort movies and shows or start something new. reading is also ... it was me, I would probably watch Ranking of Kings and listen to Few ... available online Monday, March 14 at 6:28 PM ET. To check your decision

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Day 1 Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.

  

  Hunt is a weekend-long competition at MIT where people team up to solve lots of puzzles (which lead to more puzzles), with the ultimate goal of ... 2007 Mystery Hunt will begin! I'm going to try today's entry as a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  year within a year is beginning. The school year, to be precise. Crops ... will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I ... travelled around to extended family and my entire high school (it was a very

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  analyze. Still, it was fantastic to finally talk to someone in person after ... people don't believe the government is doing everything they can to help ... States to help with the electricity issue, but its power can only be used

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  check it out – they’re a great opportunity to meet some potential future ... . There is a whole MIT community that can’t wait to meet you ... up in April (sign up now)! Since I know you just can’t wait to meet

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ST PATRICKS DAY RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  

  HOZIER, KING OF IRELAND, IS HERE TO SPEAK:  It can't be said I'm an early birdIt's ten o'clock before I say a wordBaby, I can never tellHow do you sleep so well? You keep telling me to live rightTo go to bed before the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 17, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  went out to the deli to get turkey meat and an exciting new cheese ... enough adventure for the day. I wanted to photograph the Charles River for ... floor. The rest of B entry had gone out to Memorial Drive to watch the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  of color ... so it's not just me, having one bad incident! This is ... Center for Civic Media definitely orients me to [say], "This is not just a ... the media lab. check it out: * * * * * learn more about: the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 2) may the data be ever in my favor

  

  room selection. Your goal is to maximize your score. Your score is ... students. Round 3 is identical to Round 2 (you will be paired with the same ... and Visualization Similarly to the last two games, winning is very

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2017 Transfer Decisions Will Be Released Today May the Fourth, and also your transfer decisions, be with you

  

  . Remember, college is mostly what you make of it, here or anywhere else ... applicants, receive decisions via email from our office to the address listed ... 4th, and you should receive it seconds later through the magic of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2017