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  homecoming to a new school year and adventure

  

  ."]weekly,[/annotation] one of my favorite rides was the Disneyland Railroad. The Disneyland ... all kinds of prehistoric beasts, and the Grand Canyon. (Which was kind ... enthralled by one of the most boring attractions at the park. At first, it was

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  cold bottle of media is advised. Other notes: “This is probably the best ... /10 It tastes like water, but you know how most buildings have “the good ... actually has really small amounts of heavy water! The cells I babysit also

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  Teaching Abroad: a Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Q. ‘14 Learn a new language, teach science.

  

  things to love about the MIT student community, and one of them is that we ... teaching at MIT help me learn to speak Italian?? Good question! As part of ... seminars on Special Relativity, Gyroscopes, and the Physics of Flight

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  Hi folks, Well here you have it - the new-and-improved MIT ... to keep the other blog threads on topic (how often have you been in the middle of a discussion on Topic X when someone jumps in and posts "I got a

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  rural winter, city winter haven't shoveled snow here once

  

  statement, and the sharp crack of ice breaking in the horse trough signals the ... to the cozy warmth and twinkling lights of Boston's snow-covered brick ... 't just about picturesque scenes of snow and charming moments by the fire

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • February 26, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Cells, Cells, and more Cells you've met me at a very course 20 time in my life

  

  at MIT, but usually isn't the focus of the Course 7 classes I've taken ... function within the context of a super, super tiny cell. It's also a pre ... year in the depths of RingComm and the summer working in science policy

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 3, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk? creative furniture

  

  corner. the blankets on the floor are on top of a standard foam mattress ... Doctrine -- the enthusiastic belief in the liberating power of technology ... cyber-utopianism: a naive belief in the emancipatory nature of online

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  around 11:20 am; thanks to the number of spectators heading that direction ... intermittent use – i.e. when one of the Phi Sig brothers (or friends of Phi Sig ... the Back Bay are. The number of spectators increases one walks the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summerteeth Are you afraid of the dark reaction?

  

  "The Adventures of Pete and Pete." Happy Groundhog Day! Wow, thanks for ... at MIT. I mean, come on--he grows ears out of the backs of lab mice! How cool is that? However, not every single UROP in the history of MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  According to the admissions profession's Code of Ethics and ... , we take about a week to determine the state of the incoming class, and ... . That same document (the Code of Ethics and Professional Practices) states

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.

  

  long Saturday of working to select the class, I hopped on the Safe ... one of the most anticipated parties of the year, a great MIT tradition ... , Eric Klopfer, and Margery Resnick. One of the big appeals of the party

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  last concert

  

  the day of the concert - they bring in their own equipment, set it up ... sets of mics, mixers, and speakers so the safe bet was to acquire as much ... different locations would hear different mixes. then i had the idea of setting

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  traditional decorating of the tree. Just a few miles from my house is the ... The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with dozens of McGanns in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / CPW

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  imagine how excited the Class of '26 is when their last two years of high ... . valid! I'm a member of one of the two classes that experienced an in ... the hazy memories of my CPW to guide me. this is totally credible and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  -100 in a quest to solve one of the greatest conundrums of our time: latke ... that have long divided the world, being the source of almost every battle, economic downturn, and cataclysmic natural event (including the extinction of

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Infinite Corridor, set alight or, why dozens of people were crammed into a tiny stairwell at 4:19:53 PM EST

  

  best not written about on the blogs. Some of these phenomena can be written about on the blogs, though, and this is one of them. The central ... the entire length of MIT's main buildings.  And a few days a year, the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 10, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  I’M BACK!!!!! (and MIT is hard)

  

  the ‘tvte, I have something that all of you should know: MIT is really ... , and I made A’s and graduated in the top of my class. I never really ... of you are probably thinking “Really? The kid who didn’t know MIT was

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  of guy. So from the minute I leapt off my five-hour plane flight to ... of two constants during the four-day trip was the cacophonous racket ... Student Center to Skullhouse across the river, music of some kind never

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  The 2014 Engineers were the winningest (real word!) MIT football team ever! In front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Senior Night, the MIT ... that most of the team members had a better chance of "owning" an NFL team
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a very special sunrise. On this day, the summer solstice, the sun is perfectly positioned to shine through the narrow opening between the heel

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007