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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT References

  

  Okay, I'll admit that it's been a slow week for me, so I'm going to blog about some MIT references. First up, the book Freakonomics by ... year. Not too shabby, eh? Anyway, I bring up Freakonomics in the first

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  night, I took a Zipcar up to a college fair in New Hampshire. I'd say the ... year -- he may have admitted you! I had a few tough follow-up questions ... . For good measure, I'll throw in links to the arts@MIT - Dance site as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  . The reason that we don't have a separate form for EA is that the form ... different people, and thus, so many different communities at MIT - but for me, a quirky, uber-creative guy who likes to stay up late every night and

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  ; Planning, Jeff is now a city planner for the city of Cambridge, MA) watching ... colleagues who have their blogs up and running now. Ben Jones is my rock star ... will come up with the mad cash after you're admitted. Check them both out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  's true for yourself. So sometimes I like to shake up the class that way ... .02 (Electricity and Magnetism) subjects that most all MIT students take to giving up ... of the transcription for clarity and/or space saving Introductions

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  , being the head chef for the “Night at the Art Gallery” pop-up was ... ” of coming to the US for college, getting disappointed by MIT dining ... way I do. I cook because it is the perfect hobby for a busy lifestyle

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  half-explain/half-give advice on academic preparation for your freshman ... . This means that if you get a passing grade (70-100) it will show up on your transcript as simply a P for pass. No it doesn't matter if you got a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Person Studying Persons… ...and why the Myers Briggs test is invalid

  

  for things I don’t pay attention to, until I recently talked to a few ... -Briggs types (though, he did stress that this was really just for fun). Curious ... few other tests besides.   Debunking Myers-Briggs My result for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 23, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Twenty-One Days Abroad in Twenty-One Photographs a curated photo dump of an IAP in Spain

  

  taught in English, but for those looking for a more Spanish ... and practice my Spanish speaking skills. The course would end up ... held four days a week (Monday-Thursday) for three weeks (January 4th

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maseeh Hall: Pros and Cons this is a pros and cons list re: maseeh hall

  

  to decide which dorm I wanted to live in for my first year at MIT. I ... overwhelming that I essentially gave up and ranked the dorms by seemingly ... rankings and thoughts: 1) Baker: because I was hosted here for CPW and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 15, 2017
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  been ups and downs, I think it has been, on the whole, a pretty good ... simple joy of learning new tricks for running rehearsals while being a ... how many times you have to go for it to pay off; the calculation of how

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  The Art of Trying New Things V.2

  

  hate debating. I think it's stressful and nervewracking. I signed up for ... visionaries. They come up with cool concepts for shots and simply execute on it ... strategies for repositioning the debate. Instruction and practice in written

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 2, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  ruined it for me by pointing out that fireworks are a celebratory ... of my couch! Brazil for two months people. Eu vou trabalhar no ... for reflection and admissions advice since most people reading this are

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  up for the Fall Career Fair and are interviewing with companies ... are your plans for next year???" and I internally scream "I DON'T KNOW ... sweater and got my photo taken for the yearbook. For my senior quote, I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  but first we are getting ready for Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) which ... with many of the parent events during the weekend it makes sense for me ... you pick an event where you can meet up with your student each day

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

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  Catch reruns for 14 hours a day. You could easily become a Facebook addict and surf your friends' profile pages for 14 hours each day. (I know, I ... taking cool photos to attempting to break the world record for mattress

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  for Global Health Practice,” (HST.939) we had a lecture by the world ... science/engineering award available, and is famous for his use of polymers for controlled drug delivery. If listening to him speak about his

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The View from 1000 Feet Life after MIT ... kind of

  

  getting hit up for cash by the 'tute is not the central theme of this entry ... 8 months ago, an email from MIT asking me for money read something ... secure links below, and arrange payment for any charges shown. Statements

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  into their imagination enough," Jones says. Her remedy: "Let's free up a ... sometime the only) option for students looking to be challenged and ... for love of learning is a great reason to do so. In our admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  tell MIT that the plan to raise roof fines to up to $500 for a student ... Association Vice-President, or UAVP, of MIT. In March, I ran for president, with ... 'm no longer UAVP. I wrote a column for the Tech, with a lot of emotional

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006