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Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)
. Sam offered to dispose of him for me. Hmm, urinal or toilet -
Blog / About Decisions
Should I include my ethnicity on the MIT Application? As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment about someone of…
. So why then do we ask for this information? Simple - it helps us to -
Blog / Academics & Research
Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…
For the past four years, Sid Puram has had a UROP in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer microspheres that can potentially be used to develop a cancer vaccine. Genetic -
Blog / About Decisions
The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"
of spots for roughly 8x qualified people, and decisions are made. We do -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕
. I learned how to identify them based on their coos alone; for some ... friends for my birthdays and Christmas – plush toys, 3D-printed figurines -
Blog / Residential Life
who started the fire? (not clickbait) playing detective
For the last few years, I've been living off-campus in a house full of other MIT undergraduate women. We're part of MIT's FSILG (Fraternity ... , short for Women's Independent Living Group. Last summer, there was a fire -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM
from him over the last 17 years. For those of you trying to figure out ... equipped with backstories that served as foundations for his work. Besides -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today
peculiarly our own. The beaver is noted for his engineering, mechanical skills ... spent a lot of time closely inspecting and growing a deep love for the -
Blog / Academics & Research
That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT
dreams happen. For me, "being an architect" was not my childhood dream, or ... would tell my freshman self to explore more and don't be rigid for -
Blog / About Decisions
It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!
forward to lots more puzzles over the next few weeks so thanks for sharing -
Blog / Extracurriculars
The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?
like SecureFX and WinSCP. We're also responsible for knowing enough HTML ... brand new admissions post is on the front page for you all to read. -
Blog / Academics & Research
Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.
verbal final presentation is also given to a panel of specialists (for this ... did for the last eighteen years of my life - and it really gave me an -
Blog / Admissions
The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice
reduce the need for organ transplants by understanding the etiology of ... this is the place for you. I think in some respects you have to be a car -
Blog / Academics & Research
This one goes out to the parent Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)
DID YOU KNOW? The city of Portland, Oregon was named for Portland, Maine. What a coincidence that Matt's entry on thanking parents came on ... like! I've been on grad school visits for the past 3 weeks, which are -
Blog / Academics & Research
Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!
semester I applied for and joined ESG (Experimental Study Group), a freshman ... day; my TAs bring ice cream and order us Thai food for late-night study -
Blog / How to Human
Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."
you choose to take. For example, to fulfill one of your physics ... , there is something for everyone. Don’t worry about not finding friends -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.
stereotypes have at least a grain of something resembling truth to them -- for ... that made them strong candidates for admission. Well, you don't have to -
Blog / MISTI
“Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.
yesterday's entry for, well, more pictures. I, I can remember standing by ... Engineering Museum, which is a strange destination for like 7 MIT students who -
Blog / Admissions
Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY
college/MIT: (Time for me to be serious) I have 3 points: 1. Put a lot of ... scores. We are looking for well-rounded students. Since we focus on so much