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• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  process. When we say that the admit rate for students with a 750-800 was 15 ... :   Admissions Statistics for the Class of 2017 General Freshman ... % Number of different high schools represented: 848 Just For Fun Most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  nevertheless lamentable, understanding of proper production of a Novembeard. For ... inspirational, aspirational goal for others. Consider star Stanford quarterback ... Manning. While I have done so much for Andrew, I ask almost nothing in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  for only a short letter. Much occupation before the Committee of the ... importuned for a word, which was characteristic, as usual. I was urged to speak ... be drawn for the present so as to place them with the seceders. Still

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  glasses to wear for the upcoming experience. You pass through another ... structure. As for this class...well, I'm sure there was some learning done ... department at MIT is notorious for their (Stuffed) Monkey and a Gun demo, which

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  discovered several parts of the brain that are very specialized for particular ... Saxe has even discovered a brain region that is specialized for thinking ... , and how they arise in development--as well as looking for other special

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  in, so I decided to apply early action. My dad went to MIT for ... accepted into the University of Chicago early action, and life was set for me

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Look at Unified Engineering and the Aero/Astro Department Back in business.

  

  one of endurance, that you do it over and over again for 26 miles and it ... vying for course 16 grads at career fairs, I'd say you're pretty set if ... me wrong. I'm still your source for all things Course 16. My intentions

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 30, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  chemical change, so what gives? This has now been bothering me for over a ... able to update my blog this summer! I feel so guilty for my prolonged ... of water, basically waiting for some major accident to happen. I don

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  the privilege to be an admissions officer for nearly ten years at three ... out for yourself if a school is the right fit for you. To be honest, I

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  trying to study for the 5.43: Advanced Organic Chemistry final. Just come ... with two coats of Parisian. Ruth is opting for a subdued combination of ... xanga. EDIT 08/09/05: Ruth and I painted for five hours tonight. My room

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  To begin: "If it weren't for my horse, I never would have spent that ... for the portions. Still, how can I resist the prospect of a random three ... very underutilized angle for pictures." --Ruth. I actually wanted to be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  I Could Never Do it Alone People of a semester, thank you

  

  I, likely late to Building 9 for the fourth time that week and

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 19, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  meet the baby bloggers! (some of whom are older than me)

  

  to be so good, so so good, and I am very excited for you to get to read

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 6, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk: messy person edition not sponsored

  

  seldom has enough free space for me to actually get work done.  [caption

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 19, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  air polluted but it does make for some great sunsets.

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  that design better. I made stickers for Goodale, the northern 1/3 of the

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: I’ll be at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend and so will other people from MIT

  

  I blog a lot of retrospective trip reports (see, e.g., ISEF 2016, IOI 2015, Maker Faire (NYC) 2014), but I rarely provide advance notice before I arrive somewhere to give…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Together. thoughts on today's tragedy.

  

  sports, the marathon - a sport that doesn't even have a side to cheer for

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Vlogging, Tweets, and a Riddle The sum of three cats is a dog. Explain.

  

  should be fascinating for at least the first week. My tweets are below in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  . Sometimes we measure samples that can potentially be used for quantum

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012