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• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT campus lost power! Updates from a blacked-out physics colloquium.

  

  used up all the space on the bottom board, reached for the one above it ... . Another status just popped up, a bit more applicable to me in my haven't-slept-for ... halls) for the weekly Physics department colloquium. The speaker is a guy

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 2 Neither zumba, nor yoga.

  

  that if we don't show up for the warm-up, we can't get credit for the ... My PE class for the quarter is "zumba", taught by a very cheerful ... room with mirrors for walls, from 9-10am on Mondays and Wednesdays. At 10

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  diverse and talented group of students who are a good match for MIT's unique ... /ACT requirement for future admissions cycles. Our research shows standardized tests ... otherwise demonstrate their readiness for MIT. We believe a requirement is

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  were great. The Chancellor and President of MIT showed up for the first ... officers, were there for a good part of the day, setting up and running ... SMASH stands for Students At MIT Allied for Student Health. I am on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  other buildings were lit up. I stared at this spotlight for a while ... As I type this it is 3:28 AM. I have to be awake for work at 4:45 AM. At 4:45 AM I will have been awake for 24 hours. This means that I could

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  flags for Freshmen, Add date deadline, and the end of the first wave of ... April/May and none of what I’m doing right now counts? Well, for ... practicals where we have to 1) participate and 2) write up a lab report. Each

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You stay classy, Sam… TA, go! At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

  

  = nRT" during warm-ups. ...but that's a story for another day. ... -mail--who knows, I might pull a Mitra and end up using it. Classes started on ... Thermodynamics -- Last year, my UROP advisor, Jefferson W. Tester, taught this for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans + Peanuts + Crackerjacks i practically pulled another all-nighter, and again, for a non-academic reason.

  

  for Mystery Hunt. Now let me tell you why. I woke up Friday morning getting ready for casual Friday at work where I get to wear flip-flops and a ... 17 trips to the coffee machine. After work finally ended, I met up

  • by Bryan
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  doea MIT provide programs for me to take up medicine and hopefully apply ... suggested!) courseload. Lots of people sign up for more classes than they plan ... , so I end up burning parts so I can cook the meat all the way through

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  for me to get into the class if only I showed up for class on the first ... violently ill the night before. I don't know how or why it happened, but for ... 've been lying around either freezing or burning up in bed or on my couch or

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  you shoot for the moon, you miss, but that doesn't discount the bravery it took to try. The comments on this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us, shake it off, and get back up again

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  many pink dresses come to 2.009 :D

  

  There are four pink dresses in my room. Presentations for MIT's most well-known MechE capstone, 2.009: Product Design, are coming up this ... -- and we've each come up with a unique product, and have spent the last

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chem Lab Boot Camp!

  

  up for email notifications so you’ll know when they’re released. I saw ... for their quality. They have drama, they have characters, they have ... . See below) So you should watch the trailer here, you should sign up

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  Who knows what course 6.270 is without having to look it up? Anybody ... just an intro, with future information to come. The main reason for this ... root for Team 9 (also known as Team Awesome). We're in it to win it! Our

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program: Now Taking Requests Plus... a fun mitadmissions.org milestone!

  

  's an art!) so it can take up to a week for you to receive a response ... 'd mention here that the MIT Overnight Program is open for business. You can ... advance You can only select dates up to 60 days in advance During

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  July 4th Pictorial FIREWORKS!

  

  . Generic picture of the boats lined up on the Charles River for the fireworks. If you look close enough, you can see the barge responsible for all the excited electrons in the sky. I stopped by Ashdown (grad dorm) for free

  • by Bryan
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Piece of my Heart Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

  

  working on some important stuff for Bayer CropScience. Anyway, I'm not going ... pretty well set up here--I opened a bank account, almost entirely in German ... understanding of the language. For example if somebody at the bank says "blah blah

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 2 A recap, with pictures.

  

  Google Maps for an hour or so. Met up with Lorelle and headed to the BSU ... . Went back to my office for the first time in 2 days; checked email. Akash ... for dinner. From there I headed to the Mr/Miss MIT pageant in time to

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 5 and a day off (kinda)

  

  fantastic applications, the highlight of the day (for me) was my making mango lassis for the staff, to go along with the Indian food we had from India ... up on chores, etc. It was nice to have a day at home, though I used the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  "), which is why I was up at 3am this morning mocking up a logo for my project ... What do you want to do in life?  For some people, the answer to that ... .  But for others, it's not so black-and-white.  If you ask them what

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013