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  Selecting from 10,439 applications and a dozen ties.

  

  committee for domestic applicants (including students deferred from early action) for the MIT Class of 2009! Selection committee will continue for ... or so, right up until we mail decision letters in the middle of March

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You win some, you lose some. day in the life.

  

  night I stayed up til 6am purely out of habit. For the next hour I read ... 11-12. This morning I woke up at 11:10, rolled over and shut off my ... wrapped up in my blanket, with JP licks curled up next to me. There was a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  saltines for a meal, hoping to recreate Chicken in a Biskit to slowly ... . Thanksgiving break finished off a stressful week. After waking up from a pie ... for "when I have more time" -- sleep, for one, but mostly art. Two

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  where I grew up! I decided to start the trip early and hang out with the fam for a bit, so I flew home a week early. We went "up north" for Labor ... Admissions. For an introduction on me, you can check out my introduction blurb

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  your chair. He spent four years waking me up at 5 AM for school, which is ... ." So far, the voice is compelling enough for me to immediately get up ... to a time no earlier than 2 PM. Unfortunately for me, that will

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  . Let me back up. As you may already know, this summer, I'm working with Professor Angelika Amon of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research ... , meant waking up at 6:30 in the morning. Let me repeat that. Six-thirty in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  for three days so I'll be able to catch up on all the sleep I lost ... fraternities and 5 sororities. The fraternities make up the Interfraternity Council, and the 5 sororities make up the Panhellenic Association. When I

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  've decided to try this approach to study for my 2.003 test coming up. WARNING ... 't really care, stay for the pretty pictures, mmmk? Mmmk. Alright here's the ... slipping? I've played with my tablet and written up the answers nice and

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  8 characters. Signing up for your account will give you storage ... patient). Formally known as the "A60" for historical reasons we can no ... Medical Report from MIT Medical. Instructions for obtaining your MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  Gabe '08 got one today, but I didn't end up getting one for myself. In 14 ... (decreased odds that I'll get sick) in a way for which I do not compensate him ... vaccine for free. My bad. You may be wondering how governments (or, in this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  for them and the less snow, the more they can deny winter exists. For me ... probably my favorite season. I'm just not built for the beaches and heat. Sunburns suck, sand doesn't do it for me, and the heat is just tougher for me

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  in your life. In the end, wherever you ended up for college, you were ... This post is for those who are moving on from this blog today, May 1 ... attached to you, and not just for what you'd bring to the MIT community, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Historic Boston This entry may be a little long . . .

  

  that for next year all you eager beaver '12s). Eventually, 294 steps up ... : Snively, Since you are used to getting up early now, go out to the Boston Market on Saturday and load up on the cherries and avocados, not to mention

  • by Snively '11
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / CPW

  the two sides of CPW CPW as told by a prefrosh and an upperclassman

  

  don’t rEaLly regret it—it helped hype me up for everything to come ... weather machine is always broken for CPW". Why were we starting up the ... prefrosh, and mine as a jaded East Campus CPW chair. The Build-Up [Ankita

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 24, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  stronger. am i getting stronger? i signed up for golf as my pe class for ... signed up to do so many things for cp*. and i’m honest, i really am, when i ... the only way i can convince myself to write anything for the past two

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  , except for my recitation section, but maybe it'll pick up. Not much to say ... just talk about the issues brought up in our readings and viewings for a ... Hard to believe but my time at the institute is starting to wrap up

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  too late for class, then I woke up for real and was relieved. Until I ... , but I wasn't entirely asleep, so I'm still not sure if I'd wake up for a ... I've drawn enough Lewis structures to satisfy me for awhile. When I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  'll decide where to go. (flickr: Dan4th) You'll look up and down streets. Look ... PLACES YOU'LL GO! You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights ... 'm sorry to say so but, sadly, it's true and Hang-ups can happen to you. You

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  Spring season has started, and guess who got to lace up their cleats and practice for the first time in eight and a half months? You guessed ... ’t help but cry – I didn’t want something I had worked so hard for to be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  doesn't make up for the uncomfortable seat. Red Squishy Chair The red ... enjoyable because it is HARDER THAN GRANITE! This is very nearly made up for ... sorta makes up for in stylishness. The seams in the seat are complimented

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008