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  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  long after I was able to get tickets from one of my fraternity brother ... came to claim their diplomas, I lost track of my friends as I was taking

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Who You Vote for May Not Matter that you vote most certainly does!

  

  of voters that exist here, with more than 50 colleges and universities ... city with this country’s first and most well-known university, I can ... , students across this state will have the opportunity to voice their opinion

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 13, 2015
• Blog / Advice

  On Trauma, and MIT I’m imagining my high school self, and what I would tell her before coming to…

  

  , where it’s just long enough to be stubbly, but too short to hurt your ... graduation not long after. The thoughts leak out of me, so I’m going to write ... : “I like you better with long hair.” I wrote, what should I change to

  • by ana~
  • May 4, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  college apps. Mentally, I had long since left high school behind and my ... been a long December spent polishing essays and hitting submit buttons ... significant single decision as choosing a university. But I’m facing a lot of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  in the universe?" pointed to it, and asked "can science answer this ... 're at the beach in the evening and the sky is a very pretty red, you might ... takes SO long, but I absolutely adore Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabelle

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  five-day-long kayaking/wilderness survival adventure ... hour there...The boat leaves from Long Wharf, which is a ~10 minute walk ... brought us straight to a beach where the majority of other visitors to the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  on extracurricular activities as the United States does. This is okay ... new high school does not accept weighted credits from out-of-state ... applying for transfer admission in your first or second year, as long as you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  architecture, elaborate artistic displays and blissfully warm beaches. The second ... , lovely lovely beach, that was way better than all the beaches near downtown ... beach was made of SAND. I even managed to get a lady to watch our stuff

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  stranger to driving long distances back home. Immediately, however, my ... Massachusetts (like most US states) allows driving with a foreign license printed in English. “Yeah, but what about the states that don’t?” To my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  suck (like sitting on a beach all day). Things that used to suck are ... because sometimes you just gotta do stuff that sucks. Getting my degree will ... every day at 6 PM and a late-night green tea. I waited in a VERY long line

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  fall visit to a college or university that you are interested in ... COMFORTABLE SHOES! All tours are walking tours and many can last as long as 90 ... of the school, it may be an extension of the university. Go visit

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  Trivia: By population, which US states are most and least represented ... MIT different from other universities? How might you know whether or not ... hearing about? Trivia answer: The most represented US state in the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  . Before watching the movie, we had to listen to a lecture given by the state ... state shark biologists). He was talking about having to rescue a shark ... system. Polarization At Disney World, Universal Studios and other 3-D

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thank Goodness! "There are bridges you cross / You didn't know you crossed / until you've crossed."

  

  in orgo. Argh! < begins long rant on organic chemistry > (I ... in Calculus" quickly became my best friends through long sleepless ... can only hope it's the same for orgo?) < finishes long rant on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  things to look out for in a university, and they're all great. But there ... card... because it was 95 degrees today and the only clean pants I had ... plain awesome with long hair. So, for a year and a half I just didn't get

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  on it. Next was 3.091: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, whose lecturer is universally recognized for never sitting down, among other ... demonstration in Solid State Chemistry. I returned to Random Hall in a numb state

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our FAPnomenol Start of Sophomore Year! where we recount the tale of our first week back on campus

  

  they know, we just fake it ‘till we make it. We probably faked it too ... beautiful stressful place (IHTFP) long enough that high school actually feels

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  students will often proceed to ISEF-affiliated regional fairs, and then state ... into Phoenix around 3AM on Thursday morning after a long, delayed, and long-delayed flight from Boston. After a nap at my hotel I went down to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  degrees and sunny. That basically sums up my prior experience with ... degrees Fahrenheit. Not too bad, but warmer and more humid that I’d prefer ... the Bay Area. It doesn’t exactly rain too often either (read: we’ve long

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts on Removing the Long Essay from the Freshman Application So long, extraneous passages of florid prose.

  

  Brevity is wise. …but I’m not the one being affected here. What are your thoughts?

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2009