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  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  push us to our limits all at once. Coming out of all this, I wish to ... some of you, and we Bloggers also met each other--most of our interaction is on the interwebz rather than IRL. Tomorrow, I am going to be at the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  HT@MIT: Academic Resources How I Learned To Stop Slacking and Love the Office Hours

  

  while others swear by them. I've been at both sides of the spectrum and ... . At the beginning of the semester you say which classes you would like ... The last two years at MIT has been a large exercise in learning how I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  well. I resorted to normal video for most of the key moments (at least ... , cofounder of Lingt and inventor of the iDoor, which I lived behind one summer ... our shared ambitions of livestreaming graduation from our hats, I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sabar drums, Rwanda, and the C.I.A Can you guess what all this stuff has in common?

  

  only wants you to be able to use maths to solve all sorts of problems ... to take classes known as HASS courses. (NOTE: literally everything at ... ethnomusicologist. It's a fascinating examination of the relationship between culture

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  'm posting my own tale of being admitted last year. Since this is the second ... chunk of this, solely because I can. Three people from my school applied ... and great, Neha had gotten in! But what about the two of us? What was

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Extracurricular Information We discuss life over lunch.

  

  care of sick students in my hall and at MIT in general, which I'm really ... , pianist, feelings-book kind of guy, and not at all your typical frat brother ... So this morning I went to lunch with three of my friends from high

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  barley soup in the cafeteria at her place of employment --Sam's Mom ... 's no better way to do that than to look at my webmail inbox--to see ... immediate attention. Yes, there was a point in my life where 75% of the e

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hi, My Name Is: (insert name here) name my newest pet and win BIG! prizes and fame included!

  

  't actually know if I can have any other types of pets at ZBT, but given my luck ... , so before PetCo we stopped in at Borders for smoothies. They had Magic ... able to replace it overnight. Back at home, we have a Rottweiler

  • by Bryan
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  Recently, one of my friends relayed that she grew up in an ... . It’s a story I’ve heard from plenty of people. I needed to be careful ... even say that, to suggest that other people might be envious of me

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  my dorm (East Campus). I've spent a lot of time living by my own agenda ... or to sleep. I seem to value the pursuit of my own goals a lot more ... about image and reputation. Many of my best friends are pretty uninhibited

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Snowsical The blizzard of February 13th

  

  social media addict does) and found these pictures my family posted of ... plowing makes it easier for me to get to my class which starts at three ... .♪ ♫Close up of the red thing in front of a building that's orange, Oh how I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Missy Cummings on The Colbert Report At the end of the interview, she and Stephen face off in Rock 'Em Sock…

  

  The Colbert Report. Professor Cummings was one of the US Navy's first female fighter pilots. She flew the F/A-18 Hornet. At MIT, she is the Director of the Humans and Automation Lab, which hosts many Aero/Astro UROPs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not ... , we have great CPW clips on the Class of 2014 site. If you didn't see Dr. Sadoway speak at the Parent Welcome I highly recommend it. It convinced me

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions available online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https ... : 50 states and 59 countries The record number of applications means ... Class of 2014. We have put our heart and soul, and our best judgment, into

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  look at it yourself. Here is a non-scientific list of the most commonly ... activity list, list of honors and awards, self-reported coursework form, or ... enrollment") Both of these examples, of course, don't get caught by spell

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  So many of you are starting off with college applications trying to ... million extracurriculars I was involved in. A word of advice: Take a deep ... mom in a frenzy exclaiming that I'm not going to get into any of the

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Anthony Rindone A local first generation college student.

  

  college, Rindone starts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this ... Tuesday, June 6, 2006 REVERE - Class of 2006 valedictorian Anthony Rindone ... our salvation," Rindone plans to remind his varied group of fellow

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)

  

  It's Saturday night at MIT, and I'm taking a break from reading in my office by checking out the concert by the Chorallaries. Hundreds of people ... ago] A few of the numbers they've done tonight: White Flag (Dido

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Anna’s Taqueria

  

  , because today is the grand opening of Anna's Taqueria on campus! Anna's Taqueria is perhaps the best know Boston restaurant of the variety "cheap AND ... awaiting the opening of the MIT Anna's just as eagerly as the students. Today

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  no more than an inch or two of snow at a time, figuring out how to stay ... It’s IAP and I've slowly but surely gotten into the rhythm of things. To the point where it feels like I never left for winter break at all

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018