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  hello again ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

  

  rewarding of my life. I spent almost every day at the Center for Civic Media ... those of you who don't know me, I'm the new Chris, replacing the old Chris ... complete my master's degree in Comparative Media Studies. A few weeks ago, on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  college degree (whenever I'm not lazy) instead of making millions of dollars ... ; Eat Chipotle (instead of Anna's) (on the daily, if at all possible ... It's Sunday, and the beginning of the second full week of June

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  in a kind of academic olympics. At IOI 2015, 322 students from 83 ... (to my knowledge) even offered at my high school, at least while I was ... to MIT; most of our admitted students were not a part of the ISOs at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of first-year learning communities are available?

  't offer something to meet every students' unique individual learning styles, we have a variety of programs to choose from. MIT’s first-year learning communities offer a distinct kind of learning environment that
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  invented at MIT to teach the fundamentals of how to program. The first class ... happens to be the official name of the course. The class has been offered ... Hi, everyone! Sorry that I vanished off the face of the earth. That

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  Dear reader: It's time that I confess one of the most soul-wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a profession? Sorry to those of you who have actual careers like car-washing and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  to still take advantage of the incredible opportunities MIT has to offer, although it does mean that people sometimes look at me funny as I ... version of Nutella: In sum: there are a lot of things you can do at MIT

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  different residential communities at MIT. For those of you who have already ... ) are a great way to get a preview of what campus life is like at MIT ... The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the Class of 2023 is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  separate according to density and the initial degree of intermixing**. Voila ... Amidst a Dali-esque landscape of finals-related drudgery and holiday travel rushes (think The Persistence of Memory, but imagine unfinished

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  . Of all of the hundreds (thousands?) of classes offered at MIT, three of ... requirements at once. On the other hand, it is offered every semester, so it ... , useful information here: the "J" at the end of the subject number indicates

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Bay Area wrap-up The scoop from MIT meetings in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette, CA.

  

  . At most of our meetings, we'll see somewhere in the 75-300 people range ... decline our offer of admission). Getting hungry, fruitlessly searching for ... over 600 people in attendance! Of our 70+ meetings that we'll so this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  Name: Mari McQuaid Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions ... University for two years and then my degree from Harvard Extension in Art ... on campus too! Just the general gestalt of the place is very cool

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  of my favorite classes at MIT, 4.101 Experiencing Architecture Studio ... on the Time Traveler Convention. Anyway, check both of those out. Last ... , and I didn't lose my voice =) The most popular question of the night

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  awesome. Meeting so many of you over the course of this weekend at random ... -renowned scientific training that MIT offers. Yes, we do get stressed out at times, but ... offer. A lot of people are wary of the statement that "CPW is fake - you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.

  

  says 42 degrees, raining, and crazy windy. So I was sitting at Burton ... degree from MIT within 90 days of each other, really, what can I not do ... 111-year history, in 1918. That was because of World War 1. So it's not

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nano @ MIT Puppets! Research! Nanotechnology!

  

  specifically. However, many of MIT's larger departments offer courses and other ... movement is to get a UROP at one of the many laboratories conducting nanotech ... piconewtons of force!). Professor. Angela Belcher's research group sits at the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  probably stay on that side for at least the next 8 years of my life as I pursue a DMD/PhD dual degree at Harvard. Looking back, I realized that ... ="There aren’t a lot of those at MIT, I think"]“normal people”[/annotation] I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  clockwork, having time to study, hang out, and do a ton of activities at the ... -related things you can do over IAP at MIT, as there are entry-level courses offered ... I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 2

  

  , I ate at the brand new Steam Cafe, a very yummy new dining option! I ... major in Biological Engineering: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty yesterday approved a new course of study for undergraduates

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  out to a group chat, and we all drooled at the thought of spending ... . The Head of the Student Exchange office at ETH was also present to ... and the path of least resistance to stay at MIT, take the classes I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017