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  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  crackers one night, it was time to own up to the fact that I was going to have to order out. Thank God for credit cards and the internet. Within a ... cinnamon sticks at Dominos without even having to pick up the phone. But

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

  

  used to be really good at taking tests. I never had any kind of test ... right from freshman year, I came up with a plan to help me to stay calm ... minute derivatives that I never bothered to memorize, I wrote myself an

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  *witty title here* (Guest Entry) You want awesome? I'll show you awesome!

  

  By Chris Mills '12 It's 3:30 a.m. I have to leave to get to the ... , I glance at the clock and wonder how I managed to waste so much time ... to be visiting. MIT After going through the surprisingly crowded

  • by Snively '11
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  , we send our best to everyone impacted by this situation. Our thoughts ... , or even months, before things get back to normal. Please know that for ... flexible as possible regarding applications to MIT. We are willing to work

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  side note, really take the time to appreciate your parents while you ... year left before you have to say goodbye, but they'll be gone before you ... decided to tell you my ED story. Last year, around this same time, I was

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  I don't have many pet peeves when it comes to MIT, but one of the biggest is people who do not understand how to drive on the Infinite ... each direction. Of these two, the one closest to the wall is the lane for

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT students launch Camp Kesem Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children whose parents have had cancer.

  

  opportunity to just have fun. Students at MIT have launched Camp Kesem, or Camp ... expanded to 22 campuses in 14 states. Camp Kesem at MIT, founded by Caroline ... . The program is open to all children ages 6-13 in the Boston area. I will

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  For the second consecutive year, we have been able to admit students ... can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of ... to consider accepting a waitlist offer) or decline it. The waitlist

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  ! If you're not, well, to quote Phyo '10, "GET PUMPED!" I didn't get to go last year, so I'll be running around pretending I'm trying to decide whether or not to come to MIT when really I kind of just want to eat liquid

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  As you know, MIT is embarking on a mission to tackle the world's energy and environment problems. Today, I've got two pieces of media to check out relating to this mission. First, there's a new episode of Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Food? What? I may weigh approximately two pounds, but I eat as much as everyone else. All…

  

  Before I get to an actual point in my next post, let me say this: I ... lack the ability to cook food in small amounts and nearly all of my ... 't cook to save my life. I was dead set on living in a dorm with a dining

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  The other day I was walking back to Next House when a leaf literally ... 't just a leaf.) It was something out there trying to tell me that I need to wake up, buckle down, and work. Which means I need to stop fooling

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Case of the Saturdays This is the true story of 5 mechanical engineers and 1 neuroscientist selected to spend…

  

  Why oh why would I ever go to Agawam? (These could potentially ... did not travel to Agawam for this reason. Instead, I went to an old man dance. He danced to a diddy called "Welcome to Six Flags New England

  • by Bryan
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Ultimate Showdown Making important college purchase #1

  

  're about to head off to college, and you're thinking to yourself, do I need a ... disclaimer now that I'm a spoiled first grandchild and thus, I did go off to ... equipment to keep track of LAPTOP The Pros: - Mobile - Lightweight - Can do

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  at MIT. So much so that I am proud to say that many are more like ... this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase diversity is to 'relax the standards'. I can't speak for other Colleges

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  While you guys are waiting for decisions to be released, here's a ... sort of territory with my blog, but I think it's directly relevant to ... interested in what you have to say about this. I'm referring to the story

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Summary

  

  Today was the last day of 2.670. I had wanted to make a really cool modification to my engine by making it a generator, but I didn't have enough time to make it work. Anyway, I spent all morning putting together the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  activities and stuff that I'd want to do, I decided to get all my homework done early and take my free Monday off to get ahead. And so I did. Cue the fun ... and bad haircuts. Wednesday night, I braved the long lines to wait for

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most ... waitlist in the past few years, we admitted very few this year (due to the ... personal decision - the answer to question #2 may help you to decide. 2) How

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  colleges, you are welcome to apply to MIT using your QuestBridge application ... Bridge Non-participating Finalist who wishes to apply to MIT Early Action or ... you have reached out to us via email. Once you have reached out to our