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  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  , from Bruno Mars to Jennifer Lawrence to Lebron James to Ronda Rousey. 600 winners a year may seem like a lot, but according to Forbes there are 15,000 nominations per year to choose from. That's a 4% acceptance rate, less than MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wish I Joined the MIT 100K as a Freshman four years of this would've been great

  

  brought MIT's varied schools together to identify and support innovative ... MIT's most innovative companies from HubSpot to Akamai to Harmonix, the makers of Guitar Hero, to Terrafugia, who are in the process of making

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  jr fall classes &c

  

  , just to share how my semester is going. somehow, 1.5 weeks into classes ... will undertake independent research projects in economics. will have to ... these classes is 6 units (compared to 12 units for a typical one

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact

  

  /Oliver Queen. Source: Imgur   Every time I go to one of these events, I get excited. Every time, I think about how far I've gone to be able to ... retailer through their app, that retailer will donate money to a charity of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 10, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Robot Competition 2016 robots dump (replica) tea bags in the (replica) Boston harbor

  

  was inspired by the American Revolution. The competing robots had to ... like ejecting a mini robot to complete a subtask. Aside from the ... early 1970s. His approach to a hands-on mechanical engineering curriculum

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  before midnight with one of my friends encouraging me to get pumped about ... developments, I will soon gain access to the front of my cerebral cortex, where ... velvet pillow. The trio proceeded to crown me as tsar. The witnesses

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  emails. For all of you trying to get your Regular Action application in by ... any time on January 1 or before, but try not to wait until the last ... , just be sure to designate MIT to receive the scores. Please do not rush

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  Toy Story Hack! And Other Hacks from Fall 2015

  

  brought smiles to all those who passed by. To share the happiness, here are ... @ MIT (with links to images): 12/3: Swinging Piñatas 11/22: Up the ... Technology 10/26: MIT Zoo 10/21: Hack to the Future 10/12: New Bexley 9

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  view:     It's good to be back to campus, now as a senior ... , reconnection to friends, and eagerness for a fresh academic term is a permeating ... . During retreat, the scientific community gathers to present research and

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Transfer Decisions Will Be Released Today May the Fourth, and also your transfer decisions, be with you

  

  applicants, receive decisions via email from our office to the address listed ... students applied to transfer, and we have admitted 22. And as usual, we are ... about those we could not. As a former transfer student myself (not to MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  Today, MIT dedicated a memorial to Officer Sean Collier, who was ... , and part of the MIT family. It is not the first memorial dedicated to ... Hampshire quarries near which he loved to climb, this memorial to Sean will

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Blizzard Barbecuing A few feet of snow never hurt anyone

  

  Yesterday Spanish House celebrated Boston's record breaking snow fall with the WTF(Winter Time Fun) Barbecue! Who says a few feet of snow signals the end of outdoor activites. Photo Credit to Hollie O. '15

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching no need to panic

  

  you trying to get your Regular Action application in by the January 1 ... any time on January 1 or before, but try not to wait until the last ... , just be sure to designate MIT to receive the scores. Please do not rush

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  community. This means walking down the hallway to greet smiling friends, then ... lifts to reveal a fascinating life. I have found my perfect match, my ideal college, and now I get to grow here. The speed of the transition

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  's just as well, though, because according to Youtube it's clearly time for ... observed that "your last name* maps to a rare earth element whose compounds ... to Wikipedia has "the highest magnetic strength of any element." Ah

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  not THAT bad. This craving is just strong enough to make you go off in ... just the typical two-shelved glass box, this case was filled to the brim ... what it means to be a pie, and all pies are merely shadows of its perfect

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

    ★ To think That one year ago, MIT said “Yes, you can go ... ’m getting to see how much everyone has grown. However, Reflecting back, I ... our classes, there’s so much to learn. But I found no use complaining

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Mustaches in the airport, Daleks in the library, and Food in many stomachs French House winter traditions

  

  goes to Xiaoyue Xie '15) Because many MIT undergrads live in the same ... like 7 or 8 alums. In the weeks leading up to Dîner de Noël, we have a ... love and hugging. I was Secret Santa to Caitlin '15. We share a love of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 27, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Couple of Firsts With a picture game

  

  just a few.) But instead of just throwing them at you, I’m going to show ... guy who was keeping them from talking to the guy they wanted to hire ... I got so much free stuff that I won’t need to buy shirts for another

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summertime Science Got that summertime, summertime science...

  

  to know is that I love science (and other things, like bluegrass music ... to forget that people have actually managed to pull off the incredible ... summer, I did as any nerdy sister would do to remedy the situation of a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2013