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  Houston-area Suburbia kid Makes Trek to MIT Campus Preview Weekend with Mother By: Kevin, '11

  

  talked to the Logs who were totally into me trying out. (I'm a drummer ... (It's always been a dream of mine to write a play.) So I'm thinking ... something like I'm Kevin didn't Jim tell you about me. The guy responds with

  • by Bryan
  • April 22, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  of community, one I hadn't felt in a long time.     It feels ... that I'm not who I used to be. For a while in the middle of MIT, I felt ... blogs to see what fun stuff the bloggers are doing; maybe they don't want

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not in Kansas anymore A brief look at your third '15 blogger

  

  about Kansas, I've heard it all before. No I don't live on a farm, no I’ve never been cow tipping, yes I've seen funnel clouds, no I haven't seen a ... Hello! My name is Natnael Getahun, but please call me Nat. I'm your

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  when I was going back to MIT, I couldn't help but sigh, just a tiny ... course numbers: “18.02, 5.112, 7.012, and 8.012.” So I know I'm not in ... when I'm going back to MIT, what I'd really like to tell all my friends

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

  shouldn't have been a big surprise, but I'm having trouble reconciling how I ... January 11 Hostel Colonial House, Quito I'm currently wearing two t ... even more startled to hear "DON'T GO THERE. IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. TAKE A

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  "ss" not "zz!" You know who doesn't care about apostrophes? A pirate ... of Sufjan Stevens's because Sufjan Stevens is a proper noun as well as an accomplished songwriter. However, if you were to use a common

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Come together (and eat)

  

  be too spread out? I'm used to a dining hall culture, where you can ... Okay, I must really be starved for questions if I'm now answering comments I read in other blogs. But I saw one I just couldn't resist over in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  The following is a guest post by Jorge T. '18.   The Power ... do a SuperUROP next semester but I'm pushing it off until I have more ... because he won't have done any science competitions or worked in a lab by

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Watch this year’s 2.s009 final presentations designing kindness during a time of covid

  

  This is a very brief blog post to remind you —  as our announcement ... is tonight! Every year we blog about 2.009, a capstone course in ... 's flagship hands-on courses, with a class budget larger than some offices at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  first snow it snowed on campus

  

  campus, I'm glad I got a chance to enjoy the snow this season. ... in Cambridge, MA. Wherever you are in the world, please take a moment ... outside my own dorm window[/caption] It doesn't snow too often in my

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

  .” My family rejoiced, my friends cheered. Looking back, I can’t believe it’s been a whole year. Finals are over. First semester is done. Now it’s time for relaxing fun. With the family and friends back home. I’m

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  MIT-Now in Español!

  

  Hola! I’m delighted to introduce the newest page to the MIT ... . And we want everyone to gain a deeper understanding of the friendly and ... this page as a resource and share it with their families; whether for the

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • July 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come to MIT Get a free haircut!

  

  I think she did a fabulous job. She started learning in the fall on ... : There's actually a mailing list at Random Hall for people who are interested in learning to cut hair; anyone can email and ask for a cut, but

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu To you, and you, and you and you and you.

  

  figured today would be a good day for me to hang up my blogging hat. I've really enjoyed the past fourteen months, and I'm so glad I got the ... at MIT, I wish you the best of luck. It's a fabulous place, and I hope

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  between Germany and Costa Rica on the big screen with a huge and rowdy group of MIT students, and I'm looking forward to watching many of the ... freshman applications this past year. A few notes: There are no ties, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  juncture. I'm hesitant to post this because I don't want to get your hopes up ... releasing RA decisions online this year. I had a meeting with our tech peeps ... blog comments about it in the last month, so I figured it was a hot topic

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  11,231 Applications

  

  reported that we have received a record high 11,231 applications this year ... committee). While the article (as Ben has pointed out) contains a number of factual errors, it does also correctly state that we have seen a rise in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Scenes From Admissions Round One What's going on in this picture?!?

  

  Occasionally I'll show you a picture and give you some clues to see if you can figure out what's going on in the scene. Often I don't even ... . :-) So here goes the first session of this little game... a picture from

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New stuff on MyMIT, and more

  

  I'm back in Boston now after two trips to Washington, DC in the past week and a half. As always, my recent trip meant missing some cool events ... directory (post your picture!), a list of local admitted student meetings

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update

  

  don't have to send in the midyear report? A. No, you must send in the midyear report. Q. Can I still send in extra materials? A. While it is too ... . Q. If selection is over, can I have my decision? A. The selection

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005