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  Review of “Shopgirl”

  

  the audience can't help but be a little disturbed by the obvious age ... rather elegantly portrayed, but don't expect much of a plot, just sit back ... to see "Shopgirl," a movie based on a novella by Steve Martin. Claire

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on ... Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. ET. To view the live stream, click on this link ... some of my advisees and helping them pick their classes. A number of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  . My breakfast. My best friend telling me I'm crazy because I'm taking a ... modelling of a new version of the device I'm working on in lab. 10:05 - 10 ... As promised, a detailed recount of Bryan's Wednesday. 7:45 AM: Alarm

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  also didn't help that bits of 18.02, a class whose nigh ... the extra three points I needed for an A! Moral of the story? Don't ... aren't always a measure of effort, but if you happen to get an A, a B, or

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  's note:" so for the people that don't know, a vermonster is essentially a ... blessing in disguise. More importantly, you don't have to go to MIT to be a ... I thought it was really a good story, and maybe some of you would

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  counselors if you don't yet see a recommendation on the application ... Early Action deadline. We've been getting a lot of questions here in the office about the deadline, so let me take a moment to answer some of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Everyday Is Like Sunday

  

  set any target for that number. We won't have a final count of regular ... received a decision by Wednesday. On Friday, we'll begin giving decisions ... students during early action. While I don't have final numbers for this year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 12, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  .[annotation note="This is a joke. Please don't do this."]Drop all your classes ... paper and do that pset when you have a puppy to play with. Thanksgiving ... so that I could go home for less than a thousand dollars. The fried

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Announcing new blogger avatars! all-new, all quality

  

  . which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. right ... The bloggers' old avatars were drawn by a talented professional in a recognizable and well-liked style. But some of us thought, what if we could do a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…

  

  idea, I'm 6'3") I met with Stefania, a Casa Verdi resident, who took me ... and Emilia-Romagna regions. Interestingly enough, a deep foundation in ... him at "Casa Verdi," a resting home for retired musicians built by one

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  you live in a more suburban or rural area and local bus routes don't ... don't need to. If you have to get around, hitch a ride with your ... wasn't strictly front-facing, you could have had your head at a 3/4 angle

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  at once that you can't get anything out. It's like you have 500000x ... are only going to let one thing out at a time." I think the most efficient way to solve this problem would be to simply create a device that

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  , we would take the T. But today they were running a shuttle between MIT's stop and Park Street, and a crowded shuttle bus wasn't on the list of ... . It's very nice there, and it smells like the sea! We haven't had a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21E our major in a diagram!

  

  = Production of Educational Videos 21M.601 = Drawing for Designers 21A.502 ... We are majoring in 21E, a joint major that lets you combine any ... about the requirements of 21E, and were inspired to make a diagram, sine

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask Me Anything or discuss anything. or whatever really. what i'm trying to say is: open thread.

  

  This summer I wrote a bloggerGuilt script to help me keep track of ... metrics, meaning I myself had been a bad blogger. I'll spare you the various excuses and instead try to make it up to you. I'm sitting at home in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... , and set new goals for this cycle. I'm very excited to embark on my ... had lots of fun - including a hysterical presentation by an etiquette

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

  First read

  

  makes a good summary of an application. I just finished reading and ... I must say I'm very excited to be starting the application reading ... finished, so it will probably be another week and a half until we start the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  making sense, even if you didn't see it that way going in.   There's a ... for it to grow and flourish. This kind of luck doesn't strike like a ... classes at MIT. Here's a piece of advice for you: don't work too hard. Don't

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  don’t seem to have any pictures of this fabled field, but Mai Chau is a ... Imagine a field where by day children play soccer among smoldering fire pits, grazing water buffalo and men hauling logs. Occasionally, a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  to be a doctor in games computers and learning didn't get into the big ... about a lot is: on its own, life doesn't mean anything at all we don't ... but it is still cold worked at a big place where people watch games on

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024