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• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Cambridge-MIT Exchange

  

  , "I would never do a program like that. I would hate to leave MIT for a ... sometime! I've really enjoyed going to London, even just for the day, to see ... -MIT Exchange (CME)! For background on the program, check out the CME website. CME

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two ... 't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively discussion it has been. It's grown too long, so we're continuing it here for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Charmed, I’m Sure What I did my 2nd IAP

  

  'm writing an article about the tournament for the MyMIT website, so I won't write much here. On Friday, I went to Charm School. I had a hard time finding someone to go with, since people tend to get offended when you

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas with the McGanns

  

  from my house (according to Yahoo! Maps) is the famous Big Duck, which always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It's great to be able to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How did the blogs get started?

  behind the blogs was to open a window into the lives of MIT students: what they do, think, and feel. MIT was one of the first universities to have ... that prospective students can review to help determine if MIT is the
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will there be a wait list this year?

  Each year we aim for a class of approximately 1,100 students. Based ... 't possible to exactly predict how many students will attend each year. To help ... 't know if we will be able to select students from the wait list until
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your ... the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we're happy to shed some light into that black hole. In fact, we outline our
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  Counselors all over the world, we may not be able to arrange an interview for every applicant. If we are unable to offer you an interview, your ... admissions committee will be aware that we were unable to offer you an
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Minesweeper Monday Episode One: Quantum of Solace Emulator

  

  Hello everyone and welcome to episode one of Minesweeper Monday, a bit that I might never do again! In this episode I talk about Coffee and Radio and Movies and try for far too long to get an emulator of a game to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for ... airport we quickly stopped at a grocery store for food and the hotel to drop off bags, then went right to the venue for an afternoon of sailing

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  that because it'd be funny to write a serious justification for whatever ... their stores, so I’d imagine it’s important for them to capture the ... . Props to the Coop for taking a chance on my ugly, yet endearing, creation.

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  my reservations—I thought it was bad form for them to ask me how much I ... Near the start of the pandemic, I decided not to come back to MIT ... Zoom University. Instead, I chose to work. Unfortunately, nobody was

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  for it, so it is going to take me more time than most. Hmm. Do I have ... . Enter WashLava. WashLava is the app we use to pay for loads of laundry. I ... entail? A timer. For example, a wash cycle generally takes 36 minutes to

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  satisfaction as I watched the evidence of my old self reduce to ashes. For a ... decided to slump back to my room in defeat. I sat down in my desk chair for ... to scream. In a single moment, shaking under a stream of hot water, an

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  made a "syllabus" for my summer. I gave myself goals and intentions, reading assignments, projects, and permission not to follow through with any ... progress you made iii) how that progress contributes to your overall

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  sheet deep enough for you to support yourself on, and kicking spikes on ... . Looked like we were going to be in for quite a bit colder than the ... A critical factor in getting outdoors is having something to do, and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  really easy for her to get what she needed." Such a need has been around for nearly 40 years. The mission to advocate for LGBQT members of MIT ... positive environment for LGBQT students and to raise awareness of related

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  to say they were not qualified to run for office. When women do run ... advocacy for Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). I talked to her about how I ... for young girl scouts. This leads to one of those lessons you just learn

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  attend a Faculty and Administration Dinner for Ramadan. The dinner was to ... four years at MIT. I had a chance to meet Iman and talk with her for ... to the MIT community and thanked me for coming to learn more about the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  install a window AC in any dorm -- and you don't have to pay for electricity ... not the same. And thanks again to all of you for your congratulations. :) ... Questions 1. Sevi asked, here is a question for you about Mac

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006