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  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  once - there is an iterative process in which many applications are seen several times by various committees. In other words, an application is ... when students write that they received an A in Engish instead of English

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!

  

  students who have served in the armed forces and students who have spent the last year in religious service. The class includes students who did the ... was one of the latter, back in the day). The class includes students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  Bridge:     When I bike back home in the afternoon, I have ... ; Usually, I'm biking home in the sweet spot of post-rush hour and pre ... my right, when all of a sudden a big green sedan is cutting right in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  in time to head back to Boston/MIT for the summer :) This is where I ... shortened my name to "H," lol. I started working in this lab just over a month ... CK-MIT Counselor Team Ahhh, so many memories :) In case any of you

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  Yesterday was the third Monday in April, meaning it’s Patriots’ Day (a holiday celebrated almost exclusively in Massachusetts and Maine). The third day in a four-day weekend, it also marks what has been a

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  examples of a cappella.) Kim actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I used to be in the Logs (back in our undergrad days). These are, of ... cappella groups), Fri 6-8pm in 10-250 - Wind Ensemble and Festival Jazz

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  friends here at MIT who take care of me in times of ups and downs; there is ... sophomore here for Physics and Computer Science. In addition to academics, I ... community in a brand new way. I've taken this opportunity with my brotherhood

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  learned in person. Videos are one thing, but attending a live performance is another. While some of the energy translated in the videos, all of the energy came through in Rambax’s performance. I loved that spoken

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Blogographical Biography ...although whatever 'blogographical' means, I somehow doubt it applies to a blog containing graphs.

  

  coding in history class...instead of playing Starcraft FIRST Robotics and ... In spirit, not much has changed over the last three years. Hi. I ... optimization. I live in East Campus with a ginger cat named Reese, who takes his

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  At MIT, we require all applicants to send in two letters of ... -- teachers in this country are seriously overworked and underpaid; I hope you ... face-to-face time alone with each teacher to ask them in person to write

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  in time to start warming up. The funny thing is that a “weekend off ... Genetics test. In my book, that’s a win. This was turning out to be the ... Mentoring Social! You were probably wondering how I was going to tie this in

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  in the forgotten mists of 2004, I was editing the newspaper, the lead in a play, and organizing a student rock concert to raise money for the memorial fund of a classmate who died in a car wreck - and oh yeah, applying

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing! !!!!!!!

  

  : :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Mathura: scared samvaran, hahaha me: LOL, poor guy. i'm giggling in my room ... alive in ten minutes? Mathura: probs not, hes in the line of happiness ... -must-take-pics-of-everything norm. Soon after, WE GOT IN OUR BOAT - ahhhh *cue Mathura's excited

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blast From The Past: Garage Hero! Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a MIDI Garageband device.

  

  In the old days, when I was in college - when dinosaurs roamed the ... Facebook didn't suck - where was I - ah yes - in the old days, when I was in ... can play it, and you could set the buttons to play certain notes in a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ..and Here We Go Again! [by Ken Haggerty '11] ARTalk is back!

  

  Association, and I do my research in Camera Culture, a group at the Media Lab ... experiences with you all! Ken Haggerty '11: I'm a junior majoring in brain + cognitive sciences with a minor in architecture. I was incredibly lucky to be

  • by ARTalk
  • February 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  8 Hypotheses Like Schubert, I never finished the Eighth.

  

  friend in the head while gesticulating the angle between a wall clock and the horizontal. In an effort to convince Matt McGann that I am an entirely trustworthy employee as long as you don't ask me for the time in a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What have you been doing lately? SPOILER ALERT: Mostly StumbleUpon

  

  't know, I'll go ask Yan. But if you're interested in what your 4th or maybe ... being more involved in non-class things this year, like clubs, sports, and ... vomited in their mouths a little). I miss waking up and looking out and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Photo Scavenger Hunt Let's give this a shot.

  

  final day of school in the comments, graduation day doesn't count unless ... worth of photos to put in my blog and writing my entries, I thought it ... accomplishment in a video game. -An awesome lab -A picture you feel best embodies

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? Prelude.

  

  Prelude. In light of the halfways, quarterways, three ... element of surprise, alas, but I'll try to make up for it in thoroughness ... I've broken many, many promises of various entries on this and that in

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Regular Action Decisions: Saturday 3/14 We will post RA decisions online on Saturday at 2pm... or probably a minute before.

  

  :59pm, simply visit decisions.mit.edu and log in using the same username ... decision online before logging in to decisions.mit.edu. Admissions decisions ... click on the lost password link in the orange log-in box on the left. If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2009