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  Why I Haven’t Been Blogging I, uh, don't really have an excuse

  

  reasonable hour. NOPE! It's 3:58 AM here in China. ---- My birthday is in less than an hour, my bus leaves in less than an hour, I need to do ... and mix in some transitions while trimming off the excess fat. Then I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline Q & A

  

  ! Here are the most important things to keep in mind as you wrap your MIT ... teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in our office by ... are still coming in. If your interview was conducted 2 or more weeks ago

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a hell week do not try at home

  

  session, woke up in the evening, had a nice dinner with my friend, and then ... is hell, i have descended to the 9th circle and am hangin' out in the ... literally my entire grade in the class. melodrama filled the gaps. more 6

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 27, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  neighborhood. In regards to the latter, it is the exact opposite here at MIT ... glow-in-the-dark murals on blacklit walls. People are spinning poi lit on ... Campus time and time again, and since I was temped here in the first place

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2016-17 Application Essay Questions For those of you rarin' to go.

  

  want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and ... the lives of others. MIT students work to improve their communities in ... friend. Describe one way in which you have contributed to your community

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • July 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Be a Blogger 2016! how to be a blogger

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1 ... ’s like to be in a Sadoway lecture, or planning stuff for REX, or UROPing ... learned today in class, and so forth. The day-to-day experience of your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  managed to raise $500k in funding and a ton of faculty sponsors to distribute $100 in Bitcoin to every MIT undergraduate as his final project for ... is to bring together global experts in areas ranging from cryptography

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  folder of resumes in the hopes of getting a dream job. There are always plenty of dreams in attendance. Check your “most visited” website stats ... outside MIT. Many recruiters are alumni. You might see yourself in them

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  "I got it on Reuse," people say, with the emphasis in the word falling on the re-. When I see the word elsewhere and say reuse in my head ... it felt elitist to speak in a code no one outside MIT could understand

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  guide to preparing (or at least a guide to how I prepare) in the hope that ... to gal for SAT tests, they are my forte in the world of arbitrary national assessments. The first SAT test I took was in 7th grade--I don

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fifteen Minutes to Clear My Head on my morning walk from Boston to MIT

  

  Monday morning in the Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity House. I woke up and ... in Cambridge and Boston is across the Charles River. Connecting the two is the Harvard Bridge. Many MIT students live in Boston, whether in a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  -like delivery, which pretty much falls right in line with my sense of humor. Then ... English as their first language and grew up in different cultures try to (but ultimately don't quite) express support/pride in their children

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Recap—The Book Launch Oh hi there...yes, I'm back!

  

  peaking and plans were forming. Book Launch In 2012, I started working on a novel. In 2013, it was completed. In 2014, it was published. The ... , why it bounced around and persisted in my head, fermenting and ripening

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  in the world and being in an environment where people are always ... undetected concussions has become too prevalent in young athletes, and Ben, as ... equipment and vibrates to alert the athlete if their head accelerates in a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  They Call Me Yankee The stars at night are big and bright - deep in the heart of Texas!

  

  "Oh yea you guys don't have armadillos up there in yankeeland ... here in Texas - people up north are yankees, and people who live on the ... each day in front of pretty microscopes and pieces of metal. The other

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 6, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  - it was all very alluring and exotic to me. Growing up in sunny Los ... time in national parks like Yosemite and Zion.  But spending time in the ... . In each sport, reward comes in the form of hard-won grace and moments

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Classes of Semesters Past, Present, and Future since you asked.

  

  In the comments section of my last post, Confused Frosh asked: "Can ... thing now, but it's 12:07am and I was supposed to be in bed 7 minutes ago ... Catalog. Summary: I will graduate with a major in physics and a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  building in Cambridge, and/or the live Tetris game, and/or the building that ... leapt onto a bench for a better view, trying to figure out which room in ... up in an East Campus room was equipped with a laser pointer, a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Craziest of Weeks I had one.

  

  you'll see that my 2013 Pi Day was equally exciting, though in a totally ... 's supposed to start in less than 48 hours. Figure 2. MIT's travel agent ... of Disease and Health in Society) and watch a pretty intriguing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  . Last year, the Logs burst into my Quantum Lecture, and sang to a boy in the ... Astley 4. If I Ever Fall In Love by Shai 5. Somebody to Love by Justin Bieber 6. Do You Believe in Love - Huey Louis 7. Let's Stay Together - Al

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013