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• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  homeless people in Boston this Thanksgiving. We partnered with a homeless shelter to donate the proceeds to and, in less than two weeks, enough ... is now donating 30 jackets if we hit $3,000. We have raised $2,733 in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Sunday night is the deadline for Early Action (EA) Here are some things we want you to know

  

  understanding with teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in ... filling out the self-reporting testing in Part 2 of the application, know ... , do so in the Writing field. If you've taken both the old and new

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  my favorite room right now, in a one hour break between classes: 20.320 (Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems) and 7.18 (Topics in ... reminds me of my to-do list, which is in my to-do notebook, which is

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Walk of the Strandbeest "New life forms" with PVC skeletons march on the Media Lab

  

  these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own ... 's Strandbeest stood in the rain on a patch of pavement outside the Media Lab. With wind in their sails, and aided (on a rainy but not-so-windy day) by

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  . Legend has it that it is the third most recognized ring in the world, after the Superbowl Ring and the Pope Ring. The tradition began in the spring ... forward in leaps and bounds. Then we considered the elephant. He is wise

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  think it's important to let the people in your life know that you ... in my rush out the door, making a nice dent in my computer and almost ... , forgoing the stupid bus despite the weather being in the single digits

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  that is required of all students (including those admitted or deferred in ... should fill it out? Everyone! Even those already accepted in Early Action ... provide any and all grades available for classes you’ve taken in your

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  first time in her life (since perhaps one rebellious quarter in elementary ... astoundingly over the college months. In August, the Frosh could have sworn that ... else fuels her curiosity, and theoretical math in fact terrifies her

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bump MIT students design products

  

  that it looks like we only have fun in the class, 2.009 is HARD WORK ... a thing! In the past couple days, I've spent 40+ hours in lab helping ... with. They'll spend all day in lab working on things... They let me

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Staying Organized In which I look exhausted and talk about my notebooks

  

  Apologies for the video length/quality this week. MIT has me sufficiently hosed this weekend, following an already-stressful week. Such is life. Hopefully you're able to decipher my rambling in this video! If

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  ’t notice, I’m a newborn in the blogging world, with this being my very first ... orientation, each MIT freshman has the option to take part in a freshman pre-orientation program. So back in June, I signed up for the Freshman Arts Program (FAP

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  . Learning to drive stick-shift in a car that once belonged to my favorite ... much yet. My teacher is Rob, a photographer I met in a coffee shop. Yesterday, as we made circles in an empty school parking lot, the sky stormed

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  took in their fall term (Michaelmas term) and spring term (Lent term) at ... , these 1.5 hour exams are pretty much 100% of your grade in the class. Yeah... But I was lucky and only had 5 exams since I came in during the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After (and During) MIT Greetings from beautiful adulthood

  

  little darker than my avatar's and when I smile in real life, my face looks like it's going to explode more so than in my avatar. I graduated a year ... to ask specific questions - I'll try to answer in the comments), but if

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 28, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Sunsical The sunshine of May 12th

  

  ;   ♫Feels something like summertime Classe are over in a matter of time ... keep a postcard from home in my pocket it has sunshine and a picture of a ... Classes are over in a matter of time Pandora's on and you're by my side

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  What if You Didn’t Like CPW? is MIT still the place for you?

  

  of fun meeting a you future froshies in person. Today I wanted to ... around in the back of my head. I felt I wouldn't fit in unless my idea of a ... with mashed potatoes. Like the prefrosh in that thread, I too was one of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  're in Kansas for the Design/Build/Fly competition, and after unpacking our ... has more girls than guys." She had a point--the MIT team is in the ... on takeoff. We were nineteenth in line, and as team 17 was called our

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  questions you have in the comments section below, and I will do my best to ... we took part in. My parents are worried about me going to CPW by ... check in with her via text or phone each day.  I also gave her the number

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just Desserts No metaphors here...

  

  not THAT bad. This craving is just strong enough to make you go off in ... treat that you could ever dream up was in this case, but one item ... it belongs in Plato’s theory of Forms; it exudes the very essence of

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Important Information about your Financial Aid Application Track your status on MyMIT

  

  because we’ll be in committee making decisions about Regular Action ... logging in to MyMIT. Students who have completed their applications by ... Action admission decisions are made in mid-March. You can still apply for

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 4, 2014