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  Skullhouse Road Trip Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, and New…

  

  in Boston by June 9th for Commencement.   Day 1, Wednesday 5 ... sleeping. I got to the airport at 10 am. My flight left in 45 min and the staff told me that it was too late to check in. I pleaded and they let me

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  a vast lake in the middle of a forest, undisturbed, with the capacity ... Wonderland Camp and Conference Center in Sharon, MA for the MIT Leader ... yourself in a flurry of work and deadlines, postponing and forgetting about

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  teaching the art of jewelry making to eighteen Sri Lankan young mothers in a ... treasure those moments when the girls would clearly be talking about me in ... , organization, hope, and autonomy. Emerge would continue to support them in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  those in high school, since there's an entire section on the MIT admissions site about it) so here's a breakdown. If you aren't interested in my ... , etc) at my own pace. In the fall, I started kindergarten. Summers 4

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it’s been thirteen days since the Eras Tour began

  

  It has been 13 days since Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour began so in honor of that, I am ranking my favorite three songs (I can’t pick one) in ... talk to me in the comments!  Reputation This was the first Taylor

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 30, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  my IAP with my head in the books, trying to absorb as much information as I can in my training to become an EMT.  Here are some of my friends' descriptions of their IAPs in their own words.   - - - Dalia L. '16

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 We've updated the stats page.

  

  Trivia: This year's admit rate was 11.9%. What was the admit rate for my class, the MIT Class of 2000, when we were admitted in 1996? [answer ... folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  More on food

  

  because I was in lab until 7 tonight -- yes, on a Friday night -- and that ... required to buy x meals per week at the school dining halls. One of my ... even going to a fast food restaurant. The food in the residential halls

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  sticker stories adorned on my water bottles

  

  still in the luggage area, submitted item retrieval paperwork to the ... did manage to find the bottle in the corners of old photos! Pardon the ... . I've made it a point to never buy a sticker for my bottles. I just use

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a shoebox pc clips of summer

  

  , this house i'm in already feels like home: i start to think for the first ... . the chicken coop in the backyard. the housemates who i've come to know ... faces. louder. but here in somerville, it's serene, quiet, reflective

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aisumasen, Yoko San Aisumasen (Apologetics).

  

  Hello out there in TV Land. I'm Sam Maurer. You might remember me ... ), was no longer in working condition. By the way, did you know a 60 mile ... 'm just not in any condition to compose a proper blog entry today. And

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Students Are Cool: Brian Chan edition These are the kind of people that you will go to school with.

  

  . Brian came to MIT from California as an undergrad.  He majored in Mechanical Engineering but decided to do some research in the Math department ... for one of the most prestigious research journals in the world: Nature

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Adventures Part One the first of several "a day in the life of Cyd" posts

  

  decided to chronicle my weekend! This will be the first of several "a day in ... another friend 2 while friend 1 was in a meeting 7:15 pm – took the bus to ... activity 9:54 pm – went to a Salsa Night at Ryles Jazz Club in Cambridge

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 23, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just Dance! Dance = Awesome.

  

  In its 149 years of existence, MIT has been involved with many of ... : the first intercollegiate Indian classical dance competition in the ... , MIT Natya put on a show called Laasya, which means 'dance' in Sanskrit

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

  

  most prevalent and preventable problem in developing areas around the ... 1667a.html In the summer of 2007, four Harvard graduates will go to Costa Rica to work with their partners in a community to eradicate the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  You need a surge protector. In fact, you probably need two, so buy three ... suit. And my toothbrush. Ugh. Well today I spend the second night in my ... sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Colors! Burton-Conner:12523 kbps1649 kbps140 ms

  

  're reading it correctly, A through S. 19 parts! In addition to the other parts ... beginning this monster, I've decided to share happiness with the world, in the ... . They've also been installing new Ethernet jacks in all of the rooms -- at

  • by Snively '11
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  swiped into the subway and in June, I saved a whopping $4 by buying the ... to complete on transportation in Boston. Here are two methods that I ... when they are looking for some information or advice on transportation in

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  in and weld your seat tube. This would be very simple had I in fact ... is bad). So I came in to D-Lab and did a lot of practice welds, and ... 't burn any holes in the actual seat tube, I welded that. The welds weren

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  moved to October"]run on Patriots' Day,[/annotation] and, in combination ... about a month ago, in the sense that Petey and I penciled in a date, and ... itself. In the two days before the marathon, I made a Google Doc estimating

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021