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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  have always been very serious about school. In high school, there were ... always put in my best effort to try to make it up to them; however, for a ... have. I remember thinking in high school, “I hope the MIT curfew is not

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Researchers Develop Autonomous Shoe Technology out of the MIT STrIDE group

  

  inventions in the world. Radar, modern lithium-ion batteries, canned soup, and ... and hazards in a walker’s path, especially oncoming pedestrians. The 2×2″ device, called Toe the Line™, was developed by researchers in MIT’s STr

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

  MIT at Copley Square Yet more photos of #NoBanNoWall protests in Boston, plus an update from President Reif.

  

  in response to Trump's immigration freeze on seven nations. MIT has 38 ... 's protests in Copley Square. I took all the photos above, and the following ... there: This was the first time I really actively participated in a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 31, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  admitted students choosing to enroll at MIT (also known in admissions ... effort you have put in to letting us know how much you love MIT. As someone who was wait listed at my first choice college in high school (but didn

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Jupiter’s Moons, Doge, and a Tub of Icing how to CPW from Yuliya the Undecided HS Senior

  

  Tuesday before CPW, caught my attention in particular. In it, Yuliya the ... ever. In summary: because CPW. But here is more (from April 8, 2014): I ... of lectures entitled “FIREHOSE” (in reference to a popular descriptor

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  39 tabs open in Chrome (which is apparently the threshold at which the ... anymore), so now in an effort to get this post up, I'm just going to wing it ... impression that they were tunnels in the most adventurous sense of the word

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A White Christmas Escaping Boston to go to more snow

  

  packed up our winter clothing and headed to Colorado to spend a week in the ... over break to escape the Boston weather, but spend half of the break in ... if there are that many sensations in the world that can compare to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  watched Pitch Perfect, a film in which freshmen know what they want to do ... found a calling in rap. Soon the first three tracks of our (yet unreleased ... , created in an attempt to win dinner with the renowned Professor Eric Lander

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  in Computing -- which is basically an 8,000-attendee ... amazing people, and remember that I wasn't alone in this very male ... 'm kinda old.  I graduated 1.5 years ago, and originally applied to MIT in

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Events

  East Campus Rush 2014: RAW SCIENCE There shall be no entertainment or amusement in our courtyard, only roller coasters

  

  . Prefrosh will have the opportunity to battle in a giant wrestling pit made of ... . But it is all in the name of science. All events taking place over the next week can be found in the Daily Confusion, which is actually just a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, Seattle i am a mountaineer...

  

  I'm spending the summer in Seattle, interning at Amazon, and I've decided I'm in love with this place. A few thoughts about Seattle after my first week here. People are in general really nice and the food, so far

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Snowsical The blizzard of February 13th

  

  around our house in New Jersey:     Oh boy, it looks real bad in NJ.  The ... good thing MIT isn't in the Northea...oh wait...       ... us when we're sick, Is covered in snow, but only a few inches thick

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge, CPW, and YOU! A welcome from a couple of MIT Quest Scholars to our newly admitted Quest Scholars

  

  Hello! In just a couple of days, MIT will be hosting the Campus ... Bridge Reception to be held on April 12, 2013 from 6:30pm-8:00pm in W20-301. Current ... meeting you! In fact, they are so excited to meet you that we would like to

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • April 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  In just the past few hours, I've realized a few things, mostly about ... doing well enough" sentiments kick in. However... ...I learned about a different way to look at it. One of my friends in Denmark and I had a chat

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  following: These are the contents of a care package I got in the mail this ... 'll slip in a shout-out to good old Mac High--but here, things move fast. Too fast, sometimes, especially in calculus, but I'd rather be a little

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  participating in art, dance, or theatre for just as long. I mean, you ... really, you’d expect that by now you already know, right? In some ... Orchestra or Concert Band or other music groups. It’s a way to keep in

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  : Mary Chin earned her BS in civil engineering and a MEng in environmental ... feel that she was contributing to society in ways that she had imagined. “It took about three minutes of standing in front of an 8th grade

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  person I called, but I understand if we caught you off guard or in the ... , extracurriculars, athletics, campus life and everything in between. In case you ... Chorallaries, in the middle of practice in Lobby 10 for their upcoming

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  So usually in the beginning of January, Boston is under a solid layer ... Frisbee thrown in. But basically, a little different than the two-a-day, six hours of practice with a 5 mile run thrown in, and an hour and a half of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Everyday I’m Trufflin’ But not really since it takes 4 hours

  

  think it's in between a party and a pain. Maybe something like a picnic ... wants to have in Boston that day. Who knew it snowed in Boston?? (Just ... find some neat thing happening that you join in on. Essentially... IAP is

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 25, 2012