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  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  experience something new. So I did. In late August 2003, I packed up a ... So I've been spending some time in my hometown over Winter Break, and this time, I know it's probably the last time that I'll sleep in my bed

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  this time. In theory, pretty simple. In theory.[/caption] As you can ... , you’ve probably wondered: How does MIT make so many pumpkins every year ... [annotation note="I may be wrong about this estimate because I’ve never been on

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  NM – u? Sometimes there just isn't that much crazy in my life. Splish splash.

  

  , check out IvyGate. (Let's see how long I can keep this link up before I ... interesting things about which I can't wait to blog. The rest of the weeks ... , meetings - and spend my nights awake with worry about how little I have to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  up on first impressions… I’m constantly in awe at how different someone ... last August … wondering how I felt a year ago … so somehow I ended up ... THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CHANGES. New People. Places. Psets… HA. Really I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  ="attachment_83349" align="aligncenter" width="300"] in case i get a new avatar, i ... -fi so I could take video calls for my new job (which I had already started ... in the in-betweenness of young adulthood. As we drove away, I felt

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  when I felt like I didn't really fit in at M.I.T.," she wrote. "I nearly ... deprivation. I was bored out of my mind." Still, in other ways, Ms. Chinea ... the closest you can get to living in the Internet," and Ms. Chinea

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  . So cherish it while you can. For me, I don’t anticipate staying in the ... maybe some engineering problems). While I can’t say that I’ve personally ... an around the world experience, but in the end, I just couldn’t stay

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Events

  some food around boston plus a random ski pic!

  

  . Like, I can't tell you how many kimchi fried rices I've eaten in my life ... as I can before I guaduate. So far, I have been doing okay but could ... so I hear: I've yet to go) but it's good in a pinch and when you

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7:15PM ET!

  

  . From the website: In 2.009, Product Engineering Processes, [150] students work in large teams of approximately 20 individuals to design and build ... 2.009: Product Engineering Processes is a capstone course in Course 2

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  . Sydney: I started playing lacrosse when I was in fifth grade and have been playing ever since. I didn’t always know I wanted to play in college, but when the recruiting process began, I quickly fell in love with the idea

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  Wallet receipts in my inbox, I’ve spent an average of only $4 per day on ... squash, football, or chess - people who can play Set faster that I can deal ... to major in anything evenly divisible by three. I am not making any of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art in burton conner making do in a non-mural building

  

  years of involvement in Burton Conner government, I've seen how staunch administration seems in their decision to oust murals. I did, however, get a ... put back art is key in ensuring that dorm space can be utilized as much

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Semester of poetry

  

  grows as I bounce off ideas and memories. In this initial phase, I can ... somewhat crowding the stage. In highschool actually, the professors I liked ... an exercise in building up a gradual picture of how people answer

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • November 24, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  what i ate in a month* *basically true to my word this time but at what cost

  

  everything bagel. new york you're redeemable i will be back  I landed in ... trader joes for the second time in two days (obsessed what can i say) and ... note="i live in Burton-Conner and thus am free from the shackles of a

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good ... for free. The happiest (and stinkiest) I've been in years. Eating ... . The Crest bus has stations for you to brush your teeth. I say, "When in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  Probably the most popular questions asked at any information session are statistical. What is the average SAT score? How many students were admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  , for the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in ... lucrative ring contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a ... each year of prime MIT ring-buying. Using imagery representing events

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in freshman ... contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a typical year; one ... prime MIT ring-buying. Using imagery representing events from their first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  seniors in high school. I am now a rising senior in college. It's crazy how ... songs. I learned 3 things. The Girl described in "Girl All the Bad Guys ... school and growing up, I thought I should write a bit about how different

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019