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• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  nature. I stashed the water in my assigned kitchen cabinet back at Random ... above transpired in the span of 72 hours! I've been here for roughly 580 ... withdraw in fright. The one from the window was somewhat better, as I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  , or anything in between happens. Before I walked out of Burton Conner, I had my umbrella in hand, poncho over my backpack. I was ready to conquer ... weather works when you’re not in California? Every morning I've resorted to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  each develop a prototype of a product that can (and in many cases does ... .  They weren't just any birds: they were Angry Birds. In 2.009, the ... impressive industry judges.  I should note that 2.009 is possibly the awesomest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House (on Wheels) *vroom vroom*

  

  retrospect, this description makes the decisions I make in the body of this ... lime-colored. I couldn’t decide if I loved or hated them."](550, in 5East ... room in 3East.[/annotation] This time, though, my triple-mates and I

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  very same Walker Memorial in which I have endured many a painful midterm ... Cormick at about 11:45 pm, naively thinking that I would be in bed by 1 am at ... arrived, my joy at having gotten in was weighted down by uncertainty. Did I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  -registration sometime soon. For probably the first time ever in blog history, I can give ... in so many ways that I can’t even begin to put into more complex words ... ’m already in love with and in a place I’m so proud to call home. (Alexa J. ‘20

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Residential Life

  🦆🦆🦆🏳️🏳️🏳️ 🦖🦖🦖 SIMMONS!!! RETREAT!!!

  

  exchange later, I realized we actually would be back in time. I’ll fill out ... , October 14th at our Heads of House’s cabin in Concord, MA. As we drove, I ... in the dark and tried to map out all the stars I couldn’t see from

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 17, 2024
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  . I.B.M. plans to announce Monday that it is in the final stages of ... : About me: I am a senior who is majoring in 21E: Humanities and Engineering (History and Computer Science).  For this major, I have to take 7 classes in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ;    You can log in using the same username and password that you use ... difficult: it has been truly painful. If you are among them, then all I can ... where you enroll next fall, please make it a better place. I know you can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Late Night Dial-Up Users Beware!

  

  It's time for one of those "It's late and I'm up, I should throw crap on the internet so I feel accomplished" moments. Are you ready? Can you handle it? I've decided to post all of the YouTube videos that I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  . What can I say about selection in general? Not much, really. The ... It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I ... . Exciting! As I've mentioned, we also work on weekends during selection. When

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  (without logging in!) at my.mit.edu. I know this has been long requested by ... This evening, as I sit reviewing some of the first early action applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  different entry's comments, I hope you'll post it again here so I can collect ... Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I strongly discourage procrastination. The closer you send in your application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi Day Eve A doodle and some old advice

  

  comforting words, my friends and I made a video in December for EA applicants, and it definitely still applies now. I wrote an open letter about how I ... until that fated time, but it will be. I tried to think of what high

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Cinco De Mayo!!! Admissions counselors make the sexiest models. Oh, and a probability question.

  

  correctly gets a prize. Then again, how would I even know what the correct ... -shirts, which were made by the good folks in LUChA. Awesome. Math question: if ... application (assuming you were in the applicant pool)? Knowing that each app

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  before our eyes, I can’t wait for all that is in store. My own prefrosh ... as I think about all of the prefrosh that will be checking-in throughout the course of the day. All the things I’ve taken for granted in a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Go White Sox! I'm absolutely giddy that the White Sox are in the World Series and I had…

  I grew up in Elgin, IL and I'm a huge White Sox fan (sorry Astro fans ... 'm absolutely giddy that the White Sox are in the World Series and I had the ... this chance while I could. It may never happen again in my lifetime. I

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  (IIc)) and one in science (physics, chemistry, or biology e/m). Q. I am ... submit one of the following: SAT I, ACT, or TOEFL, in addition to the ... in the comments and I'll answer them in the next Omnibus.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Free-For-All Week! Movies, Music, and Baby Names.

  

  to my neck in applications (I just want to save my wrist watch!) For ... your responses I'm sure that if I put a piece of coal in a chair, and ... think and I'll post my favorites in a few days. Be prepared for vigorous

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick EA Update A few words about the storm, application tracking, MyMIT, and more.

  

  /17, we should know this. Please fill out this form, so we can add a note to ... materials to show up on the tracking system (even for electronic documents). I ... PDF, this is exactly how the admissions committee will see it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2012