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  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  is that the Boston Pops do a special, less crowded, "preview concert ... arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  As I've blogged before, many students who are interested in MIT are ... is the Siemens Research Competition. MIT is a University Partner for Siemens, which means that we 'host' a (virtual) regional event and provide

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  't drag my body out of bed until 4:40. I discovered that the clothes I left ... , since I told him that I would be up late. We staggered around packing my ... so, we went to the lobby to check out and get a cab to the airport. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  MIT World. Keyser is also the author of a brilliant essay in Nightwork ... MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a ... Samuel Jay Keyser gave a talk on the history of hacks. In Where the Sun

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  “we have the winter olympics at home” the winter olympics at home:

  

  When I say that snow was a statistically significant factor in my choice of MIT, I mean it. I'm on a mission to spread the New England winter ... the graduate dorms. Compared to the urban landscape that is the Boston

  • by Allison E. '27
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  November was … read until the end to find out

  

  ’ Roasters which is this amazingly delicious junk food place in Brooklyn that we ate at a Lot as kids. If we had to choose one smell that is the ... as Avatar is in our books, it still has a lot of the same qualities

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 29, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Small Things I Like About Autumn A short reflection on a colorful season

  

  that I've come to fall in love with.  And recently, I've been trying to take more time to acknowledge all the small things around me that I enjoy ... foliage that is almost impossible not to take a picture of when you walk by

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 31, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  well spent. I am thrilled to say that even though we do now have CPW, in ... , was a meeting held in the home of an alumni volunteer named George ... in his garden on that Saturday afternoon in March was the fact that

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  where I find it sort of exciting to be in the Tech, assuming that I'm not ... wonder how long that will last. Though I remember that the first time I was ... just heard Kim '04 in the hallway saying that Clayton '08 was chasing a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mr. E. Hunt In which I return to blogging only to learn that I forgot how to blog,…

  

  Truth be told, I have no idea how to use the MIT admissions web ... be told honestly this time, I've actually forgotten how to write ... chutney, and goat cheese sandwiches that I have ever had from the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.

  

  ...but she won't have to do that anymore, now she can just go in the ... a construction project in the Infinite Corridor. Formerly the world ... -107) and one women's restroom (3-101). But that's about to change. And in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

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

  palm pilot). You will notice that I look like a gigantic marshmallow in ... 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

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

  another

  

  then, crickets humming in the grass, and i knew then that i was one ... towards the end of october, back in 2024, i was walking back to my dorm and i was about to make the turn from the asphalted footpath that

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • August 6, 2026
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT What?!? The Long and Illustrious History of the MITMB, as far as Kim knows.

  

  ="http://www.youtube.com/user/MITmarchingband">YouTube Channel</a>.</p> <p>This is, in fact, the 30th anniversary ... /kimfad/Public/rightsize/MarchingBand/newspaperarticle.pdf">fascinating piece of history</a> from 1978, we see on page 12 that "the band ... , gimme an A, gimme an S...' cheer," which is a personal favorite of mine

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  . She was also this year's virgin. In this picture, she is wearing a ... work. I decided it was time for another "fun" entry. I mentioned in my previous entry that a little over a week ago on 5th East we had one of our

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  about a UROP that appeared in yesterday's Boston Globe, New England ... advances in aerodynamic cycling gear. Not bad, considering that Cote, 21, is ... helmet, Cote told them. ''In a 40 km time trial, that's two and half

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  's note:" so for the people that don't know, a vermonster is essentially a ... played the game. That is a fact, not an opinion. He was the first sophomore ... I thought it was really a good story, and maybe some of you would

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  Please note that, as  Hello World! I'd like to introduce you to a ... everything that I saw. But often I found myself asking questions. "Cool! How ... -mount components like that?" "How did you make that cake levitate?" I'm an engineer

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  .] Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you send in is ... before that) What should I do now? I recommend spending the next few weeks ... optimist, I know that things always turn out well in the end.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  feud with Stephen Colbert (resolved in a battle royale), a German disco light shows, a visit to the doctor, a turtle race, and ring spinning. In ... , this is a physics problem. And when there's an important physics problem

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008