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• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  interest in learning how to make forceful arguments in written form. Studies ... those has got to go. I will probably keep drumming if I make it in ... to know in terms of practical linear algebra after the quantum sequence

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted in Early Action.

  

  Congratulations and welcome to the class of 2017! This is what you look like right now:     Go ahead and introduce yourselves :)

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  had. In lieu of a proper picture, I have made a diagram to try and ... apparently was okay, because we ended up in a congo line, dancing to Vietnamese ... of rural Vietnam, inhabited in the day by water buffalo, seemed to turn

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  2010 (if there was a newspaper article about you, feel free to send a link my way). It's nice to read about MIT MMX like celebrities! Today, we ... a week's worth to follow. At the conclusion of this series, I plan to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.

  

  've been extremely lucky to interview at all of the top five programs in ... together, and we're getting to know each other pretty well by now) and catch ... -around awesome person. Wednesday, Mar 1. Free day in Palo Alto! I sleep in, go to a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 1, 2006
• 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 ... extravagant event, and stages a lavish delivery ceremony. How did this all start

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  going half a mile an hour to get up it. I've never biked up a hill like ... decided it was time to bring my casual bike ride form of training to the ... Harvard and MIT meet up on Thursdays for a nice bike ride to a new ice cream

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the Deshpande Center?

  researchers to make a difference in the world by developing innovative technologies in the lab and bringing them to the marketplace in the form of ... resources to help MIT faculty and students move their ideas from the lab to
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  , or TOEFL, in addition to the required SAT Subject Tests. Q. I am an ... Test ("SAT 1") or the ACT Plus Writing. In addition, we require two SAT Subject Tests ("SAT 2s"): one in math (Level 1 or Level 2) and one in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to submit their
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  subject evaluations. In the spring, Sophie forwarded the following e-mail to ... due, one of my friends slept for one hour last night, I have to submit a paper draft to my research advisor tonight, I e-mailed a paper to my music

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cute! an MIT mood meter – Are you smiling today?

  

  need to get that happiness barometer up. The best part is walking the ... I saw this installation in the Infinite Corridor. (You can see me ... through can look up to a screen and see if there's a hysterical green face

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 16, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It ... why You mean so much to me. Poor soul, poor soul You’re often scorned ... another day. While we may sometimes stop to question Why we take so many

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  At The Ends Of Tunnels unlike a tunneling particle, I actually had to expend lots of energy to surmount obstacles

  

  into your 'camera'. To save computation, you cast 'light rays' in reverse ... -level gist of it is pretty simple; on a low level, we had to build in tons of ... So much has happened academically in the last month! A while ago, I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Countdown To Mail Drop I'll update this post over the course of the day as we get closer to…

  

  later entry and instead use this one to give you progress reports over the course of the day. I'll update this entry whenever there's something to ... in the pre-mailing tasks. The letters have been printed (I held the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  investment anyway It's truly glorious to see the floor in the hours ... The Annual Burton-Conner Apple Bake: Sunday, October 23 in the ... Sunday the 23rd at 3:00pm in the Porter Room. Winners will be announced

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  , studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for ... 's complement & bitwise ops are a good way to wake up. Oh, by the way: today

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Events

  BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

  

  . The morning of, Anoushka and I got to work in the kitchen, but waiting for the oven to get ready was a bit boring. I commented on her cool key ... to lunch, and then glassblowing, where I was sniped by Jeremy in all my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Admitted Students

  

  introduce yourselves in the comments below to your future friends. And ... This was the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute, and you are one of the very few applicants to whom we offered

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wide-Eyed meet the therapist hanging above my bed.

  

  each problem in the p-set and still have to “collaborate” (ie. mooch) off ... you eat every. single. meal. in the dining halls. I go over to the salad ... cantaloupe. As a California native, I long to see a berry every once in a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 4, 2016