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• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  year-round? Seriously? But when do you get to wear tank tops and skirts?) So if you come to MIT next year or in the next few years, your TA might ... in the 70s, so we proceeded to have a lovely chat about MIT housing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  students, World Cup fever is in full force. I got to watch the opening match ... Challenge is meant to be just for fun, and an interesting way to see just how many countries around the world come to MIT. Here's the challenge: In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  really want to be in a music group, or if you tend to get really nervous at ... smaller role in my life. I was very wrong. When I came to MIT last August, I decided I wanted to be in an instrumental group and a vocal group. I didn

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…

  

  problem, and find a new way in getting to where you want to be. It is true ... , which is quite cheery in contrast to this blog, but please do realize that ... believe in "this too shall pass," but I hope you will be able to find your

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  MIT and Boston are in the middle of the actual Snowpocalypse, so what better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  New MIT Viewbook Is a viewbook as useful to you as it might have been for my (pre-internet)…

  

  from beginning to end. We'll choose a firm in the next few days, and the ... on the current viewbook I would love to hear them. What do you like or dislike about it? How does it compare to (or stand out from) other viewbooks

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Pirates and Pi and Rats and Pie and Rats (except there are no rats) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795… idk the rest.

  

  getting a piece. Even Alan Z., who got pied in the face at Next House ... behind, but look at him now! Giving soda to people in the street! If he ... there has been in a while. I was outside writing this blog in Killian

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 23, 2024
• Blog / CPW

  Hottest ever CPW ouch global warming

  

  This chart first appeared in my CPW history post, but I wanted to republish it to show how absurd this CPW's weather will be. I updated the ... broken, but in the other direction, oops global warming. (And if you're

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... almost any form, from how-to sessions, forums, lecture series and films, to ... in the big, wacky, comfortable chair called IAP. Sandwiched between the
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I (don’t) want the summer to end me writing poetry? what a concept

  

  neat and cram them in my suitcase. I don't want to leave MacGregor and spend days in my room, sitting alone in nice weather; don't want to have ... the summer to end. I want to move to Floorpi and sleep in my new room

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  "How do I get to New Amsterdam?" "Just follow that road and don't be afraid if you see something unfamiliar." Whatever happened to fair dealing ... stifling. We just couldn't wait to get out of the place. (13) Enjoy!

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  spend time in anther country. It’s difficult to justify spending a ... I was ok to go for it! *There were three Spanish classes taught in ... of cultural exposure. After class, we were free to get lunch at the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  hours on a MONDAY. And I got to sleep by 1AM, and then I woke up in time to get to my UROP at 10. Eight hours of sleep. SKILLZ, I TELL YOU ... sometimes I get on my computer to check my mail and somehow spend five hours

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Beacon St. and Marlborough St. Rooftops and flowers on two streets in Boston.

  

  during my MEng, I’ve fallen hard in love with this city—Cambridge, then ... before I graduate I want to show you more of these places I love, starting with Beacon St. and Marlborough St., which run parallel to the water on

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.

  

  not while friends are on vacation in Maine and only get the chance to ... to their houses for a weekend. Joe lives in Portland, which is "Maine ... kind of passed out with A Prayer For Owen Meany open to page 89 in my lap

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas with the McGanns

  

  from my house (according to Yahoo! Maps) is the famous Big Duck, which always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It's great to be able to ... The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. Two nights

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  my stretched attempt at trying to tie in a completely unrelated, but ... how many people came to the event. That way, the next year, we can try ... "expressed interest" in the school, and they try to use that piece of data to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / Events

  July 4th Pictorial FIREWORKS!

  

  So where did I decide to watch the fireworks from? C! The MIT ... excited electrons in the sky. I stopped by Ashdown (grad dorm) for free ... on TV, part of the barge actually went up in flames. Remember, you saw

  • by Bryan
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  I get a chance (maybe when I next answer questions in a day or two?) I ... MIT Class of 2007 class ring. (Thanks to Mitra for the invitation ... process begins in freshman year with the highly competitive process of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  learn how to face them. And you have to have fun in life. The fun is what ... a wooden pull toy. I am learning how to be a leader through dorm ... Donald’s takeout in hand at 3am. I love when people I recognize wave to me in the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024