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Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Moves and Music(als) Illustrated with tons of images and a video, and not *as* many words
most definitely didn't have a gratuitously-added picture - in which I ... , not-so-involved career. I got my start in the second half of senior year ... yanked from the audience and covered in bubble wrap. (I'd show some photos -
Blog / Events
Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.
I should be studying for my 1.00 and 3.091 exams right now...but I'm not. It has been a while since I uploaded a video, I have a lot of ... the end of the show...and here is how we kicked off the beginning of the -
Blog / Academics & Research
Biochemistry at its finest!
Center for Cancer Research, where I did my first UROP (well, not in his lab in particular, just in the same building.) I'm sure he would draw your ... Yesterday, I attended my last 7.05 (Biochemistry) lecture taught by -
Blog / Admissions
Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…
with current MIT students in a casual environment and discuss how MIT ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the ... school students to participate in an exciting annual event presented by the -
Blog / Admissions
Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.
December 20 would be the likely dates, but it could be any day in December ... specific dates for decisions would be just that -- speculation. I promise you ... countries). I have a few updated notes for applicants in these countries. For -
Blog / How to Food
[Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, La Vita Nuova a selection of dishes, part 3
feel like I have developed my own signature style in cooking – dishes ... catering to other people’s tastes for so long that I couldn’t find myself in my cooking. As if lost in a dark wood, I felt, with a direness, my -
Blog / Challenges
Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!
I competed in the Green Building Challenge as part of this year's Bad ... ="aligncenter" width="438"] I couldn't have done it without them![/caption] My team ... placing third, with a total of 103 climbs! I climbed the Green Building a -
Blog / Academics & Research
Senior Spring! What I did (and didn't) do over IAP...and plans for my last semester!
season is in full swing and I’ve been kept passably sane by practice and ... previous only works if you say it in one of those movie-trailer voices. I ... Day eve and all of a sudden I have to go to school again! Weird (in an -
Blog / Admissions
EA Deadline Tomorrow Questions? I've got answers.
Hello party people! I know. November 1 is looming and you are ... today, I've been helping answer your calls and want you to know that ... , so I'm listing the most common questions we're getting below. I -
Blog / Admissions
Waiting (is the hardest part)
in their applications to other great schools. Unfortunately, I suspect ... defer letter and the deny letter each come in a standard #10 window ... mistaken for anything else. Jane asked, "I always wondered....why is MIT -
Blog / Academics & Research
a few things from civic media race in sports, human experimentation, and hidden figures
people in civic that i work with, around, and next to. they are my honest ... in case you didn't know, it's currently independent activities period ... people take "externships" (short one-month internships) in industry or -
Blog / Admissions
On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…
guest-speakers at the event, when I myself had been a prefrosh sitting in ... place yesterday was Meet the Bloggers! I'd been told that it would be ... excitement for being here, at MIT, with some of the most incredible people in -
Blog / How to Human
best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away
appear in your notebook but you have no memory of writing them. they are ... semester goes on sometimes the TA for the next recitation comes in and does ... beanbag in the sun :( we hate sun it burns[/caption] 4. banana lounge is -
Blog / Community Projects
Stepping Up MIT brings the best out of people (in between psets of course)
serving the community - entire communities can pitch in, too. "I grasped the ... Amanda David, a sophomore at MIT majoring in management, had in mind when ... societies at MIT to serve the community at large. "Kristi, Sally and I -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!
There was another hack on campus this morning! This time, it would ... student groups. I'm happy to report that -- arguably unlike regular zoos ... , and that none of them were harmed in the making of this hack. -
FAQ / First-year application
What are my chances of admission?
well. We want to see that students are involved in things because they care about them, not just because they think certain activities would ... 't have any required classes, but a strong academic foundation in high -
Blog / Admissions
NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.
are reading this, I hope you'll say a quick "hi" in the comments section ... more about options for international students. Coming in, I knew about ... (behind the camera: Ben) I'm in the office in Cambridge briefly again today -
Blog / Rural and Small-Town
my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??
institutions, I often wondered how to give back. In Fall 2023, I joined the ... school counselor handed me the microphone after her warm welcome I was in ... the Grand Tetons[/caption] This spring, I had the chance to reconnect -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!
useful as that button seems to be, I'm not sure how much it could actually ... . Every once in a while you walk by a door with a sign on it and you wonder "What could possible be in that room?!" Some are pretty easy to figure