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  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  longer than we'd planned; my hallmate and I swore we would only stop in for ... vicious cycle. The telethon is a fun tradition that I think brings a really ... process of admissions. When I invited Stephan'13 to come volunteer at the EA

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  'people acting weird'." I laughed out loud when I read it, and knowing that more stress-breaking hilarity would ensue I asked to join.* Since I ... Intense Satisfaccion (N.A.L.G.I.S)(3rd Floor Elevator Suite). btw the latino

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doors of East Campus a la Humans of New York

  

  This is the first in a series of a couple of posts I wanted to do on ... . All three of these dorms have spectacular murals, but I wanted to talk about my own dorm - and as you might have guessed from the title, I want

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2018
• Blog / Hacks

  CPW 2008: The Hack Edition What!? Already!?

  

  . . . why would there be a chainsaw in building 16? Sure, it's heavily ... , the Brain and Cognitive sciences building? I headed over there. Sure enough, sitting in the lobby . . . Students of MIT and CPW prefrosh, I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Aliens, Bitcoin, Camps now i know my ABCs

  

  , picking up long-dormant projects, and starting new initiatives. I'm currently at nerd camp, but anytime the blogs go unblogged for too long, I get antsy, so I wanted to make a quick post and point your attention at two

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YO! -yo. Learning how to make more toys!!

  

  ...  but more on that later! This blog isn't about the lesson I learned this year or my feelings.... no, it's about my favorite class that I took this ... needs to be capable of being made somehow. 2.008 teaches us how to make it

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  As I write this, droves of MIT students, sharply dressed in suits ... Agency (CIA) iRobot Biogen Idec Bose Goldman Sachs Veolia Water ... Kinsey & Company Microsoft ...and that's just a sampling. When I was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The ________ Outdoors What do you think goes in the blank?

  

  passion I'm glad I've been afforded the opportunity to develop at MIT, it ... and independent and refreshed, even though I always get (un)lucky enough ... sitting so close to me. I even love it when things go terribly wrong and I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 10, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  quiet moments out in the rural English countryside

  

  excited to see how it impacts the environment. i can go on and on about ... this summer, i’m living in a small, cozy house out in the medieval ... city counterpart in Cornwall. you may be wondering why i’m here. i

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  , I almost forgot to take advantage of my (last :'/) biannual free post: what am I doing this semester? MIT has many urban horror stories about ... 't count toward the requirement they thought it did. One alum I worked for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring! What I did (and didn't) do over IAP...and plans for my last semester!

  

  I’ve never really understood the appeal of beach vacations. I spend a ... and IAP, I did my best to take it easy. That’s the wonderful thing about ... semester. After three and a half jam-packed years at MIT (including IAPs), I

  • by Alina G. '11
  • January 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  . But the fact remains that no matter how you slice it, I was busy around ... basic gist, as I'm sure you know, is that Americans work their tails off ... something I noticed a couple months ago – this: What's that, you ask? The top

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  -oriented and less "how many hours are you in the office" based, so I can work ... I have a problem (well, likely more than one, but let's not focus on the others!). Sometimes I go through these periods where I end up doing

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• 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

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 31, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  back home, and I would like to thank everyone who helped in the effort to ... they want) (it's pretty much the most amazing cake i've ever seen) From ... united once again, and Rich cried no longer. "When I first walked into my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers ... ) and told us we would get 12:00 - 2:00 with Steven Levitt in early ... Levitt and a small group of undergrads. AHHHH as I am writing this I just

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  mistaken for anything else. Jane asked, "I always wondered....why is MIT ... were deferred, and I expect those students to be competitive during the ... our applicant pool, it was clear that these students would not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  our perpetual battle with the mit weather machine spinning arts needs a shaman

  

  perfect show. I do not know what grudge he harbors and what staff he wields. I would like to think it is a short and shriveling twig casting a ... worked at this point, we might as well try. I don’t know where the lair of

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 15, 2025
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  Weekend: do Latino parents feel welcome at MIT? I won't keep you in suspense for that question either, I don't know the answer. I would sure hope ... I won't keep you in suspense, I feel like I fit in pretty well at MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Noam Chomsky Talk in 26-100 i still have to send these pictures to amnesty

  

  Physics lab. Oh boy, where would I even begin. Some of the setup (the MIT ... stronger because of it. I'm involved with Amnesty International- I believe ... with that of the organization, and often times I question their way of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 4, 2007