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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  FREE FOOD! FREE FOOD! EVERYWHERE!! AM I YELLING??

  

  This morning I got a frantic call from my mother. MOM: Is it true ... , I've already returned my MIT mug to the Coop. MOM: THAT'S NOT FUNNY ... morning I'll be getting another phone call: "THAT IS A FAMILY SECRET!") But

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  't learn in 8.02 was how 3D glasses worked, so I decided to Google it. How ... that charge, my friends and I were able to score free tickets to the New ... shark biologist (forgive me for my miseducation but I did not know we had

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  about deadlines. Rather than give you my own "don't panic" advice, I thought I'd give you the words straight from Joanne, who oversees our entire ... aforementioned number. Easy for me to say "relax," I know - but truly, materials

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Español Foreign Languages at MIT

  

  do it anyway since that’s how homework works). I’m looking forward to ... forensic science. I bought it at a hardcover sale at the Harvard bookstore on a whim. Sometimes I have good whims and sometimes I have bad whims

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  , we are sure one of our top 5 songs would have been Into the Unknown ... describes how the chorus of this song, from a musicology perspective, tells ... graduate application process, mimics this transition in a way. We first would

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a conversation with each teacher about a) if they would be willing to write you a recommendation for college; b) which colleges you're applying to and why. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little ... it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect ... . It would be nice if it were true, wouldn't it? You should definitely

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Student’s Crusade to Stop Genocide I confess to regarding the phrase “never again” with cynicism. It offers a rhetorical smokescreen…

  

  documents that would come to be known as the Pentagon Papers (Ellsberg was a ... genocide was once again occurring, though this time in real-time, I just had ... ?’ I had no answer, so I started looking around and asking – I

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • November 26, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  I got this email a few days back... From: Laura Nicholson Subject ... Gann Hey Matt, There's an awesome blog entry just waiting to happen, but I'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  , I'm trying to figure out how the very intimidating AV box works ... familiar with the runway route and how to walk in sync at 115 BPM. I ... Over the past three years, I’ve been on the organizing board for MIT

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  side. Why would I apply early? There are a lot of motivations people ... categories you see at the top of the site. I decided this afternoon that I ... a category, I noticed that one of my options was "Early Action Versus

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  Residential Exploration (REX), which is part of how housing is assigned ... . Shuli blogged about REX the other day and you should go read that. But I ... erases the events from memory once they occur, I also wanted to upload a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Thursday, 12/15/16, at 6:28PM ET

  

  I've stopped watching this sneezing puppy long enough to ... decisions online next Thursday, 12/15/16, at Tau Time (i.e. 6:28PM ET). To ... .mit.edu and log in with your MyMIT username and password. I recommend you do this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Simmons (I just moved, again), I noticed something floating in the air ... line connecting the roofs of MacGregor and Simmons. How did they do it ... ! Let's go let's go let's go)   edit: I recieved an anonymous email

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  ;re here to answer your questions.  How can we help?  Answers below in the comments.  I will try to update this post with FAQs ... period, but I strongly suggest you submit your application well in advance

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Imagination there is no place i know...

  

  depends entirely on how you look at it." We wanted to make a video that showed the candy store side of things. Soon I'll post up more on the ... pain. In the meantime, I'd like to thank everyone who made this video

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  CPW, making a decision, and saying yes/no The clock to May 1 is ticking.

  

  approaching, one week from Friday. For those of you who were there, I hope you enjoyed CPW as much as I did. It was great to meet many of you at the "Meet ... who were at CPW, what did you enjoy most? What was good? I've heard a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  here: To celebrate the movie release, I am declaring this weekend to be MIT Class of 2012 Weekend at the Movies So how's it work? Well, the most ... people pictured (I'll only publish first names), and any reactions to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  . Whenever I go to do work, the lights are low, and everything is all dark and ... remember how. weekend themed 1. the floor of wherever you’re hanging out ... note="that i am willing to admit to anyway

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience

  

  it. We think it would have helped middle school Allan and Danny to read ... that added challenge was something we just really did not know how to ... changing. We were afraid that our peers would make a big deal out of any

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 16, 2019