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  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  What do Chancellor Grimson, The Salvation Army, and I have in common ... junior year thus far. Let me elaborate. Around 1 pm on January 20, I ... , each with its own faculty facilitator and student co-facilitator. I was

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  of free food? I'm excited. So much so that I'm running two East Campus events. Guess what they are based on this picture of my bookshelf. Since I ... official schedule, so I'm just going to tiptoe over the bounds of propriety a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Nerd Love Beauty and the Science!

  

  voicecracks and so forth. However, I am happy to say this is quite false. True, mirrors break when I look in them, but that is because I am so handsome that ... shoulders!! But seriously, let's talk life and love at MIT. I'm not talking

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 25, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MOUT Training Exercise With UNH ROTC [by CDT Vikram Mittal] When UNH asked our battalion to supply people to act as…

  

  paintballs. I hadn't played paintball since I was in high school almost a decade ago. And when I played back then, it was an unorganized free ... people to act as insurgents and hostages, I jumped at the opportunity. The

  • by ROTC
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  Institute fashion - with a hack! Late last night, I received a mysterious ... contained a number of pictures, which I am more than happy to pass on to you ... part in the celebration! While those are all the photos I have for now

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  I conducted my first of ten meetings this fall in Hartford this week. I think the meeting went quite well; the ~250 people in attendance seemed to find the session helpful and informative. I did get one question

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  River, across from MIT. See the graphic I made below: Okay, so I'm not ... , I've watched the fireworks from many locations on and around campus ... continues until sunset. I love the folks at MIt Sailing and highly recommend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  I'm in Phoenix for the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). I got in yesterday, and last night I decided to take in the ... -from-behind win by the home team thanks to a Troy Glaus three-run home run. Yet I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  I said then, ...FIRST (which stands for For Inspiration and ... Event in Atlanta... Last weekend, I attended the Championship in Atlanta. Though I attended primarily in a private, rather than professional

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Attention local high school students interested science and engineering! Have you heard about BeaverDash?

  

  of Women Engineers would like to invite local high school students to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  avoid the rampant speculation that would undoubtedly follow otherwise. You

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  This is a guest blog post by my dear friend (and first person I ever ... across the country. [carousel image1="87194" image2="87195" /] I ... Mississippi. Among all the Amtrak trains I’ve experienced, three stand out to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  nineteen behavior mice, as I am done testing them and they are to be euthanized sometime in the next few days. (Insert me pretending that I'm not actually sad here.) In their honor, today I'm going to talk about one of the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  along MIT's basement paths and provide your friendly lurkers (i.e., me ... -worker were mingling in front of another Nestle frozen novelty dispenser as I ... basement in the middle of the night, I moved to the side and acted like I was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  this in a single semester. However, I can honestly say that it was the most fun I've had as a student at MIT.  I was on the Purple Team, and I ... live, I'm going to link videos of the final presentations and brochures

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  At MIT Admissions, we understand that there have been many disruptions over the past few years. Some of these may have impacted your grading systems. We want you to know…
• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  the competition would go on hold and awards would be given based on the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  here’s your reminder to follow @tinycarebot automated reminders to care for yourself

  

  .    One question we are often asked at this time of year (i.e. right ... : Network Cultures, which I taught this past fall (syllabus). The purpose of ... ,000 people as I write this blog post. I personally have found it really helpful

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  application finish line. After that, refer to 1. But for now, here is what I can recommend (and here’s what I said last year): Write your essays before ... like? What is this application question asking? When can I visit? What is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Finals Week at MIT Free food, procrastination, cats, free food...

  

  as we passed it around. They say it sounds better in French - but I didn't understand a word of it. I guess it sounded pretty? Another ... wonderful. Yesterday she made chili, and tonight, we had Jambalaya! I'm going

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 19, 2014