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  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never ... see it. That said, there's one in New York in September, and I think ... On Friday I flew out to California to visit my friend Greg. Greg is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nightswimming

  

  clearest water I've ever been in (I could read my watch with my arm under ... obvious reasons, such not wanting to get in trouble for indecency, I didn ... One of the many things I love about my community, by which I mean 5th

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  contributed by MIT Institutional Research to the Common Data Set (i.e. what powers the US News & World Report and other rankings systems). Now, I've blogged before about how the dangers of reading too much into admissions

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  , and Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski. In any case, I decided to ... over a button-up Oxford shirt tucked in neatly, so I did admittedly feel ... ? Maybe I'll get in touch with my cosplayer friends from high school and see

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a most beautiful camping trip it's always good to get back to nature <3

  

  ones, where my iPhone really can't quite hack it. The nature up in the ... , headed out for our annual camping trip in seven rental cars, with trunks ... set up our tents in the dark (read: with difficulty) on Friday night

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  Nice Try, Caltech Hacks > Pranks :D

  

  yes, that's my math pset in the background - the math pset that I ought ... essentially live at Hayden Library, one of the few places on campus in which I ... Hack at MIT I managed to snag one of the fake papers that, as the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 1, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Disappearing (or life goes on) .

  

  I feel like I owe it to those (few?) who've followed me closely these last few years to come back and say a quick and proper good bye. I ... finish them up in a timely fashion, and now it's just way too late to go

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 6, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The best Metro station ever The Metro does it best.

  

  Last week, I used DC's subway/underground train system, called the Metro, to get downtown. While I was waiting around the Medical Center station, which is located next to the NIH and my house, I saw this

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Themed Online Distractors (for EA Decision Day) to the 2020 MIT Protofrosh

  

  're probably nervous, which is normal. No one is certain they'll get in. That's a fact. I hope you can find the best environment to await and process the ... the admissions decision. That's a fact also. In the publishing industry

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  , to take up space in my life. I want it and love it for itself, not just ... off in their head. I never thought I was done growing, but I think I ... it used to. Freshman fall, in a blog about realizing that I didn't know

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  'll celebrate it with my favorite pig in the world! [I promise you, the below ... , February 18. Have fun! (And, in case you're curious, I have no idea what we ... , she also thinks Sawyer is cute. So last week, I combined her two loves

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Come Visit! I promise we'll be nice.

  

  -R: Jeanne, Jeanne's prefrosh) Which in turn really makes me wish I'd visited ... roommates (Jeanne '13) discovered that she'd be hosting a prefrosh. In quick ... was suitably impressed by our vanilla-scented plug-in air freshener

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  I, along with 25,000 other people, found myself in Golden Gate Park ... "thank you" statemets I have written in this entry, but I mean each and ... generous donations, I qualified as a Star Walker, and was eligible to wear a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  roll your eyes at us. In all actuality, I am really excited to call you ... number two! We'll dig for more names. 11:14 pm Alright, I'm back in my ... YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  recently or in the most advanced coursework. While we strongly prefer letters ... curriculum. You should do your best and use your judgment in asking for letters of recommendation. In some cases, you may ask a teacher who you
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  television shows in the world. Still, I think it's safe to say that the typical ... You know, I'm not a real admissions worker, but I bet they often get ... office--you really do an excellent job--but I think I just came up with the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  a park in a beautiful ridge line neighborhood (I wish I could be at ... Massachusetts to Malaysia) will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2011. If there's one in your area, you should check

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  I think she did a great job! All in all, this has been a really ... super safe and awesome. Here are some videos and pictures that I took from the party, enjoy! I even got to go on a ride

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Late Night Dial-Up Users Beware!

  

  It's time for one of those "It's late and I'm up, I should throw crap on the internet so I feel accomplished" moments. Are you ready? Can you handle it? I've decided to post all of the YouTube videos that I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  . What can I say about selection in general? Not much, really. The ... It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I ... . Exciting! As I've mentioned, we also work on weekends during selection. When

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006