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Blog / MIT Life
Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…
revel in the idea that every day I come to work I can discover what ... need is a crash course in all things MIT, so I've spent my first few ... No I'm not a Cylon (or at least not that I know). But for those with -
Blog / Personal Travel
chasing the aurora a celestial hunt
This past Friday evening, I wished I didn't want to see the aurora because the trip seemed logistically inconvenient, I was tired, and I had ... the beautiful is one I can't pass on. [caption id="attachment_100807 -
Blog / Life after MIT
Growing Up bringing it back to 2007
relief, I see ;) You see, I wanted to drop in and, you know, tell you a ... you that in the world that I come from -- and you'll get to experience ... -- you'll thank me in 2016 :) So what was I going to say? Oh, you don -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Media That Makes Me Feel Okay School's out! Time to get distracted :D
(A quick note before I start this post: My intro would be kind of ... kicked out of MIT. I’m in the process of writing a blogpost about this ... ’ll meet anyone in the next three months). It’s not like “omg I need a lady -
Blog / Academics & Research
“Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't
, in reverse chronological order: I recently dropped a class, and even ... only classes I’ve gotten A’s in have been HASS classes. I didn’t get any leadership positions in the clubs I participated in. I didn’t have a fancy tech -
Blog / Athletics
MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts
interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had ... repeat. (If that's not how you climb a ladder....well I don't know what to ... A critical factor in getting outdoors is having something to do, and -
Blog / Admissions
MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.
colleagues and I will go forth across this continent to tell you tales of MIT. This year, the first meetings are in Maine, Connecticut, Ohio, and Rhode ... universities? How might you know whether or not MIT is a good match for you? We -
Blog / MIT Life
Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!
two years in Next House. I like the description on the Next website, so ... you! I chose to live in Next my freshman year because I wanted to be in ... right is the cardio room (I couldn't fit all of the machines in the -
Blog / Internships & Externships
Battle in The Bay a comic
I'm finally all settled into my summer experience in ~~the bay~~ My 6 ... and I, we've really gotten to know each other. In between splitting and ... adult" in the "real world", I've been able to spend a good amount of time -
Blog / About Decisions
Life + Sciences = Life Sciences
: !!!!!!!! Decisions in 6 days! I honestly cannot believe it's been nearly two years ... /Cog) student, I can definitely say I don't feel lonely in either department ... different topics and latest in scientific research. I should go to more of -
Blog / MIT Life
Welcome to Senior Haus According to Joel '10 from New House, we eat your babies.
over the next couple of days. Moving on to rooms: I've been living in a single since I moved in here, and I just moved into a larger one last week: I now have room for a small couch, which is definitely going in the -
Blog / Academics & Research
My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.
: describing the classes you're taking in a given semester. Well, now that I'm a ... ...well, now you have. I chose to do my concentration in Theater Arts. This will ... ??? Hopefully I'll be able to add this class as part of my newfound purpose in -
Blog / Events
Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.
navigating our scientific careers. Anyways, I would encourage you all to take ... In Ancient Greece, the word “symposium” referred to a gathering of ... symposium that I attended on Friday was quite a different assembly. Held at -
Blog / Academics & Research
The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001
conspiring, which means that I need to put that to an end. In the next little ... 6.001 seems to be unique in just how it manages to pull it off ... Hi, everyone! Sorry that I vanished off the face of the earth. That -
Blog / How to Human
Don’t Screw Up Your Username It's time to put down your AOL screen name.
make: choosing your MIT username. You may not appreciate yet how big ... graduate. In other words, this is for life. Fear not, though. After ... ), I've prepared the following list of guidelines: Your username must -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience
. A tag team of two girls would stare at us in science class until we ... desk repeatedly. One boy in our art elective class would purposefully ... reflected on how, while bullies kept us in this situation, we were the ones -
Blog / About Decisions
For the Not Admitted Students I just wanted to tell you a story. It has a moral, but you don't…
. I realize that I'm posting this in conjunction with the Admitted blog ... believe in "this too shall pass," but I hope you will be able to find your own balance. Keep on smiling. I'll keep you in mind. :) ----Long ago -
Blog / Admissions
Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions
announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out ... forthcoming cycle, so I'm posting them. I want to be clear that there's no ... planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most -
Blog / Admissions
The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."
is that I read it immediately following our pre-selection meeting, in which Marilee (our dean) talked about how insane the world is becoming in ... March 2004 in the Boston Globe. After you read it you'll know why I love