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  Be a Blogger 2023!

  

  It is summer in Cambridge, which means that: every morning I wake ... Great Concavity and I need to mask outdoors as well as indoors today my potted Cattley Guava is fruiting (in USDA zone 6!) it is time for those

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  12 / Let’s try law school What's a computer scientist doing in DC?

  

  -to-day lives, I was interested in exploring how I could use my background in ... , with a focus on privacy policy. I was actually studying in Switzerland ... important?[/caption] Hello, hello! I finally have WiFi (most of the time), a

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  Five years ago I wore a barong and sablay. In my high school ... , I talk about Diana's Baths, a series of waterfalls in North Conway ... . I had my first day of classes in MIT. There's this saying I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  and I went to see the one of these 50 student groups in action ... ). I also loved how the director, Kellas '10, used color as a reflection ... One all-too-common misunderstanding I've encountered about MIT is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Whatever, this week rocks MIT students gripe a lot about homework. It's not all they do though, thank god.

  

  'M IN IT FIND ME (you won't be able to, so here, I'll just tell you: I ... I have nothing but analysis left to do for the last Junior Lab experiment for the rest of the week. I went to the gym today, I'll probably go

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP 2006

  

  fields. (I put network in quotation marks not because I don't think it's a ... company in midtown Manhattan. (Am I supposed to capitalize "midtown," New ... living. Mmm, I can go running in the park if it's not too snowy. Someone in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  naked in the Z Center. But yesterday I saw another professor naked in the ... 't say anything like, "Hi Professor, I really enjoyed your class in ... subtleties of group theory in a rigorous yet accessible manner." But, well, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.

  

  sentences like "I have 6.001 in 10-250 at 2:30, then my Course 9 UROP in ... in the Physics department - Course 8 - is called 8.971. Here's how the ... Auroux, who is a simply outstanding professor. I was actually IN THE SAME

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  to college - I played solo in coffeehouses, as half of an acoustic duo in auditoriums, as part of a band in various bars & clubs. I sang ... When I got my first guitar at age 3, I immediately began dreaming of

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  their hotel early (today or tomorrow would be very smart). I highly ... the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... transportation) of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  years from now, so some of you might have a vested interest in knowing ... summary of the report (only 11 pages) can be read here. I anticipate that ... , especially among the undergraduates. Already a couple of the talk lists that I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 7: Philly Part 4 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  At the end of my last entry, I was sitting in the Tampa airport ... landed in Philly around 10PM. After getting my luggage, I took the shuttle ... . You're in spot A-12." Okay, I thought. A midsize instead of a compact

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  this long hiatus, I've been back in Taiwan (for 3 weeks!) catching up on ... , there's no time for puzzlemaking in MIT usually). Then, I returned to ... weeks. I'm working in Oakland, at an Asian health center there, serving as

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  . This is the first rat I've seen in a commercial, though. And it leaves me ... Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student ... minute into the video. I generally listen to Jeremy, so I did. That's when

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  time in Cambridge where I can always find: interesting people who share ... University for two years and then my degree from Harvard Extension in Art History Favorite things about MIT: Personally, I love all the stereotypical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  you about new awards, achievements, etc. However, we would prefer if you would instead include these updates in your Midyear Report. The MIT ... , and I'll post another entry so you can have any missing materials

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane ... in 58 locales, including New York City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles ... have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who else is watching infinity train?!?! *a fangirling hub that we will update every day this week*

  

  ! And Corginia!!!! Land of Corgis! Equip with their own CORGI KING! How ... ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXb_PCLF1Sw[/embed] In just under a year, Cartoon Network blessed the world ... ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atutlhoyc_Q[/embed] THIS WAS RELEASED! One thing that struck out to us was the I N C R E D I

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Excitement On The Road Adventures in the Princeton Hospital ER.

  

  So Marilee and I spent much of last night in the ER at Princeton Hospital with a co-worker who ate some shellfish and puffed up nicely. (I won't tell you which co-worker unless he/she tells me I can. :-) But this was

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2nd Half of IAP a quick and slightly belated list

  

  e d ! ! ! ! 8) Allan: I went to a freind's housewarming, and in true ... stuff! In no particular order, here is a list: 1) We went on an errand ... lots of wierd decor)! 6) We saw Dear Evan Hansen in a totally legitimate

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 13, 2018