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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  Later” for those sadly uneducated in the ways of cheesy ‘80s movies ... several thousand prospective students in our Info Sessions. Still, the campus doesn’t vibrate with the same lightning-in-a-bottle energy. All

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ethicist

  

  times of the year, I'll do the crossword in the Magazine. Also in the ... who thought this was a good idea, I'm very disappointed in you. ... As many of you know, I'm an avid reader of the New York Times

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  . The last time I played this was in fifth grade, I remember, because it ... want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit ... DID YOU KNOW? Milk-producing glands in mammals actually evolved from

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  : And then it was all over before the time I would normally wake up in a ... squishing around in. I think that's the worst of it. The first thing I did ... cheap and easy to order in bulk. I reckon there were a total of close to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  time because I’ve become involved in a lot of activities that are a huge ... years of college, I would go to these buffets (true story! Ask anyone who ... would just end up with the worst stomach ache known to man. I am slowly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  Bloggers...just wait until you see me in the Infinite in the Fall. I can ... : Procrastination Technique #5: SLEEP I can't tell you how nice it is to sleep more ... there was more of a story than that. So this semester I had just one

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  of 2007, I'm getting a little tired of being in school right now. Not ... our own research projects in grad school. But I'm going to take it ... with a master's degree or PhD, from what I understand there are jobs in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  about the school that I’ll be attending in just a few short months. My ... ;class="photo"> Um… Speaking of pictures, I apologize in advance for the poor quality ... with a few friends, including one I haven’t seen in almost two years

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Challenge A little admissions fun during the World Cup.

  

  students, World Cup fever is in full force. I got to watch the opening match ... of MIT students, and I'm looking forward to watching many of the ... . Today, I'd like to kick off the MIT Admissions World Cup Challenge. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday a detailed documentation

  

  percolates through the autumn leaves in the Yard. I’m listening to Stevie ... double check myself every time I speak in this class. It’s a new experience ... this reason. I listen to Stevie Wonder’s “Visions” and “All in Love is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Downtown if you could see it then you’d understand

  

  like this way is Chinatown,” I say, pointing to the streets in front of ... in Chinatown, everything’s in traditional Chinese. Talks about how the ... like 12:30-1 and walk around Boston CJ: i have hw CJ: but fuck that CJ

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2019
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How many students play sports at MIT?

  program in the nation. About one in four MIT students join a team during ... 't wish to participate in varsity athletics, there are also more than 30 ... ! Students interested in playing varsity sports should contact the coach of
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-January Updates The latest from Cambridge.

  

  , and you are looking to send us an update, I would recommend doing so in ... . If you are in the regular action pool (regular action applicant or early action deferred), and you are in an American school, please try to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Believe in your magic a thank you to the 2018 applicant class

  

  dream will have been dashed. In one of the moments that I was thinking ... culturally connected to the ‘tute. From the long days in committee that I ... than we do in the freshman class for you. I am troubled that if you are

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Is it a video? two assignments from two classes

  

  Attention Span Documentary: [annotation note="look at how the f and i in that ... because I had nothing to put in one of those and thought that maybe they ... they've made meanwhile I've kept all my abstractly creative ideas in my

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  , not new: as I blogged last year in the wake of Hurricane Michael ... they are all interrelated. More on that in a minute. I am writing this ... this in your essays or anything. I'm speaking as an educator here, purely

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a week in europe pictures of munich, vienna, amsterdam

  

  into complacency but i have to finish these things swirling in my head so ... -ending projects just outside my window keep me awake as i attempt to make our 6.033 report seem comprehensible. i look outside and see the same view i've seen

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fonts of MIT a typographical tour

  

  how the lowercase C in Flama has closer [annotation note="Strike one for ... INSIDE" in Helvetica Bold Condensed. At first, I thought that the "FIRE ... mention Century Gothic, a Windows font that I cannot stand in long passages

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  .) In fact, I just passed Macy's on Tuesday night- the bus I take drops me ... rubbing victory in the face of the losing team for an entire year. I'm not ... Native Americans in the area who taught them how to fish and hunt local

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  homework I could have finished in that hour, but I quickly realize how much ... Cavity” to show me how much more I need to learn and make me okay with that prospect. “Uuuuuuuuggghhhh!” I grunt out in frustration – I think of the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010