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  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  friends from the MSA Nour and Iman! Finally, I would like to thank Paul ... this entry. I think that I am in business now! ... As far as admissions counselors go, I am relatively new to the MIT

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Twins Chandler ‘13 and Taylor ‘13 The fifth in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  up. "I would tell them to have confidence in themselves and to push ... COLLIER COUNTY: A set of twin girls in Collier County have a lot more in ... valedictorians? If you knew anything about the Burfield twins, it would have been a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  small changes feeling big my winter in Armenia

  

  Every IAP, I travel. I can't help it. There's this wanderlust gremlin in me that's always eager to experience new places. Access to global experiences is one of the reasons I chose this MIT, especially because I didn

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 17, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  Before getting too far into this entry, let me just say that I and all of my colleagues in Admissions and across MIT have those people affected in the Gulf Coast in our minds and in our hearts. It's an emotional

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  in my head, as I type this. It's soothing to step through a routine ... told us, "how many times I've seen this happen." The goal is to fire six ... magazine. Insert magazine. Release the bolt. Grip as in a firm handshake

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  associate with Jimmy - aluminum cans in a plastic bag, clanking away. I cried ... 'll be back. I've got to go out in the hallway and cry." Howard Brown ... MIT have touched my life, and I hope in some small way I might have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: MacGregor House Because really, sometimes you just need your own space.

  

  wastes time. (Some people do their homework in the lounge too... I've never ... are all co-ed. I've always lived in a co-ed suite, and I don't find ... getting his masters' in film at USC), and I think it's a super

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  I've been working with Daniel on advising a group of freshmen this year, and in exchange, I get to tag along on group outings. On Friday, ten of us went for dinner, dessert, and an off-Broadway show in downtown

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Introduction To ARTalk An introduction to the ARTalk guest author blog by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director…

  

  FAP I signed up for a freshman advising seminar in the arts called FASAP ... I'm doing both. In a sense, the two influence each other. I'm a better ... where I don't have to sacrifice one for the other. To learn how you can

  • by ARTalk
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Solar Eclipses and Bloggers bloggers around the country all watching the eclipse

  

  Earth. To someone standing on Earth, the Moon would cover the Sun. In a ... sun.   Elizabeth C. '13 and I watched the solar eclipse from ... before the event officially began. Through eclipse glasses, I was

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 22, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  participating in art, dance, or theatre for just as long. I mean, you ... ) First example, I know a guy who had little singing experience. In high ... members. I think singing in an acapella group has actually become a big part

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  classes for junior fall. One of the classes I'm in this semester is 6 ... math in high school, when I came to MIT, I became disillusioned both with ... difficult. But when I was teaching Probability and Combinatorics in Italy

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  longer than we'd planned; my hallmate and I swore we would only stop in for ... composer, and once I went to a Boston Pops concert and this girl who was in ... -MIT organizations too. What will dorm life be like? I don't know where I'll fit in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  ) and told us we would get 12:00 - 2:00 with Steven Levitt in early ... I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers ... Quadir (head of MIT's Program in Developmental Entrepreneurship and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  events have happened in my life. I experienced the best FPOP ever aka DPD ... about somewhere. I think in numbers. The other day, I called one of my ... shocking. In a good way. Every person that I've met here has done some

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Español Foreign Languages at MIT

  

  , but I think the Spanish classes have taken a step in the right direction ... do it anyway since that’s how homework works). I’m looking forward to ... There are two books in my backpack right now. The first is a little

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  session for MURJ, the research journal I'm co-editor-in-chief of GM ... really, it's only slightly more work than usual (other weeks, I would have had psets in 24.900 and 5.12 instead of tests). And all in all, I'm not

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  Currently at Au Bon Pain in Harvard Square awaiting the arrival of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I figured it would be cool to take ... Hallows, I will punch you in the face. I'm not kidding." Photos from

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  So we were a little more efficient this year in making decisions (i ... major in 11 (she writes, "I know that my major is the same as Anthony ... globally. Chris Su '11 lives in MIT's newest living-learning community, i

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  on back order (in my head, since it got DELETED), but I just wanted to let you guys know about a program that I participated in back in high school. I studied Japanese for three years in high school, so my junior

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006