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  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  many of you, I’ve watched motivation jump off of a building, and with it, inspiration and optimism. I’ve searched high and low, from Facebook to Instagram to Reddit but to no avail. Motivation was nowhere to be found (a.k.a. I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little ... in to the weekend, I think you can learn a lot. That being said, CPW is ... it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  We’re So Back a collage of preseason

  

  only 1-2. Harvard ended last season ranked 17th in D1, so I was really proud of how our team competed against one of the top D1 teams in the ... ="102711" image4="102714" /] 4. Boston :) I am so so so happy to be back in Boston

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  is a snapshot of a week in February 2009, when I was at MIT, while the bottom is a snapshot of the same week in February 2010, when I was at the ... . But the fact remains that no matter how you slice it, I was busy around

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  -oriented and less "how many hours are you in the office" based, so I can work ... of the hilights reel. To start things off, I'm working in the new ... 1st, I'm currently competing in a high-stakes race through classics of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing MIT Illuminations at the Welcome Center

  

  In September 2021, when I posted about the new Welcome Center that is ... Illuminations in MIT News where I am quoted telling some of the story of the ... ="79764" /]   As I said in the post about the Welcome Center, we started making

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my day in pictures

  

  you push a button: http://xeaphyr.tumblr.com/post/150788176669/i-made-a-teeny-computer-count-in ... 9:41 am: in lab   5:51 pm: in lab again...   7:44 pm: ...still in lab       it's been one of those days. we have

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Olivia S. ‘20 en Monterrey teaching algorithmic thinking to girls in México

  

  strategic and some less so, about how to solve this problem. Déspues, I, my co ... doing essentially nothing (I'm @ing myself), other MIT students have hit ... ! _,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,_ Monterrey, Nueva León, México-   After finals, I decided to immediately

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 4, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  once. I had this moment most recently while sitting in my 18 ... , the walls of my room and B-Entry in MacGregor have many nice things. I ... There comes a time in everyone's MIT experience, from the application

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  In Real Life Matt and I are in the process of putting together a "Meet The Bloggers" party.…

  

  For those of you who will be attending CPW, Matt and I are in the ... 'll probably be in the Mezz lounge; hopefully I'll find out the definitive ... description I just submitted to the events crew: You've spent the last 6 months

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  closest-to-perfect space here at MIT. P.S.: I may remember more in a ... . Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in ... in dubious or passionate affairs with upperclassmen (or even classmates

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  -qualified applicants, because we truly believe in you. And, in the process, we grew very ... choice is yours -- which school is the best fit for you? We knew coming in that approximately one-third of all of the students we admitted would

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in Burton-Conner! What you won't see in the i3 video!

  

  I found an old clip on YouTube that I uploaded a long time ago that I somehow never blogged. One day, Adelaide '09 and I realized that we both had pirate hats, lab coats, and light sabers (I know, right?). So, what

  • by Snively '11
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  We Started the Fire It wasn't always burning since the world's been turning.

  

  cavorting days as a young'n, and not like how I half think I'll be back in ... splinters in 10-250 next year, you know the reason. Back when I was in high ... wasn't true at your high school, but in all ten classes I took there was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Seeing The Dalai Lama In which I join the press (for a bit) and listen to His Holiness

  

  people. Thankfully for me, I was able to see him in the first of three ... tongue-tied when I told her how close I was to him. I didn't even ... share in the experience. But now that I think about it, it seems hard to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  How much is the application fee?

  one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  're happy to shed some light into that black hole. In fact, we outline our
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  .... I wish I could be the perfect [beaver] But I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try Every [test] I take, every [pset] I [crack] Every [deadline] I make, [Mass Ave] leads back To the place I know, where

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  arrrrrrr! Come to MIT and earn your Pirate Certificate. All MIT undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate—but students that complete courses in archery, pistol shooting, sailing, and
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  MIT uses numbers for everything. You could be in 10-250 taking 18.03, which is 5-0-7, for 6-2. At MIT, all of your friends would understand exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field