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• Blog / MIT Life

  Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters

  

  first week+ here at MIT, so if there’s any acronyms I can explain to you ... “how many question marks can you draw in a minute?” CPW and REX are ... “Massachusetts Institute of Technology” is a name with 37 characters

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 3, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  art and work i really struggled with titling this one

  

  : that there is no time?’ Vasudeva's face was filled with a bright smile ... - watch the first two episodes to get a sense of what each character is like ... . sometimes i’ll write blog posts where i have a few key points i want to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  session, including Q&A, will run about 90 minutes. You can RSVP at ... be visiting a number cities across the country in the fall (cities ... California and the Mid-Atlantic states. Details can be found here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  evenings before. You see - the walk down West Campus’s dorm row is a (weather ... change from day-to-day, hour-to-hour in fact – one moment, all you see is a ... speechless at the sight of these masterpieces. Can you tell that it's a witch

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  ways of saying goodbye joint post with CJ '23!

  

  this post is just a collection of goodbye-related passages from some ... couch and I watch you next time? I wanna hear you tell a joke when no one ... , go on, go on If you were thinking that the worst is yet to come Why am

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  leaving home, coming home I jump from the train, I ride off alone // help me hold onto you

  

  came up with is like this: if you have a phone with a bunch of apps ... semester, there was not so much time for feelings. I carved out a few hours ... , over, say, four months, then you have a lot of updates to do. And if you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 25, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  . Well, that a cappella group is having our last concert of the semester ... like crazy to put together a kick-ass performance. There's a song by Vienna Teng with a glorious choral arrangement. There's dubstep piece with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can ... application is read in a holistic manner, within its proper context. ... plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  . Killean Court: Now, I'm stuck in the AXO house in Boston, where I live. A ... : Where did the river go? And now, well...I've been in the house for a ... there a golden droplet at the end of the icicle? (Fun fact: Icicles form

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  would be worrying about how much stuff there is still to do tonight." I ... requested a conflict exam in a class where the professor didn't offer conflict ... !) ...but I discovered from trial of fire that six classes is A LOT - I took

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  have received a full scholarship but where there is no program I wish to ... thing, this diversity of admissions practices ensures that there is a college for everyone in America. There really is a school for everybody. My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  beginning of this initiating process there was a lot to get used to and a lot ... *written by a '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest ... on a good day) and commuted into Cambridge, resulting in the traffic

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  our little suite. At the end of the hallway there is a supply closet, as ... No. 6, where someone is currently singing opera at a considerable ... moving is very difficult for me due to a) impatience, b) anal

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  a study abroad is kind of like matchmaking. For one month (or semesters - in a "real" study abroad), you're paired with a family, a city ... remainder of your time there, you figure out when the Metro comes, you find

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  Scrubs" now, in this McDonalds in Marseille where you can order a Croque Mc ... DID YOU KNOW? Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out for the Wii on ... . Jackson prophesied so long ago, their main hamburger is indeed called a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Fighting Indifference MIT and MLK day

  

  easy to brush off of your shoulders. Not every day is a day that you can ... , so who knows why.) There was a lot of “ooh, that place is hard to get ... you can't make a difference.” --President Obama “To the young people in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 16, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Flu shots optimizing literally everything

  

  were given shots that day. You might argue that there’s a lot of staff ... Last Thursday, MIT Medical had a walk-in clinic at Walker, where MIT ... reason i am blogging about this is to bring out this 2007 meme[/caption]You

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  kitchen, and there's a decent chance you walk near a lounge every time you ... when is great. With the dorm Simmons, there's a common saying: "Simmons ... . There also is music practice space, a TV lounge, study rooms, a library, a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  - “Failed” (⊙︿⊙) and if you’re a freshmen on Pass/No Record you can expect ... online to look at your grades you might see the familiar A ... , not recorded Which are both pretty much okay, since you’re a freshman

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  is the same from the top? Don't you know the building won't change you? Don't you know the sky is the same here? Don't you see it? The base of ... . Or intelligent. Or determined. But it is just a crosswalk. And some

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021