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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Surprise! Long time no see!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? John McCain is 2.41 Saturn years old. Funny story. On ... I, had gotten a postcard while nobody else had. There's not much else to say, except thank you Sam and Ruth! Oh, and Rick is kind of upset

  • by Snively '11
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i will miss learning and dressing up everyday happy last first week of classes to me and seniors of the world

  

  writing class, and a thesis prep class. “I understand the ‘buffet’ is ... being a student whose sole responsibility is to learn. To find answers to ... me maintain my creative spirit at MIT. Figuring out what to wear is a

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • February 12, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  An Art UROP and an Animation Job Yes, these exist here!

  

  indicates, it is actually a “job,” but that’s really just a matter of where ... UROPing is a very MIT thing to do. “91% of MIT graduating seniors ... explore a field, and that is also a valid approach."]we cared about

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 13, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  stayed where I had initially enrolled. Whether or not you've been offered ... It's been a bit more than two weeks since the May 1 reply deadline, and we know many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Do We Fall? so that we can learn to pick ourselves up

  

  , someone is always going to undercut you and counter your "I only got 5 hours ... try I keep failing.   There you go, you're now on your first ... maximizes the time you spend on problems, which is, surprise, what the exams

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 26, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Don’t Waste Daylight; Don’t Lose Sleep I've almost survived a whole semester.

  

  in a place as unusual as wonderful as MIT is that you lose perspective. Everyone around you is incredibly brilliant and as lucky as you are. People ... science at math is flimsy at best. I slept eight or nine hours a night in

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  into the pi day verse 3/14/22 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  and doing what you love (even if that takes getting hit by a truck to get there) Margaret ’23- Very honest list here: 1. Sit for a while by a window, look at the sky (I hope there is a sunset) 2. Write down what you

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Greek Way What I did for a Klondike Bar, caesar salad, chicken florentine, mushroom ravioli, chocolate torte,…

  

  engineering majors (do you know what an engineer is, really?), and a career fair ... -hazing agreement, which also made me a little bit uncomfortable. MIT is actually ... 'll excommunicate you from MIT, lock you in a pillory, and melt the key MIT's nuclear

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Designing dead ends A look into the "misc." folder on my desktop

  

  you think about it, this blog is a way to reincarnate them. Perhaps this ... any kind is being comfortable with the fact that most things you make ... every designer knows, it’s not a rebranding if you don’t mock it up on a

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 24, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Latest Updates Updates about MyMIT and the EA interview deadline.

  

  . Sometimes a kind and gentle reminder can be helpful. Otherwise, I hope you have a great weekend! And for those of you celebrating, Happy Diwali, and ... your application in advance of the deadline. Now is also a good time to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  to take advantage of the fact that New York is a cheap bus ride away ... is based on Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir (subtitled A Family ... , "places like New York City don't just shut down; but it's a blizzard, you

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  classroom. No doubt you've heard about it, as it is getting a lot of press ... While you guys are waiting for decisions to be released, here's a ... am taking a risk, because this thread CAN'T devolve into a left versus

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of ... colleges is quite appealing to many families. There are more than 50 colleges ... , so renting a car (and trying to navigate Boston roads) is not necessary

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) Day Burton 1 celebrates Pi Day as we generally like to celebrate all unofficial nerd holidays…

  

  off the front page is grape-flavored anything (it's not even a flavor, I ... and make you all jealous, and a little hungry. But I mean, you're second ... : burton1 There is an ABSURD amount of homemade pie (two apple pies, apple

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.

  

  program. It's gone/is going a little something like this. Saturday, Feb 25 ... a shuttle across the bay to Berkeley. Dinner is pizza and beer at the ... of campus (it's very woody). Brunch is at Berkeley, where several grad

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  You know how in Saturday morning cartoons, there's usually some guy ... a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I ... ; CONFUSED IF FOUND, PLEASE RETURN TO SKULLHOUSE A REWARD MAY BE NEGOTIATED

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Changes To Your MyMIT Account The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year.

  

  A quick response to some of the questions we've been receiving: you ... everyone has had a chance to receive his/her decision via mail (or telephone - remember that you can call us after 3/18) - otherwise, we'd be offering

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  ready, but somehow, I can forgive myself. (I have a slight sweet tooth ... friends for a little fun outside of the city. Step One: Acquire vehicle. Now at first, I was a little confused. I didn't know if this was a

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  self-improvement, nor is it a list of books I think you'll like, although ... words with my own pen. "There is a strong argument to be made," Ta ... sister, who is not really a baby. If you want to come away from this with a

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  , no one ever uses her. That means that whenever you call her, you can hear her whir to life and go straight to you like a personal chauffeur. I have never felt more important in my life. Alevator is a golden retriever

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025