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• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  , reckless. My job is to tell you what MIT is really like and then let you decide if you can't imagine spending your college life anywhere else. In ... thinking about a career change. Honestly I can't even imagine it. What I do

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/17, at 12:17 PM EST who are you

  

  lost password link. There is a similar link for forgotten usernames. If ... , I wanted to duck out for a moment to let you know that, as the title ... are ready!  In order to verify that you will receive a decision

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 12, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  being present im in st petersburg!!!

  

  ="225"] my makeshift desk (there's an actual desk, but the view is too ... … alive, I think. In a semester when everything is virtual, I’m grateful to ... doing enough. In that vein, there's a lot more I could write, but the sun

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  plan for IAP. Since food is expensive, and cooking food takes a while, I ... .   In New York, my friends and I tried an all you can eat sushi ... Crunch afterparty. But my main reason for being there was to get more into virtual

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flat Ryan’s Adventures at MIT! There are more exclamation points in this entry than there are days of classes left…

  

  Having a brother who's eleven years younger than you has its perks ... feel bad about it (actually, a lot of people my age do that...) 3. You ... you're not familiar with it, it's a children's chapter book about a kid

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  Because my roommate is in a sorority, she receives a whole slew of ... beloved dome is all fixed up. But the hackers didn't stop there! Early last ... decisions come out!! How are you guys holding up? The wait is almost over! I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  of my very favorite things in life, which is somewhat sensible if you ... they complain, I like to give them a blank look, as though the concept is ... is Independent Activities Period, a time to take an interesting class

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline Tomorrow Questions? I've got answers.

  

  Hello party people!  I know. November 1 is looming and you are ... will be monitoring the blog through the deadline, so you can ask here as ... November 1. They can arrive and be processed well after this date and you

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 31, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New ZigZag and more A new episode of MIT's video podcast, and Susan Hockfield speaks out on energy research.

  

  As you know, MIT is embarking on a mission to tackle the world ... check out relating to this mission. First, there's a new episode of ZigZag, hosted by Marsha. There's a nice piece about MIT research on more energy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  criticism, or any other helpful comments about how I can be a better blogger ... plan to enjoy a Happy Blogiversary celebratory bubble tea. Thank you for ... blogs MIT Admissions would launch in 2004. Now, with more than a dozen

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tour of Town Cambridge: university and city.

  

  in Cambridge. Even though it is the middle of winter, you can see the place is actually still pretty green and pretty. Well, the first picture ... . After reading Chris' entry about Taiwan, I realized that there hasn't been

  • by Cambridge
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  You may have noticed that blogging has slowed down a bit over the ... certainly holds true. There will be times when you will wonder why you are here and what you got yourself into, but if you take a few seconds and

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join the Design/Build/Fly Team?

  The MIT Design/Build/Fly team is composed mostly of undergraduate students, but is also open to graduate students, who compete in the annual ... , manufacturing, testing, and operating a radio controlled aircraft to meet mission
• Blog / Events

  twerking, MIT style need more be said?

  

  ™! Aside from a cappella, dance is another big thing at MIT.  And the largest dance group on campus is Dance Troupe, a student-run group that puts on a ... . (if you don't know what twerking is, I direct you to the Oxford Online

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train(wreck) of Thought

  

  Hallo everybody. As it turns out, video editing is a very time ... . :-) BUT I had to share a particular incident with you today as I was walking ... is a group that screens movies on campus) and one of the movies was

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come to MIT Get a free haircut!

  

  : There's actually a mailing list at Random Hall for people who are interested in learning to cut hair; anyone can email and ask for a cut, but ... already around Cambridge. Can you identify all the locations? (Eternal Fame

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  submitted by 11:59pm Eastern Time on November 1. There is some amount of grace period, but I strongly suggest you submit your application well in advance ... ;re here to answer your questions.  How can we help?  Answers

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  . 2.003 is basically just advanced physics, you study things that move ... that is. Sigh. It's one of the obnoxiously less satisfying questions you ... asked: How much time does a sport at MIT really take up? I'm sure you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Trp

  

  is moving quickly! All of this is good news for those of you excited ... ?) -- each of you come to us with a different story, and that's mhat makes this ... poor family and a bad school, which would you take?" Well, of course this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  seriously. There is a great sense of humor here. I also love the collaborative ... right answer to a question on an application. There is only the right ... Square, Coolidge Corner, Beacon Hill, the North End, just to name a few

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005