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• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  't decreased at all. If you post your question there, you have a few advantages ... , but each has a special set of office hours when you can drop by and get ... . So much so that acceptance is really down to luck, and whether you can

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  CMU / Parallel Universe i am not a clown

  

  because I thought the elevator was cool. You can wave instead of pressing a ... for a small driver to squeeze in. It's the kind of thing you can tell ... 'd be my first I could be your only one Oh this universe is a curse Where

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 31, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Lax bros and their workflows

  

  you’re involved in outside of lacrosse. Sydney: Hi! My name is Sydney ... — the mitlwax community is truly unlike any other I have been a part of ... the year. What is something you’re looking forward to for the rest of

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  process, and I thought I would address those topics here. I think there is a ... it is a very strong report that will help prospective students and ... expect. I believe there has been a growing mismatch between what students

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  why do you do what you do do androids dream of electric self-awareness

  

  Suzanne Collins, there is a moment where the narrator, Katniss, says: “It ... virtue, however, is a contradiction: you're selfishly claiming to be ... him. This friend is single and would like to have a girlfriend, and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  Fashion is, evidently, alive and thriving at MIT (we're not just a ... . Now, fashion shows are amazing things if you're a photographer looking to become a better photographer, so I have a bunch of pictures for you

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  A Day at the Races Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!

  

  night to buy me A Night at the Opera (ah, the dark ages before iTunes). I ... such luck there. At 9 AM, after a pleasant conversation with a cyclist ... Structures problem where you had actually had to figure out what the fastest

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  possible. You can imagine how disconcerting this can be for a social ... thrive at MIT. So if you have straight A's in challenging coursework, is ... me, you need to know that my definition of LΔ is the following: (L

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  a shuttle with a lot of other students each day to JPL.  There is also ... summer in a row.  His major is Course 16, or Aerospace and Astrological ... absolutely incredible! JPL is a research and development center as well as a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Time I Underpacked a trip to Istanbul, courtesy of MIT

  

  distance it can buy you. She sees money as a way to unlock the ability to ... college. Not even for a bit! (I'm starting to think I'm always more homesick than I realized...) It's a preposterous idea considering how many

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 25, 2014
• Blog / Residential Life

  1.1 miles as the crow flies and it takes me forever to run there

  

  ’m in Cambridge, reeling with a move cross-country and the start of the semester. In some ways, MIT is close. In other ways it feels distant, like a thought you once had that you can no longer grasp. I will never have REX

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ADMIT ME PLZ? filling out the app. for some reason it's a lot easier this time

  

  -college). I can deconstruct any bowl of ramen for you, and make a pretty nice ... countries in seven days. As such, there was a lot of coordination that had to ... mentors out there. MIT can seem like a huge and overwhelming school

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Blogs Turn 10: Looking Back, Looking Ahead data and narrative, past and present

  

  never been engaged with on Facebook. There is a slight but evident uptick ... countries that we've blogged about, you can see we've mentioned almost all of ... asking a bunch of former bloggers to come back and blog for us. In case you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  the snow is while everyone else got sick of it three weeks ago. But can ... Activities Period, aka the month after winter break where there's no required ... ?  but calculus?).  Being the knowledge junkie that I am, you can bet that

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  only there were a way to show you the humble beginnings of the 'net ... text but apparently there is a low-res version for people with speeds ... website, and you can tell they're serious because the text is red. Psh I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  -filled apartments is quite steep. For $3000-4000 per month, you too can live in a one-bedroom Solaire apartment. For a *mere* $8000, you can have a 1600 sq. ft. three ... National Real Estate Investor reports that "a green building can pay for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  option, and it's useful when there's a particularly long message that you ... aquajogging this afternoon. Joe is on the cross-country team, but had his little ... revealing to me that you can get as much organic brown rice as you can fit on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  my major. Plus, you can't really beat the weather--I ran up what must ... country just calls this "design" or "process operations," but at MIT, where ... 's stomping a mudhole in me. I think the problem is that German I, II, and III

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  this is very cool in and of itself -- there are not too many schools in this country, especially Really Good Ones, where the president of the ... Well, apparently I touched a nerve with my last entry -- sounds like

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  're considering MIT then you should come visit. I realize that depending on where you live, a visit to MIT can be expensive and a little time consuming ... . This is where you'll go first if you come for an overnight visit. When

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008