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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  , the Story Wall just looks like, uh, a wall. It’s an approximately 25 ... interests and passions at MIT, and I'm so excited for everyone to see it in ... snake, an axolotl, a shark, some parakeets hanging out, penguins in

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  ’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding ... feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  Some of you may look at my last post and wonder, "what's happened to Mikey since last year's waitlist decisions were posted in May?!" Well ... to rest and relax. In addition, I attended one of the Quest

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  Life on Campus? remastered 2021

  

  lobby for rowing practice when an arctic blast of wind hit the door ... its tail whip past in the predawn darkness. Irrationally nostalgic for ... Zoom lecture. At lunchtime, I would trek to the Stud and wait in line for

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 8, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I went to a motorcycle festival don’t worry, parents, I didn't see other MIT kids there

  

  waist, her hair flying in the wind while he turns the gas. I looked, and ... asked. “We’re looking for talent to do shows like this, yes,” she said ... The other day, I skivved off studying for thermodynamics and instead

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  A couple of Fridays ago I had the opportunity to sit in on an LSC ... back in like ’99. Eventually I was there for like a year and all my ... across in life, like for me moving from studio to studio, moving from

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation ... to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop Per Child, or MIT's Public Service Center - to name just a few - for

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I have the best girlfriend ever Gifts at MIT rock.

  

  in just for me! I have the best girlfriend ever. ... I bought a new mouse on woot.com the other day for $13.37 and I must ... inquired "Where's your mousepad?" "Well . . I don't have one. . . but look

  • by Snively '11
  • December 3, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2007 A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.

  

  could rise in power for a showdown with the devil. Along the way, they ... synopsis" of how the Hunt went down: The hunt began with teams gathered in ... hunt would contain 270--no, 271--no 271 1/2 puzzles, all in keeping with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Four September 13th shall henceforth be known as National Gauss Appreciation Day.

  

  field is just crazy. Look them up! I never had a true interest in biology ... . Also, for those who use MITX, seeing Professor Grimson in person was the ... begun working towards my degree has settled in. This semester, I took 54

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Portland, OR. Wednesday Happen to be in Ontario? Come to Toronto for an ... for an evening reception in Miami. Friday Discover Nevada style BBQ ... their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2017. If there's an

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  . I was taking a bath (not really sure why this detail sticks in mind ... head in. Lisa: Anna, does being born on Halloween mean that you're a ... accused me of witchcraft, I was a sophomore in High School, tutoring a seven

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  what’s on my wall too many postcards, that's what

  

  one of my favorite areas in the city, and then stopped for Vietnamese ... getting to relax for the first time in a long while, with college ... , and the building in the front is really cool. This is an interior of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 1, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  nicely for it.  I also met my wife thanks to MIT, when we both lived in DC ... leave for college, almost all the days in your life that you’ll spend with ... you can tuck in your shirt, look polished, and tell people what they

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  looked at my decision, in order to prepare me for the statistically ... feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first ... place, it's perfect for me, but I definitely understand how people can be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  an upperclassmen down the hall who liked to study in one of the ... , fans who ventured to Manchester in the storm for the Monarch's game on ... called up again, and Gabe's out this week with an injury." He looks at me

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  So this is what an Add/Drop form looks like: Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "But Laura, even though you haven't written in ... this from an older-looking student, since it's mostly freshmen who are

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Alive and Kicking I kick, therefore I am ~taekwondo~

  

  ’t even be on campus to try out an intramural sport, for example. I desperately hoped for an on-campus spring, so I still signed up for many sports ... to IAP, I was looking for what PE classes to register for during my

  • by Waly N. '24
  • August 3, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  controversy over the ring in the past, the Class of 2011 opted for a neutral ... construction, or there's a sidewalk in need of fixing, or there's an angry ... /May. Although the RingComm members get their Brass Rats in time for Ring Premiere

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  around in bed for what felt like an hour trying to fall asleep. I saw ... people in my pod were okay with it, but for some reason or another, we didn ... this half-sleep for half an hour, and I was tired the whole day, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020