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  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  . Hopefully it’s the first step to becoming a better programmer, so I can ... parents both do research in biochemistry and molecular biology; it’s

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? When the cartoon "Underdog" was syndicated in the 1980s and 1990s, all scenes that showed Underdog taking his Underdog Super Energy Pill were edited out because censors thought they suggested drug

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  . Eagar, A. Kadak, J. Freidberg, B. S. Johnston 4.605 Introduction to the ... . Enrollment limited. S. Silbey MAS.234J Perception, Knowledge, and Cognition

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk? creative furniture

  

  quick post to check in and say happy tuesday. it’s 52 degrees and sunny and there’s a high of 73 degrees tomorrow. i haven’t shared pictures of my new room…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  Update for Admitted students: We’ve been hearing reports that a few of you haven’t received your packages yet. Please don’t worry – they should arrive very soon! In the meantime,…

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Prof. Acemoglu’s Clark Medal On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story…

  

  On the front page of the Business section of today’s Boston Globe, there’s a story on the John Bates Clark Medal being awarded to MIT Economics Professor Daron Acemoglu. The…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  Applicants who have been watching the online tracking system at MyMIT may be wondering, where’s my recommendation from Mr. Brown? How about the letter from Ms. Chu? And my transcript?…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s new and exciting? You get to pick a blog topic! Yes, you! Definitely not me!

  

  This afternoon, as I was walking past the Center for Ultracold Atoms on my way to biology recitation, I was stabbed by a deep, instinctive urge to blog about my…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be flooded with eager beavers that want to eat free food, stay up late, and maybe even meet…

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  I’ve realized that at this point I’ve pretty much conveyed this type of image concerning my life at MIT: While true some of the time, I’d say that just as…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  Is this thing on? Um, okay. Some of you are probably like me and come from one of those families where you are the only one who knows how to…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  TMI WRT MIT TLA’s Wonderful things happen that I can organize around a coherent theme. Also, I didn't lose…

  

  This was a great day. Take my word for it. What, do you want me to prove it to you? Aww, here goes. Today I ate a grape lollipop that…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  doors to Boston University’s Metcalf Hall. Along with the hundreds ... in Zahir Dossa’s class (see my last post), “SP.233: Think ... that I’ve seen. Anne’s recruited 50 students, predominantly

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Let’s do a puzzle. Ready to flex some cranial muscle?

  

  , each following the same format: 1) a man speaks, not in words but in "hmm"s ... replaced by an infinite number of monkeys"* back in the 1970s. A little bit

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  into a bunch of other 2011's whom I'm still good friends with - Kevin

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  Oh hi there. I’m back on campus now for IAP (Independent Activities Period, but I think “It’s Awesome Pterodactyl” is much more descriptive), which traditionally is when all the students…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  This past weekend was the legendary Campus Preview Weekend at MIT and I was extremely stoked to finally visit. Not only was it my first time visiting campus, but it…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  Regular acton applicants who have been watching the online tracking system at MyMIT may be wondering, where’s my recommendation from Mr. Brown? How about the letter from Ms. Chu? And…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  And it’s all beginning…

  

  Back in Massachusetts! And Rush stuff is starting! *excited* There’s building in the courtyard. I’ll take pictures as soon as I replace the batteries in my camera. Rush – REX…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  FPOPs are freshman pre-orientation programs, where you get to come to MIT a week early and learn about a specific aspect of MIT while getting to know the other freshmen…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016