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  Speaking in MITese A language all our own.

  

  heart of the Institute, stretching from Lobby 7 (west) through Buildings 3 ... focus on the aspects of MITese that are (in my opinion) universal across ... glimpse into the wonderful if sometimes confusing world of MITese! The

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  backwards-looking of my own. Kim has a collection of old Techniques (the MIT ... interesting to see what has changed, and what remains the same. Many of you will ... for the admissions officers, that’s for sure... Of course, in 1918

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2014!), that you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... students admitted to the MIT Class of 2014, and especially for the Class of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  leaving school, to stay in the world of academia with masters degrees and ... until recently all of which begs the question: how do people who graduate ... transition from being at one of the greatest intellectual hubs on the planet to

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  , and do all kinds of outreach--traveling the country, visiting high ... admission offers to. (If you think waiting for a handful of college decisions ... click on "How to accept or decline our offer of admission", and complete

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  Dear prefrosh, Today, Friday, April 17th, is the first day of ... "]CPW[/annotation] 2020, except it isn’t. It’s the first day of CP*, a virtual answer to ... this event. We’ve all done our best to pick of the pieces of a scattered

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  what any of those numbers mean - have to force myself to say the actual ... system for freshmen, or any of the wide variety of acronyms that have worked their way into the lexicon of MIT slang. So, when someone asks me

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  round, it was a crystal clear 50 degree (Fahrenheit, of course, for the ... schools at MIT) and a lecture hall full of eager audeince members. The ... talk about until the end of time, and my answer was Julia Child. Julia

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  play dough

  

  things are out of place, which is funny because to the average viewer, my ... out and the thought of having random paint on my face always disturbed ... of all, I disliked play dough. I hated the way that the kids around me

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  man who discovered the first oncogene say, “The street value of NADH is ... fill them up with Gauss this and Gauss that by the end of the class ... at the end of the semester. Oh, by the way, I am pretty sure Professor

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

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  many people are on the wait list? We offered less than 4% of applicants ... 1 reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of ... choosing the best fit college of those who have offered you admission. Wait

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  with the notion of “half”, I did a zig-zag that still partitioned the page into two equal areas. The teacher, who by this time of the school ... about marching to the beat of my own drum or any other idiom. For every

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Residential Life

  I Miss You, Random Hall my love letter to the dorm i got kicked out of too soon

  

  'm unsure whether this is a symptom of the pandemic or a symptom of the dorm ... COVID -- after all, the majority of the nicer things about New Vassar are ... the strangely colored hunk of brick on the side of Vassar Street. But

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  looking to innovate, so keep an eye out for the debut of Phin’s Vietnamese ... , they referred me to the Topaz Smoothie - a blend of acai, strawberries ... calls home. With a walk-up window and indoor seating, the cafe offers

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  half of those people identify as male, you dwindle down the pool of available men. Factoring in the percentage of the student body that you ... involved you are, the selection gets smaller and smaller. Of course this

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of ... , “Do you want to see this?” “Yes, I do.” During the fall of my senior ... this conclusion. I simply wasn’t willing to commit the next four years of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  knowledge Have earned me this useless degree I can't pay the bills yet 'Cause ... think tank, like the Brookings Institute. There are more varieties of ... Fund, or Fed (generally at one of the Federal Reserve's regional banks

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

  We Eat At Food Trucks A few may even start their own

  

  , because Michael covered it fantastically. That's the outside of Clover Food Lab. And this is the inside. Clover Food Lab, which grew out of a ... kitchen) -- not inside the truck! 2. The city of Boston requires food

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MITES, RSI and WTP applications due next week The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT have their application deadlines next week.

  

  residential summer program in the MIT Dept. of Electrical Engineering and ... The three high school summer programs hosted by MIT -- MITES, RSI ... subsidized and offers financial aid. Here's a little more about them: Minority

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  college classes because of a vague mood disorder. Bad news: The culprit was ... didn’t magically fix everything. In the fall of 2023, I quit my senior management position—the one I thought was the peak of corporate American dreams

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025