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  Same as it ever was The more things change...

  

  much consecutive meetings from 9am until 7pm for me. This morning was a ... student group. It's funny how things don't change much. The above pretty much describes February 3, 2006, as much as it does February 3, 2005. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  on in my life, let alone how to write about it." A lot has changed in ... right now. Below is a little sample of fiber arts pieces I've made in the ... build a phylogenetic tree that helps me analyze how similar the protein

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  same things but do it in a detailed way that there just isn't room for in ... project, how you helped overcome a difficulty encountered by the group, or ... personalities enjoyed their experiences as a student here. They tell us how you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  coming to a close, but I’m happy to say that the term is taking shape quite ... public policy class (in my major), an accounting class (in Sloan), and a ... Kissick, who conduct the course in a discussion format. As moderators, they

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  dropping all classes where it was clear I would get a B or lower. How did I ... bed, and being challenged not as much by psets as by the prospect of a ... ’t require avoiding addressing how the Institute pushes a culture of stress and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Last Times waving goodbye to my MIT experience

  

  32-141, so maybe this is a fitting end. Last shower in shallow Walcott ... , because honestly, some of them are so mundane that I'll forget them in a few ... . Some combination of how ENORMOUS the stall is, the lighting, the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  . The Media Lab is much better at this sort of stuff than I am, after all ... person in a given time period, and also the people who they’ve introduced you to via email. For a data nerd like me, this is basically the best

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  you've made a choice that is right for you. The only thing we ask in ... The college admissions process is often compared to dating. It's a ... , learn about their lives, fall in love with many, but can only choose a few

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  . In my essay, I describe how I came to embrace Japanese culture after a ... obviously a huge step for Indians in Hollywood, but...yeah, it has a lot of ... teens who get perfect scores on their PSAT's and participate in a host of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.

  

  decreased in a geometric series. It is predicted that Paul would have finished ... into the kitchen to enjoy a free dinner. Remarking on the quality of the chowder, Kenan Diab '11 commented, “Yum.” A Junior currently enrolled in 14

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 21, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  anew to a much changed landscape, which seems in my mind more typical of ... ="84377" image4="84376" /] I’m still in the lounge car; a girl is sitting across ... [/caption] Otherwise, not much to say. The House is on a historic tenth vote, and I think

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Forth and Measure Casey at the Bat: Science Edition

  

  skills would come in handy until about a week ago when I scrambled to get a ... of course, everything in science is easier said than done. Now for my ... Upon conferrring me my black belt, my sensei also handed me a ruler

  • by Bryan
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion

  

  favorite. [annotation note="I had a long back-and-forth conversation in my ... grad student's thesis is their baby. So much work gets put into these ... [annotation note="It's almost like a course 6 snuck in as a bio grad student and

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogging About Blogging CAPTAIN FAFSA!

  

  much about the school as possible, how having a constantly changing ... FAFSA has a mascot and I met it. It's strange though, we wondered how ... began we realized that all of the font was in Times New Roman which is

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  Greater Boston. I don’t think much has changed about how amazing fall is to ... to a place radically different from home. In these first few months, I ... , once in mirror The glassy surface of the river reflects a portal to

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  . His success is as much a story about new immigrants as it is a tale ... fall. This summer they are mentors in Project STEEM, a program at Texas A ... Landers attended Project STEEM as high school students in 2007. (A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  things are in your application before you hit “submit”. There is no single ... of getting into any single school is quite small so you have to have a ... attend. Don’t forget to breathe…often: Applying to college is so much more

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh the People You See *does a barrel ro-- I mean a double take*

  

  my crap (believe me, a lot of it is crap) up a floor (onto Conner 3 ... almost everything moved and decided to call it a day. All that's left is ... Campus. Free food? Yes. Two cheese-dogs, one normal hot dog, and a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Trail Notes

  

  approaching the treeline, scaling down in size and growth is a fundamental ... ’t help it.” In a world where a simple existence of any kind is ... ? We are, of course, one node in a vast, interconnected web, but there is

  • by Sara N. '28
  • October 6, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate: LiveBlog FOOD FIGHT!

  

  is a hamentashen with too much filling. Another is one with too many ... . Hamentashen debate. In essence, take a bunch of MIT professors and hundreds of ... scarce because of how hard it is to take, compress, crop, upload, and

  • by Snively '11
  • March 5, 2008