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  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  Trachtenberg, former President of GWU, made this case in support of legacy ... broadly accessible student loans and financial aid. It means you are ... , that “alumni relations” are “not considered.” And I can tell you, from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  running lemonade stands. I'll get a real job someday.) Moments of pain are ... of joy and frustration. The two are inseparable, like most differential ... deceptively suave, are nothing more than clumsy stunt doubles for the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exhibitions@MIT [by Leah Brunetto '12] Something different amidst displays of scientific progress.

  

  experience, one which was made possible and encouraged by MIT’s artistic ... of thematic umbrella that reaches over much of my work. Here are a ... submissions—getting a show is really just as simple as asking (as are many

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My Application Story Modified (but mostly plagiarized) from my personal blog. Enjoy the copy pasta.

  

  did more research on the University of Chicago. They are weird. Really ... , made a checklist. We visited both universities, again. The schools were ... in economics on a pre-med track, and the schools' econ departments are

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  general store, the archivists are collecting every sort of digital file ... the petabox. (You can build your own in the basement, since they made the design available as an open-source document.) [..] Technologists are

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

  The Day Before Selection Begins "Tell us about something you do for the pleasure of it."

  

  that "colleges are looking for." Absurd. And supposedly the girl is a ... down a notch - otherwise the lives of high school students are destined ... bar of excellence, which, according to Jones, "rewards people who are

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  . Since we don't get much free time during the winter (or fall, or spring ... ) Blogger Application 2010 All current MIT undergraduates are welcome to ... ; however, we have a few upperclassmen spots that are open for the fall, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  and get here, and if you are, you shouldn't waste too much time reading ... you aren't sure what to do yet with your CPW, here are some tips from my ... at least one more year (unless they're old, in which case, why are you

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bedbugs (fiction) A short story. (It would make me happy if you moused over the bedbugs.) =)

  

  used machine. By the time the twins were in school the beds had been made ... against her heavy body to fix the bed. “And how old do you think they are ... loose strings from her skirt. The bedbugs scrambled to the crater where

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 21, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  busy semesters and how to manage them it's organizational structures all the way down

  

  part of this semester; there are days where I don't necessarily do that ... not a typo, this class just has wonky units; most classes are multiples ... piano lab and sightsinging lab each week, both of which are skills I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 10, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions available online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https ... use to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you should be sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  Engineering Division, in Taichung. 4:06 to 4:16: "MIT students are geniuses and ... :50: "There are a lot of geniuses at MIT, but there are also some that feel like they might not be the best, but they try really hard and are fervent

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  : boston/cambridge/mit really does feel like home right now because in my mind that's where i ... because those are precious years of my life that i would feel like i wasted ... look at the other options and if any are really exciting idt you have a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ABCs of Senior Year friends, jobz, cats, "eight-oh-two"... + AMA!

  

  when you are perpetually Hosed. Unclear if they've happened to me this ... positions that are due in an hour... All in one senior evening. Next week, you ... together or something. Letter grades: not important if you are, say, a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 23, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Embarrassing One Minute everything that can go wrong...will find a worse way to manifest itself

  

  we made. I think the mistakes are pretty clear, and I’ll spare you the ... . It’s a daunting task, as the systems we’re designing are underspecified ... . Mandatory lecture notes and “picoquizzes” are assigned prior to every lecture

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  a salmonella saga weekend outing tingz

  

  , however, I spent a good chunk of my free time exploring Boston, and made a ... Firefly. it was super fun and helped me realize that festivals are a very

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  term. 9 PM - Check email. Have made it through the first round of ... are gone in time for my "Upgrade your Health and Happiness" PE class ... free and clear. Am frozen in general shock and disbelief. 6:01 PM - Haven

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  bus from Boston Logan Airport Terminal E directly to MIT. There are free ... I know there are lots of parent blog readers out there lurking ... 're excited to have you as our guests! Here are some (hopefully) helpful hints

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  The Oreo Post i tried them all* !

  

  statement may not be true: the more unusual ones are often only available for ... there are many more flavors sold in other markets; I couldn't possibly ... post, I will not review the most common varieties of Oreos. These are

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 29, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  trusted my intuition and hoped for the best. I made some wrong turns that ... path. And somehow I made it to the other side of campus. Somehow. But ... dead end where the cleared walking path suddenly just ended. I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016