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  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  day, in April, I got a thin envelope in the mail from this school. It ... that, in the footer to each email, we include a line explaining to the ... from spam. The footer to that email, as all emails before it, should

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcoming you to the new MIT Welcome Center a new home for admissions, and all the institute's visitors

  

  For many years I have written these blog posts from a cubicle in room ... that, and today, I want to tell you a little bit about what —  and why ... policies and procedures, I'd suggest should always check now.mit.edu shortly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 28, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  Now that CPW is behind us, I am beginning to return to my life as a ... I noticed that TCM (Turner Classic Movies) was holding a month ... immediately began watching (and Tivoing) movies. What a treat! Here were all the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW time waits for no man, woman or beaver

  

  , March 25th? I feel there should be a dramatic chord (or small mammal) to ... I know you've had a lot on your mind this past week, so I understand ... daunting (in a good way). Luckily the level of enthusiasm all over campus is

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  possible before returning to campus. I want to share what I learned in my ... factors in the mysterious element of wind chill.  I was graciously accepted ... the same office as my MIT sponsor, a Course 2 alumni. I had never been

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  : Walking to work. I walked a lot this summer. Living in a place where public ... ever. Living in Boston. I lived at Phi Delta Theta this summer for a ... Graduate - spend a summer in Boston. I don't think you'll ever really get to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  school break thoughts

  

  I wake up with a jolt. In middle school, I used to have a recurring nightmare where I’d feel completely conscious, going about a perfectly average day at school only to realize I forgot to do a major assignment. I

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 21, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  write this post before AP exams hit, but I just checked the College ... guide to preparing (or at least a guide to how I prepare) in the hope that ... as early as you can! But since I was in such a time crunch, I printed

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sorting of the Frosh (MacGregor Style) We don't have a Sorting Hat, but this is how MacGregor does In-House Rush

  

  they can find out in a minute or so, before they pass you off to another ... and visit if you’re on campus—I should be around most evenings in our ... stay in the dorm you are temped in or try and lottery into a different

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  I've been at MIT for just over a month now. It hasn't quite sunk in ... night before it's due in high school, and still get a good night's sleep ... calling home once in a while. There are things to do at all hours

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the classes I took freshman year feeling scholarly, part 1/2

  

  world works in mysterious ways. Throughout this past year, I’ve blogged a ... while in a pandemic. Among all that, I feel like haven’t spent enough time ... semester, which resulted in a lot of stress. I’m glad I made that mistake now

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in Lusaka, baby, so why don’t you blog me? I told Sam to blog this entry since I'm in Zambia (that explains the title).

  

  just under a day, and we are staying in a guesthouse near the capital for ... humidity are minor concerns. Last night, I ate dinner at a fast food ... showered since leaving MIT about 3.5 days ago, so I should probably do that

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  or used anything like it before, you should. The only downside I have ... Now that things have calmed down a bit at work, I finally have some more time to do some blogging! Here is a random smattering of things I

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  used (location? design? stigma?). In a community in India (I think ... 31st. Zambia is a land-locked country in southern Africa (see above ... are few latrines in the village, but before more can be built, all the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  P.S.—Check out the Booklet!

  

  I forgot to mention that America in the World: MIT Speaks has been published! You can check it out at http://web.mit.edu/cis/pdf/FAP%20Booklet.pdf.

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  took the job. I've been in that lab for two and a half years now; I work ... a 4.0/5.0, with a C in 8.02. I've pulled two straight 4.8s in the last ... A few entries back, Lena asked "How did you get the job in the lab

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  's worthy of a blog entry, even if I'm 2 years late in posting it. Yesterday ... blogged about, unfortunately in the same entry in which I posted a really ... does the Edgerton Center do? I think a better question might be "what

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  1 or before. However, I strongly discourage waiting until the last ... your application as a PDF. You should do this so you can see how we'll see you application. A common problem is typing in too much and

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  in my opinion. I'm sure we all fall victim to surrendering minutes and ... upon neat stuff about my professors, I feel just a tad bit redeemed. Two ... (I'm a big fan.) But on one very exciting day last week, I saw this

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  5 years out What some MIT alumni are doing five years after graduation.

  

  : Technology Review. Actually, what you buy on newsstands is a slimmed-down version of what alumni receive. I, along with 100,000+ other MIT grads ... -to-date on their classmates' developments. This summer, I was elected to a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2005