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  MIT wins the Putnam ...for the third year in a row!

  

  --the median score is frequently 0; in 2015, it was 2 points out of a possible ... succeed in the Putnam. Math competitions are much less of a big deal in ... peers who are happy to get up at 9 AM on a Saturday in December to solve

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 Pt.2 lecture videos go brr

  

  : the MIT Monologues and a class I developed and taught: 18.S190. I plan to write about a few more of these projects over the summer, but I ... would've never thought I could do something like this in high school, and

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  -wrenching facts of the blogging profession. (Pardon me, did I just call it a ... running lemonade stands. I'll get a real job someday.) Moments of pain are mercifully scarce in a job that regularly involves glorifying the trivialities

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  would have said in his entry - please read it. I'll just add that a couple of the people of whom I spoke in this entry were admitted today. I can ... answer a question I frequently receive: "So now that the class has been

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Faculty Luncheon for Local* Admitted Students *local: from New England or New York, or anyone who just happens to be in…

  me (maybe that's a good thing?), but I come to you today with important ... us in addition to the many activities they're planning for Campus Preview Weekend in April. We brainstormed, made charts and graphs, and after

  • by mitblogs
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?

  

  I will be at a formal on the 33rd floor of a building in downtown ... So I just got this email: Don Rawitsch, one of the original inventors of the Oregon Trail computer game is coming to MIT and giving a talk

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  teaching the art of jewelry making to eighteen Sri Lankan young mothers in a ... -Sevana artist by donating $50 in cash or beads per quarter for at least a year. In ... towards the advancement of underserved communities. Alia Whitney-Johnson, a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Sign of Things to Come If Paul Revere went to MIT, he'd say, "The psets are coming. The psets are…

  

  I guess summer is coming to a close. My schedule was posted on WebSIS. :-( [In all honesty, I'm actually really looking forward to this semester. The classes I'll be taking are really good, and I've wanted to take them

  • by Bryan
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you make your decision? What more would you like to know about MIT? What are your lingering concerns? Etc.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus Activities What to do while not learning.

  

  pronto) and I found a video of me at the beginning of last year that I ... challenge would be a fun activity to partake in. Not familiar with the gallon ... (any % although whole is more manly) 2) You can't vomit I'm the one in

  • by Snively '11
  • September 3, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras

  

  -Lab trip leaders and the community in Miramontes are working on providing a ... sealer for a local rice micro-enterprise in Brisas del Mar; and designing ... are working with here in Honduras. Even though we had a bumpy start

  • by OEL
  • January 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aisumasen, Yoko San Aisumasen (Apologetics).

  

  Hello out there in TV Land. I'm Sam Maurer. You might remember me ... . Unfortunately, I got back from a 60 mile bike journey throughout Vermont and New ... ), was no longer in working condition. By the way, did you know a 60 mile

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  thought I'd put up a post that collects some of the best pi(e) references ... an apple pie for the office today and I was going to take a picture of ... -the-sky/ Today, for Pi Day, Kris brought in a chocolate cream pie, which was

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  dance dance dance! a weekend of trying to try everything

  

  ! Having not tapped in half a decade (!!), I was definitely pretty ... serendipitous run-in with Jorge, a current sophomore who taught our friends and I ... easily distractible kid in a candy store. Maybe I’ll find a new hobby, a

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  years. After confirming your intent to enroll in MIT's first-year class, you will be asked to submit a formal request for deferment to the Dean ... at MIT to enroll in courses at another college or university.
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  I won in a competition. I don't take it out of my room that often, but ... 't live without my fridge in Next. You might be able to get a used one, I ... Things I would highly recommend bringing, in no particular order: 1. Cell

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  dense, can exceed 10 pounds per square foot in weight. And because of a ... .   A tree sags over torn power lines in south-central New Hampshire ... for several days; in the worst, a week or more. And the Internet will

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part three) junior trinkets

  

  Allan’s IAP in California! A hand drawn map of the area I was staying ... are parts 1 and 2 ! As we've described in the first two parts, we have a ... friend in it! 12) A Thanksgiving note from Katherine <3 13) Danny

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  Two weeks ago, after a long day of committee was complete, I headed ... close. I hoped to achieve a look that seems like fabric from afar but up ... is a wedding dress partially made of books—both ideas associated in my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  shrouded in a dense fog, but I imagine that in the summer, it would’ve been ... day in Bologna, especially after chancing upon a fellow group of ... girl studying abroad in the quaint city. They included a window into a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018