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• Blog / MIT Life

  Not in Kansas anymore A brief look at your third '15 blogger

  

  and left for the States at the ripe young age of 1. From there I enjoyed ... ; Me: For someone who's only officially been a freshman for two days, I ... third freshman blogger, class of '15, and I thought I would take a second

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meta

  

  started blogging for Admissions, I wrote a number of what were basically essays on subjects that I had been thinking about for a long time, and had ... ramble on about, but there are things that I can't/won't put into a public

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  gives three lines for a response. I job shadow a Pediatrician on a regular ... into it, I can tell you I have shadowed for over 400 hours and there is ... showing you that I made it onto this list so... can I photocopy the page and

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  night before. It's a well-kept secret. But I have proof. Behold the two ... every single student is a massive super genius. (Proof that I am not is ... these pathetic notes to the whole world and why I am painting a rather

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Consilience From college essays to a Medieval Studies @ MIT Colloquium

  

  In 10th grade, I read a book by the biologist Edward O. Wilson and ... got to MIT, however, consilience took a spot on my mental shelf, where ... -wrapped dates, while various professors trickled in; I recognized a Medievalist, a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  Harvard and MIT meet up on Thursdays for a nice bike ride to a new ice cream ... time riding in a group, and I'm still a pretty novice cycler. ... About ... cream. A bit afterwards, I began to realize we had gone pretty far and

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  root for the Colts over the Patriots; and I love playing a little ... Let me start with a confession. Last year, if you had told me that I was going to end up at MIT for college, I probably would have laughed in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Livin’ La Vida PRoCa I take my clothes off and go dancing in the rain... with Clay Aiken.

  

  accompanied by a Clay belting out the word "cry" for 20 seconds, so I guess it ... love for Clay Aiken. I mean, how else would he hear you except during a ... far the biggest fan of American Idol at MIT, I was still a little

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  I'm a proud resident of Burton-Conner, a lovely dorm with nine floors ... torn down forever, and there's a good chance that most of its culture can ... where everyone on the floor is from!   Burton 2 Stairwell Mural

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UEA Internship Panel

  

  internship panel for anyone interested in a career or degree in economics. (I ... Internship Panel Hear tips from fellow course 14ers who have interned for ... and government. I had the honor of being the moderator for this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  Fall 2020 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live may the 4th be with you

  

  we could not. As a former transfer student myself, I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For those of you who were admitted: welcome to MIT. For those who weren't: keep on trucking. I transferred, but

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  -- I made a point of eating at five Chipotle locations that I had not visited prior to this summer -- received a huge boost from 3D printing. As ... Facebook feed to find a ring that can replace my CharlieCard, an RFID

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  this in a single semester. However, I can honestly say that it was the most fun I've had as a student at MIT.  I was on the Purple Team, and I ... for each of the teams, and add a few "insider scoop" comments. Note on

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  you a bathroom primer. Now, I only live in one dorm, so I can't speak for all the dorm bathrooms (which I'll leave to blog readers to describe ... Every so often I am begged to write a blog entry about a specific

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  time to chat in the Office of Minority education, where I was able to get the scoop on MIT from other current students. The more I learned about MIT, the more I was certain that MIT is the perfect fit for me. This

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can my school use Naviance?

  where documents are submitted, recommenders must fill out the MIT-specific recommendation form. On the form, recommenders can indicate if they would like to ... , transcripts, etc.) using a third-party service.
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  project (see D-lab). It's a trade-off. For spring break, I am already ... a leader) of a team entails. From aspiring to be voted captain to ... and management. The big drawbacks of playing a sport at MIT, for me

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  About a week and a half ago, I arrived at Logan airport to start this ... level of anxiousness climbing, I stepped into a taxi with a fellow ‘15er ... Technology. I mean, a place that allows me to take reasonably good pictures 1

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Extracurricular Information We discuss life over lunch.

  

  . - Children of Eden, because I have a secret passion for musical theater and ... So this morning I went to lunch with three of my friends from high ... , so we get a long time to decide our final schedules. I've been

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  magazine about students with a passion for math and problem-solving. "I ... state in the class), are very underrepresented. For a full look at the ... financial need of every student. The 13 articles I have compiled come from my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009