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  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  . Take advantage of the wondrous opportunity to discover a different ... (This is a direct paste from an email.) The Undergraduate Association Committee on Student Life is proud to present MIT's second

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  engaging. Bonus: class participation involves a daytrip to New York City ... , my interest in comparing mediums had evaporated to the point where I ... into this class on a masochistic whim and loved it. Whether I add it to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  ;   Things to bring Your cell phone. Your cell phone charger. A ... with free food you want to go to in your CPW booklet. A sleeping bag, and a willingness to sleep in things that are not beds. Not homework

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slam Dunked Long crazy week...a few necessary lessons

  

  , a sort of climax emerged. I was on the path to being part of Nigeria ... certainty, I had to make a few sacrifices. Specifically, I was allowed into a ... this happy ending and tore it to pieces. There was still a lot I had to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 4, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  in high school, she invited me to go to a MIT info session with her. At ... information session was a stellar opportunity to "spend time with my friend in ... ’t get to see her much afterwards, except for the occasional "get togethers

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate", which varies a slightly by academic year (for example ... have their own lengthy Wikipedia page, in addition to a chronology at

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  love to use paint as a base for mixed media things) or a new media ... actress (I used to take acting classes through a talent agency and ... as a craft) or a poet (I used to perform at poetry slams) or a food

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  (where you and your advisor meet one-on-one occasionally to chat) or an "advising seminar." (There also used to be RBA/residence-based advising, where ... webpages to list them all. You rank a shortlist and right before school

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  *Independent* Activities Period an IAP apart!

  

  we both applied! We both got to the phone interview stage. A couple ... parents that entailed going to many malls and a bus tour. But for me that ... -tower-indoor-balcony-thing that you climb up an actual ladder to get to!!! My desk, where I

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2024 i3 videos megapost

  

  As a part of MIT’s unconventional housing assignment process, rising first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where ... like a glimpse into how MIT students describe their own communities to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  You Complete Me What makes an application complete for Early Action, and related Q&A.

  

  to help clarify things a bit. Scores: We don't need to have your full ... we have enough information to make a decision. If we need further information or application materials to be able to make a decision, we will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Second Semester Senior What you should do after submitting your application to colleges

  

  close, until I came to a place where suddenly, I didn’t know anyone. I was ... queued for a later post (in an attempt to spread out my blogging and be ... when a lot of people seem to enter a mindset of now what? You’ve prepared

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  ’t know about you, but I like to eat. I grew up in a family where food is ... ; Whereas most universities force you to purchase a huge, gut-stuffing, wallet-busting, totally superfluous meal plan, MIT doesn't force you to buy a meal plan at

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  future reference. A cool thing that I find amusing We went over to the ... regard to our engagement. If you are a person who likes this sort of thing ... space over the main entrance to the museum are the vehicles Daedalus (a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Color by Numbers

  

  off to 3 feet, and then used the shelf like a super-ruler. No, I ... lot of fun, especially after we decided to make a quick stop at Star ... most of the next day for field hockey, so I figured we'd have to wait a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  i was sick when i wrote this :( a largely unedited post where i ramble about getting covid

  

  was able to find a place to stay in Tang Hall, a grad residence right ... spring classes, I got a positive test last Wednesday and had to quarantine in my room. I feel a lot better compared to the first few days of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  everyone grabs what they want and finds a place around the house to sit down ... their families to take part in a few time-honored traditions: huge, home ... match. A few years ago, when we had a larger crowd than usual thanks to my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21M.712: Choreography — Making Dances theater arts classes >>>

  

  does—it's great to have a teacher with such a huge range of experiences ... a texture, or feeling of a movement, to create. for example: "melt ... when you have to run around a studio acting like a paper airplane more

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  play dough

  

  I'm a very Type A person, I'd say. I tend to need to be in control of ... 've got a system. Regardless, this led to me disliking a lot of things as a ... . When I put down a sticker, I wouldn't be able to pick it up again or I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  hope you all can hear us. The idea is for everyone to take a break from Tooling, to come out and join their fellow slugs for a hot mug of cocoa ... further from the truth. It really is a joy and a privilege to read

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007