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  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  ?" and "Tell us something funny, we read a lot of these!" It seemed to go ... located in Baker House. Don't sweat it!) The year got off to a rocky start ... we've learned to read throughout the year. We know that someone's had a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  are in tough financial shape and make a good faith effort to inform us ... the word limit. You may choose to send in the essay at a length that ... not a required part of the application. You are welcome to request an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  to me. The first was freshman year. I had a crush on a sophomore on my ... night out with the guy I liked. I willed myself up a bit and tried to kiss ... then there was a pause once more. "And when I die, I want my ashes to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  I have heard the term “Shoulder Season” to characterize the time ... vice versa). I am, however, going to co-op the term to also apply to the ... group of rising seniors (and other underclass students) who are anxious to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  't have a dining plan, so it's up to the residents to feed ourselves ... through being the chef. It's the chef's job to 1. Come up with a menu, which ... , in which a gazillion MIT students teach awesome one-off classes to a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  's always going to be a tie. Voters just max out each contestant's phone lines ... it was a 3-way tie. Let's do the math, and please correct me if I'm wrong: American Idol has a finite number of phone lines. The phone lines

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Day, Another Class

  

  classes, 7.05 Biochemistry. Class Details: Lecture: 3 times a week for 1.5 hours Recitation: Once a week for 1 hour Problem Sets: 8, not graded Exams ... pronounces what we know as H20 as "woodur." Too bad I don't have a sound

  • by Bryan
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  funny story. It shows a human side of you that we'll relate to. Fun fact ... being witty and down-to-earth. I am never afraid of talking about my loves ... 's Wheel (which was actually challenging!), cooking classes, and a Walking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Toy Story Hack! And Other Hacks from Fall 2015

  

  Anniversary. So did students at MIT. On November 22, 2015, a Toy Story ... brought smiles to all those who passed by. To share the happiness, here are some photographs of the hack on a sunny autumn day. (also below is a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  Coming up with entry titles is harder than it seems Reasons 9001 and 9002 to get "absolutely pumped about CPW," as Cam would say.

  

  Hello beautiful folks of the interwebz, It's been a while! Much has happened since my last post - I stopped being a teenager, I went to San Diego ... surprise care-package from my mom (contents: Best of Mr. Bean DVD), to name a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus Activities What to do while not learning.

  

  challenge would be a fun activity to partake in. Not familiar with the gallon challenge? Here are the rules: 1) You have one hour to drink a gallon of milk ... 't have tons of time to do fun stuff. I was digging around on my external

  • by Snively '11
  • September 3, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Biking the bridge I biked across the Golden Gate bridge to Sausalito

  

  On Sunday, a coworker and I decided to be tourists in our own city ... to walk our bikes down a steep set of stairs, across a path underneath the bridge, and carry them up a steep set of stairs on the other side

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Howdy From The Middle Of RA Selection It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought…

  

  It's Sunday at lunchtime and we have a bit of a break, so I thought I ... : ...not a single person, the entire length of the corridor. It was a bit eerie, as I've never seen that before. But it's good to know that MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dies Irae Quantus tremor est futurus!

  

  affection--they all feature sentiments like: Anakin: "To a most powerful ... have my allegiance." C3PO: "To a splendid counterpart!" R2D2: "You can ... Tonal Forms II this term? Just a thought before I get some sleep: I made

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  the adventure. I just took a quick trip back to my room so I could grab ... to the hunt organizers. There was a pause while they checked, and then ... ! What a day. I took some pictures of the kickoff, which I'll post next

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIVE-BROADCAST: With the Void, Full of Powers [by Mei Zuo '13]

  

  ;          ~Albert Camus Yves Klein sought “to create an atmosphere, a pictorial ... ’ve been working with artist Otto Piene + the MIT Museum to produce ... .” Return to this page at 5pm ~ this Saturday The liftoff will be

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  's golf ball plan to stop the oil leak off the coast of Louisiana? He said ... , too. The President has directed Energy Secretary Steven Chu to provide assistance. Chu, in turn, has assembled a team of five “extraordinarily

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What Am I Forgetting? A helpful guide.

  

  and family could tell you, I'm just a little bit frazzled when packing to go to or from MIT...so I would, almost inevitably, forget one vital ... friend Waseem '07 introduced me to this little site he made, which has

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  , it can take a week or more to complete all of these steps. The mail is ... , the Admissions Officers had a "mail opening party." In reality, it wasn't much of a party, but the title at least made the task of opening

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  What should I do if I’m deferred?

  your application was already strong enough to make you a contender in the ... to "improve" your application, or redo/edit/modify your application. The only thing you need to do is submit the February Updates & Notes