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  Match Game

  

  be autonomous. The competition is so popular, they hold it in the 1200 ... articulate MIT's mission for the next 50 years (this is a topic for another ... be worked on in groups; cross-department labs are very common; MIT is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  rapidly! Here is a picture I took of the building, in progress, as of this ... underrepresented group in American universities is low income students) Trivia. The first and last challenge of each episode is basically a trivia competition

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  application. The Midyear Updates form is a simple text box, similar to an essay ... . Should I send in a whole new version of my application, or all new essays ... application was already strong enough to make you a contender in the Regular

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  next week. That means that most of you who have a missing document will ... is no bonus for people who complete their application earlier. When we ... have designated MIT at a score recipient, you are all set; there is no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  have a chance a college. In the end, it's what you did for the love of ... ), and this mentality is what landed me in Taiwan instead of MIT three ... devote an entire entry to a class I'm not even in anymore: Physics

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  this is a little abrupt, let's start from the beginning. In Burton ... a theme As you can see in that last picture, Dorothy is bad at ... first borns. The topic in question? Bathrooms. Apparently bathrooms are a

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

  Give Me Liberty . . . Or Give Me a Towel!!!

  

  One thing you can totally count on as a student at MIT is for Boston ... for a battle in a specific location. I instantly registered and made Dan ... bottle of bubbles Weather Intelligence: War is hell! There might be a bit

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Weeks of Freedom What I'm doing for my last 4 weeks in the US!

  

  is to continue broadening that range with at least 4 albums/mixtapes a ... the first show I've binge watched in a while and it was absolutely ... bookworm who absolutely loved Medieval High Fantasy. In the last two years I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?

  

  if you've chosen a major that fits you? Fit is a fuzzy concept, hard to ... Engineering) a year and a half ago.  The most valuable lesson I've learned in ... semester off and accept a 6-month position in Apple's iPhone Product Design

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  you've made a choice that is right for you. The only thing we ask in ... The college admissions process is often compared to dating. It's a ... , learn about their lives, fall in love with many, but can only choose a few

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day

  

  in room 2-102** the UMA (undergraduate math association) will be holding the following festivities in honor of pi day: Pie baking contest Pi recitation contest Pie eating contest Free pie for everyone! And don't forget

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  "IS MY LIFE RUINED?" and his answer was, in a nutshell, "no. don't let ... It took me a while to internalize that a grade is fixed but one's reaction to it is not. Like I mentioned, 8.05 (Quantum II) was a rough time

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 Classes For 0 Credit: Beethoven to Mahler and Paradise Lost That can be rearranged to say: Paradise lost to Beethoven and Mahler.

  

  composers is, in my mind, an abstract idea and not a human being. The idea of ... : "The mind is its own place and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a ... : 21M.235, or "Monteverdi to Mozart". 21M.235 is offered in the fall, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 17, 2014
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  making things a blog about being a meche major

  

  Maybe my favorite part of course 2A is sitting next to my friend in 2 ... in this major is a trip. I struggle with the concept of having one ... note-taking. Midweek finds us gathering in a lounge and trudging through

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  about ancient in terms of repairs. The first shop I went to didn’t have a ... ; All this was somewhat funny, since my phone back in high school, a hand ... settled in modern day luxuries. Or maybe memorizing directions isn’t a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  variability depending upon who is responding So instead of giving a number, I ... information in order to make a decision, but there is no substitute for ... Very early on in my Admissions career I happened to take a slice from

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / IAP

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

  

  , moderated by a fearless French girl, who knew all four. In that beautiful ... educated in a classical curriculum, who drowned themselves in ancient texts ... day in Bologna, especially after chancing upon a fellow group of

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  't know who made that gif (which is the inside of a room in Simmons Dorm, by ... things, which has manifested itself in... A List of Ways MIT is Like ... google ^^;) 5. The Headmaster is charming and has a twinkle in his eyes

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  retreating and proceeding favorite thing about mit's campus? leaving it

  

  exploration is a fine substitution. It's just like non-carcinogenic sugar ... facilitators. This is a great opportunity for first-year students to get away ... ." Yay! Below is a photo of our cabins. Instead of telling you about the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  play a similar role to that of the Graduate Residence Tutor (GRT) in the dormitories. We're there to offer advice, make sure there is soda in the pop ... it. I've really had a good time living in the house this year. I have

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009