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Blog / Challenges
confronting the self i am the captain of my soul
that's illegal or anything. we can miss a week or two. alan: but we ... , nine months or something? nine months and then the gap year's over. cj ... really doing much that's cool, or being as productive as i hope i'd be, cj -
Blog / Admissions
Open Thread: Not Admitted Early
Today, some of our applicants learned conclusively that we will not ... , shake it off, and get back up again. Remember that you will survive — and ... : "I’m not going to tell you that it doesn’t hurt, but I will tell you -
Blog / Admissions
Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?
's an Arduino section, a 3D printer section, there will be robots walking around chilling, and there will be a 6,500 sq/ft 50,000 lbs life size ... another important point to mention: MIT Dean of Admissions, Stu Schmill will -
Blog / Admissions
ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!
know what that means right? RIGHT? That's right, it means you guys will ... freshmen class about CPW last year to give you an idea of how things will go ... happening this year, but I will tell you some of my favorites from last year -
Blog / Admissions
MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.
The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants ... . Since we're hosted by the Artsgarden, the reception theme will be "The ... Indianapolis Convention Center, where ISEF will be held. RSVP (requested but not -
Blog / Admissions
Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.
'm away, Ben will be posting for me a number of blog entries I've pre-written. Two of the forthcoming entries will introduce you to two new additions ... will be on August 12th. In the meantime, I'll probably be fighting off -
Blog / Admissions
2,822 applications
students during EA; this year, I anticipate it will be fewer than 400. Last ... ; I suspect the numbers will be somewhat similar this year (we don't set a target on this number). We will go into committee about a week and a -
Blog / Admissions
First read
: Mitra, Kevin, and Allison. Tomorrow, the entire admissions staff will ... applications. One exercise is that we will discuss the same three folders that we ... finished, so it will probably be another week and a half until we start the -
Blog / Challenges
i (don’t) want to be alone on loneliness
one day everything will change. in finding meaning at the end of the ... , like working on firehose, or making more write-ups about math, or writing ... another, trying to find a conversation i can relate to, or even one i felt -
Blog / IAP
Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people
result will be an author in numerous papers! A long with UROPing all the ... theirs. There are people doing externships in other states and countries or saving the world doing volunteer work on campus or off campus. There are -
Blog / MIT Life
Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…
'd dialed 911 or the MIT Campus Police, but I had more important things to ... was ever sick or injured, I'd check to see who was on shift before calling for an ambulance..."Did you call 911 or the campus police?" I asked -
Blog / Academics & Research
king cake and a run-on sentence busy week
at 1 where I worked until 5:15 and went back to my dorm but on the way ... until like 1:30 (Walker is so far away from MacGregor) but then I really ... then a class at 11 and then a PE class at 1 and then a UROP meeting at 3 -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting has a reputation for being stagnant or tense or squandered time, but it -
Blog / Challenges
what’s the word for
the trance that comes after watching a good movie or a good book, the ... said, and piecing together the other half based on context, or visual cues, or what you think they said remembering an event only because it -
FAQ / First-year application
Does MIT have any age limits?
We don't have any age limits or restrictions. If you've been away ... courses at a community college or in a non-degree program prior to applying ... evaluations. Evaluations or recommendations from your employers, mentors, and -
Blog / Community Projects
A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!
will be running around organizing, ferrying, making Home Depot runs, and ... Mattress Dominoes? This video will give you the gist of it. They claim it's a ... there will be a thousand excited freshmen on campus, each with their very -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
NOOOOO! It's so sad!
-250 Will Be Wider, With Power Outlets for Each." Woo-hoo! Wider. . . and ... chair they picked. I read this paragraph: The purple seats will be replaced by maple-backed charcoal ones. While there will be fewer seats — 425 -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Professorial Help Thanks to the faculty.
smelters environmentally benign. He invents materials and batteries that will ... "electrochemical" world where energy will be produced and stored cleanly. He tries to ... lightweight batteries like the sLimcell prototype will set people free of power -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell
Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal, or STRAW. It's a clear send-up of ... ｃｏｎｆｉｒｍｅｄ That is, of course, an MIT class ring, or so ... with many questions. Who is this nominal (or actual) alumnus? Did he