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What’s MIT’s mission statement?
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Oh Wow KABOOM!
in that class, this pset will take ~forever. I need to finish it before ... , I will be done with all psets (this is just a theory). I'll spend the -
Blog / Admissions
MIT ‘10: Anthony Rindone A local first generation college student.
will quote Thoreau Wednesday when he stands before his fellow graduates ... fall. He will major in mathematics. "He is a quietly brilliant kid who -
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Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.
have registered, you will have a host. (More on this soon) Speaking of ... span of 4 days!). And, while there will be parties, CPW is a 100% dry -
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Holmstrom, et al.
this summer, when he will be replaced by Professor James Poterba ... professor. Their children will probably grow up to run the world. -------- -
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Class of 2009 Numbers
while, but I expect the class will ultimately be about 1000 students ... : the MIT Class of 2009 will be composed of 53% male students and 47 -
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and i’d do it again differently
every saturday or sunday my freshman fall, i'd go over to have dinner with my friends and their family. every saturday or sunday my freshman fall ... every tuesday gets put on hold because your problem set is due, or you -
Blog / Challenges
avatar a weird metaphor for careers
. you didn’t grow the lettuce or the wheat or the tomatoes, or crush the wheat into flour or cut the lettuce or tomatoes. you didn’t bring all the ... didn’t design or construct the building or the cooking equipment. other -
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Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions
simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words or fewer) Although you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? (100 words or fewer) At MIT, we bring people -
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Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions
or fewer) Although you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? (100 words or ... , community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and -
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Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18
go all out and don’t sleep or work as much as I probably should ... stacks of student registration forms, asking “does ‘r’ come before or after ... (when you come to MIT, either as students or to visit, please please -
Blog / Academics & Research
The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.
like the idea of a "journal" -- a book just about what I do or feel every ... about something, in the shower or while walking home from school, and then lost it before you could get it down on paper or somewhere else you -
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The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging
;ll have until 8:00am this Saturday to decide whether or not they want ... boorish jocks or insufferable rich snobs, or maybe both. We're actively ... this. Even so, you might have a parent or girlfriend (or boyfriend!) who -
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In Stereo
our office might visit 50 or so of them in a year. I know from talking ... Portland, OR. This was a very, very long drive each way. While we definitely ... areas. So, whether the student has driven 8 hours or 8 minutes to the -
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In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything
blinds. There is a nice view of Building 1 and a pleasant reminder that ... around to opening it up. Since I don't usually have class until 1pm (which ... .110 midterm on Wednesday, OH is cancelled and I only have 1 hour of class today -
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i’d like to write a happy post a sestina
, on making paradise for CPW; or spring break adventures; or the way that ... adventures along the river or at dances— they're real. I could write that post -
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The Best of Times summer at the NYTimes
or puzzles), and very quick and witty. The only people in suits were either part time fashionistas or worked in the legal department. All in all ... ! And then school, or something. How was your summer? -
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More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.
, rebuilding a car, traveling to Europe or Quebec or New York, or whatever else -
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Teatro ZinZanni Another trip to the circus -- is my boss trying to imply something?!
Intramural Table Tennis team. Or learn how to dance through MIT Ballroom (team, club) or MIT Salsa (club). Or MIT Gymnastics (women's) (men