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  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  that we work together institutionally/academically, and share some ... latter, in the sense that we compete to admit and enroll similar, though ... my two admissions cycles, what I've learned has been mostly limited to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  going to DINEPA, or Direction Nationale de l’Eau Potable et de l ... wanted to know how effective these measures had been - data he had yet to analyze. Still, it was fantastic to finally talk to someone in person after

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  help construct these components so that they can be put together to form ... United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, Florida, began as an effort to provide repairs and basic necessities to homes of impoverished families in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Now and Then and Maybe Later Tying up loose ends and weathering the calm before the storm we call "Fall Semester"

  

  , Saturday, August 30 whenever the words decide to magically appear on my Word ... 're doing. 12:45pm – In which I decide to write a poem because I don’t feel ... - Jack's Mannequin, Ways to Go - Grouplove, Really Don't Care - Demi Lovato

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  At MIT, no community follows an algorithm, but each one is open to ... limited example of my hall, I will do my best to explain how. On First East ... sit together in a darkened lounge and watch shadows of Jupiter’s moons

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  example, the Frosh and her friends splashed together through puddles to see ... just another roof to pass. The Frosh counts the days until departure from ... school), the Frosh can say, “I’m not going to finish this homework,” and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Delivery! "Ring delivery" is more like "ring takeout," actually, since they don't bring a brass rat…

  

  good week to get my thoughts all organized. (And to realize, whoa, I ... previously, was carefully put together by these guys, the Class of 2014 Ring Committee. I'm pleased to say that they also have some pretty good taste

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 20, 2012
• Blog / Events

  ROFLCON! ROFLMAO!

  

  has to do with the fact that for almost my entire life I’ve had to deal ... internet. Things changed when I got to MIT. Instead of being plugged into the wall in order to get slow internet, all I have to do is turn on my

  • by Snively '11
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part one) random trinkets from freshman year

  

  -every-birthday-card-in-a-cute-box-sentimental type. More like borderline-hoarders-that-have-to-assess ... away all the trash we wanted to keep). But entering college as adults^TM, we knew we’d eventually have to solve the issue ourselves. Lucky for us

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 29, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  likely to hear things like ". . . at 6 and then head to the game . . ." or ... Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 blogging scholarship competition! Thanks! One of the biggest culture shocks coming to MIT for me, a

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Value added You are not the same person you'll be at the end of undergrad, and your…

  

  several problems with this logic: Not everybody wants to go to grad ... to grad school. You are not the same person you'll be at the end of ... school applications (particularly in getting into my perfect program) to my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  61 Photos from my Time at MIT from freshman to senior year

  

  a burger + ice cream + jewelry trip to Harvard Square. It was a wonderful way to say goodbye for the summer. Speaking of friends, my best friend and neighbor (the one with green hair) is a pet mom to two bearded

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 3, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  which they work and study together. Help Your Child to Have a Healthy ... all this time, I never cease to be thrilled to get to finally meet all ... over the next few days, there are lots of things to choose from and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 1: Classes My academic plans.

  

  together. Here's a shout-out to him, since he'll probably read this post at ... four semesters left. 2) I have to declare my concentration (every MIT undergraduate has to have a "concentration" in one of the Humanities, Arts, or

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  .The methods aren't hard to pick up, and putting them together helps you analyze ... fire hose of learning was opened at full force. I'll try to sum the ... students to forums, where they could talk over pizza and snacks. They sought

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  This Entry is Really Long. And my pictures won't upload :(Edit: Actually, they finally did! Yay!

  

  Salem. Linh ’13 is sitting next to me sleeping, her right hand holding on to our suitcases. I probably should’ve put my suitcase on the luggage shelf above our seats, but I didn’t think I was strong enough to lift it

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 28, 2010
• Blog / Events

  DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

  

  , brought together by our strong desire to throw Brad in the river.   ...   It was an epic battle, a tournament to the death. Tens of ... . They had beaten five other teams, but lost to Ed's Elephants due to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  it’s thanksgiving or something and other things happening in my life

  

  today, of all days, i feel it's appropriate to begin with a land ... indigenous people connected to this land. american colonialism and oppression ... people from their land, and hostility to the point of killing, is something

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  danceAP IAP: wonderful. sore muscles: not

  

  together a lot of ingredients that were about to go bad. we stan   ... —in the month-long lull that is IAP, there isn’t much to talk about besides ... planning on taking a class to satisfy the culture course requirement for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Short Thoughts Girlhood, editing, iPhone notes.

  

  I've spent the better part of a day trying to blog about my semester, but I can't think of a pithy way to put everything together, so I wrote this instead. There's frankly not too much to say because I've been

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 13, 2016