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  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  . (side note: my condolences to all those left high and dry when the IAP ... Caltech"). We landed in Baltimore close to 7 AM Saturday morning, after a redeye flight that was miraculously not canceled due to inclement weather

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  If you've never played two truths and a lie before, all you have to do is guess which of the three things I'm about to say is a lie: 1. I ... be.  You could be too.  Or you could be something else.  It's up to you

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  'd been awake and p-setting until 4 a.m. that morning, I decided not to look ... might change me), but for now, I'm going to sit here and appreciate the ... eating enough ice cream to fulfill all my dietary needs), but it's the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  Hi!! First of all, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE AN MIT BLOGGER!! When I ... necessary to post the cute caterpillar in order to perfectly emulate my ... got to go to Washington D.C. for a week and I met the most intelligent

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  you get to MIT, you’ll have had about eighteen years (or less for some of you overachievers) to figure out your hobbies and interests. Many ... ’ve spent your whole life being told to try new things and find what you like

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  'd like to use this entry to answer some of the common deadline ... 've provided answers to some additional FAQs: The deadline is January 1, meaning ... MIT Tracking is up-to-date (while the Admissions Office is closed, the Records

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP: The Class Edition I'm back in class

  

  Well, my two weeks of no IAP agenda have come to a close and I ... Engineering Tools." 2.670's job is to get students familiar with the tools and ... anything else you might need. While a lot of people who decide to be

  • by Snively '11
  • January 22, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Fryday on Sunday If you're looking for more apples, do not click this.

  

  from OpenOffice long enough to wander up two flights of stairs and straight into a delirious, dripping dream. Having recovered enough by now to return my shocked fingers to their home-sweet-home row keys, I write this

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  MIT's four cat-friendly dorms (please note that the other seven are to ... freshmen, Arielle Lubin had a litany of tasks to check off before classes ... , administrators say. The felines add a warm touch to a high-pressure environment of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  and best wishes! :) On November 7, I received an email. To be honest, I ... request] Kudos to you and your eagle-eyed observation skills! Indeed, I was planning to draft an entry on November 7, but I had to call it off because I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  extensive collection of movies. I've decided to replace Veronica Mars with ... for no reason. Rar.) I was in the floor lounge to distract myself from ... preparing to leave us forever. I remember thinking, "After today, there will

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  ? Questions from last entry will be answered when I get back to Beantown. Well ... I humbly consider to be the most superior Brass Rat ever. (Hee.) My ... opportunity to dine -- they don't serve hamburgers and fries there, you know

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  Questions 1. Anonymous asked, Did you go to Senior Ball? I think ... , because we have a standing agreement not to go to dances. We used to go ... , you have no need to hump somebody on the dance floor, because [fill in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  send it to you?" Absolutely! "Are admission interviews available in my ... interviewer in your area. You can always write to [email protected] to ask ... 't have a foreign language requirement, so you don't really need to worry

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Somebody Else Seven undergrad blogs not enough for you? Now some of them have multiple authors.

  

  '07) to write a guest blog entry. It might not make for the best guest ... continuing to tell the world that Political Science at MIT is ranked 10th in the country, it's about time I was allowed to blog. Read on to learn of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers

  

  've been here for more than a month, I wanted to check in and find out how ... … Xian: I used to worry about being the oldest intern in our cohort, since ... . Xian: I realized that, after talking to the rest of my team. There

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 26, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Embarrassing One Minute everything that can go wrong...will find a worse way to manifest itself

  

  from conception to development to iterative improvement to final product ... fair chunk of the grade to participating in various forms – whether it ... Autobiography), or giving several presentations to a classroom full of your peers

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  Thanks to the miracles of modern transportation, I'm wringing out ... acceptees to MIT this year. Congratulations! In order to ready the potential ... prototypes (a.k.a. parents). I was in attendance to take pictures of food- I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  admission process?" While I know the ideal answer to the question above is ... . Answering that question without more information can be reductive to your ... shapes your access to resources, your perspective, and your resilience, and

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

  

  If you asked me before spring break where I like to eat around MIT, I ... only visited Boston for a few weeks, knows more places to eat out than I ... Simmons Dining a measly B, I knew what I had to do over spring break – go

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 6, 2025