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  MIT Movies Emeritus out with the old, in with the older

  

  Before I say what I have to say about video, remember: Blogger ... have something to read next week in addition to furiously refreshing ... without a certain comforting character for those of us old enough to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  everyone's... but mine. In mathspeak, for all MIT students not equal to Kate ... weekend, but those people are from Connecticut or New York. The trip to ... to spend the afternoon with me. That is... once they found me... Aside

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  No Pain, No Gain I wish it weren't so.

  

  and triceps might need to be a larger part of my life - asap!! I was slightly jealous of the other members of my EMT class, none of whom seemed to ... and the techniques I need to work on. I'm also now fully aware that MIT

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  battle, and hiking have to do with each other? hmmm... If you guessed ... resistance and thus being able to maintain a current without a voltage. The only problem with these awesome devices is that they require you to cool

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of ... Technology Class Ring dates back to the spring of 1929. C. Brigham Allen ... members from the classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932. Their mission was to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I am a bad example but only for about twelve seconds.

  

  could give to a teenage girl." (I do not think the series is well ... glares at me, probably convinced I'm an ultra-promiscuous feminazi out to convert innocent thirteen-year-olds to fellow godless heathens. "I have to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  , for some reason, chose to enroll in MIT's hardest physics class, dubbed ... Prof. Pinker... well, he decided to move to Harvard. This term, the ... who choose to teach freshman classes care very much about the mentoring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Perks Of Life At The ‘Other’ Cambridge [by Mirat Shah '08] Along with ~40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at…

  

  University as part of the Cambridge-MIT Exchange. I was disappointed to see no ... from September to May with a summer break, the Cambridge school year ... (sorry, I had to rub it in). Also, that whole stereotype of British people

  • by Cambridge
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  stands for Independent Activities Period. From January 8th to February 2nd, MIT students get the chance to enjoy everything that MIT has to offer ... dizzying number of activities to choose from. For example, I could

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breakfast with a Genius Okay, so I stole the genius joke from Bryan. But it's still true.

  

  When I grow up, I want to be Suzan-Lori Parks. Only, you know, not ... to win the Pulitzer Prize. She was also a recipient of the Mac ... 's always great to meet and talk with someone who is not only successful in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Really Random 19 pictures. Don't open on a dialup.

  

  , probably because I had to much work. Do you always wait for the longest day ... , apparently the residents were strapped for cash one day and decided to sell the ... going to use the money to build robots instead of buy beer, he threw in an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Play hard…and then work hard! There's no excuse not to have an AWESOME time this weekend!

  

  It's been a long week, but next week promises to be even longer. Classes end this Wednesday, then we have one day to study (most schools get ... . Volunteers meet outside of McCormick and travel to Lawrence, MA to work on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  (remember, we're professionals); newer readers might take 30-45 minutes to fully evaluate and summarize a folder. We're expected to read applications at least 4 full days each week (including weekends), in addition to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You stay classy, Sam… TA, go! At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

  

  successfully bribed Ben to let me stick around as a blogger this semester, and since I've already had to break out the long pants and awesome jacket, the ... you think of a really good one, send it to me via comment or e

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  Traveler Convention. Got to love the wonderfully hideous modern architecture on campus too! Just the general gestalt of the place is very cool--down-to ... things about Boston: Boston's nice, but to be honest I spend most of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Old Kentucky Home

  

  . Compared to most people in the South, I certainly don't. But in my first ... I interact with who have known me long enough to know what I talk like, and therefore don't feel compelled to comment). I certainly use some

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello world!

  

  Hello to all of you readers! I'm the latest student admissions ... field is an exaggeration. Right now, I want to get a BME minor. I'm not a ... 'd like to go to grad school, but right now I'm not sure in exactly what

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Monkey Dance

  

  work at 6:50pm tonight and was in the mood to do something interesting ... to the third largest Cambodian community in the world behind Phnom Penh ... interesting (at least to me). In the film, all three teens were from low income

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  what’s on my wall too many postcards, that's what

  

  of my room at home, to the point where I started stashing away cards for my dorm room walls well before I actually got accepted to college. Naturally, when I got to campus two weeks ago, one of my first priorities was

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bad Grades and Big Screw-Ups Pulling back the A's, B's, C's, and P's to see what's inside

  

  friend where she admitted to me that she really screwed up academically this semester, and she seemed to be pretty embarrassed about this. BUT ... ? So I went to bed, and the next day I woke up, and I was like: “Gasp

  • by Powers '23
  • January 14, 2021