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  A Break from Break I went to the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference at Yale. And I'm blogging about…

  

  headquarters in building 12. I left after 5 minutes and returned with a can of ... interdisciplinary area of BioPhysics and why you should not to enter grad school in an ... ?" Slightly more. "How many can't decide?" A whole lot. If you're wondering I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  Relations and would like to study abroad in China. Can you tell me about MIT ... others. You can major, double major, or minor in Political Science, or ... why so soon?" wrote, "Hi Matt, I know this might be a bit late for you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  skyline outside my window. You should know that in Boston, the weather can change from pleasant to ominous in a matter of minutes. And that ... Instagram everything, including the view of the Prudential building in Boston

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  with "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" by Elton John.)*   *This may ... elaborate ruse to get me off campus. In a very "ahhh you got me!" wag of the ... (General Institute Requirements) and while there isn't much leeway in what classes are

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  , I still wound up with a software one in the end...and lo and behold ... within the forests and the mountains, I feel safe in the way that I associate with growing up in New England. There's excellent coffee, beautiful

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  Ever since I first visited MIT in the summer of 2007, I knew that the ... expectations. This mindset has, in my opinion, produced some truly incredible results - not only in terms of the groundbreaking research and new

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  can always count on air support, and nobody is going put forth less than ... selflessness and sacrifice and each soldier and sailor knows he can count on his ... [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] The night still hung in the air at 0630

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  you. We will be spending our time in close proximity to the Charles ... you minimize the time spent in drenched clothes). Our in ... suggest that you complete these in groups (please make friends people). We

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * hey everyone! just wanted to pop in and say hi as decision day ... represents everyone at MIT. but maybe one more perspective can help you make a ... that there are things you can't do. people pick up new skills like

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  , and we'll do what we can to accommodate you in dire circumstances. Take ... family, your community, and your safety. You will not be penalized in the ... be as flexible as possible in these situations. When you’re able to do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  welcoming our new bloggers! baby bloggers? baby bloggers!!

  

  ,206 (and counting!) memories in her Notes app, is interested in science ... Summer has [annotation note="in academic calendar only. it is ... has some new baby bloggers, all very excited to write for you! After

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  anticipated "Jesus: The Ride" to much fanfare: If you're interested in ... ), and then Thursday and Friday, I met up with an MIT alum in Texas who works as a director for a rather large freight railroad in the West. It

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  're interested in film-making, you might take a class in it. Later you might hear ... hanging out at LSC, you might hear about an upcoming play… In short ... ," and Leslie Fish's "Hope Eyrie" can all count as filk, depending on who

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  everyone says that you can buy anything in the convenience store, but how do ... dancing." Adam's line of reasoning is that once you're in a relationship, you have no need to hump somebody on the dance floor, because [fill in

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

  Countdown to Burnout the clock is ticking

  

  ="a nice MIT perk is that you can just email most professors and they ... relatively [annotation note="so far, i can count all of my semester's bad days ... spring up in response to your feet hitting the ground. You feel joy, pure

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hilarity with Jeremy "Hi!" *awkward silence*

  

  is all guesses, all estimates - if you like we can put the squiggle ... silliness." "We'll put it in lightly. We'll put it in pink, if you like ... links. Be forewarned: just a black hole, these quotes will suck you in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  in your life when something happened but you can’t quite recall all of ... , as quickly as you can in bullet form. Then, you go back and write one ... character count: 25,664 Number of times the space bar was used in final drafts

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  well, but in the semester that you taught one of my classes, I learned ... someday with the same amount of joy that you had in teaching us. Perhaps I ... Last Thursday, Bob Silbey, a professor in Course 5 (Chemistry) and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  upfront A. C. Newman is about his depression, and you can hear it in ... By my count, there are 61 times I've referenced a song in one of my ... Lights is great, so I picked Forget You. The other contender was Can

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  you can tuck in your shirt, look polished, and tell people what they ... with a 15-year run (and counting) in my chosen field, peeking behind the ... leave for college, almost all the days in your life that you’ll spend with

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025