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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  Correction from my previous entry: I'm told that you can paint your room in Burton-Connor too, as long as you clear it with the house manager ... are made to fit together, not built as a single entity. So you can

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

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  ), which you can read about in everybody else's blog. Basically, during the ... , decide which one you'd really like to live in based on meeting the people ... area of the dorm you'd like to live in. After that, certain floors, like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  .... Yes. Yes, that is in fact what you think it is. A monkey made entirely out of Legos. You know, you can get a UROP here? I mean c'mon, who ... Mindstorms) in the Media Center (the people who brought you the Jerk

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  As you know, we are hunkered down reviewing all of the MIT Regular Action Applications. Can I be frank with you? (As apposed to Bob? I'm so ... -fats. See how much time I saved you on the treadmill? Be sure that you can use

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  In The City That Never Sleeps NEEEEEEEEW YORK CIIIIIIIIITY

  

  some museums in the near future. You can watch my first day of NYC life ... Spanish Incubator, where I would study Spanish poetry and literature in the ...  not in Spain and I was left with effectively nothing to do this IAP

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 17, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  SnowDays while you're waiting for decisions

  

  sit in the front page of SnowDays, you can watch the most recent ... cuts in, and it shows the result you'll get when you unfold it. It ... 2009: The fantastic thing about SnowDays is that you can share your

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 8, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  much more confident in starting a project I don’t know how to do; I can ... In review — it’s been a good year. In reverse-chronological order, I… full sent a project, which was cool No one in my life has heard about

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  other chairs you can hold in Senior House are treasurer, soccomm (social ... In ...Yeah. So, you probably recognize that slogan because it seems ... personal politics here - if you really want to know, you can talk to me - but

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between getting in and not getting in, but you'd rather look your best throughout ... As you begin your MIT application and other college applications, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  up being a student at X or Y school is also something you can ... 't let people tell you what you can or can't do because of arbitrary ... less so. Hopefully, these words from 2015 Selam can remind you that

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pixar Pi

  

  monsters in our closet ready to jump out at us. If you’re feeling like ... , whatever it may be!   Taking a chance on yourself can be scary. You ... other doors than just the one on pi day you are waiting to open.  

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  How many desserts can one consume in 2 ½ hours? Five MIT students ... consumption of an immeasurable amount of calories. (OK, Dad, I know you hate when I fixate on food, but it’s all in the name of science.) We began at

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  readers, to bring you entertainment and distraction in your final hours ... of segue. In case you were distracted by the seg(ue/way), cheesy, and ... double-checking that you did, in fact, tick the right gender (that's the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Final Blogpost With a heavy heart, I say goodbye to the MIT blogosphere. The journey was all…

  

  winking in and out of a line of trees. And suddenly, you can feel the girl ... , actually, you probably can. It’s been a few days since Spring Break ended ... wondering if the Alchemist Statue will one day rise and kill us all. You can

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100 ... ’re putting yourself on paper. Recognize the things you did and fell in love ... passions. Highlight quirks. You can’t fit everything into a college essay, so

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  a night in hannover one of the most chaotic travel experiences of my life

  

  shops in NYC to smell different ones; I can feel myself developing a sense ... This summer, I'm doing MISTI-Germany and living in Berlin. I've been enjoying it a lot for a number of reasons: not least because in Europe

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 13, 2022
• Blog / Events

  HT@MIT: Department Lectures and Final Presentations MIT's Best Kept Secret

  

  undergrads that you can't find in most classes. The first opportunity is an insight into what's actually happening in the fields that you are interested ... advice is to make a list of the classes that you're interested in finishing

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • December 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  you can't fix it? Do you really work for the Apple Store?" BARGAINING ... engaged in watching the movie. Walk into any communal psetting area, and you ... university in the US - perhaps even the world. i usually can get MIT signal in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Out and about in the fog at the edge of the world

  

  the world always, overwhelming with its color. Do you feel in your bones ... you are. Maybe soaked and shriveled or plunged in dirt or laying your ... , because I wanted to jump back up in the sky and say, no! I can't let go let

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  period, but I strongly suggest you submit your application well in advance ... ;re here to answer your questions.  How can we help?  Answers below in the comments.  I will try to update this post with FAQs

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013