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• Blog / Challenges

  Quizbowl adventuring knowledge is (*) power !

  

   quizbowl." (In fact, there may be more in the future!) If you already know what quizbowl is, you can probably skip this intro paragraph and go straight to ... quizbowl is that you form teams of 4-5 people, and two teams sit in a room

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 29, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Starting over sucks but sometimes you have to do it

  

  qualities of the game that you can't avoid, in the same way that I can't avoid ... with your controller and score as many points as you can. The ... in the future. I can just do my best now and see where that takes me

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  function can be in the frequency or time domains depending on what you need ... DID YOU KNOW? If you drink one can of soda every day for six months ... /D/F, a well-known but surprisingly little-used option that you can exercise

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  . I want more school? Yes. Why you might ask? In my opinion, I ... piece in a larger puzzle. So as many of you begin to apply to college and worry and fret and take tests, I'll be in the same boat as you almost. I

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  than "as soon as you can." The bottom line is: Please send in ... anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember ... arrived in the Admissions Office. For students for whom midyear grades are a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Brief Taste of Orgo Basically, Sam Maurer is a prophet.

  

  really choose to learn about it. It just sort of happened. In case you ... In today's 5.12 lecture (in English, that's organic chemistry), I ... scheduled to be covered in the discussion. The list went something like this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In Our Bedroom After the Pandemic a bedroom is something that can actually be so personal

  

  !"]when I was 14.[/annotation] I can stretch my arms wide in the bed and roll ... ’t feel quite home, not in the way that home lets you exhale, lets you take ... accent wall in a deep, dark red—colors I chose as a fledgling teenager

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  incremental game support group let's distract ourselves with games!

  

  two in the game. You can play this for over a month and still have ... 't take too long to finish; you can even finish the game in one sitting. As ... 's worth playing just for the story. Rather short; you can finish in one

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / Events

  PumpkiNerd Carving My dorm had a pumpkin carving contest, and categories were funniest, scariest, geekiest, most original,…

  

  As I pasted in my previous entry, my dorm had a pumpkin carving ... , and best overall. Can anyone guess which category I entered my pumpkin in? Here's Veena '06, who lives in Baker House. Look at the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living with Rain Beyond the umbrella

  

  It rains a lot in Boston. There’s not much more you can say about ... that you can wait inside for 10 minutes, and then it will stop. I had ... you have that, you can forgo the umbrella. It keeps you dry, can look

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  people, and get a feel for which cultures you fit in with.  MIT can be ... questions you have in the comments section below, and I will do my best to ... things with them that you can both enjoy.  Some of my best friends at MIT

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  as well as what you do is not a one-way street.  In order to really be seen, you have to allow it.  You have to invite people in, and it probably helps a great deal if you are in the right place to begin with. As

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Invasion of the Stikmen Another invasion of MIT?

  

  spoil the location of them all! If you're on campus, see if you can find ... Some of you that frequent the blogs may remember that last year ... . As usual, Steven was in the loop. He mentioned how he had stumbled upon

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 14, 2012
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  community college may apply for transfer admission. If you are in your first year of college, the earliest you can apply to transfer to MIT is during ... many students we can accept. Students who at the time of entry to MIT
• Blog / How to Money

  ew taxes the new zealand government owes me money

  

  . . . while, yes, I can still get it back (New Zealand allows you to file tax ... March 2018. From September 2017 to August 2018, I lived in Auckland, New ... taxes, or save part of your paycheck for the government overlords. In New

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 13, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  call all yalls. Especially, since, I can chat with you here. So, here ... for the evening, because MIT is calling YOU! That's right, tonight is ... calling new students and chatting with them about MIT. I've participated in

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Where WAS I? Honestly? I still don't know.

  

  , nothing-but-the-truth? YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH. The truth is I donated ... of irritated I lost so much time, but what can you do? I am pretty sure ... otherwise, even the little voice in your head that's telling you to just strap

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  required) to Associate Director of Admissions Matt McGann. I hope you can ... in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) on ... serving some appetizers before you head off for supper. The Artsgarden is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  the bridge in flip-flops. For those of you who were not at MIT last ... can pin another bib on Veena '06. Don't let our smiles fool you. It is ... ) as Melis '08 laughs at me in her warm, warm sweatshirt. I hate you

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs MIT Admissions would launch in 2004. Now, with more than a dozen ... more helpful and successful. If you have any feedback, constructive criticism, or any other helpful comments about how I can be a better blogger

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005