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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  day- whatever is in store for you. ... typically the biggest travel days in the U.S. Why? Because that day (today!) is Thanksgiving day, which is a BIG DEAL in the U.S. Considering the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  commute! Some days you can find him walking from his home in Cambridge to work which only takes him about 25 minutes. Most days, you can catch him ... Once upon a time, in a land far far away (called New Jersey), a young

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  TOEFL." You can definitely submit test scores in January for regular ... to the context of your overall app - what you're interested in, what ... department at MIT interests you and why?'" First, I should note that it has no

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  . Anonymous asked, Do you know if an MIT undergrad majoring in physics can apply ... about 80 to go. And then, I have to manipulate the data in Excel so I can ... the things you have to do in science are brain-liquefyingly, eye

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  We made a website this is a filler post

  

  . Clicking the Compose button links you to a page where you can record a piece using the piano keyboard. You can mess with the song’s key, time signature, and tempo; you can snap the notes to the beat, and you can drag notes

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 31, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  this in some respect; you're chilling with some friends late at night ... about staying in touch with my friends than I was when I was while I was ... ... Sadly, one element of campus life that 2 am video calls just can't manage

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  much top secret). - You can't live in your fraternity during your ... , I'll be honest. I went to high school in the south, and you know ... opportunities, expose you to the realities of living in a house that requires

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  I guess there are some things in life you can’t control. For me (and ... out to you Zangi), and even establish a new home in East Campus ... Picture this: me, three water balloons in hand, running across

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our new video And yeah we’re kind of jazzed about it

  

  By now many of you have seen our new promo video on the website. And if you haven’t yet, you can take a look right here. MIT: Live the ... alright, and we plan to show you more of that in the coming months, so stay

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Season Some advice for the EA deadline. (Relax. Be patient. Don't stress. Don't procrastinate!)

  

  1. Yes, you can submit documents up to and through midnight on ... Early Action deadline. We've been getting a lot of questions here in ... submission date for documents to show up in the tracking system. We have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  -year class plan of the department in which you plan to major. I'm being ... I just presented some intercultural communication challenges in the ... changes that affect future classes (maybe you), so naturally there are

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  always something you can do better next year. In Europe, where the electric ... student in the Aerospace Controls Lab. He was the electrical systems lead of ... wrote about his awesome experience traveling to Europe with the team! You

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  communicate ideas other than “you can integrate a stress tensor over a surface ... teaching assistants. (In case you had an exceptionally well-englished TA, you ... sure you don't want a cookie? Me (in a mild state of panic, since by now

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  you can be a part. Sincerely, Kirk Kolenbrander Senior Advisor to the ... ...that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT ... - 6 graduate and undergraduate students. She very much hopes that you

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  , we can smell the garlic. Love is in the air, and it doesn't smell good ... . The Crest bus has stations for you to brush your teeth. I say, "When in ... each year, and that it is the largest food festival in the country. On

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  President Reif in Kresge. I've been looking forward to this all week. If you ... 2:50 PM, Wednesday, May 8 I am in a café on Mass Ave, waiting for a ... the phone. A tall, tattooed man walks in wearing a skintight red devil

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  too much for me to handle. and i’m hoping, how i’m hoping, that you can ... Dragons if you comment tonight i promise i’ll read it. i’ll reply if i can. ... lot of time thinking about you over the next few days. i wonder how all

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  in Copley, Cmart in Chinatown. Now I think you have to wander a place ... and see more people, and I never knew how good it can be to be in Boston ... air that says, this could be you. Going to an art festival is, in a way

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Now An Option for RBA Freshmen Next House's freshmen, starting with the class of 2012, can now participate in REX. !!!!!!!!

  

  As you may know, I lived in Next House as a freshman, and while it ... .. can I have a look at those?" She says, "No." "Oh, and also, you have to ... means that you have to live in that dormitory for the year (unlike

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  spring in your step, you're about to buy lots of delicious food to cook with, Lorde is playing in your ears, and a light breeze urges you onwards ... ="11096"] If you click through to load this panorama in full, you'll be able

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018