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  Bad Ideas Because not all ideas can be good

  

  Center, where I work most mornings. As usual, I looked up in Lobby 7, more ... . Not going to lie, I was a little jealous. Anyways, the idea behind ... before you could stop the clock. You might be thinking, well that's not a

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  identity in the not too distant past. And it’s also, at the same time, about ... great place to work and be a student. 1. MIT is very diverse -with no ... things about MIT is that we are not part of the common application, which

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  . Starbucks works during various hours of the day. For instance: 1. The busiest ... occasionally refer to this Starbucks as an extension of their offices. Not that I ... passed out on one of the couches. Turns out he was alive and well. And not

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  universities really be? This time, that extra perspective is not mine, but that ... , so unlike at MIT, there isn't a constant pressure to work on psets. I ... that I didn't do my work at Cambridge, but it meant I could focus on

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  and, most recently, a working metal lathe But there are certainly ... 't. Ok, maybe not "held to a standard," but people do look at you in a ... know whether the moon was a planet or not. The letter and the moon

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW on the Web CPW comes to you...ON THE INTERNET

  

  spent most of the last week working on stuff for Campus Preview Weekend ... app is http://bit.ly/cpwapp. Calendars Not everyone uses the iPhone OS ... Calendar (via Google). And here's the agenda itself: Twitter Last but not

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true. Believe it or not, MIT has ... Zeppelin Hopefully you can see how the name of my show is relevant now! Not only do I play eclectic works, but I also give away concert tickets on

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Start shaping up in January! I like.

  

  tomorrow! OK – not really true. But the sense of freedom and spontaneity, the ... days (NOT!), two of my suitemates Molly and Evie sent out a floor email ... Monday, January 25th ----- all the way until April 18th. By then, working

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  swell. I just wrapped up my UROP work and have already finished two of my ... punched in the stomach.  Not bad, eh?" Jess: "Just before taking my final ... pm EST. And as for my holiday shopping: no, it's still not done (too

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  , that is simply not true. Sure, we analyze the data to figure out whether the recruitment we're doing is working, and how we can potentially ... on your admissions decision. We know that not every student has the

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  Numbers 1: MEnging I graduated in June, but I'm not gone yet! Due to ... also happen to have absolutely *amazing* advisers. We're working ... the center. I'm not sure whose idea the snow-capped mountains or volcano

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Application question: scholastic and non-scholastic distinctions? Answering FAQs about the awards section in the MIT application.

  

  , these are not the "right" answers, but rather some insight into how we ... Community Award) Work-related accomplishments (e.g. employee of the month ... non-scholastic, don't worry. As I said above, these are not the "right

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  student-articles -- are not demographically representative of MIT. Some ... technology competition at Washington State University based on their work ... offers is worth it. "If you love something, it's not hard," she said. "It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  the arts were not underappreciated. There was so much to do that I ... ended up not even making it to the COOP because I had planned to stock up ... I realized that he had to work on a P-set due that night) and

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  Governor's schools Governor's schools directory I do not recommend these ... ." This should be for personal development. We do not expect that students ... working and spending time with friends & family is a great option, one I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  . It’s always neat to explain your work to people who know so much more ... ; not only do you get free goodies like food and a tote bag, but you meet ... not yet stepped foot on campus, I hope you can make it next year!

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  's not just for engineers. Undergraduates in the Dept. of Urban Studies and ... 'd be both a fourth-year undergrad and a first-year grad student, working ... all sorts of places, not just the Boston area or the U.S. My next entry

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  foreigner who did not even speak the language. “I wanted to remedy this ... beautiful, though not necessarily tangible, to their lives.” Alia decided to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Delayed Reaction A day in the life.

  

  got a job working at the computing help desk last semester- you know, I ... .001 lecture from hell. I’m not even joking. So you know how the least fun part ... the most absurd algebraic manipulation I have ever seen. (I’m not even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Play it again, Sam You wouldn't be saying that if you were in lab with me.

  

  canned pineapple in JELL-O but not fresh pineapple. How tired do people get at MIT, with all the work they have to do? Well, yesterday I broke ... , having not left campus for home at all, I triumphantly completed this thing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 11, 2006