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• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  Tastykakes, a regional brand of pastry that costs about 50 cents in Southern ... very nearly attained twenty (oh dear!) years of age, I had not yet ... way out of Giant, on an impulse, I stuck a dollar into the PA Lottery

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  thrive." As the report says, MIT has offered generations of people the ... as ‘friend-of-the-court’ —  is filed by entities not themselves parties ... Fisher v. University of Texas back in 2015 (brief).']amicus brief

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Radia Perlman ‘73, Mother of the Internet Radia Perlman has three MIT degrees and more than 80 patents.

  

  know about the MIT alumna who is known as the "Mother of the Internet ... Sun Microsystems, inventor of the spanning tree algorithm (!). Check ... is posing as a "spanning tree") The "Mother Of The Internet' Puzzle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  As much as I hate Twitter, I think I'm going to follow the trend of ... (?#@^&*!!!), all kinds of awesome and interesting things are going on ... basically a Twitter feed. I hope you appreciate the enormity of this sacrifice

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That ... taking measurements of toxic algae concentrations while you’re on a boat in ... fulfilled by taking 4 gym classes, or by participating in 2 seasons of a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... . Most everyone resolved to get some work done on these couple of days, but ... ] There are leaves all over the courtyard, various shades of green to yellow

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Grocery Store Run Run, Geza, run!

  

  obtained to relieve me of the MIT firehose-induced famine. In truth, I've been eating well, and the schoolwork hasn't affected any of my habits ... , and of course Oreos—to fill my empty fridge. A week of eating nothing

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentation Recap Flashing lights, a live horse, social robots, great music, clouds of steam and lots of…

  

  ? As Purple Team explained, a 3.5 degrees celsius rise in temperature of ... Presents: Verda On the southern edge of Boston is the neighborhood of ... could aid the transport of vaccines in remote areas. KoolPool, an

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  ="one-year master’s of engineering, offered to select engineering departments at MIT ... worthwhile.   I took The Folklore of Gaelic Ireland for the fairies and ... of Ireland. I love this type of legend cycle, where there are many

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student activities can I do?

  You can do anything we already offer on campus, or you can start your ... what's going on around campus, or check out a list of active groups from the Association of Student Activities (ASA).
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  HELLO WORLD and welcome to my playthrough of a new game - college! I ... own adventure, and there are an infinity of options to choose from ... to get your hands on the prized diploma, but it’s way more fun to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  came to claim their diplomas, I lost track of my friends as I was taking ... front while both my friends met Tim Cook outside of the bathroom."   ... MIT folks and wherever else MIT folks. I bet one of you is in space

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  California, she got first without studying [because of her rigorous preparation ... So Matt McGann, who's actually a fan of Taiwanese TV shows in secret ... basically they invite a bunch of college students from different universities

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  first semester of my master's degree here. GPA isn't that important for my ... have secured a full-time offer for 2024 in the specific type of role I ... Twitter. Since my blogs do a decent job of encompassing how 2022 went for

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  GELcamp project management… in the woods?

  

  -day fever dream. Here’s a diary of everything that went down during GELcamp… Day One Hello! I am currently typing this in 14 degree weather, snuggled ... Wellesley. Today was our first day of GELcamp (more formally known as Camp

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 6, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  You oughta know Answers to many, many questions.

  

  out right.) I feel like the purpose of a class plan is really more to decide if a given set of two majors is feasible, rather than setting out a ... at least once a semester from the end of freshman year to the end of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. As a matter of philosophy, MIT is committed to the idea of equal access to higher education for everyone. It has been our experience that the cost of applying

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions for 2016 And what I gained after a semester at MIT

  

  I have something of a love-hate relationship with 2015. Last year was defined by its discontinuities. The first half of the year was spent trying not to fall asleep in my last stale months of preparatory schooling. The

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 3, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  From The New York Times (check out the awesome photo of Paul, Jess, and Chris M.!): M.I.T. Taking Student Blogs to Nth Degree By TAMAR LEWIN ... fell asleep during a Star Wars marathon. It wasn't a result of sleep

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  completely new place full of strangers and challenges and legends and horror ... little New England town that you probably haven’t heard of. Enter freshman ... ’s worth of orientation events that you really should go to. Why? To enhance

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016