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  Antietam? I hardly knew him. A Fourth of July fable, while I'm stuck in Germany.

  

  . In the spring of 2005, I took STS.001: Technology in American History ... DID YOU KNOW? An Italian defender once said of Pele, after the 1970 World Cup finals, "I told myself before the game, he's made of skin and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  As I lay face down struggling to move in a puddle of 40 degree water ... strange white glint out of the corner of my eye. I turned my head as best I ... my mind reeled to remember the name for it. Then all of a sudden I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  . Actually, Cambridge was once the center of America's candy universe, with 32 ... . At MIT, we celebrate the holiday in various fun ways. Of course ... off to some of the many romantic restaurants and sites in Boston and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Massachusetts: The Geek State I less than three (

  

  States in order of the percentage of workers in STEM (Science, Technology ... National Science Foundation released a ton of statistics as part of their "Science and Engineering Indicators" report for 2010. They compiled a lot of

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 7, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Match Game

  

  of interesting discussion after my last post, and lots of good questions, too. I hope to answer many of those questions soon, but today I ... 's mission. The founding mission of MIT was to improve the world through

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  From One Cambridge To The Other A year away from the Institute

  

  wonderful exchange student from the University of Cambridge, Rob. An ... always there to clear up our many, many, misconceptions of all things British. In between correcting our pronunciations of Sixth and Herb he

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 12, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the ... 18 inches of snow, and ice on the roads to close schools. Being as ... great time to bond with teammates (and improve our rowing of course). It

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  of my generation destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical..." Hello readers. I've had an overwhelming number of requests for sample problems ... in 40 cloves of garlic, which incidentally take a surprisingly long

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  . These were Masters students working as part of their degree. Laura ... program. As the daughter of Italian immigrants, she was very excited about ... the weekends and spent a week at the end of her internship traveling to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  From Markets to Math Class

  

  engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She pursued a career ... . “It took about three minutes of standing in front of an 8th grade

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 12, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  That’s where you’ll find me Where troubles melt like lemondrops, Away above the chimney tops... my CPW schedule.

  

  Appropriate Technology & Sustainable Development Fair, 6pm, Thursday CPW ... , 3:15pm-ish, Friday Presentation of New Undergraduate Curricula in ... :17pm-8:17pm, Saturday Battle of the Bands, Saturday night CPW

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer plans

  

  Swiss Institute of Technology). I'm working at the Brain Mind Institute ... . I'll be blogging from there, of course, and taking pictures of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Scheduling Conflict Which class should I take? (Results from the previous poll posted.)

  

  Department in fall, 2006: The Challenge of World Poverty. The class is intended ... extreme poverty a thing of the past? Why do some countries grow fast and ... technology and project implementation addressed through lectures, case studies

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  the first part of his hour discussing the 5 percent of the universe we ... matter" like stars and galaxies. The other 95 percent of the universe is a ... with the last parts of our process before decisions are made final and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair technology, stickers and internships

  

  semester, Techfair is a student run career fair that showcases some of the biggest names in technology, student designers, innovators and entrepreneurs ... you leave the paper resumes at home in favor of "dropping them" online

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  of MIT's new Initiative on Technology and Self, which is working to ... technology and to raise the level of public discourse on the social and psychological dimensions of technological change." Aden pointed me to an

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer App Is Live For current college students hoping to enter MIT in the Spring of 2013

  

  Spring Semester of 2013. (See the Academic Calendar.) This deadline is ... entry in the Fall of 2013. To enter MIT as a transfer student, you ... university. Transfer admission is extremely competitive. The answers to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2029 are now ... the MIT Class of 2029, and as of *checks watch* right now, we have ... tinkerers  — they are united by a shared standard of rigorous academics, high

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  that there are all sorts of folks at MIT. For example, there is no majority ethnicity. MIT is about 35% white, 25% asian (of some persuasion ... % International, and our minority community provides all of the cultural resources

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for nothing, after all ... A lot of the day-to-day communication at MIT happens, not through ... magazine article that one of the admissions counselors had found. The article

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008