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  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  reviews, but it’s Spring Break now and time for all of us to take a ... decision you’ve made/ You’ve put a stamp of approval on every part of the ... came out, some of you were happy and would have found the above message

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring! What I did (and didn't) do over IAP...and plans for my last semester!

  

  I’ve never really understood the appeal of beach vacations. I spend a day relaxing and then have to recover from the effort of recuperation ... least three things during IAP: 1.) Lots and lots of running. Indoor track

  • by Alina G. '11
  • January 30, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  front of you. And, of course, as you leave the security checkpoint, your ... number of friends from home, MIT comrades, and MIT alums were heading down ... of unwise out-of-towners who didn’t have SmarTrip cards or otherwise

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  I'm currently on the MedLinks retreat; it feels good to get out of ... down time - and it's a lot simpler than trying to approach the speed of ... , then called the office and was driven the rest of the way by a kind

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  , casually tossed a disc around, then lined up at our respective ends of the ... would inspire me to new heights of athleticism (although given his recent ... member of the other team, who had come running over to make the block. Foot

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  Last week, the blogging committee - comprised, as always, of the ... . With an acceptance rate of just under 9.7%, it's actually more difficult ... difficulty of the decisions is no excuse for not making them. Decide we must

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  most of the tour guides, several live in my house and I appreciate seeing their helpful faces at the end of my information sessions. The time had come! You all have met Alina, one of our newest bloggers. Well, I first

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  . Because I truly, truly do. No, I can’t tell you my favorite flavor of ice ... the mood to experiment? It’s kind of a big deal, picking a favorite, and ... Achilles heel. It’s not for want of trying. I bake a lot; last summer I kept

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  night of live music, dancing, and some pretty funky Haitian food, and ... didn't eat all that much, I feel so full of everything that's happened ... point to get back before dark, since some of our professors were concerned

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our estimates of the percentage of admitted students who will attend (known as the "yield

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Throwback I'm gonna throw this out there. If you don't like it, you can throw it…

  

  I recently bought a pair of rollerblades for $8 from the Garment ... of clothes in a pile being sold at a dollar fifty a pound - and I think I probably haven't looked this uncool since my fouth-grade days of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  Tomorrow marks the return of classes, p-sets, papers, reading assignments, and a tangible lack of both time and sleep. Yup, second semester is ... I actually liked reading the textbook. We'd watch a whole bunch of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for Seniors From me to you. Why? Because I care

  

  between. My trip was a lot of fun! I saw the Pacific Ocean…… ….got lost ... in the right direction….. ……eventually found the Hollywood Walk of Fame and saw the stars of some of my favorite actors….. He graduated

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  although there were women living in one of several independent living groups ... fraternity on campus, but without the ties of sisterhood that bind the women I ... play a similar role to that of the Graduate Residence Tutor (GRT) in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friendship Oh my dearest . . .

  

  me and Elizabeth (one of my teammates for toy design last year) about ... have a better understanding of how entrepreneurs may get started with their business. Here is a tentative schedule of the event: Tuesday

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  nice to find another place to study. My favorite option was the room of an upperclassmen down the hall who liked to study in one of the ... take messages, so that year I became the "voice" of IM Hockey. Every time

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Otra Vez, Como Siempre Some J-Pop to cheer you up. =p

  

  Amazing Discovery of the Day: After nearly three semesters at MIT, I ... ). Wow, it really shows what kind of MIT student I am over this last year ... 's already the Class of 2013! In honor of what I'm going to do during IAP

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  This semester, almost all of my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays ... ?) Besides the plenitude of classrooms, some of Building 4's most enjoyable ... for 18.02 (multivariable calculus), which is one of the freshman GIRs

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  the only method I am fully capable of doing after years of training in ... , freshman Me walking across the Harvard Bridge in the dead of winter. More students who want quicker transportation use bicycles. MIT has plenty of bike

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  mimicked in a higher-pitched voice and some sort of everlasting smile. It ... , a land of glue, x-acto knives, mounds of paper, pencil and pens ... (Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings) that morning. After the review I had but

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008