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  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  (after having let us have a crack at it first) of the same documents that ... her treatise on the formation of the Constitution of United States ... , and she is an absolutely fascinating speaker. She has done decades of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  residents, mostly frosh, she's a new arrival at Simmons. Unlike those ... a piece of lemon cupcake. Who says old dogs can't learn new tricks? ... for Tai Shan, the giant panda born at the National Zoo in 2005, whom a

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Are you sure you don’t want to cancel? Double whammy.

  

  for another dinner afterwards at one of my favorite restaurants ... . Careers AND Grad School. Thursday: Wake up at 5:05 AM. Board taxi to Logan ... ; instead, I slept. Land in Houston. Now, here was one of the most exciting

  • by Bryan
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  I've realized that at this point I've pretty much conveyed this type of image concerning my life at MIT: While true some of the time, I ... attempts at not getting buried under mountains of work. Sometimes I fail, but

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  event this Thursday at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. I hope you'll be there! If you ... once again made the NCAA (Division III) tournament! You can follow all of ... Debate Team of Adam Goldstein ’10 and Bill Magnuson ’09 won the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  corridor” has taken on new meanings for me. at mit it refers to a long ... punctuation at the ends of paragraphs the second half of 2023 was absolutely ... saw lots of friends and an eclipse and ten new states, my boss helped me

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  eyelash. He was quiet for a couple of minutes, stared off at the wall, then ... 'd already thought of that. At 12:55pm, I found myself outside my 8 ... through some possible courses of action, and settled on: moping. First, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  during a particularly stressful spoke of the admissions cycle. You guys rock - BIG thanks. Second, there have been a bunch of questions about ... : A new enhanced portlet will be launching in the next week to 10 days

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  Museum took advantage of the day to announce their new home at...314 Main ... a few days later with some of the other stuff that happened on Monday ... ="73497" image2="73498" image3="73503" /] Department Events Every Pi Day, lots of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick hello from Albuquerque I'm in New Mexico for ISEF.

  

  talked of making a "left turn at Albuquerque") (No sign of the High School ... ). Apparently the weather was pretty crazy today ("the sky was like at the end of ... A quick shout out from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I am attending

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  Office: MIT physicists create new form of matter June 22, 2005 CAMBRIDGE ... among physicists: They have become the first to create a new type of ... So today at work, I had a little "free time" so I decided to peruse

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Manolis Kellis: Combining computer science with biology An interview with Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, who was honored as one…

  

  a professor at MIT, Manolis Kellis, Assistant Professor of Computer ... University professors are often portrayed as self ... , Prof. Kellis was honored as one of Technology Review’s Top 35 Innovators

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Unfolding of Language Your high school English teacher may hate it, but "gonna" really is a word.

  

  now my new favorite topic. I read The Unfolding of Language: an ... "gonna" isn't just verbal slang- it's really becoming a new word. Look at ... Headquarters Office, at [email protected]. That way he can answer more of your

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  seen a new post appear at the bottom of the main page, the date hadn ... you drag over all those colored boxes at the top of your screen and look at all of the options that drop down, we get to choose from those. We

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.

  

  reading this post will end up at other colleges next year. If you are one of ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2017 will be available today at 6:28 p.m. (Deep breath) Please don't be crazy and

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 14, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  heart, ... When you're at the school for you, you'll know it." - Kelli Keuhne (professional golfer who attended the University of Texas) Right ... perform amazingly at the school of your choice. So I'll be lame and close

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  universities out there (some of which actually admit kids with no AP's!). Many of ... enough to post it here as well: As with most of my posts in the parents ... helpful. Numbers mean nothing to us because ~70% of our applicant pool is

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  being at school I've lived in many different parts of the housing system ... best chance at being put where they're happiest. Of course no system is ... live. At the end of REX, you can enter the readjustment lottery, where

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  -"sellout" culture that's prevalent at MIT, I feel like a good number of people would ... are ones that offer a lot of fulfillment. Things are a bit hypocritical ... acceptance of the fact that they are a student at Yale. I know that getting

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  practice. Yay! We grab dinner at one of the few restaurants in the area, and ... A brief intro... Last Wednesday, I left MIT to compete at the 2016 ... -January. Wednesday I’m done with my last class at 3pm, and return back to my dorm to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015