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  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  made cold salads, ordered cake and hung decorations. And at the end of a ... after a night of celebrating the great new job I have and the seriously ... celebration for all of MIT (and all of Cambridge practically) on Killian Court

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Events

  5 days until Mystery Hunt

  

  will have "warm-up" activities prior to the beginning of the Hunt, and at ... One of IAP's most exciting activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In short, Mystery Hunt is a weekend long competition at MIT where students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  quad, and I couldn't help but be reminded of last summer. It was my last ... on to discover the even greater joys life has to offer. Earlier this ... obsession with turtles, up to the point of having a collection of them in his

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  who are struggling extraordinarily well, and some of us (at least I hope ... work at the loss of self-care and health.  However, amidst the chaos of classes and ridiculous amount of stress bestowed among the students here at

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Art variation on a poem of Elizabeth Bishop

  

  , working faster: psets, labs, and readings each week new. The art of being ... The art of being hosed isn’t hard to master; the tasks (you hope) will teach you something new. To be busy, then, is hardly a disaster

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Preview of Things to Come too fast, too furious

  

  works for me - I successfully merged into a band of '14s at a party and ... Project Lab, this is the Biology Major's rite of passage at MIT. It is unofficially and colloquially known as the class at MIT with the most number of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Boston, through the lens of my children Visiting Boston at 37 years of age was ...

  

  of chased pigeons, and even more Dunkin Donuts later, we ended up at ... Spongebob charms and a shiny new pair of white Crocs. Archer was the bag man ... heart of Boston that didn't exist back when I was at MIT, and it

  • by Snively '11
  • October 19, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied to MIT, the most in our history.  Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection = Finished Wow.

  

  proud of the class we've admitted. The predominant feeling, however, is sadness - because we were not able to offer a spot to SO MANY wonderful ... it, but I never do. We'll spend the next week preparing all of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  During our Independent Activities Period (IAP), essentially most of ... semester -- numerous for-credit classes are on offer. The full first semester of several language classes is available in condensed form: three hours

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in ... MIT! There are many ways to enjoy our campus from the comfort of your ... -created version of MIT in Minecraft!
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  hopes; MIT had been my dream for so long. I felt like a new version of ... possibilities. New cities, new paths unfolded, and MIT was out of the picture. It ... thriving at my state school (Purdue!!) and have found a community of bright

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  instead of 450 — they will be wider, at least 20 inches instead of 17 inches ... I've found my excuse to write a new blog entry. Remember way back when, when I blogged about the new chairs that could possibly be

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  Associate Professor of Applied Science and Engineering at Olin College. At MIT ... flux over a slice of the Earth to arrive at the same answer with a one ... looked at what happens on one “slice” of the Earth)? Turns out

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  of failure. My first few weeks at MIT have seen me pick out the major ... else they would definitely have kicked me out of my hall at that point ... that Yuliya explained at length here, so sometimes when I get bored of

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  nothing short of incredible, so I jumped at the opportunity. Before I knew it I was 500 feet above Boston catching a glimpse of the Red Sox ... of Student Life Benedict and Dean of Undergraduate Education Hastings

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  class of 2019. So I thought, what better way to end my time at MIT than ... the next part of my life and I will not forget my time at MIT! I love you all and thank you for being a part of my time at MIT <3  

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  hosted by the MIT Club of Northern New Jersey. As the only accepted MIT ... held at one of the alum's house and started with a typical question and ... Last year, the admitted students of the Class of 2017 got invitations

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  My alarm went off at 5:30 am today...I am not now, nor have I ever ... hated it, because all I wanted to do at that moment was go back to sleep ... find their place at MIT so there were no women living in sorority houses

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

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  difference. Anyway, I offer you a tale of suspense and... you know, other ... "Adventures in Logan Airport." First of all, my first name is Keri-Lee. At ... of its regular denizens (Hi, Nance. You too, Ben.) I was asked why my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006