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• Blog / MIT Life

  Train in vain Pulling my first official all-nighter of the fall term.

  

  ). If you just want to see the fruits of our labor/insomnia, show up at ... was able to buy one of the last tickets at 3 AM. Thanks to Dave, the ... train was suddenly filled. Apparently Stamfordians like to go to New York

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Growing Up bringing it back to 2007

  

  'll see that this is a place of heartbreaking defeats -- but at the same ... leave Boston in New York, and trust me, there will be days when you miss ... , write all the notes, finish your work at the end of the day and go home

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  courses would allow me to explore new ways of bringing visibility to this ... and relevant. Perhaps similar courses are offered at other schools; I ... sadly still 5'2". That's 157 cm, for the 95.7% of humans who don't reside

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it means ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Live from Reg Day Somewhere between meetings 5 and 6

  

  Meeting Of The Year. I woke up at 8:30 to my alarm, turned it off, and *actually* woke up at 9:30, this time to the aroma of cinnamon rolls. One of ... of finishing all my requirements at the last minute like that has been

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  School of Engineering at MIT. Wow, huh? Maria, a longtime elementary ... Sunday in the Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway, the track where he ... Gillespie received an envelope from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  the driving test, this is not a strong indicator of my actual chances at ... boyfriend for a week and see some friends in New York City. In August, I ... and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Monday Actually, I think I just made it to Tuesday.

  

  the Cold War or the ending of The Matrix trilogy, academic life at MIT ... disheartening than others. A friend of mine offers this: once the cycle of tests ... potentials inside charged cubes. Erons is the type of person who carries all

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  hello seattle i'm on the west coast!!

  

  't comparing how foriegn it felt from my hometown in long island, new york, but ... of non-americans would balk at the fact that it took me 5 hours on a ... replaced the definition of 'home' in my subconcious. i'm in a completely

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 3, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  New York City for the rest of my life and live out my days...doing what ... I can begin to even explain where I've been. At the risk of sounding ... particularly hedonistic weekend in the desert of California at Coachella a couple

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Global Languages Freshman Learning Community engaging frosh done right

  

  semester, is designed to offer freshman community and expose them to new ... new light on the history of the French capital. We also discussed what ... FLC has done a great job with offering freshmen new cultural experiences

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  just get a new computer. I hope I at least get all my files (five ... lounge at MIT where a group of people are clustered watching a movie on TV ... 've experienced the five stages of grief (one of the few things I managed to retain

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  As some of you may know, this summer I'm working at the NIH National ... school, at which point he "gradually [accepted] the existence of God and ... universe. I'll try to read it before the end of the summer, but feel free to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  The Maslab 2007 competition (the culmination of the class for which I ... have a new battery, and their robot is fine, so they should be good to go ... proudly sent out some photos of their robot without giving any context for

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The REX That Was a review of the most recent confusion

  

  with the (soon-to-be-introduced) new bloggers for the Class of 2020 to ... at MIT. For those of you who have already decided where you're going to ... MIT culture is like, at least as reflected by the kinds of events that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 6, 2016
• 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 ... (Todai), the most prestigious university in Japan, through a year of ... the students new (and hilarious) methods of approaching math, literature

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from ... from the waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  completed several math courses at the University of North Carolina Wilmington ... universe that are not directly expressed in the observable properties of the universe," said Merritt Boyd Meet Merritt Boyd, the smartest student at North

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non-degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has an established agreement, and both universities exchange students with
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy New Year! A look back at 2006 and ahead to 2007

  

  , and changes of power on Capitol Hill. At MIT, we learned more about ... Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that it’s already 2007. 2006 was the year of YouTube, iPods, gas for $3.50 a gallon, record

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2007