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  hello again ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

  

  complete my master's degree in Comparative Media Studies. A few weeks ago, on an unseasonably cold and rainy June day, I graduated from MIT, with my friends Elizabeth, Hamsika, Jenny, and others. And there was much rejoicing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 19, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  and headed southwest. Assuming a trajectory of 42.6 degrees for said ... wish to be considered for an admissions blogging position, and we've made ... as your intended major and extra-curricular interests, will all be

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  . Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may ... MIT, with a unique talent for both writing and astrophysics. Perhaps you ... MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing and is now an adjunct professor

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Social Enterprise Conference with a virtual reality demo that showed me the communities of Nairobi

  

  , practitioners, and students passionate about social enterprise. In our 17th year ... Enterprise and challenge participants to dare to take the steps necessary to ... top universities in the world is being right next to another one of the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 11, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  what are we to do? we are not helpless in the face of injustice.

  

  picked up a brown paper bag with a grilled chicken sandwich, and sat down ... engineering and in sloan business school, and a visiting student from germany ... talked at the table. we talked about how to build community and care for

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  universities, more like a government (or these days, government and corporate ... and paint it back at the end of the year. Just so my readers know, I ... , and virtually all non-frosh rooms, are singles, making this a non

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  professors from University of Miami, and got a positive response back from one ... MIT students, and probably college students in general. Many do ... our experience doesn't seem to be as common, and this is technically our

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MFA Boston A trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

  

  , and antiques in the United States.' " 'Things I Love' features choice ... , chemical engineer trained at MIT, world-class sailor, and devoted father. A ... 's interest in sailing and the sea (Koch captured the America's Cup in 1992

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  changing right before my eyes and there was nothing I could do about it. At ... % and 100% felt far beyond between 0% and 99%. My eyes began to well, and ... flooded me: awe, joy, confusion, denial, and horror. The world shifted for a

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  's get degrees and move on. However, I was planning to use this class to ... Sometimes you put a lot of effort into something and the external validation you get in return feels good and satisfying and right. Sometimes, it

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  , and have seen React applications with [annotation note="The state of a ... " or "read some state", and the way I became familiar was by using it ... needed to add checkboxes and their state, then I needed to add buttons that

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Dance at MIT!!! [Collab with Ben O. ’19] hip-hop? contemp? bhangra? lion dance? MIT's got it all

  

  Ben O. '19 and I decided to team up to talk about all the dance teams ... Mocha Moves in Fall ‘19 and are members of Dance Troupe, but I’ve done it only one semester and Ben’s done it for years. He obviously has been

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 30, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  reacting, we must recognize and learn from two elements that may seem to be at odds with one another: Marilee's contributions over the years and her mistakes. And we must move forward. Marilee's influence was widely

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  projects and a writing portfolio and all that. Now I have no finals while almost everyone else is kickin it into full gear to ace their own tests and ... of the past ten years (go back and forth with the bracket keys

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for the holidays, I'll try…

  

  With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for ... January 1. If you are applying on paper, have the Post Office postmark and ... deadline, the longer it will take our records office to process and for it to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I ... and for it to appear on your Application Tracking. Our records office is fully staffed over the holidays and is, even as I write, busily processing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2009 Numbers

  

  had expected. More news on the yield and makeup of the class soon ... Class of 2009 14% admit rate. We received 10,443 applications and ... : the MIT Class of 2009 will be composed of 53% male students and 47

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 31, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  future students of the Institute. If there is anything you would like to ... something. I love talking to you guys, and who knows maybe I will keep making ... the next part of my life and I will not forget my time at MIT! I love

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

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  exhibit of cameras that look around a corner, and a “glasses free’ 3D ... there will be blimp racing somewhere? Oh, and glass blowing! I caught a ... teen radio show at 9:30 am. And after that, I”ll be chillin, mom. But I

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  , physically, intellectually, and emotionally reacting to the three weeks I spent ... rural village where we were supposed to stay and perform water testing for ... with government programs (the Agricultural Support Programme) and NGOs

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007