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  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  different type of burger is named after a state, and Sam can name the toppings ... , and they're awesomely helpful. (Yes, awesomely is a word. At least, it ... was good because I was up bright and early on Saturday. I showed up at

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  , Michigan; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; and Hanoi, Vietnam to gain a better understanding of the social, political and economic systems ... looking for a program that didn’t promise that and rather had a different

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14 Questions with a Course 14 Professor 📈📉 An interview with Jon Gruber!

  

  personally found the real-world analogies and anecdotes in lecture to be far ... equalities, compromises, and costs. I also ventured, on one rainy afternoon ... Harvard, healthcare policy, economics research, technical writing, and more

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • May 6, 2026
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  learning with the MIT Glass Lab, and I had an absolutely amazing time. Here's a walkthrough of all the different things I made this semester and ... glassblowing, I'll include some explanations of technical terms too. (And if you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  these national scholars and competition people and I'm just a guy from ... still. :) ... I sort of want to email admissions and ask "So thank you ... after they learned more about their fellow admits. Online, at CPW, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  Two years ago (wow time flies), I went to CPW, and I came away ... mystical fog of technological magic and innovation. I still decided to come ... , upperclassmen I knew from high school, and of course the academic excellence and

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  from our early admits and current applicants. Shortly thereafter, we sent ... Chimp to send emails to prospective and admitted students. MailChimp requires ... and we sometimes have to tell you things about stuff.   But what

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  students who are thinking about joining the class of 2015, and/or those ... attendees have not been and will not all be admitted (in my mind, I viewed it as elimination round 2, and was hoping for Survivor-esque challenges

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  Coming off of a state-of-mind-altering weekend in Maine with people ... profound blog post, so I’ll go ahead and zoom in on some the crazy things ... ; Bane of my existence, and I know I’m not alone. For 8.01 – the intro

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Typhoon, Wedding Highlights from my trip to Asia.

  

  inspired by a friend's wedding in Malaysia. It was a hot and steamy holiday, but well worth the visit and time away from the office. I'm still catching up on email and various projects I'm behind on since returning from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  United States (1700 miles). And I complain about 120. He can also open his ... bike there after 3-6-0? Matt and Jose are going. We can invent a dance ... Hop with people you know from all branches of MIT. Jose is course 6. And they

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends My last last day of school

  

  and the freedom of summer are 1) a 20.380 final presentation, 2) an HST.426 final project, 3) presenting this final project at a showcase, and 4 ... , but not without a great deal of internal groaning and an overwhelming

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  and ejaculating, and me in a state of shock, unable to say anything but ... “Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and ... danger of assault and battery. My consuming interest in men and their lives

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Money! Money! Money! Life is like monopoly, except you're not a pewter Tophat and it costs WAY more…

  

  of "prease" if Biology has taught me anything) and finally become fully fledged frosh and other alliterations! Want to eat ice cream on toast for ... 're adults now and that means you get to make choices. Of course that also

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  psychology grew out of a call for universal education, and that it reciprocally ... After talking to my friends during the first week of senior year and ... three days. And, if you're sly (or legitimately busy, but nobody can tell

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  matters worse, I was wearing open heels, and had recently showered (it ... your liberal art courses and still have a good chance of making it in MIT ... thing you could do would be to come here, stay with an MIT student, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  East Campus has a reputation. It's known as the mysterious and “intense” dorm of people with no shoes and dyed hair. But, not everyone who ... ” activities like building rollercoasters and fire-spinning. As proof, I can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  by checking off completed GIR, REST, Lab, and HASS classes, as well as the requirements of your specific major(s) and minor(s). You can create ... descriptions, move courses around, and save different paths. Check it out

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a compilation of creative projects creativity? at MY institute?

  

  and a half classes that fell under MIT's broad category of [annotation ... , and Social Sciences classes, including one from each of those categories; thus, HASS-H, HASS-A, and HASS-S"]HASS-A, or arts classes

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  As April ends, and admitted students everywhere decide where to ... Admissions. But what we mean by match - and what match means to you - isn ... to me: When I was searching for and applying to schools six years ago

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011