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  Results from the Photo Scavenger Hunt On the bright side, there's alt-text!

  

  simultaneously winning and losing, like tripping down stairs and being helped up by ... congratulations Elizabeth and Mohammed (respectively) you're the winners of the scavenger hunt! Enjoy the fame and glory that comes with it. P.S. I'm trying

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 27, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly ... parents, birthday wishes from my sisters and grandmother, or even things I ... of linear algebra and eigenvalues for a little bit by blogging. And

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be flooded with eager beavers that want to eat free food, stay up late, and ... laundry, and have a place to sleep. You'll actually be living here and will

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  , and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is combined with an amazing fireworks show, and is televised ... separates Boston from Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  week of spring classes has come and gone. I spent last night finishing up ... novel) and, of course, finals. Easier said than done? Yeah, just a little ... forward to this weekend. Earlier tonight, a handful of friends and I went to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  makes people laugh and then think. What does this mean? Well, basically, scientists and researchers from around the world are selected because they have research that seems completely absurd. They are then voted on, discussed, and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  An Atypical Saturday That followed an atypical week.

  

  match. And this week, I went down hard. MIT landed a good right hook and I ... work to do because you have too much and can't do it all. And there will ... get up and keep fighting, because you will make it. And when the match

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat, RETREAT!! A weekend vacation.

  

  So this weekend my 61 of my fraternity brothers and I drove several miles in the snow to get away from MIT and plan for our upcoming semester. They often say that "getting there is half the fun" and I would tend to

  • by Bryan
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  've been TAing this IAP) is tomorrow evening, and I am excited. The teams have been working very hard, and dealt well with setbacks. There was an ... accidentally shorted their battery and their robot caught on fire! But now they

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

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  stones and onto the altar stone. The monument was built about five thousand years ago and historians still do not know whether it was built for ... , people popped their heads out of their offices and labs to see this special

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of ... updated, and I think it's a good overview. I'm hoping, however, that current MIT students (and alums, if any feel like weighing in!) will comment in

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  This post is written by the beautiful and talented Christina '10 ... is quite possibly the funniest (and happiest) Baker biology genius I know, as well as a poignant and accomplished blogger. Enjoy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front ... combined with an amazing fireworks show, and is televised nationwide. The ... and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Next steps Relax, guys. I'm still going to be around.

  

  I finished my last final exam yesterday, and barring any unforeseen ... webcast here. You should watch it and cheer for me.) My parents and younger brother are coming up from Ohio, and that weekend is also Adam's 21st

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  It is 2:30 and I already stained my neurons and nail-polished them to ... starting my 5.60 pset (due Friday), and c) brightening your lives, many of ... because I kind of zoned out for several lectures and didn't take very good

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  January -- the intermediate period between winter break and the spring ... ! These classes are limited-enrollment and available by special lottery only ... , Italian, and Spanish during IAP, and it's all included in your usual tuition

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Review of “Shopgirl”

  

  Last night, my roommate and I ventured (slightly) beyond MIT's campus ... Danes, Jason Schwartzman, and Steve Martin star in this supposed comedy that has promise but lacks substance and believability. Claire Danes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sam Videos Hurry, read this entry before Sam comes back from Maine and forces me to delete…

  

  Sam's undeniable nerdiness and my own insatiable appetite to document ... the hell the Biot-Savart equation is, and make you work harder on your MIT application than on any other. (And that last reason, my friends, is

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

  Majors

  

  exploration at MIT and if MIT has its way to help people find interests and in my case, something I REALLY like and I'm REALLY good at, at the same ... major you choose at MIT. You could have written Computer Science and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize our applicants are very committed to their schoolwork and with their ... choose from and write about in their MIT application and that students in ... . Remember that your application is reviewed in context, and that we look to