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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I AM SO BUSY

  

  Iceland, Sweden, and Denmark with three friends. We're going way north in Sweden to Abisko. Should be a lot of fun, and I promise to post pictures

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Chocolate Tasting Nuts, olives, and 99% cocoa

  

  chocolate, and cleansed our pallets with bread and water. (Chocolate, bread, and water = the 3 food groups?) They encouraged us to rub and smell ... stayed mostly in the range of 60-75% cocoa, and had two insanely

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.

  

  and the difficult decisions we make in selection. This year, we received ... month reading and crafting great summaries of your applications, and now we take those summaries and work from them. We do selection in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)

  

  It's Saturday night at MIT, and I'm taking a break from reading in my ... ) Cornflake Girl (Tori Amos) If Ain't Got You (Alicia Keys) Drift and Die ... combination of Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler) and (I Just) Died in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  your first week at MIT. Since Sam and Mitra both have covered many of the Orientation events as well such as CityDays and the ASA Activities Midway, I'll just try and cover the aspects of Orientation that have not

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Somebody Else Seven undergrad blogs not enough for you? Now some of them have multiple authors.

  

  And now for something completely different. Sam is allowing me (Ruth ... Urban Planning, having declared a HASS concentration in Economics, and ... my harrowing adventures tutoring writing for the Media And Technology

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Festival

  

  event... And this is the "after" picture, a half hour into the event ... , Kelly, Jenna and Lulu loved it. One of the highlights of the Festival is ... FAC also did some ice carving, and provided lots of fun ice carving tools

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Please Stop You're hurting the wrong people.

  

  To the person who keeps posting hurtful things to my blog and to Matt's, pretending to be "YJ" and others, please stop. It's one thing to mess with me or Matt - understandably, we represent MIT, with which you are

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 4

  

  subcommittee was Ben and another student, a great team. The three of us worked ... Class of 2009. Akash, Ben and I had lunch together, and while we were ... . Ben answered the phone and they chatted for a little while... On our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 19, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  Our applicants come from all over the world and from many different educational backgrounds. You should choose a college that will offer rigorous ... and extracurricular opportunities in your areas of interest. In other
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What entrepreneurship programs are offered?

  Here are just a few of more than 85 resources dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship at MIT: Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering ... Development and Entrepreneurship Lemelson-MIT Program MIT InnovationHQ MIT
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  MIT graduate and undergraduate students), labs, and team-based projects
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows ... your school, community, or family, and any other information that you
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I take a gap year?

  We encourage students to take a gap year to explore and grow. Every year we have a number of students apply to MIT after a gap year and more students who request a gap year after being admitted to MIT. Taking a gap
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request
• Blog / Events

  Mustaches in the airport, Daleks in the library, and Food in many stomachs French House winter traditions

  

  dorm for all ~four years, communities are tight-knit and develop ... lounge at the bottom of the New House 6 staircase: And, as is our nature ... , onions, sweet potatoes), cranberry sauce, turkey, asparagus and squash

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 27, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  roast chicken-mashed avocado-jicama sandwich and talking to my sister on ... suit and horns. He stands around for a few seconds, looking like he might ... arms in the air, and yells: "I'm SATAN!" The man at the register looks

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Answer these 13 questions and we’ll reveal the perfect dorm for you! What does your favorite dorm animal say about where you should live?

  

  answering questions from the prefrosh. MIT has very strong dorm culture, and each of our dorms has its own traditions, in-jokes, and lifestyles. I ... to find interesting patterns and learn more about the people in dorms

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  24 Things I Learned in My First Semester and a Half for the lovely 2024s!

  

  terms of what to do and what not to do, what works best for me and for the majority of my friends, and how to essentially survive my first year at MIT. 1. Live and breathe PNR. Don't stay up until 3 in the morning to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 17, 2020