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  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  . And I do mean very warm. My bike has been sitting out with one handlebar in the sun for the last two days, and when I got on it to ride to work ... pictures!) in the next week or so. and last, but definitely not least, 3

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  barefoot and promptly tripped over a friend's size 12 shoe. I ended up ... ), a white polo, and waterproof boots and help those in pain, instead of ... points, and bandage wounds. Not that I'm amazingly brilliant at those

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.

  

  major number starting from the top and going clockwise. Taken from here ... ; Engineering (founded as Geology and Mining; Geology is now a part of Course 12 ... (founded as Building and Architecture) Course 5: Chemistry (founded as

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 28, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  meet and get to know people by playing games. It’s no secret that MIT is ... “jock-y” than I expected. So many students play varsity sports, and discussions about various practices and games span classroom chatter and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  decisions, and I wanted to take a moment to offer a few thoughts, and to thank you for being engaged with MIT and our admissions process. This year ... crisis has affected many, here at home and around the world. I know that

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that are awesome being published, D-lab, and MISTI. Also cookies. But there are no cookies in this entry.

  

  Well here are a whole bunch of interesting things, and I'm just going ... me, and I really don't think that sending an addendum to my application ... going to MIT that I just looked at the envelope and went, "Oh, that was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s Build a Snowman [CRITICAL UPDATE!] We can make him our best friend

  

  reports that the snowman's head had indeed been removed and destroyed in a ... dispatched to the snowman to assess the damage and administer any treatments ... gave it a ceremonial sending off in the moat and sought a replacement. A

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  ¡Es-pa-ña! ¡Campeones!

  

  what we call soccer. And to Europe, it's been the focus of everyone ... only happens every 4 years). Only one country emerged victorious. And ... him and his family to watch the game. On my way to meet them, I passed

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  in the long run that only degrades the full impact and true value of what used to be (and in some ways, still is) a very powerful word. But I ... dedicate the full measure of their time, passion, and energies to admitting

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  finals. And that kinda blows because nobody likes finals. (Thus, in lieu of studying, I'm sitting on The Angela Monster's bed with May and Liz '11 and ... ?) 3. Get in the kitchen with your mom and don't leave until you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Now An Option for RBA Freshmen Next House's freshmen, starting with the class of 2012, can now participate in REX. !!!!!!!!

  

  As you may know, I lived in Next House as a freshman, and while it was a great community where I still hang out and pset at frequently ... Residence-Based Advising (RBA). RBA is a lot like ordering a Big Mac and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  approach the world with different experiences and preconceptions. Those ... person I am. So when you look through my mind and see MIT, you'll know why ... , looking at the display on the microwave, while my mother holds me and gives

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  this week (Wednesday, in chemistry), but it's my favorite class (and not only because my TA is Canadian and says "molar mahss") so I'm less ... the exam and the season premiere of Lost. There's no guarantee that I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  important thing you'll learn is how to ask for help. And that's still true ... -zero integers a, b, and c. Well, it just ain't so. I mean, if the cold hard facts were the important thing, you could save your tuition money and get your

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  , you'll unplug the phone and put it under your bed because who needs a limited landline when you have a cell?) 2. A twin bed with frame and ... , thanks to free nights and weekends, I actually get to keep in close contact

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  Since it's summer tour season and my path to work keeps getting ... and things to discover, so kindly refrain from clogging up our path ... convenient map shorthand. We actually call buildings by their numbers here, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  a) sitting in the Common reading the newspaper on my lunch break and b) shopping. And c) shopping. So this morning, I was psyched when Adam suggested that we join the herds of tourists and walk the trail. It was

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  My mom is here! ...and she's critiquing my cheerleading skills.

  

  weekend) and decided to create her own Parents Weekend this weekend. She left my brother (age 16) and my father (still not old enough to cook for ... . (Seriously, Adam and I cook for ourselves all the time. But we're both busy and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday vacation An atypical (but more entertaining than average) day in the life

  

  screwed up my back/shoulder/neck area at cheerleading camp tonight, and I ... /brain and cognitive sciences major is that I frequently don't have class on Fridays, since many bio/BCS classes meet for an hour and a half or two hours

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cool running Well, it's warm running now, but just wait about two weeks.

  

  Laura and I have the same birthday. What's the probability of that, given that there are 12 MITbloggers and assuming no leap years? Sorry for ... busy... and classes haven't even started yet. In the past three days, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 5, 2005