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  The rest of my life is a black hole. But not the fascinating kind that's the topic of extensive astrophysical…

  

  The next few months of my life are pretty well planned out. I'm going ... there. But mostly I'll be taking classes. Thesis Do a lot of work and write a paper. Details to come, so stay tuned. 21M.733: Design for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2020 Ring Delivery we got our brass rats!..time to drop out? (also many photos)

  

  Boston Public Library - Venue of the Class of 2020 Ring Delivery ... (almost) halfway point of getting through MIT. It marks many psets and exams ... gather in a big fancy place, eat fancy food, dance, and take a bunch of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 27, 2018
• Blog / Events

  #NoBanNoWall

  

  the members of the MIT community: The Executive Order President Trump ... the United States is already having an impact on members of our ... for those of our international students and scholars who are directly

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 29, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…

  

  crazy-successful at taking advantage of everything CPW has to offer ... year instead a prefrosh's: there's less of the aimless wandering, the ... of the sleep loss, the mingling with prefrosh, and the unreserved

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 10, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  I am delighted to join the impressive cadre of admissions office bloggers - a source of insight into MIT that I hope is of value as you ... have the honor of holding the Bernard Gordon Chair of Medical Engineering

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I like romantic things like music and art ...so why don't I have a boyfriend?

  

  6 from A Musical Offering. Now, since I kind of suck at piano, I'm one ... "Sexiest Vegetarian of the Year 2004" by PETA. So maybe one of these days ... your parents having frank and open discussions of your future and college

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I painted a mural for Borderline! bird-erline mural

  

  Since coming here, I've had two items at the top of my bucket list ... finish one of these last night! Borderline is a project that started in 2017, where students cover the walls of one of the campus tunnels with

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / Events

  2015 Brass Rat finally unveiled!!!

  

  to design the class' ring. For such a small piece of jewelry, it has so ... Last Friday, Kirsten '15 and I (well actually the whole class of 2015) lined up outside in the chilly weather right outside of Kresge auditorium

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Sam Survey I'M HOSED.

  

  report, a t-shirt design, a poster design, a UROP proposal, an EMS ... until about a few weeks after I graduate. Also, I made fun of Ben for not ... entry, might I add, of like eight billion. Snively is totally making me

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  international schools -- have no concept of "midyear grades." This is okay. You ... attending school; MIT has all of my grades." I'll also try to field any ... http://my.mit.edu. To announce this, Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  danger!awesome firin' mah lazers...at basically any(every)thing

  

  , and Nadeem Mazen '06, proprieter of digital design and consulting firm Serious Business LLC and MIT squash coach. The premise of danger!awesome is ... on their showcase, this commonly includes engraving all manner of glass

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  this semester has been especially fun and out-of-the-ordinary. So two ... to be erected on the lawn of the Endicott House - MIT's private mansion ... provide shelter in rain or shine be designed and built in one week And

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will be present at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Albuquerque this…

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants ... (rescheduled from 1pm) Ruidoso Room In a session designed specifically for ISEF ... Class of 2011 at ISEF, we'll be having a breakfast gathering on Thursday

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Green Monsters

  

  party, but, really, as much as my friends and I love the the intrigue of ... stomach). And for those of you who have completed your applications, you ... about something that you have created. This can be, for example, a design

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 21, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?

  

  So I just got this email: Don Rawitsch, one of the original inventors of the Oregon Trail computer game is coming to MIT and giving a talk about the game: When: 5:30 pm this Friday (4/21) Where: Dining room of

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  after completion of the fall semester or second quarter (if your school ... students, and students already out of school. You do not need to have a hardcopy of your updated transcript sent by your school, and even if your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  , chug coffee, drop out of school and go live in the mountains as a goat ... of getting in based on your test scores/GPA/extracurriculars/social media presence/Hogwarts house. I did all of those things, back in the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  'm finally here to enjoy all of the great things it has to offer! For all of ... quarantine semester. We started a pod tradition of going to Trader Joe's every ... all kinds of snacks and critically analyze the goods like the food

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Hesitations about Choosing MIT our experience

  

  A couple days ago in the blogger slack, Petey sent a screenshot of a ... lot of ppl are concerned about choosing MIT due to it being more ‘technical’ than other schools, especially those less certain about what they

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 28, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  -years-more-or-less-when-we-feel-like-it gathering of admissions folks from the "IvyPlus" schools, defined, for the ... from at other schools. And it turns out that, though all of our offices ... back. And so most schools cut back on some combination of hiring, raises

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011