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  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  Olympics. Now I know that many of you may be thinking that MIT is more ... unsurprisingly, more than half of the competitors, and all but one of the medals, have come from the "pirate sports" of rowing, sailing, fencing and rifle

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  mail, but that was back before MIT had the technology in place for online applications. (What???) I'm hesitant to dole out reams of application advice ... a wheelbarrow full of salt, I remind myself of the wise words of My So

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  transferring student culture online virtual rush? it's more likely than you'd think

  

  orientation/recruitment events. It's been a lot of fun, but also quite ... of a virtual [annotation note="residential exploration, usually what ... bit of time working on Burton Conner's website, which is a true work of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... previous years, this was an extremely selective Early Action cycle. Of those ... students represent some of the best minds and exceptional stars of our future

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Together in Service MIT community working collaboratively

  

  of Music. (I know, that one is a little out there.) But the point of ... I am so appreciative of MIT’s theme for the Inauguration of our new ... says a lot about MIT. It says the kind of things about MIT I will be

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  back? In the end I got a very commanding 4th place out of 20, and I couldn't have done it without all your help. I feel kind of guilty begging ... ! $100! One of my charms is that I have absolutely no responsibility when

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Decisions 2013 Is it supposed to be waitlist, wait list, or wait-list? Oh never mind...

  

  know many of you have been anxiously awaiting news about our wait list ... unprecedented, record-breaking percentage of admitted students choosing to enroll ... on our wait list via email that we will not be able to offer them

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 13, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  of cool things: one of my floormates is studying abroad in Madrid ... be interesting. I'll be taking the EMT class offered by MIT ... consists of lectures, readings, and labs, designed to equip trainees with the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Scooper Bowl All you can eat ice cream.

  

  Apparently, Boston has the highest per-capita consumption of ice ... Bryan, Boston has some of the world's best ice cream makers and shops (for ... world"), most within walking distance of MIT. Today is the second day of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  whole selection of other materials in each of the languages offerred, can ... ....it's MIT, and languages don't involve math and all. First of all, I can reassure you that MIT does have humanities classes, and a lot of them are

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  around them, if you can. So look for opportunities offered outside of your ... the exam and the season premiere of Lost. There's no guarantee that I'll be able to concentrate that night. Instead of concentrating this

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

  In Their Own Words (Part 1) I ask my friends and fraternity brothers the immortal question: "What are you doing this…

  

  A few weeks ago, I sent this email to a bunch of my friends: Hey ... prospective students why MIT is amazing, or (d) all of the above - I ... , Paul Happily, it turns out that I have a lot of friends who like to be

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  , no less - also had a discussion with me. One of them even offered me a ... Welcome Here campaign. For those of you who don't know what this is, the You Are Welcome Here campaign aims to increase the visibility of LGBQT

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  a Course 20 degree, only one of them is, strictly speaking, Course 20 ... provides all students with a common core of foundational scientific knowledge ... exciting Course 20 classes! ...well, sort of. I say "sort of" because

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Graduation Some commencement pictures.

  

  handing out of the degrees. Otherwise, check the commencement web page for ... of the world", but really, it was more akin to, "Ponchos". We awoke to ... squishing around in. I think that's the worst of it. The first thing I did

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 6, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  Though I’ve thought of myself as a writer for most of my life, I ... meaning in the everyday arcs of human experience. But still, I struggled. I ... . This was my state entering playwrights’ workshop, with the basic aim of

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  One of the things I love about the Boston area is that being a college student gets you all sorts of discounts at cultural institutions. By ... advantage of a new opportunity that allows MIT students to visit the Isabella

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  There Goes My Baby The first music video from the MIT Logs.

  

  , rather than watch. At MIT, you won't see a lot of people who just sit on ... , art, and technology all coming together in harmony - MIT students at

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  I'm taking advantage of the Starbucks wireless network, at the Westin ... , which had a population of 544 in the 2010 census. This is about the size of New House + McCormick. I grew up in Singapore and London, which have

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  process is a combinination of nature and technology, as illustrated in part ... meets girl. Girl falls for boy. Boy and girl combine their knowledge of ... accessories. OK, so maybe it′s not that common of a story. Regardless, what

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011