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  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... ). Let us know when you've decided, and for sure let us know by May 3. An ... graduate of MIT who majored in Biology and Brain & Cognitive Sciences. Mollie

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  resources MIT has to offer for a student?" In a word, no. No matter how much you take advantage of what MIT has to offer, there are going to be ... better or would have liked but never got a chance to meet, and more. The

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  already--3,974,400 seconds--and here I am, back in the States, ready to ... frosh who realized that holy crap, summer was coming and I didn't have ... name tag that blatantly announced my inexperience and non-Course-6-ness

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  this ain’t (not) Texas yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw

  

  state is not just sand and cacti. Yes, Texas has ample desert landscape ... I step off my plane, and immediately spot this amusing sign adorned with cowboy hats:   I step outside and breathe in the toasty

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 29, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  -fried broccoli flower, and the crunchiness of autumn tingles with the sound of ... moment's breath to stop and listen in the 10 minutes between classes, and ... , Formerly a Key but Now My Math Grade”, “Solid State Chemistry of Fractures

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  and soak in all that each and every single moment has to offer. Consider ... . Swimming pools and ice cream sundaes.  Long road trips to new places ... that momentarily suspends you between the days that were and the days

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  Pan-Fried Chicken with Rice and Vegetables 3 chicken legs Rice ... vegetables) Garlic and onion for saute Oil (for saute and pan-frying the chicken) Cumin Pepper 1. Coat chicken legs with cumin and black pepper (add

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  - should I go to art school, or should I do the "safe" thing and get a "real" degree? When my acceptance letter from MIT arrived, things got a little ... ? Somewhat consoled and way too hyped about getting into MIT to be feeling too

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  and pick up random stuff. Somehow that led her to a degree in Course XVI ... remove the heart of this man, and replace it with a piece of wood, that was ... glasses of tea throughout the night. That combination of caffeine and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jaden Smith was in my 3.091 lecture!!

  

  How Can Mirrors Be Real If Our Eyes Aren’t Real

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Trans-Consciousness Messaging Protocol! Of course I can't resist. Who do you think I am?!

  

  For those of you who haven't seen today's xkcd comic, I'm putting it here, because it seems all too fitting for the state of our comment pages. ...what, you don't think it applies? (I do have a huge post coming up. This

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why the title of this post is really important I got to present my UROP work looking at the titles of graphs at the…

  

  shallower than the original noisy line and one was 5 degrees steeper. An ... how and why the human visual system works the way it does. The ... sessions and eight presentation sessions, with one poster session and two

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  myself mentally and physically fit to compete was one giant monster in and of itself, but preparing for that one exam--and finshing up my other ... and trek over to the Skating Club of Boston, a 20-minute Uber-ride away

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  My life Yesterday was Adam's and my two-year anniversary! We celebrated with our friends with a cake and some quality reminiscing. I wanted ... written by residents, and a CD with resident-made videos. (Last year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  have taken at least thirty classes and spent over 300 hours in class or ... pretty much anything that you and your thesis advisor (who is usually a ... must be completed by the end of your senior year and it will be

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  specific and imminent goal, university admissions, on my mind. At crunch ... Thanks to Petey and Kathleen for giving me the idea to blog about this and helping me think about how to formulate it! I’ve been very

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  the States, and I've been happily living at Berkeley, CA, for the last 2 ... sleep, eating many yummy things, and completed a 3000 piece puzzle. (sadly ... and more Cantonese words, haha - I have resolved to start learning

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 1 Two MIT students were chosen as Glamour's Top 10 College Women

  

  physics professor, WNBA basketball player, secretary of state, and ... . There are the occasional formal dances and student runway shows, but it ... Whitney-Johnson (’08) and I are among the Top 10 College Women of 2007

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  perpetual state of running around and doing five things at once.   ... hours of cheerleading camp and practice. Thanks to some amazing coaches we ... . Well, that and bruises and scrapes and muscle soreness all over our

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

  Frida’s Soul Food near Columbia University 11:27 pm – more movies and ... and the University of Pittsburgh. My favorite parts about these few ... will cover a couple different trips over the past few months. And since

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011