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  Mexico things my MISTI experience

  

  university. I ended up living there for the majority of my time in Mexico and ... pretty lazy past two weeks, indulging in Netflix and the sun and a near ... research at a tiny university on the outskirts of Mexico City, which was a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 10, 2016
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  . What did they find so intriguing about a green tree, scary reptiles, and ... the Charles River and stop in the middle of the road to take a picture of the beautiful skyline and fall-colored trees, I think back to my

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  Bros. hack, and a subsequent one answering people's questions. She answered a lot of questions, but she also got a lot of questions, and other ... -world adventures and social-engineering, and they use 'hax' or 'haxxed' to denote the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taylor swift songs as applicants emergency evermore post

  

  24 hours ago, Taylor Swift came out with a new album and everyone ... right now and then come back. In celebration of evermore as well as the admissions season, here is every single track on the album and its applicant

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  University of Cambridge. Typical weeks, honestly. Now clearly, some of this ... Cambridge undergraduates do) and I didn't note when I watched 24 this year ... the clock at MIT and getting several full nights of sleep a week at

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  I split the month of August between three states, between two coasts, two mountain ranges, and about a million different thoughts. The states: Oregon, my home, New Mexico, my camp-home, and Massachusetts, my new and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  /herself) having gone to the Institute. After several study and work abroad ... since leaving MIT. And it's a constant reminder to me (and others) of my ... moved west to Palo Alto for my master's and decided to stay when I

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Zeno’s Paradox halfway there (again)

  

  Kay In high school, when I'd start to get bored of a class, I'd sit and stare at the clock, and I'd count down the time left in the class period ... halfway there." And I'd repeat this throughout the class. It became almost a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 17, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  -time applicants to MIT, this application is newer than most, and we're [annotation ... technical backend and applicant interface to make it more robust and user ... note="including the Self-reported Coursework, Test Scores, and Activities

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  of our core economic and social institutions. He believes it’s time the ... winner receives $100,000 and two years of support from Thiel's network in Silicon Valley and beyond. The MIT students (or should I say former MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  very least an appreciation, of science and technology. One Institute ... to be a man of few words, and my guest-entry was going to revolve ... name is Gordon and I’m from sunny Santa Monica, California. Most would

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  Drug discovery is a difficult and expensive process. The approximate ... . Pharmaceutical companies are facing enormous pressure to cut cost and increase ... Engineering and Biology majors, along with his Biomedical Engineering minor, to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  at the Institute. The pomp and circumstance of an MIT graduation was a ... So another school year came to a close, and so begins the season of sun and fun. The class of 2005 graduated, and it was really awesome to

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  proof of life hmm :thinking-face:

  

  blog is the album Blue Moon Safari by Air and Vegyn :-) Last fall, I ... myself blink out and in of existence as I crossed the threshold of the office each morning and evening. The meat of each day was some combination

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  between the semesters to relax, recharge, recoup, and reflect*. But somehow ... , which, despite the excitement and adventures, has wrought havoc on my ... the last two; I just started with ‘relax’ and ‘recharge’ and then felt

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  MIT and not Cambridge University, so I've compiled some interesting ... at the other Cambridge, Cambridge University, for the past almost 6 ... took in their fall term (Michaelmas term) and spring term (Lent term) at

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  smart and when I called them from the airport as I was leaving in ... and tried to keep it in mind at every stop I made. In a few days this ... , or Waitlisted for the Class of 2013 and I know you all are waiting for

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  this fine afternoon, heading to the Laboratory for Energy and the ... noticed that the taxi was actually offering free rides to anybody who joined a certain group on thefacebook. And then I realized that thefacebook

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  lost' question, which offers a choice between two public-health programs ... and a 2/3 chance of saving none. In this version, people prefer the ... and a 1/3 chance of no deaths. In this formulation most people prefer

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  members at the Activities Midway. We mostly utilized free candy and the ... -cheerleader.) Well, after training the new girls (and guy) pretty intensely over the ... yesterday. Although the weather was miserable, we all curled our hair and put

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005