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  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  . What an amazing state you have! (And I honestly didn't mind how hard it ... our senior bloggers Bryan, Sam, Mitra and Jessie. They've been a huge part of building this community, and I'm really, really going to miss

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  about being at a top university, there are plenty of middle- and lower ... of smart, kind, and lucky to be granted early admission to MIT, congrats!!!! I'm sure you're off somewhere floating between denial and pride

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  , offering performances and games for prospective students. Desiree Amadeo, a ... : "Living and learning at MIT is not a spectator sport." 9:24am: President ... ." They talk back and forth about Sam's dream of becoming an astronaut and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meeting our new president! my very brief foray into professional journalism

  

  morning I had the incredible opportunity to attend the announcement and ... begged another TA to switch recitation spots with me and confirmed my ... , avoiding all pronouns and listing the "who" as "18th president, MIT." I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  that "no one" at the Institute appreciates, let alone participates, in ... students have quite a bit of respect for drama, music, poetry, and all the ... involved with. In fact, there are over 50 different music, theater, and dance

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  SNOW SNOW SNOW! And other festivities.

  

  SAT class of the semester, and I suddenly saw specks of white fall from the sky. I asked myself...is that SNOW? And then I felt some white flurry specks of coldness brush my cheeks, and I'm like, "WOW IT REALLY IS

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  Ketterle, Prof. Phil Sharp and their brethren. Maybe you think of students ... and Senior House. Big Jimmy was a legendary figure, someone I only met briefly but who many of my friends counted as a confidant and friend. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 3 the people who make it all possible

  

  Program to Chroma to Rune, that we have pursued and practiced visual arts at ... various artistic/technical aspects of animation, and how we have been able to learn and practice these things at MIT. Now, in this post we want

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  have offered some serious and/or fun resources. below is our list ... Dear Applicant, it’s 3:14 am, and i'm sitting in a smoky kitchen with friends. there’s coffee and crepes with nutella and romantic spanish

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  frantically typing up essays fueled by caffeine and a tinge of desperation. Each ... , highlighting my accomplishments, challenges I'd overcome, my individuality, and my impressive vocabulary. Being word-limit averse and untrained in the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  .03, 8.02, and a hass class." hosed: adj the state of being exhausted ... of words we made up and toss at each other — here are a few you may ... assortment of words you may hear majors, minors, and class names further

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, and took part in the ... The past few weeks have been quite the welcome-back-to-MIT-and ... , Detroit for a competition, Chicago to visit my cousin at residency, and NYC

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  into the present and, lest MIT spontaneously implode, many more strange and distant future presents. Her energy is unfamiliar (if I got only ... relocated to 10am-6pm and careening in the direction of 'hand-wavy'. The day I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  High Schoolers), and have noticed that many of them have similar themes ... scrolling and scanning, here's a table of contents: 1. Calculus and APs aren't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  not through the words that you and I use. [caption id="attachment_96820 ... cold, and the way the sun disappears by four bothers me a lot actually ... covered by soft ice. But if I can get myself out of the house and into the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  resumes in twelve hours, a carton of eggs waiting to crack and hatch their ... about classes with my advisor for 10 minutes, and walked out with seven classes and her pen (oops- if any of her other advisees are reading this, I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  female (and then there are the five sororities and the Women's Independent ... you there and not someone who'd rather be in a coed living group ... : "What made you decide on MIT in the first place, and what are the major

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Startups in Dorm Room Fund a venture fund run by students for students

  

  partners and scour their campuses for the most innovative student startups to ... chapter have been founded by MIT, Harvard, and Tufts students. There's also ... Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and the Bay Area, and an average

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  farewell, first semester p/nr-ing just hard enough

  

  for the past few months, Nashua conjures images of flatness and ... trees flow endlessly past the window, of loneliness and stagnancy and ... morning, of the cold, sunny walks to and from the bus stop, and of the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 19, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  3 / A team effort Roll Tech: Your newest Intercollegiate High Team silver medalists!

  

  took it slow, taking time to rest up, take care of my body and mind, go grocery shopping, catch up on some TV and books, cook my favorite breakfast ... , declutter my room, meet up with friends over lunch and boba, watch Nervous

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 12, 2018