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  MIT vs. Chuck Norris Ever wonder how many math and science Chuck Norris jokes exist in cyberspace?

  

  noticed an article about a commercial that Chuck Norris filmed for ... . - Nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole, except for Chuck Norris ... with a mid morning Mountain Dew and a strict one hour limit and got down

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘Magic Paint Brush’ This is so much cooler than MS Paint.

  

  the brush into a local classroom for about five weeks to see how ... created for children. "A lot of the time kids only end up playing with the ... /O Brush is a project by Kimiko Ryokai in the Tangible Media Group at the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Jonathan Lii A look at a senior from the Class of 2006.

  

  there is a giant music free-for-all. Its definitely one of the most ... event a reality. UROPs: I worked with Nate Quitoriano (my TA for 3.091... gotta work those graduate student connections!) for a Course 3 [Materials

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  diverse class that reflects the values and goals of your institution. For a ... act as an Admissions Officer for a fictional College or University ... Back in the good ol' days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  jetsetting i saw a flying pig.

  

  actually won a game for once. Highlight of the Game: When the mascot did the ... for a bit because I was leaving the next morning for the Lone Star State ... , eating cake, and all that jazz, I took my mom's new car for a joy ride. She

  • by Bryan
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  2005 in Review Being in college manages to teach you a lot of life ... 'll be better off from it. Here are just a few highlights of what college has managed to teach me in the past year. I ran for UA Vice President

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  signature. He won a Pulitzer for literature, not for autographing.) It almost ... sheathes of apple-crisp, sizzled brown skin off a roasted turkey that your ... a way as to cause e.e. cummings to weep in his grave. As an MIT

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  IHTFP (below), as well as a poem with hopes for 2000 A.D. (also, below ... positions; but we refuse them all, for we wish to show the Faculty that a ... and hopes for MIT in 2000 A.D. were expressed in a poem (excerpts

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  -up question - “So what are you doing for this IAP?” - a little later.) But ... to. Of course, not all students come back to MIT for IAP. A few of my ... for quite a while now. And with any luck, I should have evenings open

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  project class has regular checkpoints for a project: either the same project ... for a revised version. Or the deadlines will divide the semester into ... ,[/annotation] a period of time in which lots of undergrads are preparing for or are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  simply an in-person inpatient hospitalization that lasted for a week, and ... place in Fresno I had been craving for the past seven months, a haircut ... , which is honestly an okay ratio in my opinion. Especially at a school

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Freshman Summer plans and progress

  

  started planning for this year’s summer break last year August, a ... !) Applying for an internship is a challenge- actually, applying to anything in ... distinct disadvantage, even applying to a program for minority students. I

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  How to decide, when you’re deciding a pretext for productive procrastination

  

  MIT students have to live in a dorm for all four years (they don't), or ... world a better place.   So here is my deep life advice, for ... Today is May 1, the conventional deadline for admitted students to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  options when doing a UROP: - UROP for Pay: Up to $1,250 per semester, which ... information can be found on the UROP Guidelines website. For a list of ... A reminder: Fall 2005 UROP Direct Funding (Funds from UROP) Deadline

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  staff members reply back to my request for a behind-the-scenes guest post ... ; most importantly being the producer, a.k.a me. The producers for last ... else. Eventually, we did get a lone application for build director, which

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  clothes for years, had the same hairstyle that I had had when I was just a ... just pick up and leave for a foreign country for months on end without ... . I’ve loved food for a very long time now. Loved eating it, looking at

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  a few calls, but ended up making hundreds of calls for over four hours ... 'd have losing streaks for a while, give up hope, suddenly get a real, live ... through to a handful of people, but you seemed really cool! Thanks for your

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  who are leaving for college a year from now. Your parents might be ... drafts for my main essay. This is like a world record for me, since I am ... AP testing. Simply, I just hate writing multiple drafts for a single

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  down dorm row). There are a few other nearby options for groceries as ... . Miso Ramen Soup It's really hard for me to find ramen that doesn't use a ... offering for when I want a chili & lime snack without the tears.  

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

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  around. Yay for knee dislocations! To give you a little context, I ... Disney Channel paints a perfect image of exactly what it's supposed ... meal. Polaroids scattered in a half-packed bed room. Late evenings spent

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019