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  In Prison Literally

  

  reflection of the adage that human spirits can stay strong in the face of ... where I was. A group of women trudged past me. I looked around wonderingly, walking past a Dunkin Donuts stand and a row of subway fare machines. I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  things to come from this group in terms of information is the international ... produce this list of all US schools that provide at least $1 million in ... you might imagine, MIT is near the top in terms of total money awarded

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out ... piece of writing we've ever seen. Over my ten years of working in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  architect of Simmons Hall. I'll update you on the lecture and also answer some ... that some of you have not heard from your host. Do not worry. I assure ... . Steven Holl has begun talking, and he's reminding me why I first thought of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  side of the tracks." In fact, I'm from the wrong side of TWO tracks. In ... unfriendly fluorescent lights together. In the interest of full disclosure: I ... Saturday morning in the fall of my 8th grade year resentful that I had been

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  Dear fellow chompers, A year ago, I was asked: … and in typical hosed ... introduced me to 30 cafes in the Greater Boston area, and since then, I ... a collection of my all-around favorite cafes in Boston. A diverse

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen: The Sequel! I've written about it before, and now I'm writing about it again!

  

  was plenty of time, but till, who wants to wait in line? I made it ... , the stuff I can't tell you about because of the NDA. He was walking them ... to start a long day of pen training. You can see Chris there in the

  • by Snively '11
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  By my count, there are 61 times I've referenced a song in one of my ... don't speak a word of Mandarin, but I can sing along to the chorus. 7 ... cover. I first heard it used in an episode of TV series Dark. The dynamics

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  with a taxi driver in a convention city. He asked where I came from and ... the release of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series ... culture." Here are some of his thoughts from his blog entry: Shortly after I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  . The passion that rides my mind when I think of it cannot be explained in ... conductors can barely remember people by the end of the day. "I also talked to ... should be a pretty interesting show too." I haven't heard of it. Can you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  pride that I had a fantastic time devouring four enormous cups of boba in ... parentheses in this post, but I’m going to roll with it: the new season of Top ... adventures here in Boston, so I’m excited to share the other half of MIT. While

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope

  

  should I attend with my child?" In truth, there won't be very many of them ... us in the Admissions Office has a particular group of programs that we ... will. That said, it's important to check in occasionally so I'd suggest

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  , I know lots of people who've found some community in their religion ... , one that can't be reduced to just "let's do things in-person again!" I ... into math, but we have a hard rule of "no math during tea time".) I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  . Now the sun is on the brink of rising. So I must hide in my bed for ... The 3D Lounge Experience For this part, I ask you to settle in a ... really in front of you. Munch on some (free) lukewarm fried plantains. For

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  “DON'T MOVE!” in an urgent tone of voice and abruptly hang up. Then I ... myself, I plan to buy a cup of coffee from Cafe Four someday before I ... first time I encountered one of these queries, I accidentally pointed in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Lost and Found I've been here for almost two weeks, and been lost at least half of that…

  

  to ask directions, to the first person I saw in the midst of this ... Donalds). Also, I'm pretty sure they don't allow you to set off smoke signals in ... flights of stairs from the subway, then looked at my map and declared, "I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best of Times summer at the NYTimes

  

  about it. I also did good amount of UI/UX and product design for an intern ... embarrassing well-what-do-we-have-here pose in front of a nonsensical slide that I designed as my group members snuck micro-naps in the back. The

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 14, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  After a short burst of productivity in January, I proceeded to not ... class, in which I still struggled to write most of my essays. Regarding ... certain I am still missing some in this blog. This “merch” I speak of does

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  figure out what classes I wanted to take. I was registered in 10 different ... Georgetown Law, and I'm in a group with 2 law and 1 other MIT student. We ... technologies. I'm quite out of my element here, but I'm getting a lot of help

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  in Cambridge and doesn't actually live there, I'm sort of detached from ... . #2 - This is why I chose to go to MIT. (Well, one of the reasons.) #17 ... 't appear to be very fond of us.) #56 - I want this book. (How about it, Mom

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008