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  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  MassArt should she come across a Time-Turner in her dorm. I hate hipsters ... supplies. Kirsten plans to major in 2 and 20 to make robots that can gently ... A few weeks ago I posted the Blogger Application 2011. We received

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  story of how my friends and I unleashed a birthday explosion in his office. So in case you didn't know, I should probably tell you that Ben is ... Caroline and Tina snuck in and decorated. Basically, I knocked on the door

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Document Deadline Extended to Wednesday

  

  time to login to MyMIT and make sure everything is in! To recap, you may send your missing documents in via: Docufide Fax at 617 ... thousand faxes and are working on processing them. In a small number of cases

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 30, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  , I give you HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN AT MIT IN 15 MINUTES! (and pictures ... in order to do that, I have to teach you quantum mechanics. It'll just ... because I was in the back row, but here is a pretty good picture of the top

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2020–2021 application cycle

  

  week, the ACT announced disruptions as well. In my last post, I affirmed ... reaffirmed in the recent Care Counts in Crisis statement that I've signed — we ... second, so we certainly can't in good conscience ask our applicants to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 13, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  exterior. Ok that's a tough one. Let's see if we can zoom in a bit: How ... studying here reminds me that I'm pretty fortunate to have had the ... down in your work day in and day out. Of course, CPW brings out the best

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  Weekend and in the online MIT09 chat were also housed in East Campus, and I ... flavor. After deciding to confirm my choice to live in East Campus, I ... Square in Cambridge on the Red Line; you can get to the airport by subway

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Simulating Catastrophe and learning to speak up

  

  ") in charge of one of the three ELL sections. I kind of think of myself ... . Here’s what we came up with (keep in mind that I’m condensing about 2 ... to be a valuable pause in the action. I know I’m sometimes less likely

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  things that are golden, part 2 a zine carved out of pink erasers

  

  Arts at MIT) in Fall 2020, but I didn't have any more blocks to carve ... ="aligncenter" width="507"] specifically from the tree in front of Walker Memorial ... rail has caused me so much anguish this summer, but i'll defend her until

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 20, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  A few weeks ago, I had the best weekend in recent history. Of course ... , and so I can hurry off to the CPW Activities Midway. Honest Signals ... unexpected details go a long way in raising your spirits. For me, that little

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  just appeared the other day and mine is, as far as I know, in its final form. Although I'm excited to have new classes and a fresh start, a new ... . This makes me sad. I think that MIT sans work would be an amazing thing

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Nightmarket Two (unrelated) celebrations of low-priced office supplies and Asian culture. (~15 pictures)

  

  ) and I went to Harvard Square for some errands and dinner. Weywey dug ... the one blue Sharpie in the entire thing. These folders were on sale for 18 cents each! Needless to say, I was thrilled. (I bought 12

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  /B/C/D/E), which I'll show you later. In the spring, men's lacrosse claims Roberts ... the clouds, I was woken up this morning by birds, and we’ve now mostly exited heaviest-coat-in-the-closet weather (and are now entering bring

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  plan to visit, please leave your questions in the comments; I will answer ... to leave your advice on visiting MIT and Boston in the comments; I will ... neighborhoods around MIT. In future entries, I'll answer your visiting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  summer 2021

  

  For the past seven weeks I've been living in Honolulu, Hawai'i with ... culturally rich places in the world. My weekdays were essentially the same. I ... with my roommates and then I'd be in bed by usually 10. And then repeat

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 5, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  are reading this, I hope you'll say a quick "hi" in the comments section ... more about options for international students. Coming in, I knew about ... (behind the camera: Ben) I'm in the office in Cambridge briefly again today

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  department: "I might be interested in doing Biology at MIT... so I have to ask ... people. I actually started writing down things they said in class, because ... world of biology research -- I read quotes by Tyler Jacks (7.013) in major

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  primary concerns I get from students: 0) How can I do all of this? There ... science fiction! They have over 90% of ALL SCI-FI PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH! Which is a pretty remarkable nerd collection that you can peruse whenever

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  I switch between saying I study "computer science" or "math" but neither one can hide that I usually live my life lost in abstract ... , which just about covered an entire 24x36in cardboard sheet. I filled the

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  ) -- I hope that you have already asked your teachers if they can write a ... -- teachers in this country are seriously overworked and underpaid; I hope you ... write you a recommendation. They can write in their native language; the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010