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  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  on campus, apparently by one of the Marathon bombers. As of the time I ... , and another is reportedly on the run in Watertown, a city that borders ... local ABC affiliate, boston.com, and Reddit. In light of these events

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  . From the website (biographical links added by me): In Fall 2020, all MIT ... up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on media and the election, and so for the past week I've been meeting with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learning to Spend Better This not a budgeting post.

  

  in Boston will stay horrible, I can better do my part by defaulting to ... every single in-the-moment buy that I didn't end up making. Knowing You ... I can't find a job. In addition to the 2 months that will be all

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I My Spanish adventures!

  

  decir "la noche madrileña." In other words, I'm totally settled in ... Telefónica in Madrid. Well, I got here last Saturday, so I've been living here for a two whole weeks. I have a room in Puerta del Sol, a new cell phone

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  last night, in the hallway ANGELA MONSTER: Allin and I are going to Economy Hardware tomorrow morning. ME: Oh, can I come? I need to buy blinds ... Hardware ANGELA: Oh, are you buying 37"? That was the kind I was returning. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Shall We Dance? having two left feet is a thing of the past.

  

  , the Ballroom Dance Club offered lessons in Mambo. My friend Jackie and I ... be offering their lessons. I actually became intrigued in ballroom ... parties where we can show off our new moves. Hopefully, I can make it to one

  • by Bryan
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Memory Quilt insert many sobbing emojis here

  

  in the quilt. I can always buy another shirt. MIT equation shirt ... to get rid of. Besides, I can wear those to work or game conferences in ... that even in a couple of decades, I can still look at this quilt and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  wade in. It’s the coldest water I’ve ever swum in, but it’s not as bad as I imagined for water a few degrees off freezing. We stay in the ... might try to make this a habit in the future. 12:00 p.m. I have leftover

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  how can i keep from singing? a midpoint check-in

  

  . Tenors are always in short supply, so I sign up. It’s a pretty good gig; I ... that I’ve been able to sing with a large ensemble in person, and it is ... school year, I spend a lot of time completing assignments in the evenings

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 22, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  in "Professors Get Low Marks," I don't buy it for a second. I ... applying? Can I send any?" Yes. We're happy to accept extra materials if you ... explaining a special circumstance in your case. anonymous wrote, "I am a high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Hey Guess What Guys!” That's what!

  

  I've got about an hour before I'm forced off these blogs temporarily so I thought I'd squeeze in one last entry before decisions came out ... that's the kind of thing that tickles your fancy, then I have a nice

  • by Snively '11
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  , interviews were in frequency of about two per week, and I was focusing more on ... than I did now that I can look back on and think about the different ways ... tutor some students in physics, and I would then head home. Here, the day

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy! REALLY don't even think about bringing a car to MIT - sans elephants.

  

  you can find him walking from his residence in East Campus to class ... are wondering, the admissions blogger of whom I speak is me. In the ... about keeping a car in the city and commuting to work this summer :) I

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  A Major Crisis haha get it..cause..yeah,

  

  Logan. But I don't hate flying. In fact, I kind of like it. Sure ... crisis. Literally. I know it's only freshmen fall, but I can't help but ... , with a minor in biomedical engineering. Then, that changed when I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT CodeIt or: the best decision i've made this semester

  

  , programming, and video games. I can't wait to see what they do in the future ... that confident in my coding skills back then, but it was something I remembered. When the CodeIt application opened up in late August, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  first semester at MIT was pass or no record, I was in real danger of failing. I had done ok in the semester, failing or barely passing most tests ... problems on the test. I had to step it up and give it my all in order to pass

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  within my lifetime (in 2050), this is something that I need to care about ... taxa currently fished by the mid-21st century (in the year 2048 ... can be done, but it must be done soon. We need a shift from single

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happiness ...can now be found on a website

  

  a website called Project Happy Memory, which you can check out here ... could! Yayy. (2) I know many of you are at the point in your school year ... some days I literally bounce out of bed and others where I wish a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  June Questions Omnibus 1 Bigfoot asked a few weeks back, "Will you be posting an omnibus soon, Matt?" Yes,…

  

  the AP and asked if I can join Intel in my junior year and he replied no ... forgot to bring it in and now school's out. I can get a hold of my guidance ... safety equipment such as sprinklers in the rooms (yes, I can imagine the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW time waits for no man, woman or beaver

  

  first CPW, too, and I can tell you that the sheer quantity of options is ... with any last minute items. I'm sure you've been to the CPW website. Did ... webcast TOMORROW (Tuesday) at 10pm EDT   I can't wait to see you at

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 22, 2010