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  Circus School Mitra flies like a trapeze artist; fruit flies like a peach.

  

  I am a very lucky duck, and was treated to an afternoon at the San ... muscles, you can still get your legs up there using your momentum. (For confirmation, take 8.01: Classical Mechanics.) (I did this on my second try, but

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  about Boston: public transportation (I don't own or need a car!), the ... about yourself and your life's circumstances, choose recommenders who can ... Fun fact about yourself: I'm (very slowly) learning Mandarin Chinese. If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  made me want to wake up and go outside. In a manner not dissimilar to that of this video's protagonist, I actually did. Last Monday, I and ... -- but also shows off and helps fund student projects. a day at the fair I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  Is this you? Are you an MIT student who can't get in on the October fun because you're drowning in problem sets? Is midterm season killing ... that doesn't mean that we can't buzz about it. Pro: When the champion of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  hibernation, but for being buried in applications instead of snow). So here is some #Content for you: last November, Loren S. '17 and I were interviewed ... Day 2015. Loren and I collaborated, with Elizabeth, on that video (and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  How does one write a first post? This probably isn't the way...

  

  something today. Oh, my name is Kellen and I work in the communications wing ... —drafts that never made it past the first sentence and exist in a folder on his ... initial goal was a tad ambitious if not dramatic. With this revelation in

  • by kellen manning
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  Oct. 23 in the Stata Center's Kirsch Auditorium at 7 p.m. Marjane ... about life and criticisms of American foreign policy. All in all, it was a very informative and entertaining event. I am going to have to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  Th2, which can be induced by different pathogens and are exhibited in ... model for ulcerative colitis, a type of IBD, through her UROP in the ... created a mouse model for the Th2 form of IBD by creating a Th2 response in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Dinner With Goobers Yeah food! Yeah people!

  

  to the family... but eating dinner all together as a family. I wasn ... against books at the dinner table is the fact that I was so stinkin' nerdtastic that I wanted to read at the dinner table... I DIGRESS. The point

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  for rising juniors interested in helping people. In this entry, I will list the ones I know with a brief description, and then I'll write a ... participated in it last summer. If I have forgotten any, please let me know

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Hesitations about Choosing MIT our experience

  

  A couple days ago in the blogger slack, Petey sent a screenshot of a prospective 2023’s message expressing hesitation about choosing MIT. I think a ... want to do. We were in this boat as prefrosh, and then in our freshman

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 28, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... instrumental backups.  like in Pitch Perfect!) Anyways, as you may know, a ... , Cross Products, Resonance, Ohms, and probably some other groups that I

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  It's been a nightmare of a weekend. We are all down in NYC for the ... are still in Cambridge, but needless to say, trying to coordinate all of ... operating smoothly now. I'll spare you all the gory details of what happened

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skullhouse CPW chicken waffles fire smores volcano steak shake

  

  the best steak in the world, guaranteed or I'll give you my diploma ... having classes and tests during CPW, we still put in the effort to throw ... Independent Living Groups) in general put on a lot of events to dispel the myths

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part one) random trinkets from freshman year

  

  We are very sentimental people. Not like the keeps-every-birthday-card-in ... -the-potential-value-of-a-random-reciept-sentimental-types. We’ve always kind of been like this, and it wasn’t a problem in high school, because our mom kept us in check organiztion wise (read: she threw

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 29, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  back home, and I would like to thank everyone who helped in the effort to ... EST To: baxterthieves Cc: burton1 We have the cake, as requested, in ... they want) (it's pretty much the most amazing cake i've ever seen) From

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  “It’s all right. It’s just a small pebble in your path. Just a tiny ... ’s ok…you can get up and immediately continue on…” - Guts (actually ... be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse in the

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  be there! Oh yeah, its got everything. In addition to all of the ... :00 pm. You can see it on the schedule here. By the way, Chris P (King of the Internet) went to Maker Faire out in CA last year and wrote a blog

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Wrap-Up 2008

  

  that we do not have any more room in the class, and will not admit any ... that things have now settled down enough that we can conclude our ... , thank you, and we wish you all the best at your college in the fall -- we

  • by Decisions
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration – Important! If you're planning to attend CPW, please read this entry whether you've already registered or…

  

  MIT account, you can call the CPW hotline (617.258.6085) to register via ... . Simply click on the "Registration" link in the CPW portlet - if you see ... again. Thanks, and see you all in less than 2 weeks! :-) -B

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 31, 2008