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• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!

  

  weather machine is up and running in order to give you all some of the best ... be setting foot on campus, many of you for the first time, to experience what a little bit of MIT is like. Can't sleep? Curious about what to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 16, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  Product Design Lab Wakka wakka wakka

  

  toy? Our assignment in lab the next day was to build a pull toy. You ... inaccuracies, the ghost doesn't have to be blue in order for the PacMan to chase ... the 3rd floor of building 35 you ask? Well there used to just be a

  • by Snively '11
  • March 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two-hour food coma immediately after dinner, I think it's pretty safe to say that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Odds & ends

  

  nice photos in his latest post of the final class of 3.091: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. Professor Don Sadoway, arguably the best and most popular teacher at MIT, always wears a tuxedo to his final 3

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist who ranked MIT but was not matched still apply for EA and/or RA?

  're welcome to enter our Early Action or Regular Action cycle. We'll send an email in early December outlining the options available: You may use your QuestBridge application to apply through Early Action. You may use
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (My Third) First Day In which I attempt (and fail) to do a timelapse vlog

  

  give me steady enough footage to not cause motion sickness. Whoops. The ... you try to speed up an already-wobbly video to 800%, it becomes a blurry rollercoaster of MIT scenery that is pretty unpleasant to watch. Even post

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 7, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  precise adjustments in flight dynamics to compensate for outside conditions ... and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in ... additional lift to keep the behemoth and its 400-ton payload aloft while

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  examples of a cappella.) Kim actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I used to be in the Logs (back in our undergrad days). These are, of ... cappella groups), Fri 6-8pm in 10-250 - Wind Ensemble and Festival Jazz

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  group (or same-named group, anyway) that went up in Building 66 on the 10th. There's a very, very fancy portrait of David Koch in the first ... :)     The statement reads, Tarnished Horizons Dedicated to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  T Minus One. BRASS RAT BRASS RAT BRASS RAT.

  

  semester. It's one of the most recognizable rings in the world, based on ... of 12 people chosen at the end of freshman year to represent the class in designing the class ring (and plan Ring Delivery, but first things

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 11, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  Square, Coolidge Corner, Beacon Hill, the North End, just to name a few. The fireworks on Fourth of July. The colors in and around the city ... . Favorite movies: Meet Me in St. Louis with Judy Garland and Philadelphia

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  neediness in terms of paying for college, are from middle class families. I really do think universities need to do more to make college affordable for ... underrepresented group in American universities is low income students) Trivia. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  came to mind when the topic was broached were of the insanity shown in ... swept away in the process that was rush -- attempting to figure out if ... 'welcome to MIT' freshmen experience, began on Saturday. Today, Denzil Sikka

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  to classes for a while. maybe some of you are far away from any ... powerless. i wish love was the kind of thing i could package in a box and deliver. if love was the kind of thing i could wrap up in words and send

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Commence the Commencing! and congratulations to the Class of 2014

  

  147 classes have graduated from MIT in its history; today, the Class ... prefrosh to unbelievably intelligent and compassionate adults. Most of my ... graduating today as well before heading to different corners of the planet to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 6, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  I skipped 4 days of school to go to Seattle and Vancouver to learn ... of reading to catch up on. The last thing I should be doing is blogging ... comic strip Doonesbury. Basically, back in 2006, the author of the strip

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hi, (gasp!) I’m Kim Kimd's first post as an admissions blogger!

  

  , I've gotten to a point where the workload will be manageable from here ... 'm Kimd when it comes to admissions blogging, since there's another Kim. As you can see in my bio, I'm a senior at MIT this year. I'm taking a lot

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dating At MIT: Episode 1 So two of my favorite '09s have just started dating each other...

  

  (a) they're pretty much the same person so their banter is fun to watch ... revealed.) So the three of us had lunch today. Allow me to share an example ... you are. He: Prove it. She: You stopped kissing me the other day to say

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Who WIll Win the Nobel Prize? Vote for your favorite MIT professor!

  

  in Stockholm, Sweden will begin to award this year's Nobel Prizes ... pick to win a Nobel Prize this year? Vote Now on Facebook The "nominees ... a reasonable predictor of winners). Here they are, in alphabetical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bloggers invade LA What should Sam and I do in Los Angeles? Suggestions welcome

  

  and I are flying out to Los Angeles today for a one-week stay in the ... instead of a suitcase. On our to-do list so far, we have 1. Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles (thanks, Bryan!) 2. Biking in Santa Monica

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 23, 2007