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  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  Name the first thing that comes to mind when you think “MIT” and ... in common? Well, first, they’re all what people traditionally take “mens et manus” to refer to—and second, I never did any of them. Nor was I

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Enterlude Brought to you by the letter "L", for Late, Lame, and real Life. Or something…

  

  . Welcome to REX. One of the first things you learn when you get to college ... Daniel M. ’14. It was ten at night, and in the East Campus courtyard ... from “decent” to “huh, that’s a little weird, but okay” and “is that even

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  knew what I wanted to do. In elementary school, I'd write short stories ... job prospects to solely STEM. In my sophomore year, I took a biomedical ... 've been trying to see if there's a life for me in media, and reading RWRB

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  nerd pride and it being a badge of honor to be called a nerd in my book ... neighborhood kids. This pack of boys liked to tease the youngest one in the crowd ... to pop culture references, pop music and the like. If it wasn’t for

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Burton-Conner long live BC

  

  restaurant in Maine and decided to put their own B4 spin on it.   Burton ... .."][hopefully][/annotation] be moving back in as a senior, the dorm won't be the same. Some of the ... years—namely, windows that don't scream whenever it gets even the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 25, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  pages of lecture notes to get through, the last thing we want to concern ... ’t appreciate how much effort we had been putting in until we didn’t have to ... was explaining why, because the human eye is innately attracted to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  are in tough financial shape and make a good faith effort to inform us ... the word limit. You may choose to send in the essay at a length that ... changes in your coursework. You will also be able to provide information

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Looking ahead to IAP My favorite MIT event...period.

  

  I got this email in my inbox: ------------------------------ Hi Eveyrone! I know it's hard to believe but IAP is fast approaching and, along ... , January 12th at 12pm in Lobby 7. Thanks! Jennifer for The Evil Midnight

  • by Bryan
  • November 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Fifty Shades of Break or things to do other than pressing F5

  

  's something you've never tried before. It’s an amazing time to get a head start ... ending poverty, to having all of the candy that exists in the world and not ... results of a semester, year, or life's worth of effort. It boiled down to a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  course, live in the Milky Way, although it's hopeless to try and see that ... to. A few months later, I declared a major in physics, and indicated ... that they do in fact believe I ought to become a professional astronomer

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... plurality of whom where students in grades 6-10. I spoke briefly to the group ... entire AoPS crew are doing. I hope that if you're interested in and excited

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  's perfect). But when there get to be a lot of errors, we start to question how ... applications. Last year, it was 17,909 to be exact. And we don't just see them once - there is an iterative process in which many applications are seen

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  want to a ridiculous degree of accuracy and depth. I can't get into too ... about it a while back on my personal blog so if you're interested in more details about Mathematica, be sure to check it out. Today though, Wolfram

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class-tastic

  

  In somewhat sharp contrast to previous terms, I'm taking only three ... of time to work at the lab -- I'm scheduled for 16 hours per week this ... . As a double-major, I've generally had to take between 60 and 75 units

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spring Break! Spring Break Broke.

  

  So I'm sitting in the airport in Toronto on my way to London where I will be next week for Spring Break as well as Paris. I'll be sure to post photos and entries all this week. If you happen to be in London or

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Sunday night is the deadline for Early Action (EA) Here are some things we want you to know

  

  understanding with teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in ... WithUs. Most of all, try not to get too stressed out! Go out with your friends ... need to be “sent” to MIT, not “processed,” by the

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 27, 2015
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  ="Alan: I had a lot of fun with this, managing to get most of the songs in one ... Shuli. The fact that I was able to get this vibe, even though this year ... specific puzzles -- we’ll add another note when we get to that part. Shuli

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [live blog] BLUEPRINT 2025 by the Blueprint Team // come see what we're baking!

  

  supporting them to build projects in 9 hours"]BLUEPRINT 2025 [/annotation] IS ... is SO CUTE so we're going to try get you guys some photos too. i ... competition. it was silly, but in the best way possible, and i am hyped to see

  • by Janet G. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  deceit, and they're in over their heads. The key to getting past it ... the chosen few. They begin to wonder, in other words, if they were a ... in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments." It

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012
• Blog / Events

  A Splash of color! and a bigger splash of water.

  

  pretty cool program to consider when in high school; although I wouldn't recommend taking it as a program to pad your MIT application (something I get ... shape in time to fill out the teacher application form for Splash, and

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 4, 2011