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  Operabots with Personality Ahhhhh.....music to my ears

  

  ……errrr uhhhhh……you know what I’m trying to say. MIT is cool. One of the things that I did not know about MIT before I began working here is that the students here absolutely LOVE music. While 75% of students participated in

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Simmons (I just moved, again), I noticed something floating in the air ... ? Woooo Sochi 2014! If you're interested in previous hacks, MIT hacks have their own lengthy Wikipedia page, in addition to a chronology at

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Answering Your Questions: EA Deadline Week How can we be helpful?

  

  below in the comments.  I will try to update this post with FAQs ... period, but I strongly suggest you submit your application well in advance ... teachers and schools.  Your recommendations do not need to be in our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  That’s where you’ll find me Where troubles melt like lemondrops, Away above the chimney tops... my CPW schedule.

  

  expected almost everywhere in the country tomorrow, I suspect there will be ... 12 hours and counting until CPW. Here are some places where I'll be ... , Friday CPW Registration Help Desk, 1-3pm, Friday "Voting" for Daniel in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

  

  On Monday, I went to an afternoon tea sponsored by Course 21L ... you haven't taken a literature class at MIT (which I haven't), you ... chatted with us students about literature, science, and our summer plans. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)

  

  It's Saturday night at MIT, and I'm taking a break from reading in my ... combination of Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler) and (I Just) Died in ... entry; see my previous live entry, in this very same room, just six months

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/16/23, at 12:16 PM ET Your early action decisions, wrapped

  

  I've stopped listening to Jenny's cozy destress vibes playlist while [annotation note="bloggers: i'm looking at your spotify wrapped and taking in ... , [annotation note='I suggest you go practice logging in there now, so that you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Movies Emeritus out with the old, in with the older

  

  Before I say what I have to say about video, remember: Blogger applications are due by August 1st! As in Monday! Get them in on time so that I have something to read next week in addition to furiously refreshing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Moving Forward I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re-affirm our pledge to uphold the…

  

  the world. I, and the outstanding staff in the admissions office, re ... We were all saddened by the news of Marilee Jones' resignation. In ... truthful. And we must hold ourselves to that standard. I want to reassure

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 4, 2007
• 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 / Events

  MIT IreneCam tracking the storm - here and on the web.

  

  before I left, I set up a webcam in the office, looking out over Killian ... Times' Hurricane Tracker, which I've embedded in a woefully insufficiently ... I've decamped from the Boston area northwards to New Hampshire for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 28, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  work. I decided it was time for another "fun" entry. I mentioned in my ... big annual parties, Reawakening. I also might have mentioned that the ... is painted in the lounge, and in many other places on the hall, and he

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  After a not-so-brief hiatus, I'm back at the Institute! Over the break, I took large bites out of the Big Apple on my two visits to New ... first environmentally advanced apartment building in the US. The Solaire

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT applicants and students are quite a talented bunch. As such, I try to look out for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Commence the Commencing! and congratulations to the Class of 2014

  

  147 classes have graduated from MIT in its history; today, the Class ... Storify, or via #MIT2014 on your social media system of choice. I must admit I'm a bit sentimental about this particular commencement. The Class

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 6, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Welcome Susan Hockfield A recap of Susan Hockfield's inauguration.

  

  I've failed you in the photo department. But I'll try to describe the event for you as best I can. The ceremony took place in Killian Court. It ... was first announced. In her first speech to the community, she said "I

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  , so I can start testing my projections, which will be on the walls in ... familiar with the runway route and how to walk in sync at 115 BPM. I ... Over the past three years, I’ve been on the organizing board for MIT

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  -worker were mingling in front of another Nestle frozen novelty dispenser as I ... basement in the middle of the night, I moved to the side and acted like I was ... forgot dinner and are in fact pining for a cold drink, hot sandwich, or

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  at the South Asian Youth Initiative a New Haven adventure

  

  , Sarah S. ’24 and I meet in front of McCormick to head to South Station to ... this point, I am scared I'll forget all of this in the morning so I pull ... /11/23  8:16 am - I wake up and start to get ready for our panels in the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So you think you want to be a doctor: Pre-med at MIT

  

  -thorasic surgeon like Dr. Burke or Chief of Surgery like Dr. Webber? (do NOT, I ... out with McDreamy...there are plenty of Patrick Dempseys in the business world, I'm sure.) A lot of MIT students enter their senior year without a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 19, 2006