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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  't expecting to gain much in the program other than a commission. Now I am a year ... all of the "leadership positions" that I had held in high school. After ... [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] "Sometimes after I take off, I

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  Whew, I'm glad JKim posted an entry ten seconds after I did, because otherwise I'd feel incredibly bad for spending my entire morning writing in ... , it's easier to believe that there was time in-between I spent studying

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  keyed in what response. // the Coop is the MIT bookstore. // I didn't realize how much jargon was in these notes until I posted them. Now, big ... Like Allan, I'm obsessed with taking notes. I'm also obsessed with

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Young Guru & the Metropolitan Opera The Arts at MIT

  

  unpack later (in some imaginary future wherein I have ample unstructured ... conditions, and other major issues in near-future urban contexts." I took notes ... rattled and echoed in my head ever since. I loved what Young Guru said about

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  unstructured decompression sequence in my 2019 IAP and loved it. (I also tried to ... "]Vietnamese-Iranian-American,[/annotation] I was really happy when (purely by chance) two out of three in ... Gregor House, I cooked meals fairly frequently using the kitchenette in my suite

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Just a few notes -- that's all we have time for right now!

  

  event this Thursday at 8pm EST / 5pm PST. I hope you'll be there! If you didn't get the email or lost it, let me know in the comments (leave your email address) and I'll get the information to you. It should be fun and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Twas the week before Thanksgiving ...and I'm not really feeling all that thankful. Yet.

  

  ate it up. I will be having more turkey on Thursday in Plymouth, MA ... happy, as it will be the first time in my life that I'm not home to help ... work in a short week, professors seem to believe that it is perfectly

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Afternoon Props Props to ten people/committees/inanimate objects that deserve props.

  

  deserve some props, and dare I say mad props at that, for genuinely ... -Conner rooming committee, for doing a fantastic job with the in-house reassignment ... "Sunshowers" by M.I.A. "I bongo with my lingo and I beat it like a wing, yo" 3

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: The 2016 Siemens Competition is now open

  

  As I've blogged before, many students who are interested in MIT are also interested in high school research competitions, including (but not ... volunteer judges to review student projects. All students in grades 9

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 11, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  table. So while we're buried in the committee room, here's a topic I ... on the web, as we've been in selection committee since last wednesday. Though it's been a lot of work, I've been having a lot of fun. Selecting

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Multidimensional Showcasing an aspiring physicist with amazing musical talent

  

  Occasionally as I lie in bed at night puzzling over the hecticness that is so typical of life here at MIT, I hear piano chords playing on repeat from the floor above. I always smile. I know the musician, and I

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  When I was in high school one of the most influential non-fiction books that I read was Studs Terkel's "Working" (which was subtitled ... years, Terkel's Working still holds up, it's a great read. I suspect in

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I like romantic things like music and art ...so why don't I have a boyfriend?

  

  .500: Senior Seminar in Music, but since I've never worked in a small ... . Heck, the only time I even spent in lab today was when I snuck over to my ... ) named Seven. I wonder if that makes his name 73000? Dre was also named

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It Ends My last last day of school

  

  more to go. 12:05 PM – I head back to the maker lab in building E25 to ... fatigue, I have a lot of fun fielding questions and discussing ways in which ... us don't have any background in designing or making things, I'm quite

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 21, 2017
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  about the school that I’ll be attending in just a few short months. My ... ;class="photo"> Um… Speaking of pictures, I apologize in advance for the poor quality ... with a few friends, including one I haven’t seen in almost two years

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  listening to when I signed that card. 1 of the cards says "IHTFP" in binary ... 350 you start to forget how you normally write your name). That's why I ... cards. I made sure to write down what I added to the cards I customized

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Some CPW Thoughts The latest on CPW planning from the Admissions Office.

  

  had a dream where I visited Snively at his school. I walked in in the ... CPW hosts This past week, my colleagues and I spent many, many hours ... don't, don't worry -- I assure you we have a host for you. CPW invades

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  So over in the world of UROP, things were pretty exciting this week. Now here's how the morning started. I'll admit that I don't read the newspaper or the watch the news as often as I should, but that's why I am glad

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  in a place called "Malinckrodt". (I wasn't an Orientation Leader in ... - basically, I'm hoping that in time her intrinsic fashion sense may somehow rub ... glory of Tuesdays, in which I get up at 7 to bus over to Harvard for a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  -rollers in their lounge. The Massachusetts Institute of Trolling: I might minor in this department, but I'm not sure which of the classes I should ... -editing school. As someone who is not that interested in Technology at all, I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019