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  Awesome People of 2016 part 1 of an incomplete list of the greatest and coolest

  

  audition for a play, something I hadn’t done in over ten years. It worked out well, because I did get two parts in said play, The Vagina Monologues. I ... beginning of the semester, I encountered my former Harvard TA in one of my

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring! What I did (and didn't) do over IAP...and plans for my last semester!

  

  season is in full swing and I’ve been kept passably sane by practice and ... previous only works if you say it in one of those movie-trailer voices. I ... Day eve and all of a sudden I have to go to school again! Weird (in an

  • by Alina G. '11
  • January 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon! Yay for the class of 2010!

  

  Whew. I just spent the last 4 and a half hours calling up as many of the Early Admits to the class of '10 as I possibly could. And it was seriously a lot of fun. First of all, I finally got to meet Alia and Mike

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  UROP adventures in a separate post, since there's a ton of things that I ... promised a lot more than what I was expecting, and I already came in with ... getting cold glares cast my way each time I shared my schedule, I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  to show the student's passion in the sciences? I know many students who ... your AP courses. In many schools, I know, AP courses are the best (and ... admissions officers) want. I think this is what Marilee is trying to say in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  meet the baby bloggers! (some of whom are older than me)

  

  in an application this year. I'm very grateful that you shared your ... greatest pleasure to introduce to you, in my role as[annotation note ... applicants -- in fact, we think it took us longer than it ever has before to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 6, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Day at Stanford University wait, what?

  

  break, I decided to visit some of my Stanford friends and spend a day in ... the "Claw," the fountain in front of the bookstore). When I started ... , rectangular. Instead of drowning in camera-armed Chinese tourists you should

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just Dance! Dance = Awesome.

  

  dance as I did. As the host school, we didn't actually compete in the ... seriously feels as though I spent more of last week in dance practice than I ... In its 149 years of existence, MIT has been involved with many of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  Yep, I'm officially Course 11. A few interesting things have happened this week. - Thanks to a freight derailment in Idaho, I spent most ... companies' home pages. Everyone was so happy in class today -- I guess the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  created by a team of about six artists. In this blog post, I want to convey ... pumpkins) in a tent on the Kresge oval. There is a one-evening showcase ... glassblowing courses. I missed it this year, but I pulled up my photos from last

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions 2007 A quick look at this year's admissions.

  

  , when the decisions come out, I know you will feel a range of emotions. I ask you to please be civil and kind in your comments in today's entries ... respectful community. I ask that, even if you become very upset today, that you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  some reason, I waited until senior year to take the mandatory swim test, but I miraculously passed and am now a teeny bit closer to graduating ... International Development Network (IDN) Crafts Fair in Lobby 10 Though today is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  admitting the class of 2010. I am very proud of the Admissions professionals at MIT. So much so that I am proud to say that many are more like ... all of your applications. As we began Selection Committee I was

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Ali Khademhosseini: Building tissues, cell-by-cell Khademhosseini, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the joint MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program,…

  

  few people would deny that individuals are shaped by their experiences. Just like humans, cells develop in response to their environment; a heart cannot be grown by simply placing stem cells in a Petri dish. However, Ali

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Share Your Story, 2014 edition How did you find out you'd been accepted? Was there any celebratory dancing? Please tell…

  

  dark ages of 2006 (in my day, I read my acceptance letter by candle ... , just didn't shower? Me too. But seriously, congratulations! In my 9 ... one experiment we ran in class involved everyone writing down their

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  later I discover it in a box under my bed. I don't remember putting it ... I just had the busiest, craziest summer of my life. I remember a ... . For 35 ambitious Juniors in an average high school, this was our first

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  are reading this, I hope you'll say a quick "hi" in the comments section ... more about options for international students. Coming in, I knew about ... (behind the camera: Ben) I'm in the office in Cambridge briefly again today

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three ... I participated in was at Stuyvesant High School. The Stuy college ... 'll be participating in ISEF, best of luck to you, and I hope to see you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  a time. Because today is special. Because you'll never be in this exact same place in this exact same moment feeling exactly whatever it is that you are feeling right now. As you get through the day, I'd like to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2007 Dancing and dining with 950 engineers; candids of Bryan and Sam included (~25 pics)

  

  in a tux **Many thanks to Gheorghe '07, from whom I stole many of ... planning committee, I feel it is my duty to share with you all the exciting ... We held it at the Boston Sheraton In this picture, the Sheraton is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 11, 2007