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  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  reading. In general, though, I'm a big fan of fantasy, however cheesy and ... , because there are about a million events going on every day. I've been ... the events that I find interesting take place during my Italian class or

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  .03, though it's extremely obvious that I haven't taken a math class in a year ... Sooo ~ MIT's back in session and life is again much too full with everything except enough time. I'm taking the following classes this semester

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Things just about get crazy-go-nuts.

  

  I made this at 2:00 AM and left it to chill in the fridge overnight ... 's Mom and I have baked four award-winning nut rolls, a tradition that we started way back in 1997 as a part of a seventh grade cultural heritage

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  Shuttle/SafeRide Z Center -- the only place in the winter where I've consistently found ... coupon that I need to use soon Out in Boston Bank of America Pavillion ... Cape Cod -- or so I hear, I've never been; ask me in a week =) Coolidge

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  I'm in New York City now, staying in a hotel a stone's throw from the New York Stock Exchange (maybe I'll see fellow MIT alum and NYSE CEO ... backed by data, I went to my hotel room, counted the words in those essays

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  gear, it should be no surprise that I'm thrilled to be back just in time ... in situations that are other people's nightmares. I'm particularly ... in this machine trying to keep it cool.) I've named this computer

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  the best decisions I've made in my life. Also - we're getting a new ... triceps won't fail me anymore! YAY! Yes, I'm excited - in case you couldn ... (Reading and Writing Short Stories), as I wrote in a previous entry - was my

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for EA Deferred and Regular Action students your last minute questions

  

  . For Deferred Students I was deferred. I will never get in RA, right ... officially a member of the RA pool. Should I send in extra materials? You ... updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my application, or all

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Fall Semester random happenings, senior year edition

  

  authors, which I think means Allan has made it in academia (read his paper ... she blacked out and (in her words based on eyewitness accounts): “I ... , my future looks like a dark void. Not in the usual “will I pass this

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  So, I'm in the Stratton Reading Room right now and the number of ... class!) decided to blog about schoolwork, I decided to pitch in my own ... eating. (Note: I actually like studying in cafes during weekday nights

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  most succinct advice I can give is from Adam's dad (my future father-in ... amulets. (Some scientists I know recently put up in their lab a statue of St ... (after reading my directions to Target stores in the Boston area) asked, I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT students launch Camp Kesem Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children whose parents have had cancer.

  

  . The program is open to all children ages 6-13 in the Boston area. I will ... , doing arts and crafts, swimming in a lake- summer camp gives kids an ... have a parent who has died from cancer, is currently in treatment for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  , or TOEFL, in addition to the required SAT Subject Tests. Q. I am an ... Test ("SAT 1") or the ACT Plus Writing. In addition, we require two SAT Subject Tests ("SAT 2s"): one in math (Level 1 or Level 2) and one in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  's birthday, and I honestly had not had that much fun in a very long time. 5 ... , reasons for their success as well as their importance in Belgium today. I ... cartoons. This week, I had the opportunity to relive some of the good ol

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Studying At Cambridge 101 An Expert's Guide To Tackling The Revision Process

  

  awake. With bagels, a tea bag and some peanut butter in hand I make the ... productivity packed in a few hours, I'm so glad I was running out of body wash. 1 ... of them have in common though are the scale and weight of the exams

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 8, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Is this real? The party called IAP continues.

  

  One of my favorite things to do that I don't really have time for is watching TV; however, when I do have time (*cough* IAP *cough*) I manage to ... I'm sure this isn't the best way to spend my time, I somehow can

  • by Bryan
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  Hi friends! I'm Jamie and I'm a new blogger. I'm a senior in 2A-4, (flexible mechanical engineering with a concentration in design/architecture). I live on the first floor of the east parallel of East Campus, which

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  happens in there. I've found that it's sometimes easy to forget that this ... sometimes takes place in the form of an advising seminar, where 7 or 8 ... ," and it takes places in E15-001, aka The Lego Learning Laboratory. E15

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  Today, two quick items I've recently seen on the web (more substantial entries to come this week): First, I saw a link on a military blog ... . The course, which recently has focused on the war in Iraq, is described

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  place in the 2003 World Solar Challenge in Australia - for a spin on Mount ... , said MIT student Ben Glass, who was traveling ahead in a lead car. ``Obviously it's not built for the road,'' he said.   I don't know if they

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005