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  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  . paper- vs. computer-based test). We recommend scores of at least 100 ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... definition. For purposes of MIT Admissions, an international student is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Cool Projects

  

  In this second-to-last entry, I want to encourage all of you to check out two projects: (1) Sacha Yaku ("Jungle Water") The brainchild of Kendra Johnson '09, Sacha Yaku aims to empower the women of Santa Ana

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  panel discussion at the U.N. and also took a tour: In front of the U ... , they were all venues of festivities to celebrate the Glamour Top 10 ... Martha Stewart), in addition to visiting all of the above locales. We not

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  weekends either. I kind of feel like I’m back at MIT in that regard. Part of ... I’ve been spending most of my writing ability and brain power working on a bunch of applications for something that I’m not ready to announce

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it is the escape living a second life as an art student

  

  rest of us, left with nothing else to do, ended up standing at the stage ... Chamber Chorus at 9:30. I always arrive slightly late, completely out of ... walls of academia, where, it seems, I am destined to end up at some point

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 26, 2022
• Blog / Events

  MIT PUMPKIN DROP 2012! chucking pumpkins off the highest building in cambridge. that's an exclamation mark, not a factorial.

  

  .  Or because of reasons.  Whatever.  You can't really have a holiday at ... Saturday before Halloween - they watch hundreds of pumpkins get tossed off the highest building in Cambridge! Or, more accurately, they do that at

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  After three CPWs and nearly two years of study here at MIT, I've gotten used to a lot of things about the Institute. And sometimes, when I have a lot of work to do (as has been the case for, quite honestly, the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things that are hard. Though not as hard as this.

  

  ridiculousness that tends to be the story of my life, though, the ride should at ... . I’m from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Furniture Capital of the World and proud birthplace of both the Holland Tulip Time Festival and the Christian

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  was cast: At the end of last summer, the WB recruited heavily from MIT ... , made a duct tape bow tie, and arrived at the audition with a couple of ... interested in catching up on some TV. This month, you can see (at least) three

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  Today was the major flight day for most of the teams at the Design ... into the lawn to the sound of a collective grimace from the crowd. At ... weights of the top three airplanes at the end of today: University of

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  dorkiest parts of myself, I'll say this: simply living at MIT is a huge ... One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook and pen wherever I go. It's kind of like a journal, but I don't exactly

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  I Could Never Do it Alone People of a semester, thank you

  

  I finished my first semester at MIT. There's so much to write about ... use my final post of 2021 to share the best part of MIT — the people. I know it's cliché, but I know it to be true. At MIT, friendship is

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 19, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Life, As Physics Problem also The Tech said a thing

  

  / admissions wiki today. Amita Gupta, a freshman member of the inaugural Tech ... awesome, so go read it! Secondly: Some of you may have read my blog post ... immediately after my accident was all about trying to figure out the physics of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  update your blog." So at the request of two of the most awesome high ... to get to my UROP at 10. Eight hours of sleep. SKILLZ, I TELL YOU ... like that of last week, where at 11 AM on Friday, I was working on my 5

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  dance dance revolution lessons from ddr

  

  , coming in every beat at a tempo of 146 bpm or 2.43 beats per second, so i ... , don’t i want to be able to read the next two or three sets of arrows at ... there is a ddr (dance dance revolution) machine in the basement of

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 30, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 1 Two MIT students were chosen as Glamour's Top 10 College Women

  

  Glamorous moments, in the traditional sense, are fleeting at MIT ... the night before, or knowing that you will be spending the rest of the ... Whitney-Johnson (’08) and I are among the Top 10 College Women of 2007

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  To take a leaf out of Sam's book: DID YOU KNOW? Charlotte/Douglas International Airport has a scale model of the Wright Brothers plane hanging from the ceiling of its main terminal. At least, I think that's what it is

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  fireworks, and devouring a variety of delectable treats. Here at MIT, a few ... Just over 400 years ago, a group of Englishmen attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605. Though their plot was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  It was my freshman year, not long ago When I arrived at MIT, complete ... digress, you must pardon me - see I came here to talk not of life and dreams But of soap, and its importance to me There's much more to soap than it

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  Can you believe... it’s already the middle of August ??? ...and we ... exciting to look at)... I looked at the empty i3 DVD slot on the inside ... the people on this page! This is actually a group shot of Burton 1 - my

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010