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  Checking In A brilliantly exciting recap of the last month.

  

  them. Thanks guys, for sharing so much of yourselves over the years and ... soon. I'm also happy to announce the arrival of a new blogger, Evan ... and the fallout kept me pretty busy for the following couple of weeks

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  of drunk, but drunk enough. Belinda started the day with a bottle of vodka, Joey a bottle of something else. On some days the cops would ask ... with a case of the shakes. At 50, Belinda, who wears her black hair tied

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students: MyMIT Updated Important and cool new information on MyMIT: check it out now.

  

  . Across the country (and across the world) there will be meetings of students admitted to the Class of 2010, as soon as this Saturday! Check out ... Students admitted regular action have a whole bunch of new stuff on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  attend HMMT), I want to be able to take some time to see the MIT Class of ... Modern Pastry in Boston's North End. Some of the student bloggers may join ... 'll have a small reception for any students visiting MIT. The reception will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  's true for biology is pretty true for all of the natural sciences). First ... I'm interviewing at five of the top seven programs in biology -- and ... 're like in the lab. This is a pretty important part of the package, since

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  the fugacity of carbon monoxide at 345 K, I'm more often than not ... ,000 of the floor's money as apple bake chair. Just playin'. Also to be ... I like working the night shifts at the Burton-Conner front desk

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  the best. Beast (2E) has food on the free food table nearly every day of ... groupchats. disclaimer: this is from the first week of classes, meaning many ... dinner I had the last of my leftovers from the BC food trucks. For after

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  mom in a frenzy exclaiming that I'm not going to get into any of the ... again, so I'm not too far removed from the whole process. One of the ... So many of you are starting off with college applications trying to

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  calculate the mean and standard deviation of your votes. ... Apparently opening up the new Apple store on Fifth Avenue was only ... of sense to me. Why does Apple need to partner with a particular shoe

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2020 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  and culture of their residence halls.In the ’90s and early ’00s, these were recorded to VHS tapes, and later DVDs, but with the advent of You ... fall. However, the residences put a lot of effort into i3 videos, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  It’s Friday, Friday… hacking Mikey

  

  Late last week one of the bloggers was talking about her spring break ... of my friends here in the office is Mikey Yang. Mikey is an MIT alumnus ... Friday. Not "end of the week" Friday. This Friday by Rebecca Black. Like

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  part of the Class of 2011? Did you dance? (I did!) One year ago, I hadn ... stood there in front of the mailbox, on the street, screaming my head off. Then I did a victory dance. (Scared the crap out of my dog, too.) When

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  small changes feeling big my winter in Armenia

  

  experiences is one of the reasons I chose this MIT, especially because I didn ... , unfortunately, fell very ill the 2nd day, so I had to learn some of her material and teach 9 out of the 10 days mostly on my own. (don't worry, she

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 17, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Simple Harmonic Motivation a time progression through the semester

  

  do anything at all, panic, and calm apathy, terror at the prospect of ... take the midterm today in two hours and 19 minutes, as of the moment I’m writing this of course. But I can’t find the motivation to study. The

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rush, rush Why you should live on my floor, with special guest star Paula Abdul.

  

  One of the coolest things about MIT is Residence Exploration (REX ... first week of orientation, you get to go around and visit all the dorms ... area of the dorm you'd like to live in. After that, certain floors, like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 31, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  was for me. For those of you that have been with me for the long haul ... future students of the Institute. If there is anything you would like to ... the next part of my life and I will not forget my time at MIT! I love

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  and just kind of doing nothing but chillin. However, on the other end I ... friends/free time has changed a lot since I got to MIT. One of the biggest changes between high school and college is just the amount of freedom you

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  of the deadline. Your school/teachers may submit their materials ... in advance of the deadline.  If one of your essays is too long, or ... below in the comments.  I will try to update this post with FAQs

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

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  't is because they might think it's outside of the scope of an admissions ... controversy, we just had a blogger deftly navigate an analysis of the Penn State ... - most of the bloggers were 7. Or 8. Maybe 10 max. Wow. Well, I'm old

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  Last week, I spoke a little about Camp Kesem, one of the many student ... , and right now, we're in 23rd place!! If we become one of the top two vote-getters in the $250,000 category, then every branch of Camp Kesem

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010