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  Coffee in the Pagi-nation [joint post] breaking cruel rituals

  

  2024’s,[/annotation] some of the admissions officers were talking about ... , transcripts, and letters of recommendation. In light of COVID-19, the ... were navigating the exhausting world of “virtual events” and found that

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  awake this early. Of the four people I'm sharing a room with, I'm the ... bed and put on pants. The smell of scrambled eggs brings me downstairs ... rooms. And there was no one else on the floor, but I'd hear the voices of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  Museum of Science today to check out the reception site. Hanging in the ... of! Going on vaca Adam and I are going to the Bahamas tomorrow and ... 't been to the beach since spring break of sophomore year (when I went to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: Lightning Round six eminent faculty on educational technology innovations

  

  Quantum Mechanics Sequence MIT is one of the few schools that offers three ... The Festival of Learning is an annual event organized by the MIT Office of Digital Learning around the idea that we need to bring technology

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  , the computer science MEng is often seen as an extension of undergrad ... financially feasible for students to pursue the degree. Social life is ... graduate school or working elsewhere. Do I miss the proximity of undergrad

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  Hi there, I’m Jenny Rifken and I am the new Director of Recruitment ... by being a tour guide at my alma mater. I loved college and all of the ... of the things you discover as you go through your college exploration

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  California, Here I Come… I begin my Fall Travel by heading to the West Coast

  

  Coast. After an early morning trip to the Manchester, NH airport (that 4 ... young woman came all the way from Hawaii) and a terrific group of Educational Counselors (ECs) too. The Seattle/Tacoma group of ECs obviously

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Borne back ceaselessly into the past I've had a week! The whole earth was created in a week!

  

  went into a lab in the secret sub-basement of Building 66, pressed "on ... graduate I.M. Pei, is built in the shape of a 30-60-90 right triangle ... down on your stomach at the 30-degree (or pi/6 radians, if you prefer

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I do what I do A few reasons I'm still on this planet.

  

  's show choir my junior year. I was captain of the largest color guard in the state of Ohio, and we went to the Macy's Parade my senior year. So I came to MIT and joined the cheerleading squad, of course. I came

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  “poverty” doesn't always refer to the consequences of astronomical tuition ... , the average MIT student is more than conscious of problems that don ... commencement address for the Class of 2008, as well as a response in the opinions

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  . But I'll probably fail. The topic of today's entry is my own amusement over the number of characters in my major. Most of you are familiar with ... in Roman numerals, as far as I know....oh, the intricacies of MIT

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Flies And I lose track of it

  

  It’s nearly the end of October, and autumn has finally begun coloring the city of Boston. Baker’s annual piano drop (this time, filled with ... school who also ended up on the East Coast for university, see Big Fish and

  • by Ceri Riley '16
  • October 26, 2013
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  train, enjoy the priceless view we get of Boston and the Charles River at ... station, watch the crowds of people coming and going, till I finally I hear ... train. I’m one of the last passengers to get on. Phew. Since I have

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  offer any remedial math classes ‘below’ the level of single ... help us better assess the academic preparedness of all applicants, and ... [annotation note='In addition to the main text of the post, if you see any text

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  the east coast. This meant learning about weather, types of stores that ... My dorm, Burton-Conner, has a great view of the both domes from just ... proceeded to listen to them. A lot. I'm glad I did, because it's one of the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  Bluntly put, this was the worst week of my life. Geez! you say. That ... a throw pillow*. Alright: Let's just say that the week of October 19th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  stuff, the jobful and the seeking return to MIT and I get to see some of ... overwhelming if it's your third donut of the morning (we work hard ... (but still close to both of them). On the first floor the Harvard Book

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  the Friday before, then skipping out on this would only be a sign of ... computer, start watching an episode from the fifth season of Scrubs. Decide ... distracted. Go to the mall with Kel '10 because we're hungry and tired of the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  This past Sunday, at 4 AM on the side of U.S. Highway 1 on Badger ... and up the sides of roads, through the heat of the mid-afternoon to the darkness of Highway 1 in the evening, until, finally, at 2:50 AM, we stumbled

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023