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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  taught “Don't give in to peer pressure!”--an oversimplification of a ... , come to think of it, I can swim across the Charles... My point is: peer ... : dyed hair is a stereotype of my dorm, East Campus (among other dorms

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The home of cool toys the best way to spend a Monday

  

  without the coating of dirt (note to future Coure 16ers: that downwash is no ... ... fortuitous signage come back soon! One of my colleagues had a much

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  'm here in Germany, meeting up with tons of MIT interns while staying at ... . It's like a gyro, except the meat of indeterminate origin is slow-roasted for tons of flavor, the bread is some kind of wonderful crispy toasted

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Morning Person rise and shine

  

  , depending on the time of my earliest class on a given day, I have three to five hours to do anything I please. The lack of social distractions make ... like I'm the only person awake. In reality, around 10% of MIT wakes up

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  adults. Former Director of Admissions Matt forced me to practice driving as we visited high schools together in the suburbs of Boston, and he very ... of this,” I thought to myself as I clenched everything

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  break with my parents and my favorite sister (she’s kind of my only sister, but that’s beside the point) I found myself sitting in front of my desk, the room empty, and my roommates still gone. The glare of my laptop

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  navigate my to-do lists ever since middle school. My first means of task ... every fall. They kind of slapped, not gonna lie, but since I had no control over their organization and also don't have any pictures of them

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  One last bit of advice Before all hell breaks loose

  

  shooting stuff out of air cannons, doing a ridiculous physics problem, or

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  way. I'll keep you updated over the course of the day. Let's use this

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  'm really excited for CPW!! I really cant wait to come up and meet all of the ... in terms of balancing time b/w them and with my host at CPW? I know ... , "If one of our parents is coming with us to CPW, is it okay for us to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  : school got harder. We're in rough terrain - first wave of exams, or in my ... freshman year due to a lack of motivation…or something. But I don’t think it ... review” of the semester – which means everybody presents their design

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Renewable Energy in Spain

  

  Vivian Dien Class of 2013 Materials Science and Engineering w/ a ... at exploring different methods of solar cell characterization and detection of inefficiencies, which is important in the manufacturing process

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 24, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

   (GIRs). Basically, you must take two semesters of math, two semesters of physics, a semester of biology, a semester of chemistry, and a selection of courses from the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  Late on Sunday evening, just before the first day of MIT's finals, hackers erected a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of wisdom, in the middle of Killian Court. Alerted to the hack by email and word of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Man of Many Hat(ches) Keyword: Free.

  

  So one of the best aspects of being in Boston for the summer is all of the free cultural events that you can avail yourself of. One of the ... a number of other events that despite not having a fireworks display

  • by Bryan
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly impressed with all of the applications (and there are MANY). Your collective enthusiasm is a testament to the success of this project, and Admissions

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Class of 2014 track jacket When your MIT friends say you're a dork, you know you have a problem

  

  It finally arrived. All you need to know is that something in here matches something in here.

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it ... and technology. Through recognition of architecture as a liberal ... humanities at MIT. The Department of Architecture is one of five divisions
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?

  Students who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (i.e., five terms) of college may not be eligible because of our residency requirements. If you have been enrolled in
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  Congratulations and welcome to the class of 2016! I found this picture of you on the Internet:          Go ahead and introduce yourselves :)

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012