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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  books I’ve read this year slowly but surely completing my 2020 resolutions

  

  , more than ever, it is so easy to save the life of a child in poverty for ... there was a general arc and story in the way the poems were presented and ... expanded it. It was longer and more detailed. The book is also in both

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • November 19, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  winter in Brazil adventures in WGS.245: Race, Place, and Modernity

  

  did from the readings themselves. After discussion is over, we have a ... restaurants around the BBC. There are a wide variety of cuisines in every ... head to a lecture or museum. The variety of museums in Brazil has proven

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 10, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  , life is precious and tomorrow I could die in a freak accident, so I should ... somebody can feel like shoving a gift in their face that they didn’t ask for ... suffering to “prove” they are grateful for the gift of life. At least, this is

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  EA, RA, and Transfer Updates Including the status of MyMIT tracking and the latest for those impacted by Sandy.

  

  documents. Do not worry/call/email if something is not showing up yet on your ... . Transfer deadline: Tomorrow, November 15, is a transfer deadline for MIT ... website?  mitadmissions.org is now "responsive," meaning it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... you in time? A: If you did not select your scores to be directly sent ... financial documents? A: Fax them to the MIT Financial Aid Office at 617

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  what i’m doing this fall leadership tingz

  

  finances is. There are a lot of contrived processes for things, so it's kind ... 't be running from activity to activity anymore, but I do have a few ... 't have the chance to dance together anymore, but we still have a few things

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  what happens after your laptop dies at MIT. I feel like this is almost a ... + humanities major in a school full of engineers, so I never had to sit down in a ... pine (to check email), zephyr (to IM, once in a blue moon), tellme combo

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  is awesome!). To be considered for a blogger position, you should email ... upperclassmen - please choose one of the following). Option A: Who is more addicted to Facebook, you or Jess Kim? Prove your theory in 100 words or less

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  the content. It looks like it is written in a different language, which ... because it means I am a different person than I was in September. For many MIT students, that change is continuous, like paint gliding across a

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  one is a few years old now; it snuck in because of my hasty blogging ... MIT's Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones (our rockin' leader) is in the ... -anxiety college admissions process. The academy discusses this in a new book, Less

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choose My Senior Spring Classes for Me pre-registration is open and i will let you decide

  

  to each other in workshop discussions. Brief notes: This is NOT a ... to help me choose. Huzzah! This is an exercise in what it's like to be ... and I think it was my only B in high school which made me cry a lot

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  useful, is a badge of honor. drop - (1) v. To de-register for a subject ... Institute Requirement. A class that all undergraduates must pass in order to ... in a computer program. (3) v. To use or operate something in a manner

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spoiled Milk I wrote an entry so long overdue my milk has spoiled in the process. So…

  

  home for spring break is the first breath of air I've had in a while ... that the "Sell By" date should be taken in a literal sense - "the milk ... following would have been a wonderous experience for both of us. It really is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  It's October. Cambridge is cozily snuggled into the cusp of a cold front, the air is crisp like tempura in the cracks of a deep ... . This, in essence, is my theory of why pass/no record thinly obscures a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2013 FAQs

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the Match? A ... to get them to you in time? A: I previously answered this incorrectly

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  television in front of my treadmill. Sure, I lost a little by not hearing Alan ... asks the Thermians whether they think "Gilligan's Island" is a historical ... get a free ticket. I rule. The movie is the most adorable thing you will

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  Boston/MIT-area parties. At Newtonville Books in Newton (a Green Line trip ... either -- two references to 10 Things I Hate About You in less than a year ... a costume party, which is always fun. And, as with many other parties

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  spring! semester! so apparently i'm doing a lot of random shit

  

  unit was about reframing Mao Zedong, who is illustrated in a very ... being a functioning human in the workplace, which is lit. A lot of it is ... incredible deal.    (ALSO CJ IS IN MY CLASS AND HE'S A STELLAR STUDENT

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  course Professor is also a really big deal in the field and he still hangs ... get to critique scientific papers right in front of the authors! Every week, at least one of our reading assignments is co-authored by the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  maintain a balance between the two groups. The best way to get to know us is really to come and talk to us in person, as iHouse is just too diverse and ... Festival! Although this is only one small entry in the extensive CPW listing

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010