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  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  'll attempt to do him justice in a few lines.  He is: a prediction wizard and ... say that Nate Silver is as close to a rock star as you can get in the ... sense in political news coverage about whether a story is important. There

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  MIT is harder than your high school. In many cases, MIT is harder than your high school in ways you can't even begin to imagine. A thousand ... brightest kids in the world on a single college campus means that not all of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  Because my roommate is in a sorority, she receives a whole slew of informative, interesting, and often inane e-mails. As she does a great job keeping up with her inbox, she is naturally well-informed about the goings

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  room is a triple. It’s on the 3rd floor. ~~~coincidence?~~~ Yeah ... ) CPW is this week, so if you’re a prefrosh you’re likely going to be ... , but I’ve also spent a year each in Simmons and Baker, so if you have any

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  lin-manuel miranda scares me my final paper for an MIT class about musicals!

  

  is maliciously seduced in a moment of weakness.” If it were only for ... / I'm a polymath, a pain in the ass, a massive pain / Madison is Banquo ... note: did you know that MIT is a world-class school for humanities as

  • by Allison E. '27
  • May 24, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  why likely letters aren't a part of our process is that our process ... 't admit anyone until all of the reading is done and we come together as a ... not go out until April. So, in a sense, I can understand the urge to not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  like the professionals do on how to spend a summer in Boston. Now first ... list of things to do is by no means expansive and there are probably a ... thing I suggest is getting a T-Pass. During the semester, I don't plan on

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  ’ve corresponded back and forth with a number of the student leaders in these groups ... a little more - but in the mean time, just thought I’d share these ... After two and a half years here, you’d think I’d know most or all of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  is getting his master's in course 6 (EECS) in June, and has accepted a position with an investment banking firm in Chicago. Laura is getting a ... engineering, a master's degree is much more useful -- in fact, in many

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  There is a car alarm going off somewhere in my neighborhood. The ... in all your pictures, and to know what a Roth IRA is and how to ... apart, it is very apparent that my friends and I have all changed - a lot

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  't see the genius in that one yet). Anyway, how is the music department at ... . Exactly how good is MIT's music? Well, I've performed in the Concert Choir ... . While neither is the most technically proficient group I've ever been in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back 2 school

  

  a big window in our house and i sat on the couch in front of it and ... an airport and i was in the second-to-last row window seat on a redeye ... that the largest community-operated cell phone network in the world is in

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 10, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  remotely next IAP. -- Come and Ride It Lost in the jungle, Joe is ... Greek A + Roman V Thirteenth in Mr Tumnus Eighth in Ugachaka Law Case ... Mirror of Erised Seventh in a Series of Unfortunate Events "Follow these

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 1 Yay, power tools! A look at places to find them around campus.

  

  In response to a request from a current applicant, I'm proud to ... , there is a wide variety of places around campus where you can get your ... keeping track at home). Pappalardo is home to a wide range of Course 2

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  In which I am somehow still an MIT student 4 years later

  

  is a freshman in college; I am old"]brother's high school graduation ... Washington Pass is a mountain pass in Washington state"]Washington Pass ... In broad strokes, my life in 2025 is not so different from my life in

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  a text convo on failure and other stuff I guess

  

  ']Like you’re already in a Misti right[/annotation] omg so real This is for ... together No Miguel That is a good idea I believe in us That would be really ... . M K 2:46 AM Where is[annotation note='im hosting a sunrise watch

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  UROP in the O'Connor Lab. The lab's a part of the chemistry department ... is what I thought would happen - it's hard to find a UROP if you start ... was my first experience with anything in a lab outside of the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Journey back Home from PE Class photodocumenting the trek across campus

  

  looks like a castle!). Peeking behind Maseeh is the Prudential Center in ... and relative warmth is here to stay. In this final quarter of my time ... to the West side of campus twice, even though it is only a 10-minute

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 26, 2018
• Blog / Events

  A Night with Cranium Myth debunking and Cranium!

  

  filled of Cranium. Some of my favorite quotes from the night: In a "Club ... your eyes open? (Keep in mind Cloodle is the sketching competition where ... doodles weren't working. In a "Club Cranium" round of Humdinger, Diana and

  • by Bryan
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  is a ranked hockey player in the US). And my son discovered that while ... many different contexts), I feel your concern in this regards is a bit ... degree in astro/aero, lastly told a story about opening a highly successful

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005