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• Blog / Athletics

  IM sports totally rock

  

  graduate of my favorite school in the universe, and have a hockey jersey (and ... , and when you feel that community, you know this is a special place. ... glowing. Really, IM sports are the coolest thing ever! It's a great way to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  a comics shop in Boston. In my daily perusal of Wikipedia I came ... enough to appreciate it. Not that everybody at MIT is a Star Wars fan. I ... drafts leading up to A New Hope show a vast improement in quality

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  Rockwell Cage. I see a friend in the crowd. I tell him that I'm trying to ... ESP office, hanging out with people. An event in ET, with pizza. A meeting with my teammates for 6.033. Meet the Bloggers. A trivia bee in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of SURFing at NIST Using a tiny tractor beam to manipulate nanowires

  

  and then arrange them to create a nanodevice. Exciting, eh? In order to ... . The most basic building element is a point-like particle, which has ... Technology (NIST). I never thought that I would find a place that loves

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  become a wide-eyed frosh in a brave new world. Ask questions. What is MIT ... . MIT is competitive, but it’s not a competition. There are no judges to ... your time to remember all the cool things you did in school. It’s a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, is a program for ... searches and in preparation for the summer and the future.  UPOP also holds a ... in a team with an MIT alum as a mentor to work on our teamwork skills

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  So I'm writing from the end of a well-needed break back in San ... flops. That, and maybe knowing that all the hair in the drain is yours ... killed by a wild turkey chasing me down in Brookline a couple weekends ago

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  Multivariable final this morning; let us waddle in the Aftermath for a little bit ... push a little further in finding your next home. Just don’t be ... applicants is an absurd and nearly impossible task in itself. But that’s why we

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  six MIT students walk into a german bar iap '26 #2

  

  tandem with the [annotation note="In Germany, Chemistry Education is a ... historic old town, which I did not capture enough in photos, but is a ... students can take part in a variety of opportunities or take a much

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 16, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  How to CPW! Advice from all the bloggers, with love.

  

  WOW CPW IS HAPPENING IN TWO DAYS!!! APPARENTLY IT IS ALSO SOMETIMES ... repeated in another section below, is: "As an LA native, please bring some warm clothes. I’m wearing a ski jacket as I write this…no shame in being

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  a Toyota Corolla) and drive to my hotel. The hotel room I'm in is ... car they have is a PT Cruiser - which, although I'm not a huge fan of ... before the meeting. 11:30am. I arrive in Ann Arbor a little early, so I go

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  filming takes a ton of work (more on that in a separate post). Our video was ... in an actual YouTube educational video, as a host. Here a preview of ... Activities’ Midway. I have started feeding myself, which is a daunting task

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  little ways back in my history (what history I have), not too far, just a ... was a black sheet and stars were holes in it. And that suited me just ... every once in a while it takes on new meaning that makes it all worthwhile

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  I’m Graduating Early??? [NOT CLICKBAIT] also: the unification of course 7

  

  . 7.18 is a behemoth 30-[annotation note="At MIT, 1 unit=1 hour of in ... .02 CI-M is 9.28 Current Topics in Developmental Neurobiology, a whole 21 ... MIT is going through changes right now in addition to the new phase

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  let you guys know about a program that I participated in back in high ... and the United States. The format is pretty cool - you watch a video ... week's topic in a virtual conference (you're literally talking to about

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  " -- actually, it is the true MIT, in a supersaturated form. Think about it this ... time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... a host for you, and they'll be in touch soon. There's no one standard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  . For one thing, the weekend is not planned out for you, it's more of a ... span of 4 days!). And, while there will be parties, CPW is a 100% dry ... It's been another late night at work, but I wanted to at least post a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  , however, is still made just off MIT's campus, and it is a nice treat to ... ? Check. Dating? Check. A wedding engagement? Check. A little bit of class? Check. And a serenade? Check! Thanks to our secret admirers, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] It is probably a well-worn maxim that writers write. That is, there are many people who are interested in writing. A lot ... friends will take up a large amount of your time, and it is very tempting to

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  For the next two weeks we will all use fewer words here

  

  It is a New Year now and I hope it is good for you. Ten years ago this time we had a thing where the students who write for us, and also ... write. This is harder than you might think, as was learned by a man who

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 15, 2024