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• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  think one other reason that might not be as easy to discern is a change in ... the author documents their friend jack’s descent into heroin addiction ... from drugs is worth the destruction of everything else, from a strictly

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  unreasonable amounts of time on something is a classic IAP move. In IAP mindset ... January, of course, is IAP. "Independent Activities Period" is a deceptively bland name for what is in my opinion MIT's greatest invention. It is

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  is frustrated with a lack of secure, simple, elegant storage options ... on Season 2 of Beauty and the Geek. Matt Herman '06 was a contest in ... , including "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition;" she is now CEO of Lifetime. A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  Home is where the Heart is visiting my grandparents

  

  , a small city in the Liaoning Province of China. My grandparents have ... China for the first time in 6 years this summer. Although 9th grade of ... , bringing just a few clothes for the week, we brought 8 suitcases in total

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • August 4, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  is the Morris water maze. In a nutshell, you put the mouse into a ... , which is one of the top three journals in biology. And I get to be co-author ... But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Night at Random Beautiful people at a beautiful hour.

  

  cactus is Alex L. ‘18’s. Alex was in the lounge, building a Fibonacci state ... For the past almost four and a half years, which is just under a ... happens when I am not in a place, I am deeply missing Random and my friends

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a compilation of creative projects creativity? at MY institute?

  

  their extended family in China, and touches on a lot of themes I find ... .[/annotation] In the process, I ended up doing a variety of creative projects ... ://alan-z.herokuapp.com/static/faure.mp3 "Maria, mater gratiæ" is a setting of a portion of the hymn

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  965 is in Python. Although Python may seem like a blasphemous choice for ... this week). However, what I do have as a senior is the freedom to choose ... this class is a “special subject” (typically a limited-edition or

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have such cool friends! A guest post by a good friend of mine from my undergrad days.

  

  Minsky, and my future image of myself was in a white coat tinkering with ... freshman hopped up on idealism and tech-romanticism does: I got a UROP. In ... little line-follower from tupperware, a comparator, and two photosensors in

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  choice in going back to China. But I felt a pang of both regret and longing ... ’ countries for at least a couple years at some point in time. Shanghai is a lot ... incorporates both of those things is the magnetic levitation train in Shanghai, a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  after the document is entered into the system, it will show up in the ... : The document arrives at MIT Mail Services (in Building WW15 -- Way West ... have a special envelope opening machine that is pretty awesome; non

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching no need to panic

  

  Admissions at this time to check on any such documents (there is a time for ... Hi all, The office is closed for the holiday and there are only a ... recommended, the interview is not a required part of the application (and

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline is approaching

  

  Admissions at this time to check on any such documents (there is a time for ... recommended, the interview is not a required part of the application (and ... time about documents that are not showing on MyMIT. Do not send a second

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Blog Projects

  MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4

  

  Palahniuk is a minimalist writer, which means not a single word in his books ... author is Chuck Palahniuk, the author of Fight Club. When I read for fun, I ... 's written so well—the idea is to let the readers fill in the feelings of the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  ). So just in case you don't want to watch the entire video here are a few ... what my first year here was like. In the video I skipped explaining a few ... one in a completely different way. 8.01 I think I felt I had done before

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  MIT, a registered Docufide Document recipient. This is true even though ... RA application, and even submitting documents, is not a violation of an ... currently processing more than 10,000 documents which have all arrived in just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  time to check on any such documents (there is a time for this later). Do ... these documents directly to MIT, a registered Docufide Document recipient ... : Yes, the word count is enforced. There is, as I understand it, a little

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rosalind Franklin and Kent State Two more short book reviews and some news of my summer not (directly) relating to…

  

  author of the book is basically a complete jerk (from New York, no surprise ... I warn you: this is a depressing entry. Last week I finally finished ... the truth was that she was considered a world authority on lots of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  Word count: Yes, the word count is enforced. Perhaps a little overly ... the last section of both Parts One and Two, there is a link that will allow you to preview your application as a PDF. This PDF is exactly how

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  such documents (there is a time for this later). Do not worry about ... of documents right now, so there's a good chance we have received ... write down in your application. This is okay. Just be sure that when you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011