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  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  hopefully no one is looking for a grand unified theme. First, I would like to rejoice about an incident that happened yesterday. So I had a test today in ... notes, and the tests in that class have a heavy emphasis on the nitty

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Zambia Ate My Neighbors We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of…

  

  Yesterday was my team's first full day in Zambia, and what a day it was! We took a minibus from where we're staying to downtown Lusaka ... drivers only leave a stop if their bus is full, so it is an interesting

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  's admit rate for early action is so low in comparison to the admit ... penalize those students who apply regular action. While this 30% is a much ... , often, nearly half of the class is filled from a much smaller early pool

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  exciting activities. In short, the Hunt is a weekend long competition at MIT ... ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in ... on Friday, January 13, 2006. Team registration is now open. Like in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  & Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Thursday, we had a reception at ... ISEF is a huge fair, with nearly 1500 students from 40+ countries. On ... a busy city intersection; at right, the crowd at the reception. Faye

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX continued The rain killed my hawaiian outfit.

  

  So REX or Residence Exploration began on Sunday afternoon with a kickoff that started in Kresge. The real fun started at about 5 pm on ... for their own contraption. Sunday night, East Campus threw a party

  • by Bryan
  • August 31, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer Army, Air Force, Navy ROTC?

  MIT is proud to offer Army, Air Force, and Naval ROTC programs on ... opened its doors in 1865. Since then, more than 12,000 officers have been ... 'll have earned not only your degree, but a commission as an officer and
• Blog / Summer

  “How was your day?” asked and answered

  

  forgot to carry the actual cards. This is why I live in a dorm that’s close ... my turn. In a few minutes, I have my ticket, and I sprint back to the ... the pain. Wonderful. In a few minutes, I can barely move both my arms

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 2, 2019
• Blog / Events

  DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

  

  batery failure in a sudden death one-on-one round (a clearly unfair call by ... human beings), apply for an FPOP, because having met people in a smaller setting is a pretty amazing thing to have once the explosion that is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  meeting, he gave me a list of professors to get in touch with. One of them ... in my inbox called “Discussing Cosmic Strings”; Alan ended up giving a ... 's office and expect to find him there, which is kind of a bummer. That said

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  "antiquarian book" is, the Fair’s website has got you covered. Such a book is one “that is valued as a physical object above and beyond its value as a ... remains a mystery to me (though I did try to find a pattern in the prices

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  skates in Indonesia. Thundrblade, a Kyoto based startup, is launching ... When I introduce myself in new groups, a lot of times I bring that up ... for a total of 15 miles in Chicago, then 25 miles in Boston, then 50

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  girls just wanna have fun when u gonna live ur life right?

  

  that in the grand scheme of things, college is merely a blip in my life ... page, a pang in my heart that signaled that it was over and my journey ... invigorating in having that much energy and excitement over a group. As I wrote

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  that facial hair is my punishment for some terrible transgression in a ... was a character named Super Inge in the movie, and the morning after I ... hear all about it in this blog, or possibly a special MISTI blog, or

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  that recruiting season is so early in the semester, but at this point I ... on. Career fair day is typically a student holiday, but MIT's start ... to a lot of running around campus and scrambling to turn in psets on

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5 days to May 2

  

  to know anything until the following week. In the meantime, May 1/2 is ... With 5 days until the May 2 postmark deadline, is anyone still making a decision? If so, what are your remaining questions? What factors are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Browser Wars Hee. The title makes me think of Super Mario Bros. Oh how I miss my…

  

  student-run ambulance is back in service now, so I expect that to take up more and more of my life. =) There's only a week left in IAP, which is a ... totally love that I started a web browser war in the comments thread of my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  once a year they gather for a conference. This year's conference was in ... a blog is, and 2) how blogs can be used to demystify the admissions ... are reading this, I hope you'll say a quick "hi" in the comments section

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  students; the following spring, we performed those pieces in a concert ... local music and perform in a concert! Day 1 Fast forward to about three weeks ago, and we’ve arrived in Manaus – a Brazilian city in the middle of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Oh The Things I’ve Seen Warning: Hold on to your socks

  

  , here is a complete listing of all the moving picture shows I’ve viewed in ... : Savion Glover: Solo in Time (live at the Boston Opera House) I also got a chance to take a seminar during the last week of IAP in which we discussed

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • February 9, 2011