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• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  what you know and what you can bring to the school. But worse in the ... should do the same for you. This process can sometimes seem inhumane, but I ... Last week I, along with most of the admissions team, attended the Ivy

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  At the end of fall semester, I look forward to one thing. No, it ... Mechanical Engineers during their senior year. In this class, students learn ... develop products in the industry. Every year, Professor David Wallace puts

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  clueless about what they were like on a daily basis before I moved in ... the dorm? EC is pretty informal in that you can keep other pets too if ... I was reading one of Laura's recent entries with a response to a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Touring an IS&T Datacenter, and How My Dad Crashed the Internet I promise they're related.

  

  more energy efficient. I did theater tech in high school, and ... . It connects back, I promise. How My Dad Crashed the Internet In ... mindless procrastination something cool from MIT. Also, I'll be telling the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 2, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  in a 40 mph headwind. As a sprinter, I thought there was nothing worse ... Computer Science) and I were upset). When the bus was packed in the morning ... joined the rest of the MIT cycling team for training camp in Borrego

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of Embrace the backstory to a gender-bending concept dance video, written by Ayomide F. '18

  

  respectability politics. Why can’t I just be respected? I’ve loved watching as our ... can’t we just be respected. I know drag queens who moonlight as field ... brilliant content, and I can’t help but wonder when their families will be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 11, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  enroll next fall, please make it a better place. I know you can. I hope you ... available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of humankind. We can

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday wishes and fun stuff.

  

  Happy Thanksgiving! My friend Jennifer (MIT '01) is an artist/baker extraordinaire. This week I got her annual Thanksgiving comic in my inbox: Dear ... family, friends, food, and fun! You can learn more about Jennifer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found itself hacked. Photo Credit: Eric Schmiedl More photos can be found here ... back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  hosts this episode, and it features some interviews I conducted with graduating students (you can frequently see my thumb). Marsha is broadcasting ... working on a Masters in Fine Arts degree full time for the next year; Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  Today. I. Joined. Quidditch. The awesomeness is still sinking in ... for a while. I bike year-round, but today was the first time since fall that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  ...Heliport? Heliport? Did I read that correctly? Yes, Kamen has, in addition to a garage ... applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  experience. (As some others of you may also be dimly aware, I was in the ... about this, since (as stated above) I was in band in high school. The band ... I realized the other day that, despite the fact that most of you are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.

  

  Hi folks, I see in the comments from my last entry that MyMIT is telling people that decisions have been mailed. I've asked the tech folks to look into this; I have no idea why it's happening. Selection committee

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  . It has an extensive history (that I won’t go into but you can read ... more and more people filed in. At some point, I poked my head out to ... your class all gathered in one place, and I knew this, but it was still

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  about my UROP   ^_^ It all started back in March, when I began poking ... Computer Science), with a heavy interest in biology.  I had intended to get a ... engaged.  Thus, bottle rockets! In July, I started mentoring at my school

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  foundation for much of the social science research I love best. In his article ... is so difficult to answer is because of the problems I discussed in the ... announcing the signs we've read in the application's entrails? I don't think

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 2 TableTop, Net Neutrality, Complexity Theory And More

  

  series of TableTop and I fell in love. Every week Wil Wheaton would gather ... Role-Playing Game show. I can't wait! Youtubers Fighting For Net ... players fare in an ancient world?" "What if Afghanistan was never invaded

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March No longer MIA.

  

  . I can't help but be excited. International selection. Choosing ... inactivity ever since I began this blog. What's been keeping me so busy ... -qualified applicants is a daunting task. I'm excited about the choices we've made, while

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Show In Town [by David Freilach, Guest Blogger/Assistant Director, LVAC] ARTalk guest blogger David Freilach checks out the…

  

  entrance to the new Central Square Theater. (Photo by CST) I had the chance ... weeks before it opened. I suppose as a member of the MIT community and a museum administrator, I could claim I went for professional interests, but

  • by ARTalk
  • August 14, 2008