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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  film in was something I'll never forget. And I'll definitely never ... script is still in its early stages; even so, I'm so excited for its ... there in the first place. My bucket sort of exploded last Saturday - and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  normal day, we'd be gathered in Killian Court, and I'd be kneeling on the ... . And I know that, in this time of tension around the pandemic and rising ... . At this moment, let’s do what we can. I believe a place to begin is by

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  . on Friday, I finished a pset, got lunch with a friend in Somerville ... , I was receiving an award for the first time, and in what felt like a blink of an eye, I was in charge of making them? something about that felt

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  Hi, all you folks out there in Blog-Readership Land! I'm at my mom's house in Kentucky as I write this. Thanks to the people who wished me good ... process. I've made some effort to keep up with current events in Admissions

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  episode that I appear in is #297, so there are many, many other great ... I have heard the term “Shoulder Season” to characterize the time ... of time here in the Northeast between heating and cooling seasons (or

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for the holidays, I'll try…

  

  back and answer the questions that I can (please limit your questions to ... the holidays, I'll try to field some questions here. Please remember ... mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I strongly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  i mentioned joy in a blog post a few weeks ago, when she won the $50000 grand prize in the search for hidden figures contest. i've been a ... empower communities via tech education and highlight bias in algorithms. i

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  look who i found in vienna hi joon

  

  [annotation note = "joon looks much more aesthetic than i did in my picture jesus"][/annotation][annotation note = "in case you were wondering this is true outside of pictures as well"][/annotation]

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 27, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... a trip to good ol’ South Florida, I checked in and printed out my ... Christmas, so it’s excusable, right? Cut to Line #2: Security. So I stood in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  longer than we'd planned; my hallmate and I swore we would only stop in for ... telethon last year, his face fell and he plaintively said, "Anyone can go? I ... as this one. Ever. Sorry. Can I do research freshman year? Like, real

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  now, many of you have probably heard of (or use) this, but I'm in love ... thought I'd share my station with y'all if you're interested. You can also ... (formerly my #1 favorite show) has now dropped in my ranks - I really think

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  Background: I love writing. I love building on thoughts I can’t put ... , in the sense that you can build a support network and enjoy things that ... short by a writer I admire to warm up my voice. If you can’t think of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  North to Peru Not too far from Norway, just south of Mexico.

  

  . Round two came around 11pm in the form of steak tips. I can’t tell you ... sleeping marathons. Per tradition, I partook in the first of the three, as ... unauthorized boats in the lake. "TOGETHER WE CAN WIN THE WAR AGAINST AQUATIC

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Other Side The view from another cambridge

  

  MIT experience in a new framework. I appreciate that. I'll never take ... just finish the work in time to submit things. Additionally, I'm taking a ... say anyways.  When I applied to the Cambridge- MIT Exchange (CME

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Seeing The Dalai Lama In which I join the press (for a bit) and listen to His Holiness

  

  people. Thankfully for me, I was able to see him in the first of three ... can agree to because we're all human. In a world divided along many ... share in the experience. But now that I think about it, it seems hard to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist post Answers to waitlist FAQs.

  

  admitted, in all likelihood. I hope that you will have another great choice ... waitlist. What should I do now? If you are still interested in MIT, you ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  the deadline? And in the same envelope? Am I in trouble? Let's take the ... ,000+ applications in a small space, so the filing can get a little crowded! When your ... documents, and I hope you can understand why. Please be patient. If the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / Residential Life

  A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!

  

  backstory is that in EC, the singles are big and the doubles are small. (I ... had seen so many other people do. I don't know if this is common in other dorms, but I suspect it's so popular in EC because of room size, the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 23, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  -as-a-bootcamp that set in during a hellish week. So I decided to leave something ... After three CPWs and nearly two years of study here at MIT, I've gotten used to a lot of things about the Institute. And sometimes, when I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  in here. Not a day goes by when I am not absorbed by a mass of tourists ... bulletin board, of a garbage can, of a ceiling, of a vent, and of a door. I ... because 30 people are taking a picture of a paper tree in lobby 10 then I

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008