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  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  in time to try and knock down a fat cat. It's really hard to throw ... . Sam offered to dispose of him for me. Hmm, urinal or toilet ... Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello, I’m Anthony.

  

  thoroughly embarrass me involves walking in while I'm talking to myself about ... regard to how I felt or what I wanted to do. I was an instrument of a force ... cared to be lauded for a job well done in an endeavor that wasn't really

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sabar drums, Rwanda, and the C.I.A Can you guess what all this stuff has in common?

  

  , but to be cultured and knowledgeable about the world you live in. They ... MIT is an acronym, or as I like to say "L.E.A.M.I.T.I.A.A"(did you catch ... class this year is 21M.030, or as you'd want to tell your grandmother

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogging About Blogging CAPTAIN FAFSA!

  

  for another, I was actually interested in what they had to say. It ... ugly. Ben decided, in honor of Matt's birthday, to change it all to ... 'm not sure what I can say in order to make you believe it more, other than

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  station that allows you to select "play", "pause", or ... Roulette by leaving custom business cards in local stores, and she'd like to ... . While majoring in Course 6-2 he intends to spend a lot of time combining

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  figure out what classes I wanted to take. I was registered in 10 different ... . Nothing significant had changed in my diet, sleep schedule, or lifestyle ... wanted to take classes in Course 4, and the two I ended up with are morning

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Together. thoughts on today's tragedy.

  

  or root against. And then today's tragic events happened.  In a few ... This was supposed to be a happy post. It was supposed to be one of ... ice cream, Tetris hacks, and a campus-wide show of unity to welcome

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  's statistically improbable to win things that aren't in cereal boxes. Well, it ... challenged to a life-or-death game of bingo. Kip, however, was a worthy ... week. It turns out that, due to the gnarly distortions in spacetime

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  baby steps something tender and new

  

  , texting people if they want to get lunch or go grocery shopping once they ... whatever, but if i don’t take any steps to change that, even in a small way ... idea how to use any of the equipment or what to do and i also hated the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  In January, President Trump signed Executive Order 13769, or "travel ... -international sentiment and are reconsidering their decision to apply to universities in ... , procedures, or plans to recruit, admit, and enroll international students has

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  to college. I kind of went about it in a semi-orderly fashion, but I ... . I lived in the Midwest, but I was definitely not applying to any school in Texas because I wanted out. I really wanted to be in an area

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  king of boston -> king of the world? the only good fight there is

  

  while they’re there. In short, you get to build a strong foundation in ... , brilliant white, it towered over me in a way that seemed to say “ok, you can ... was very easy to choose a few and zero in on them, mapping out a clear

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 29, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  sadly in my wordpress at this current moment, but have not had any time to ... . in honor of this re-realization, i decided to document all of the fun ... had never been to a single concert in my life before freshman year of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  them. So instead, I've been going out to dinner or drinks with friends in ... together is that I really, really want to be in all of them. I feel like this ... watching out for me here in getting me this job. Although I really wanted to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  if only I cad more time… Diving into software, ft. a bad pun

  

  in the X, Y, or Z direction to make it. You have to make NEW planes ... [annotation note="a rectangular prism in this case"]extrude[/annotation]or ... (shout out to my teacher!). Early in the year, we had designed his favorite

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  is, and it reminded me how grateful I am to live in a community where ... prefrosh asked, “We’re all cool here.” To me, speaking in front of a 1 ... flashing in front of my eyes. I challenged myself to quietly recite the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  warm day in Boston today, I still had applications to read. However, I learned quickly after joining the Admissions Office that it was important to ... anytime I need just a few minutes of peace and quiet or when I need to clear

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Typhoon, Wedding Highlights from my trip to Asia.

  

  the skies in Malaysia. It was hard to see the Kuala Lumpur (KL) skyline, including the famous Petronas Towers. Closer in, though, I was able to get ... Malaysia, it was off to Hong Kong. Here's me atop the Peak in Hong Kong, with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  times when I felt pressure from my parents to practice piano. In the ... did you decide to major in music? Jenn: I decided to double major ... /ensemble/piano accompanying, and giving a solo recital in the spring. In order to audition for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Odd Jobs How non-seniors can occupy their time before and during graduation

  

  science and media. But, in waiting for the summer session to start, I ... weeks ago thanks to the technical Theater Arts faculty in Rinaldi, whom I ... -length musical in only two weeks. It’s definitely the closest I’ve ever come to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 8, 2014