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  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  -100 in a quest to solve one of the greatest conundrums of our time: latke ... during Hanukah, in November or December, while the hamentash, a fruit ... . Professor Wasserman went for a more mathematical approach to defend the merits

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trouble staying focused Finals. And about a zillion questions.

  

  taking catnaps and eating cookies. I've managed to get a few experiments in ... Ohhhh, finals week. This year, I have the distinct pleasure to only ... . You would sort of think that kind of time would inspire me to study 5

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Freshman App Questions We're happy to help.

  

  Ahoy! I hope you arrr having a great September. As you know, the ... read more about our application and admissions process in the Freshman Application section of the site. I am happy to answer your questions (that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  you inspired for a spoOOoky time at MIT! #1 – Pretend you go to a ... Is this you? Are you an MIT student who can't get in on the October fun because you're drowning in problem sets? Is midterm season killing

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  L@@K at the Class of 2015 profiles in greatness? a great profile? or both?

  

  as possible. But before you get to the numbers, here are just a few of ... greatness! Keep reading to learn a little bit more about the MIT Class of ... One thing you may have missed in the site switchover is the fact that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Other Side The view from another cambridge

  

  just finish the work in time to submit things. Additionally, I'm taking a ... Cambridge University students swap places for a year (or in my case, a ... even something better. Fast forward a couple months to Fall semester

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Are We Dating? Till blogging do us part

  

  ! You ask a fair question, though. After all, Sam does lean uncomfortably close to me in pictures. Plus we do a lot of fun things together Sam ... . Komen Breast Cancer Race for the Cure: We also try to visit New York

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  July 4th Pictorial FIREWORKS!

  

  So where did I decide to watch the fireworks from? C! The MIT ... excited electrons in the sky. I stopped by Ashdown (grad dorm) for free ... two holidays that are celebrated with a vast amount of fireworks, why

  • by Bryan
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT hacks Caltech

  

  decided to have a little fun with Caltech. You see, Caltech has this famous ... Building. There was a pretty plaque to go with the cannon. As you can see ... website. :) In honor of the cannon's transport, it was given a class of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First read

  

  Welcome those of you who have just joined us! I encourage you to read ... gather for our meeting to get us prepared to read your thousands of ... makes a good summary of an application. I just finished reading and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  T Minus One. BRASS RAT BRASS RAT BRASS RAT.

  

  of a big deal around these parts, and wouldn't you know, it happens to ... semester. It's one of the most recognizable rings in the world, based on ... each class's Rat are chosen by a Ring Committee, or "RingComm," a group

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 11, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Kekka dake da! "Only the results remain!"

  

  so I wanted to fill it in with a different class. "Ok", I thought, "I ... though. I was actually excited! I was initially going to write a post about ... more abstract 18.100B to the more concrete 18.100A, which has been

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • March 7, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Thirteen Theses on Wide Tim In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false.

  

  , sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion ... aspect of life fuse in a common stream in which the unity of this life can ... spectacle to actual social activity: such a division is itself divided. The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  EA, RA, and Transfer Updates Including the status of MyMIT tracking and the latest for those impacted by Sandy.

  

  admission to be a worry.  If you have submitted your EA Part 1 but not ... decisions.  It will probably be in mid-to-late December.  Please be ... should look equally good on a desktop, laptop, tablet, iPad, Kindle, mobile

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  originally expected! Yippee! Right. Well, my train leaves in just over 2 hours, and I have a few things to finish up here before heading home for the weekend, so that's all from me. Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone!

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.

  

  Folks, it is a sad, sad day in the MIT Admissions Office. Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor. His face is as smooth as a baby's, as they say. Which leaves yours truly as

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 4

  

  Barbecue. At lunch, we had a visitor: Akash, a student admitted to the MIT ... . Tonight, I took a break from the work I'm continuing to do with the ... subcommittee was Ben and another student, a great team. The three of us worked

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Delivery I think Abba said it best when they sang, "Ring, ring, why don't you give…

  

  a steady stream (especially since we no longer have Rock Band in our ... [I know this is WAY overdue, since Ring Delivery was a while ago, but I blogged Ring Premiere and it would just seem unfair, wrong even, to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  My highest achievement at MIT.

  

  ="650"] Third to last day of the archery class I took for my final PE ... Edit: Okay, it wasn't split as neatly as that scene in Brave, but that's the closest I'll ever get to it.

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind” ...the cow jumped over the moon....

  

  To celebrate the anniversary of the first manned moon landing, Google has a new site up: http://moon.google.com. If you zoom in close enough, you can see what the moon is made of ;-) (thanks to diana for pointing

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2005