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  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  their professors as they try to strike it rich at blackjack by counting ... brilliance might be rare, the 2008 film from Columbia Pictures does underscore ... -rounded member of the student body as he prepares to play baseball there, too. "It

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers

  

  I have enough of a questions backlog now that I think it's worth ... Science Core classes. It's a pretty good event. - There's CityDays, which ... contributions for their families). How can a student of extremely limited

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  graduate. And I HATE it. Why? Because I have NO CLUE what I'm going to do ... how much enjoyment I get out of yelling at the television during ... Adelaide would like it so much, so she suggested that Adelaide at least keep

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  . For me, and for you too, that time has both seemed too long and too ... challenges of your life so far, and a sense of numb, "is that it?" malaise that its completion has not, of itself, brought you happiness or meaning or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  Sometimes, when things just don't go your way, it's easy to get ... 0.57 miles long, cost 500 million euros, and took six years to build and over eighty to plan. It functions as a giant bathtub, connecting two

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  days to be exact. It's also the first semester without Freshmen Pass/No Record. Oh, how much I miss you already PNR. I just want it to be the ... 2/19/2016 It's been 2.5 weeks since classes started, and I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  , partially because it's hot even inside with the AC nominally blasting, and ... into Phoenix around 3AM on Thursday morning after a long, delayed, and long-delayed flight from Boston. After a nap at my hotel I went down to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Boing! Boing! Maybe not the best writing ever, but the pictures are awesome!

  

  Conner 2 (second floor, Conner side). Each of the floors has its own very ... something called an IFAF. IFAF stands for Inter-Floor Activity Fund. It's a ... out the proposal, and submitted it. One budget meeting, several weeks

  • by Snively '11
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  7 / Pressure is a privilege Training for my last hurrah, the US Championships

  

  physically. I had intended to withdraw, but skated through it anyways. That wasn't how I wanted to end my career. I took a long break away from the ... Championships, Grand Prix circuit, or the Olympics, it's difficult to think how

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  how i decided what to do after graduation. this is a condensed version ... finance is particularly good for the world (i don’t think it’s bad either; i think it’s very neutral) and i also don’t think QR work is that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 4

  

  .. but it all depends on how i perform next weekend." Good luck with the ... the spring semester, right? Also, how ... likely is it that someone who ... how "likely" it is that someone not admitted in the freshman process

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I Miss College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  .  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I do not miss Winter Break, 2022.  It took me so long to write my ... –oh the potential. So much of it. So many dreams, so many possibilities, and ... essays. I miss exploring myself, and seeing how I really grew during the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  technology (PPAT)! it's a higher level interdisciplinary course 6 class that ... , clear photos. it sounded simple enough—there are plenty of existing i ... injury with limited fine motor skills and it turned out to be a very

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  . It was my introduction to writing that wasn’t the five paragraph ... thought to (digital) paper. Before this semester, I was finding it very difficult to find the time to write though. This isn’t an anomaly, it’s hard

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  , and how hard I worked to get an A in it, coming in every lunch to work ... from [10th grade, 12th grade], but [it was 2 years ago, they will only ...  when they should have taught you. It is indeed very common for letters to come from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  to take a toll on my ability to think outside the box. How I see it, is ... because I know how many problems an idea might face when it comes to ... respective fields for so long, that many of us have forgotten what it is like

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  st, we will simply email you instructions with how to roll over into ... consider you for Regular Action as well, as long as your application is ... mail it to MIT Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center, P.O. Box 404

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  st, we will simply email you instructions with how to roll over into ... consider you for Regular Action as well, as long as your application is ... unofficial score report faxed or mailed in the meantime. You can mail it to MIT

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  another leaf, on the foot, two days ago. It wasn't a gentle smack, but it actually stuck to my foot since it was damp out (seriously, you can't make ... matters worse, I was wearing open heels, and had recently showered (it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  liked the title and couldn't bring myself to change it. Actually, this ... things about MIT that you still can't replicate, no matter how many MIT ... along the river, and how the scenery changes from the Esplanade to MIT to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006