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  A Brief History of Cars on Fire at MIT You didn't think I would miss an anniversary, did you?

  

  while, it's not that uncommon to wander MIT's campus and find yourself wondering: How did THAT get there? Four score and zero years ago ... from the ground. It caught the attention of many in the area, including

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Guest Entry: Stephanie Lin Presenting MIT's most recent Rhodes Scholar!

  

  last year (junior spring). Long story short[er], I wanted to be a ... – long story). Oxford has some really interesting programs and a very ... -ish October, each District emails or calls its Finalists to let us know that we

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 12, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Are people on the East Coast friendly? An entry especially for those from the Midwest.

  

  given it a second (or first) thought, except for a conversation I had with ... , and it is plenty friendly. As for Boston though, it might help to share ... about their children or where they were going or how to get where she was

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  . But you…you're getting into MIT. I know it. How could they not take you ... how it ever got to the point where I put so much emphasis on a place ... ," moments. It was difficult to decide whether optimism or pessimism was the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Folding While you wait for decisions...

  

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 13, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cynic This is mainly a reminder note to myself.

  

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Painting by number The anti-formula

  

  response to “how” is that it was facilitated by parents and their connections ... on that notion because it remains apropos today as students continue to ... , generally the best that it can aspire to be is a convincing counterfeit, which

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Defying That Sinking Feeling On learning to swim and envisioning success

  

  you need to."  That's all common sense, but it was surprising how ... seven weeks in, it's a bit more like learning how to swim. You can cling ... On my application for MIT, I made it a point to mention that I couldn

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 29, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  MIT accepted its first international student in 1866, only one year after its first classes were held in a storage warehouse. By 1895, 39 from ... early international students. I'm an immigrant from Ukraine, so it was

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  continuing to those not admitted, waitlisted, or still waiting

  

  always judge harsher in hindsight, just because it’s easier to; we know how ... trying, because future-you will have always wondered how it had turned out ... ” or “tenet”). In response to “how’s it going”, I sometimes respond with

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 16, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Love In the Time of Corona lots of evidence that the people are the best part of MIT

  

  simply wasn’t enough time to come to terms with it.  It was hard. All of it. From long phone calls with airlines to making sure everyone in our ... , it was really really hard. But, when it was time to leave campus there

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 15, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Mark Zuckerberg Visits MIT NBD.

  

  his visit, but at the same time it made me soberingly-aware of how much ... 't know how to run a company, but he also really lucked out in that it seems ... collaboration with people here. It's neat-o business, folks. And as of last Monday

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  tell your friends you love them for we are but blips in a timeline

  

  • by Anika H. '26
  • May 9, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Enjoy Life Farewells and New Beginnings

  

  ’d planned to doodle something about "Ithaka" by Constantine Cavafy. It’s one ... is a long one and remember that life is meant to be enjoyed. Thanks for

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 5, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This Bathroom Ceiling Some science, some fiction: traverse the space and time of our bathroom ceiling.

  

  -tanned shoulders the Disc of the World rests, garlanded by the long waterfall at its ... moon 67 years before we did. It is considered the first science fiction ... Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seak out

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Grey and Other Colors

  

  about time and how I’ve been spending it. Happiness and how people think ... from fellow alums who have felt similar things. It's a reminder that MIT ... pleasure of getting to know. Hope it provides some perspective from life on

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 8, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  To the Deferred I feel your pain.

  

  choreographed a dance of my own, and how it felt to grow up in New Zealand. My dad ... plethora of emotions that come with it. Right now, some of you are nearly ... questions (What do you do for the pleasure of it? Which department or program

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Perkus Nonacademia MIT will give you more than just an engineering degree.

  

  -worry-inducing gadgets, I realize just how much MIT has permeated every part of my life ... has changed because of–you got it–MIT. I downloaded my favorite distro ... .But to me MIT is like a T800's mission: It's about the people. I've met

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  [joint post] a guide to mit gyms big brains, big gains 😤

  

  student life is that every dorm comes equipped with its own gym, which ... . Each dorm gym has its own pros, cons, and personal quirks, and there ... reflect it. Students get complimentary access to campus gyms, so it’s easier

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  señoritis navigating work/life balance - and spring break photos

  

  i participated in my last admissions telethon early last week! it was ... was about work/life balance—is it stressful to balance everything at MIT ... student? it's no secret that coming to MIT is signing yourself up for

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 28, 2015