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  Some people call me the space cowgirl

  

  Monica's high school) "dared" me to talk about "how many real fluke ... Jones: There's only one way to get into MIT, and it's the hard way. What

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize Lectures I won a prize!

  

  centrifugal force. It's the force that makes you slam your head into the car ... in 26-100, three times a week!) It was impossible to pass up, so I ... she had it with her...this will remain one of life's mysteries.) We made

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  “You are capable of more than you know.” Reflections from six MIT transfer students

  

  with some talented friends I’ve met here at MIT. It’s a testament to how ... ; (It was awesome and dorm looked out onto the Auckland Bay, absolutely ... this aspect was unquestionable, the intricacies of its academic demands

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 13, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Adventures of Flat Tim And his admissions officer friend!

  

  learn how to drive on the highway. I took a couple driving lessons for ... silence in my car or hotel room, I think to myself, “Would Flat Tim do it

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • June 6, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some More Pi Day Facts and Advice You thought all that was over, didn't you?

  

  you will all enjoy it! It is a bit belated, but all the footage was taken on pi day, so it's still a pi day video! Good luck to all you 2019s ... insight from these experienced college-ers. You made it! Happy Springtime :)

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Drinking from the Firehose By: Teresa, '11

  

  I experienced at CPW was just amazing. How can one compare an MIT ... ’Hare airport was delayed, and it took over fourteen hours to get to ... MIT. It was my very first time on campus, so I was struck by the sheer

  • by Bryan
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Random Ceiling Tiles The ceilings of Random Hall and a friendly message.

  

  a year ago and it is equally true now. Specifically, I want to share ... you got in, it’s because you can handle it, and because you’re the kind of person who might love it. Life moves fast here: there are many more

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  Arts (i.e. $75,000 cash prize and on-campus residency). In addition, he ... Mozart symphony with the guidance of Dudamel. ABOVE: It's me! On the MIT Newletter and MIT News website. Music is more than just notes and rhythm. It

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Events

  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  move. While it only takes 2 minutes a day to do this, you can get as ... teammates, and win some cash prizes and awards!!! Conquer your campus, win the ... turns into the game and I thought it would be appropriate to fill you guys

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  one of the most popular student groups at MIT, with its concerts always ... will come up with the mad cash after you're admitted. Check them both out ... , and if they do, I'd trust that. Or, if they recommend paring it down to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  i dissected a roach *cronch* *slurp*

  

  ’s ability to thrive in all its squirming, leg-wiggling glory is terrifying ... Harley batting away at a roach, I cupped its remains and took it away as ... he eats it, this particular roach was still mostly intact with the

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 28, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  senioritis not to be confused with señoritis

  

  i never really had senioritis in high school—it was probably the ... a bit of personal direction. the moment i realized it was okay for my ... ; double checked if snow is cold (it is)   made cake pops for my

  • by Connie H. '15
  • March 10, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Challenge You Pi day approaches.

  

  think it’s important to consider why people apply to MIT. My primary ... hearing that MIT is what it is because of the people who go here, but it's true: MIT is what it is because the people here create their own

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  enough, so without thinking too much about it, I wrote the following in ... email address, so I checked out the site. Turns out it's run by a ... being this: the more you pay, the less it will be your voice!) Oooops. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Feeling Many Feelings :) and :( and everything in between about decisions

  

  I have a lot of feelings. It doesn’t take much to make me cry ... know it or see it, that I won't be worthy of connection? The things I can tell you about it: It's universal; we all have it. The only people who

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • March 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every now and then, my mind = blown. Thanks, Science!

  

  Science and Engineering, assigned it as one our journal club readings.) an ... that in real life) Guys. Science is really, really cool. It's amazing

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Move Fast And Break Things just make sure you have a net positive of unbreaks

  

  for its 'hackathons'. What exactly is a hackathon? "At Facebook, we ... last week, and it was a chance for each engineer to surface this idea and spend a night cranking away on it." In other words, organized, unpaid

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 25, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  I put on my robe and graduation hat It's sortof hard to believe it's time for this already.

  

  deal with was cleaning my room. It was pretty relaxing. I didn't even ... was finished I realized that it was also a nice nod to Course 6. Tiffany ... Killian, it started to sink in that we were really graduating and I started

  • by Kim D. '09
  • June 7, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Admissions Excavation Chris gave me a box of stuff and this is what I found inside

  

  mission, as it were, was to dig through this mystery box of old DVDs, CDs ... things I found: This really pretty poster from 2011. I’m assuming it was ... initially MASSIVE and incredibly high-resolution for a single image. Maybe it

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT grads, 10 years later What is the MIT Class of 2000 doing, 10 years after graduating?

  

  -- my MIT class. It was fun to see so many of my classmates and hear about ... as an admissions officer is, what do MIT people do after graduating? It ... up in my inbox. I think it is very interesting! Check it out...  

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2010