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  The sun comes up, then goes away Graduation day with pictures!

  

  , commencement is over, and I'm officially an MIT graduate. That's still a little weird, and I'm not sure if I'm going to believe it for a while. Thanks so ... -- you have a lot more patience than I do! (I was threatening not to go to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in Cambridge I less than three the holidays.

  

  Well, I'm back at MIT after a lovely Thanksgiving in the land of the Pilgrims (and some good post-holiday shopping, too!). Adam and I took our ... Wednesday afternoon, after I finished up two more grad school apps (eek!) and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  as much specific information as you can; this will help us make your ... early; providing us a mobile phone number we can reach you at during CPW ... have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  -- always a fun event), and various other shenanigans, I met up with Anna and ... movies on a cold, dark Halloween night. Anna: Now, picture this: Cam and I ... front porch and padded down the sidewalk – so, appropriately, I squealed

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  notes from a week of new classes the prettiest peril of higher education

  

  during lecture. I'm taking three technicals this semester, and if there ... ="111203" image3="111200" image4="111201" image5="111202" /] I do enjoy this class ... the info on the slides (but not all of it?). Already, I don't know if I

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  occasion, I’ve used Zoom or FaceTime to get a sense of realness in my ... ="53276" image3="53274" image4="53275" image5="53273" image6="53277" /] I’m in the middle of packing my life up, ready to ship myself back to New York, but I

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  the past few months, I feel like we’ve really gotten to know each other. So let me ask you, how are you? How are you really? Because I genuinely want to know. I want to know if things are rough. I want to know if

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  : Carmeuse   Since my freshman year, I have seriously wanted to participate in MISTI. When senior year rolled around, I decided that a 5-month ... -rest-of-my-life opportunity. It was a great idea in my opinion! So there I am, sitting on the

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  As the advent of another academic year approaches, I feel somewhat obligated to wax rhapsodic about things that didn't happen very long ago.  I ... year ago. It was a beauteous midsummer morn, and I was filled to the brim

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  With less than two months left till my MCAT, I've started frequenting ... /bio/chem till my brain feels like it's dying. And then I go to lab and do things ... jazz, I've been picking up some info on how this particular Boylston St

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  It's been nearly three months since I graduated MIT. With the freshman class starting school tomorrow, it's strange to think that I won ... times a day. I miss MIT dearly, but feel so lucky to've experienced even

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry ... the side hallway of the 23 suite. I'm looking at it right now. Maybe we should get on that. Anyway, the point of this entry is the tables. I just

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  I am delighted to join the impressive cadre of admissions office bloggers - a source of insight into MIT that I hope is of value as you ... post, I'd like to briefly introduce myself, and then talk about how to

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  MIT, and at first I was going to spend the weekend in NYC, but then I noticed a funny question on the invitation and was so intrigued that I knew I had to attend. I put down "Jane Austen" for my favorite historical

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  Even though I am rarely directly asked this question, I know it ... you crazy kids ever get any sleep? Of course we do. I mean, for one ... , darn it. Being a biology major and dataphile and Excel-lover, I have

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventures in Math Conversations in the world of math.

  

  I've had some great conversations over the past few weeks with folks in the math community. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to ... , and online classes. I'm very excited about what Richard, Dave, and the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Bienvenidos a Miami Updates from South Florida.

  

  Yesterday, I held a Central Meeting in South Miami, Florida. We were ... throughout the meeting -- thank you for sticking it out. I hope the meeting was ... and times to schedule meetings, and I was uneasy about having a meeting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  Today while running westward at sunset, I was nearly blinded by the ... . Anyway, I wondered if I could somehow jog fast enough that the sunset would be on the other side of me, but then I realized that in order to that I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  Like many of you, I caught Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the ... special effects blockbuster, you may want to check out this department. I also caught The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy recently. Though I was a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  into the pi day verse 3/14/22 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  and then besides watching traversing the MIT-verse? I asked a bunch of ... !! Scrapbook!! play w a dog!! Audrey ’24- I enjoyed going on runs and wandering around town checking out random shops that I’ve always known existed but

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2022