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  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  First things first -- I took a weekend trip back to New York and ... dollar investment ever. Coming back to campus last Monday, I jumped ... . Impressive! (read: omg what am I doing with my life) The rest of the FPOP

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  translation. I'm here to introduce to you Jeju Island, South Korea, as ... ... The sky was overcast, but I spy with my little eyes...OCEAN. And then ... assistants for a banquet reception. Here is my friend Maggie'12 and I. Don

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unedited notes on gravity, etc. Brief thoughts on gravity, science, and consciousness that I plan to elaborate later when I…

  

  [Tonight I worked on a problem set in General Relativity until 4 AM ... laptop display I searched for comfort amidst the suburban silence of post ... sea in the sweet wet velvet of winter eve, I looked up and saw a beach

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Schmill ‘86 named Dean of Admissions Exciting news!

  

  I thought you all would like to know this exciting news! Schmill ... permanent basis. "I appreciate the confidence that Dan Hastings, Paul Gray ... vibrancy and energy with them, and I respect the importance of the role the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Zambia Ate My Neighbors We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of…

  

  during the day, and although I wore a hat and drank lots of water I got ... , and science textbooks they had. If they weren't so heavy, I would have ... another minibus to Manda Hill, a strip mall that lots of ex-pats frequent. I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Senior Gift Kickoff Make your mark, without (grade?) inflation

  

  % participation in donating. Sadly, I don't think our theme is as incredibly awesome ... this "assignment." I find this hilarious, since correlates strongly with ... inflation here. I voted for tshirt design B, with a simple athletic jersey

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Ready for some tennis? Three days left until the official start of the US Open tennis tournament! What's your…

  

  Three days until the US Open officially begins! As an engineer, I ... 's looking to win again) Ok, that's enough pretending that I know about tennis... I am predicting a Federer vs. Roddick final (would anyone like a wager

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  at 40% of responding American universities). I understand the concerns; these are uncertain times. However, I wanted to share this brief to ... changed. I also wanted to share this letter that President Reif sent to the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  professor teach? [answer at the end of the entry] I remember sitting in my MIT freshman calculus class back more than a decade ago (wow, I feel old ... person I had ever met from Singapore. He was very nice and extremely

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  pretty stressful since I've been unbelievably crappy about making progress ... physics psets which I'm just a little psyched about. So to share my excitement I thought I'd start the photo series on my classes this term (the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  MIT as Plano West. "When I look at them, I see gears turning," Timur ... along with Albert Chang, Colin Taylor and Joanne Shih. "I know they're going to do great things, and I'm happy I get to be there for the first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  equivalence. I actually thought it was just a rabbit-shaped handbag or something ... strange because I had heard a story the previous day about somebody bringing ... was particularly boisterous at this weeks game, and I'm sure that our

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  I'm writing today to remind our applicants that we do not give any ... both cycles. So, [annotation note='I realize this is like the third time I have stated this in this short blog post, but there is a lot going

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  I've blogged before about how, a few years ago, Jeremy Rubin '16 ... the class I was teaching. Which, by the way, is not a bad final project ... friend Chelsea Barabas SM '14 as the DCI's Head of Social Innovation (i

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Latino Cultural Center It's Mes Latino!

  

  LCC board for a semester, it's become that place where I go in between ... , meet Franky '15. I met him during CPW a number of years ago that I won ... towards the end. (No, I am not responsible.) But hey, at least even if you

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  What do Chancellor Grimson, The Salvation Army, and I have in common ... junior year thus far. Let me elaborate. Around 1 pm on January 20, I ... , each with its own faculty facilitator and student co-facilitator. I was

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  I conducted my first of ten meetings this fall in Hartford this week. I think the meeting went quite well; the ~250 people in attendance seemed to find the session helpful and informative. I did get one question

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  Obama's speech in person this afternoon in Kresge Auditorium, you can join ... can watch a live webcast of the speech here: MIT President Obama Live ... fewer solar cells for the same energy output. They can be mounted on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  . Here are 10 things I remember: 1. Taking a good two minutse to cram four ... , playing two choruses of "We Are The Engineers" while spelling out M - I - T in the drill, and then taking large bows. I tried to remember slow

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  As a pre-frosh, one thing I really appreciated before coming to MIT ... that I continue to interact with and get support from on a daily basis. Looking back though, I remember being hesitant when deciding on whether or

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025