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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you do with a BS in econ? Answering Karen's question about my degree

  

  ? What is my life going to be? Four years of college and plenty of ... 't shake The feeling I might make A difference To the human race ... the musical then transitions to a song entitled "It Sucks To Be Me" so let

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

  IAP is moving along

  

  chance to talk about some of the things I've been up to. Mystery Hunt: I ... , so we get a lot of random alums in far-flung locales who want to play ... :30am this morning. Congratulations to Dr. Awkward, the winning team. 6

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  analytically rigorous. I tried to describe an article I recently read from the ... , but it would be a mistake to imagine these "classics" have retained ... University Press), even those trying "faithfully" to represent Shakespeare

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  'd just be so excited to be a (fill in the blank here) grader. Things have ... .110) and Mechanical Engineering (2.772) class. I'm hoping to have time to get involved with some new activities and continue some old ones

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  amassed a boatload of excuses so feel free to complain and I'll send you one ... never ends, and now I won't be so lucky to get my application read by Matt and Ben), the first step to getting into medical school is submitting an

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  . The Rime of the Ancient Mariner can be sung to the tune of the "Gilligan ... " but "Friderick." 3. The male emperor penguin must hike 80 miles to the ... . After yoga, I decided to go running for half an hour, which was of course

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Special October Events

  

  plenty to keep me busy. Here are some of the many events from this time of ... cookies promised, and more candy than anyone cares to think about. Did I ... . ------------------ Hey, Burton-Conner-ites! Think you know everything there is to know

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  handful of questions I'm almost always asked. So, what I'm going to do is ... you don't have to ask (not that I mind questions). All of the below ... statistics? Is it easier to get in if I apply early? Last year, early action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  accessible and become quite useful when you want to avoid various above ... . Once said novelty is firmly affixed to said vacuum attachment, the lid ... approached. Not wanting to look like a complete weirdo taking pictures of a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  So, in my dorm, there seems to be this really close, almost familial ... job you can get at MIT; you get paid $9 an hour to play Snood, press the ... assume were red highlights. I didn't stick around long enough to get an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  geeks, and thus you might be asking yourself, if I went to MIT, what would ... away), there promises to be possibly the best of the area's events ... Newtonville Books' party so awesome? For one, there's going to be a musical

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  Lots of questions waiting to be answered, but for today I'll just ... @MIT website. During CPW, I had the opportunity to check out the brand new ... to answer in time, but i'm STILL struggling to decide between Yale and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  MIT Class of 2007 class ring. (Thanks to Mitra for the invitation ... the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Class Ring dates back to the ... , and 1932. Their mission was to design a ring to be used as the Standard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  “Fiona, next round, you should use your thumb to push the buzzer, not ... your thumb above the buzzer, so you’re always ready to buzz in.” “Okay.” Apart from that advice, J was silent as we walked through the corridor to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  Hi, everyone! The soccer season has just wrapped up, and I wanted to give y’all a little recap.  For starters, it's important to know that ... : where we show up two weeks before school starts in order to start training

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  have so much to do. In the last few months, my writing career got pushed to the back burner so I could survive my classes (four technicals, all on grades...the most I've ever taken), so I opted to stay on campus

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  applying to MIT were even born. The goal of FIRST, broadly speaking, is to inspire students towards a lifelong devotion to science, technology, and ... -studded team of engineers on the Game Design Committee unveil that year's game to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Neil Gaiman! The uncensored version =P

  

  1. As you apparently know already, Neil Gaiman came to speak at MIT ... an overachiever =P), there's not much else to say. Except that the part that Paul was too shy to blog (come on now. we're all adults) was that

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  a harsh mistress. But I'd like to use this post to get back into the ... . After my abysmal performance in ICE back in the fall, I decided to put my ... grade hasn't posted to WebSIS yet, but I'm pretty sure it's an A. I can

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  Almost three years ago, I wrote an entry which was very special to me ... : James "Big Jimmy" Roberts and Howard Brown. My annual donation to MIT ever ... this: Mr. Jackson [was] a father figure to generations of young men in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007