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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Pythagorean Triple of Awesome Otherwise known as the weekend of the 4th of July. Just another long weekend in…

  

  least once a week, and my life is awesome. Case in point. During the ... which case your summertime life is just unfortunate anyways). In fact ... experience Boston. And it is awesome. Real life example: my 4th of July

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • July 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  …which may not be a big deal to most of you, but since I was on a run through Boston at the time, and he was chilling in someone’s driveway,…

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  There are definitely perks to attending MIT. For example, at MIT I’ve built yo-yos Five(!) robots A pirate ship out of water bottles and, most recently, a working metal lathe…

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MITSO Gone Wild! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] MITSO performs with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra!

  

  [by Shelby Heinecke ’13] This past Friday, the MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) played an exceptionally original and edgy concert. As a violinist in MITSO, it was quite an interesting experience…

  • by ARTalk
  • March 15, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  [by Shelby Heinecke ’13] Yes, it’s true. Believe it or not, MIT has its very own radio station, run by the students for the students (and for the rest of…

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  10:51 PM, on the farewell eve of Infinite Activities Period: School resumes in twelve hours, a carton of eggs waiting to crack and hatch their embryonic guts over the creamy,…

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  I’m sure, as busy students with many simultaneous responsibilities, we all recognize that sometimes, not every plan translates into action. Well - story of my life. At the turn of the new year, I posted a number

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  My Entirely Unexciting IAP see title

  

  So, compared to my IAPs of years past which I spent studying abroad in exotic locales (okay, maybe not so exotic), this IAP had been REALLY low-key. …I basically just…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  This is going to be an interesting week. For early action applicants, decisions will be posted. For regular action applicants, the deadline is approaching. For admissions officers, there are many,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog posts that mentioned MIT President Susan Hockfield’s trip to the White House to join President Obama…

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello world. All your blog are belong to me.

  

  My name is Chris Peterson. My title – all Serious People have titles, and I am nothing if not Serious – is Admissions Counselor for Web Communications at the Massachusetts…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Today, we continue the series Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ’13 (today) Christy ’13 Augusta Student From Local Housing Project Heads To M.I.T By Fraendy Clervaud WJBF News Channel…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Celebrating the Moon Landing MIT celebrates today's 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.

  

  Today is an exciting anniversary — July 20, 1969, was the day Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. And because of MIT’s significant role in the moon landing, folks around…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  I’m frequently asked about the students that are admitted to MIT. Who are they? What is their story? Beginning today, I’m going to be posting a series of articles about…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things that Scare Me 1) Mornings.2) Psets.3) Exams.4) All of the above.

  

  again and think about what I could be doing with my life right then. Don

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 19, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  Following last year’s tradition, here is a few applicants’ moment of fame on the MIT Admissions Blogs- send me a picture of you and your card, and I’ll add you…

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  to be taught how to make a snowman, which I feel is some essential life

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  A couple of days ago, I was working on an entry talking about all the things I was planning on doing during IAP…and then I got distracted by, well, IAP.…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m in Round 2! Can You Help Me Make the Top 10? Change.org is running a competition that'll propel 10 ideas to the fore of the next…

  

  As I mentioned in my last entry, Change.org is running a competition that’ll propel 10 ideas to the fore of the next administration’s agenda. In Round 1, people came up…

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  A little bit ago, a prospective student wanted some insight on what a typical day is like for an MIT student. Although that’s a very good question, it’s actually really…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008