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  “All Aboard the Rage Bus” Travelling by bus.

  

  is only eight to twelve hours from Boston through New York City ... up early from a field trip at the Pittsburgh Zoo to go on a road trip to Illinois, which was as ridiculous and as fun as it sounds. But

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  application to computer science. Unlike Tic-Tac-Toe or Chess, poker is a game of ... semester’s grind again. Speaking of semester, I’ve decided to go out on an ... finished redecorating my dorm room to constantly remind me of my

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  , they needed some condoms to play a joke on him or something. They were ... really expect to happen. So, I was sitting at work on Friday afternoon ... specializes in cannoli, which they'll supposedly ship fresh to anywhere in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  hardware, which makes it easier to prototype lots of different radio systems ... snow days in the last week, which meant lots of indoors time. it's kind ... me (it tastes like autumn), so here it is (mostly based on this betty

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Upside-down and Reversed: Photography at MIT [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I came to MIT thinking I’d put art aside for the…

  

  next four years in favor of concentrating solely on my classes. To my ... hoses running to two of the trays. A small stream of water is needed to ... Bichromate Workshop, which is held every IAP. ---Also, if you want to know what

  • by ARTalk
  • March 23, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  A Day at the Races Read this entry. It will rock you. I promise!

  

  to myself, five of which can't be printed in this blog. The sixth was ... that jazz, which I guess was kind of accurate. Then he went off on his ... of my musical preferences. So, upon getting to Europe I knew that what

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How did MIT’s GIRs come to be? the Tech has some answers. Plus, the SATs from 1918, and a mascot on a…

  

  -year academic experience at MIT. The initiative, which is ongoing, has been ... , there has been a special focus on the substance and purpose of the General ... education should be] founded on a thorough knowledge of scientific laws and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  getting to know me. I mean, the real me. On Friday or thereabouts, I'm going ... tap dance break or something in the middle, and at the end of the song ... old adage "Chemical engineering is the practice of doing for a profit

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Up With The Mail?!? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But I'll tell you everything I know.

  

  admitted on monday, all deferred on tuesday, etc.) There is no rhyme or reason to the ways of the post office. Again, I know this is very ... say that (1) the Post Office is dealing with insane amounts of mail due

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Polar Vortex or my third IAP, and how externships work

  

  dozens of fields, open exclusively to MIT students. Although there is no ... —the pressure is always on to glean as much wisdom and learn as many lessons as ... You might wonder what possessed me to go to Chicago for the month of

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  learned to shove facts into my head, regurgitate it on a test a week later ... on problems. Hence, a semester of Pass/No Record acted as an adjustment period, full of trial and error, just as it was intended to be. IAP

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2016 FAQ

  

  to the application fee, choose the fee waiver option. There is no need ... application is incomplete, we will not be able to match you. However, we would ... should I take? A: You have the option to take the SAT, ACT, or TOEFL for

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet My True Love: Notion a tool for stress-free college applications (and much more)

  

  board, or on a calendar. I have screenshots of this below! Notion is very ... is due, the status of the application, any to-do items, the timeline ... representation of information is a lot easier to take in quickly for me than just

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  , I'll leave you to wonder whether or not this blog is eliciting the ... thing. I live in Senior Haus, which is awesome. (You mean I don't live on ... on their psets due the next morning, crack a bad joke or two (and when

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  to some and hover on the fringes of others, and how there are always ... against the cold. Two of the group had work or meetings so it was just three ... on the street.  We meandered down Beacon Street and stopped to watch

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

  

  on the tape, adding labels to random objects, and eating lots of fruit ... extensive tour of rooms on [annotation note="For those who don't know us, we ... of books on the windowsill i just think its so cute. sometimes people

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  activities that spanned the course of the four days. Have nothing to do? Look ... MIT campus sits on the side of the Charles River, and the sororities and fraternities are right across the river, accessible by a short walk or a ride on

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  more time to do some blogging! Here is a random smattering of things I've been wanting to blog about. THE SHARPE BROTHERS A while back, on the ... , but it seems to be going further downhill, imo. Speaking of which, House

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  So you got into MIT. Congratulations!! Today is December 13, which ... honor of that anniversary, I'd like to hear your stories. I know you all found out online this year, which in my opinion is far less exciting than

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  For those of you who don't remember or are new here (or don't care about what I have to say all that much - there, I covered everyone!), I ... my argument, too. There's a video on CollegeHumor of some students

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009