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• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarships

  

  applications to fill out. Then, of course, there are regular applications to ... to win some. When I was in my last year of high school, I was pretty ... ." That recognition takes the form of an award ranging from $10,000 to $50

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  well, well look who's inside again

  

  exaggerate myself too much on the blogs? Is this my real self or is it someone ... influencer that happens to go to a top college. Which maybe, honestly, is for ... on here and whether or not it even matters since the role is so small

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 11, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  I have SMASHING news!

  

  ; “People of Beaveria!” said Schmillius, “It is time for us to cease this ... now I quite enjoy being able to stream BBC Radio to Zanzibar while on ... the pond to explore the secrets of the old colonies and whatnot. I must

  • by Sir Nigel Blogberry
  • March 7, 2012
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student activities can I do?

  You can do anything we already offer on campus, or you can start your own "thing" at MIT! Check out Campus & Student Activities to see what's going on around campus, or check out a list of active groups from
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  foosball champion decides to go somewhere else, we may, or may not, go out of ... of your college choices. The deadline to complete the form is April 18 ... I know that students on the waitlist have lots of questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Case of the Disappearing Admissions Officers Where have the Admissions Officers been lately?

  

  a very challenging year in which to select a class. Nevertheless, I ... great people to chose from. To answer an FAQ, our goal is to release ... ,000 of the "$100 laptops" (currently coming in at closer to $150). One

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  the effects of head turns in artificial gravity on the neurovestibular system, which is the inner ear structure that creates a sense of balance ... takes a while to get used to. It is important for astronauts to adapt to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Faking It self-consciousness and struggling and pretending to be cool, woo

  

  picture lying in my aunt's bed, listening to my favorite song of all time ... out loud, like that, but there it is. Let me tell you, first of all, I am not cool. Go to class; it is not cool to look like you're not trying

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 24, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  a couple of hours, and I found myself lying on the floor of the lounge ... other team member, Joe. I'm not sure why I was on the floor, or how I got ... :00 - 11:00 AM: The last two thirds of cell biology lecture (I miss the first

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  Science and Technology Initiatives) Week, this week is worthy enough to be ... is very extensive and would not fit here, so check it out.) Events of ... where you want to work SWE (Society of Women Engineers) Banquet -- you get

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  I love going to the MIT Media Lab. Being part of the MAS Freshman ... class (MAS.110) or for just getting "lost" in the many halls of the labs ... final presentation of the class Science Fiction to Science Fabrication

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  an Arnold Palmer and some chips on a plate. Muscle to the front of the ... that I had to fully cook all of the meat before it went on the barbecue ... to keep an eye on all of the racks. Preheat the oven to 250˚F, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Events

  science bowl we ran! a competition! virtually!

  

  loved it. Science bowl, for those of you who haven’t heard of it, is a ... can, [annotation note='speaking of buzzing in, RIP to Alex Trebek, who ... school and lost touch with science bowl. Fast forward to the end of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • November 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Live from the Glass Lab! it's...tuesday afternoon??

  

  One of my favorite MIT organizations is the Glass Lab, where students ... decorations. It's always easy to know what to get your mom or significant other ... scheduled, we have, thanks to the labors of Erik and Marty Demaine, installed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mastering Physics Has No Soul I love online assignments. har. har.

  

  I don't usually like to post these kind of "on-the-whim" entries (I ... reach me here, through email, or on FB! To be honest, I don't believe in ... 's Day loong weekend to NYC* yayay so excited) -What the heck was going on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  behalf of all of us, here's a big public thanks to them.) So this is just ... Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a ... too late in the process to submit additional or missing application

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  -a-week plan like many of my friends at other colleges, which allowed me to 1 ... help with is to show us more of MIT's culture, and make sure we know it ... Continuing on the thread began yesterday... With 10 days to go until

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday on learning to balance growth and recovery

  

  , trying to focus less on growth and more on recovery until I'm better ... can say on this side of both mental/physical overtraining is that it ... . Good luck to anyone who is running today, including the members of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 17, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  ice skating don't fall

  

  cj: pushes feet apart wayne: no i mean you need to keep your center of ... center of gravity closer to the ground cj: ah, just like in every other ... last half hour or so cj: oh god i want to sit down wayne: ok cj: sits

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 16, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  What Should I Do Next Semester? i'm making a list and checking it twice

  

  Okay, so I'm sort of cheating - I already wrote this post on my ... is a class I absolutely need to graduate. (I won't bore you with ... fully intend to have the time of my life too. But I need your help! What

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • November 14, 2011