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  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles ... much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right in front of MIT ... , "preview concert" on July 3rd. This was the second year I decided to attend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Igs Where Science meets Silly. Hello Silly!

  

  Nobel!" More power to you, but here's what you're up against: In the category of ... 're capable of something worthy of an Ig Nobel? The reason I bring this up is ... . While I missed the ceremonies, I did make a point of going to the informal

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  to continue doing. So what is RUNE as a club like? We are a group of ... It's important to recognize that while MIT is known for top ... foster all kinds of creative juice. I wanted to introduce one such example

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  Fiction, but an appearance on Colbert is always... interesting. For those ... know want to know what a triffid is. If you've got all that, enjoy ... Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao: You can also listen to a more serious

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  “So, what HAVE you been doing?” less sad shit lets get a lil more hype in here

  

  just because I find it kind of weird, maybe a little jarring. I prefer to ... 'd just touch on it a little bit. I love going to parties! I love going to bars! I love going to clubs! And I've been doing a LOT of that this

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Flipping Failure an IAP update

  

  MIT. After debating between a couple of topics, I chose to tell a story about struggling with sacrificing self-care to prioritize academics ... Failure. In this workshop, I and other participants worked on developing a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 28, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  aquaporin adventures a livestream of my brain while working on my urop

  

  ’m going to work on this for half an hour Thought 1: Rate of water swooshing ... ,000 [aquaporins] per square micron.”  which is kind of vague (what do you mean, up ... we’d put on the paper anyways. I'm kind of inclined to trust 5 and 6

  • by Alice L. '24
  • February 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  are plenty of opportunities to learn about science writing. One of the (many) graduation requirements is to get a “concentration” in the ... Introduction to Technical Communication (21W.732) class that focused on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  My Funny Valentine No kissing on Valentine's Day.

  

  wearing gray and black. Everyone around him is dressed in red or similar ... lecture to learn about injection molding. (It would be unfair of me to just ... longer sick. :^) And to all of you, Happy Valentine's Day!!!

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  to vote! The judges have chosen the six finalists, and the race is on ... 'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to ... ? My UROP advisor is on American Inventor, and next Wednesday is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  spring in your step, you're about to buy lots of delicious food to cook ... . It was such a perfect start to my day; in this kind of weather, MIT ... to see lots and lots of beautiful MIT :D The Hyatt, MacGregor, the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  last minute application panic for the procrastinators

  

  date; it can be helpful to add them to a calendar app or spreadsheet ... to you to deserve that kind of treatment? Have a friend read your ... ’ve wanted to check out, or read a novel that isn’t assigned, or throw an

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 22, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of ... school doesn't have a profile already, please don't be concerned or make
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lie la lying down Sometimes there are perks to attending a school with a notorious reputation for producing stressed…

  

  week. They will not always be on Tuesday so that those of you who have commitments on Tuesday nights will be able to take advantage of them. I will ... weren't able to put your name down before they start!) The first night is

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

  

  used to be really good at taking tests. I never had any kind of test ... .01 exam. So on the back of my index card, after writing in all the last ... TA or professor would notice ink on my palm and think that I was trying

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  One of the biggest events of the spring at MIT is always "Spring Weekend," and the highlight of the weekend is the annual Spring Concert ... cool events. On the Friday afternoon of every Spring Weekend, you'll find

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  . Therefore, by MIT standards, it is referred to as 10-250 (ten two-fifty). It's utilized for a bunch of classes (including many for freshmen) and is ... comfortable chairs. I went into 10-250 yesterday to check on the remodeling

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Pictures that don’t belong anywhere else – Part I because i'm a slackslackslackball.

  

  This entry is a lot of things. Read! First here are some pictures from freshman year. This is the dorm room which I shared with Kelly '09, all dressed up for Christmas. This is my side of the room: and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wrapping Up First Semester Two more weeks to go.

  

  instead of wasting it staring at my phone. It is a way to have peace in ... Monday, my first semester here is abruptly coming to an end. I have ... challenge! On the most exciting note to me, I have spent the past three

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • December 10, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Normalville

  

  Fellowship Of The Duck Cookie Monster Dogs Playing Poker An Ax to Grind ... to start solving the puzzles...   We had a wall full of unsolved puzzles to work through.   Of course, we also solved many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 18, 2005