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  On my way…

  

  Turns out that Anthony isn't the only one who loves Amtrak. I called them yesterday and their very friendly customer service people helped me change my reservations because I found out that my bio recitation had been

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  also didn't help that bits of 18.02, a class whose nigh ... easier due to symmetry. I quickly caught on to signs of spherical and ... (a la 18.02) dissipate through sighs of relief. And gradually, I let my

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  options (such as: exploring the city, socializing, trying a new recipe ... pandemic you could find me really capitalizing on the entirety of Friday ... this blog post, I’ll take you along on an adventure I had last Friday

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  rather high visibility when they remain on the front page - but that only ... about MIT - whether you're exploring MIT's Majors & Minors or The ... the Rat Daniel: LiveBlogging Ben's Info Session Mollie '06: Round here

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  form, give us as much specific information as you can; this will help us ... their hotel early (today or tomorrow would be very smart). I highly ... enter themselves on the guestbook, it's a good way to share your contact

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  This will be the first in a series of entries focused on my ... you have the chance to explore offerings in any field and see how you ... Choice of Majors fair last week (event in the student center to help

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  facebook group you all know and love) helps me make signs for the dorm. Go ... supposed to get 15 gallons of ice cream on Thursday morning that never showed ... lot of it. =) This schedule was on the wall near the front entrance of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  today is the 5th day of Mekawit, 2007. On the lunar calendar, today is ... your life plans or self worth on it. For another thing, whether you end ... 't entirely control, and you shouldn't base your self worth on that either. Don

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  powers the US News & World Report and other rankings systems). Now, I ... . Think of it as the difference between a living thing and its fossil. A ... 't. It shows you the shape of our decisions, not the basis on which they

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  walking into the MEng thoughts about a 63-mile trek

  

  This past Sunday, at 4 AM on the side of U.S. Highway 1 on Badger ... first steps on a 63-mile walk from Maine to Next House, an Odyssey which ... ="*shudders*"]graduate student.[/annotation] And it's different, and it's the same. I'm living in

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 8, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  before January 1 working on regular action applications for other schools ... occasionally some students become so focused on MIT they can't see all the other ... any news in your life. This is not required nor is it expected, but if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Browser Wars Hee. The title makes me think of Super Mario Bros. Oh how I miss my…

  

  . But more on those when we get closer to reg day. In other news, I ... Tools) during the day, helping to teach the new class of EMT students during the afternoons, taking The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans on

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  recommend spending the next few weeks before January 1 working on regular ... become so focused on MIT they can't see all the other amazing schools that ... end of February. You may also want to keep us up-to-date with any news

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  next couple weeks before January 1 working on regular action applications ... occasionally some students become so focused on MIT they can't see all the other ... any news in your life. This is not required nor is it expected, but if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  So this week, each day of Orientation, the students have been getting a group of scavenger hunt questions to solve, and today they get to solve mine. This blog is supposed to have a question on it, so I'll make

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  --have weekly office hours, too, in case you need extra help on a problem set or ... , you know that I have 6.003: Signals and Systems on Junior/Senior P ... -minute talk on the life and times of Optimus Prime. Because just like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  My Halloween Costume is Better Than Yours It didn't give me an inflated ego or anything.

  

  ran into each other on line waiting for skates, introduced ourselves in real life, and chatted every time we saw each other for the rest of the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  it never got posted. I'm posting it today because it's Memorial Day, and if you can't be patriotic on Memorial Day, when *can* you be ... - and much like their toilet, living in Tokyo offers different type of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  ’s because I’ve been on the road for several weeks! Every year, admissions ... ). I cried because I reflected on the time I went to a small carnival in ... interacted with on the road would experience their own world-shifting when they

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a spectacle-r weekend exploring the Boston Harbor Islands

  

  I've lived near Boston my whole life, but I had no idea that there ... a 20-minute ferry to Spectacle Island! I visited the island on Saturday and, let me tell you, it's super worth 25 bucks. On the weekend

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 5, 2020