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  Blogging About Blogging CAPTAIN FAFSA!

  

  took place in the Boston Sheraton hotel and MIT's admission's office ... recently been through the application process but is now on the other side of ... began we realized that all of the font was in Times New Roman which is

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m Back!

  

  with all my stuff and were staying at the Hotel at MIT, which is oddly ... now that my schedule is really wacky, I'll be updating more often! (I ... hours in between. It makes for a nice lunch/blog update time.) Today is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  down. She says: "MIT is not just a university - it's a concept, an ideal. The group we admit in the next few days is going to change civilization ... us head over to The Miracle of Science to decompress for a bit. MIT is

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  was AMAZINGLY inspirational, and columnist Dave Barry, who is always ... MIT admissions crew together for a dinner reservation at Bern ... exceeded our MIT per diems but it was worth every penny I had to spend - I

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reactors are my friends. Four things you would never expect to find in a real MIT laboratory.

  

  As you may or may not know, my job this summer is turning turkeys ... Maillard reaction. This is a non-enzymatic browning reaction which is usually ... , and seared meat, but in this case is responsible for huge, gummy brown

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  things that made me happy lately from the first week of classes

  

  listening in on breakfast conversations. “The curse of this degree is that now ... at night, and since our mealplan is open to anyone we can have upwards ... about what was available to me at MIT; maybe because I entered college

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  am i doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings

  

  't put a finger on why. Everything is ever so slightly more tiresome: each ... oddly still, like time has slowed and all that’s left in the world is you ... feeling bad is circular[/annotation]and probably not a good way to move

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 4, 2024
• Blog / Residential Life

  river and rainwater a rainy walk home

  

  last on campus Thing, which is almost always late into the evening. I ... rusty old bike is 19 mph; I wonder how fast I'd be able to go on a sleek ... inbetweenness of September is just so... gray. Today it's raining again. Normally

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  that my internship is wrapping up tomorrow, I'm reflecting on what I ... mean is, if I weigh compensation as a heavy factor in choosing what to do ... somewhere that is fast-paced and making important strides in a high

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  these past few weeks. The major theme here is the future, robotic arms ... story)   MIT's Marvel Cosplay Department Makes a Breakthrough ... of news we have two groups at MIT who are both working on robotic arm

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  Period, but I think "It's Awesome Pterodactyl" is much more descriptive), which traditionally is when all the students return to see all their ... the horrifying discovery of what "windchill" is. This year however, is a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  midwest. The MISTI program (MIT Science and Technology Initiative) is paying ... through Seoul, and I'm holding it. This is not because of lack of access - I ... few interesting observations about this country: -It is a very long

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  MIT has an Independent Activities Period, which we call IAP, during ... are holding cool events and workshops. IAP is my favorite time of year ... friends is justified (people are less busy than during the semester, and

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Got Solar? guest post by Peter C'20 and Ashisha P'20

  

  *written by Peter C'20 and Ashisha P'20 (members of MIT SEVT) as a ... ! Over the past three weeks, the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team competed ... , we were ready to begin. The American Solar Challenge is a biennial

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  the farthest thing on my mind right now is MIT. BUT - I feel like if I ... with physics, muahaha). 5.Not knowing calculus at MIT is like a fish not ... magenta. The three most common paths I see for the Math GIR at MIT is: -If

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  genuine. I'm so happy that he is on the faculty of a place like MIT. Hearing ... .) #12. Go on WMBR as Eunice. WMBR is the MIT radio station, and as I ... you know what? No introduction is really needed. There are things that I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  it's much akin to trying to appreciate the shirt your friend is wearing ... does afford the opportunity to appreciate all the other ways MIT has ... , in my home town of Pearland TX, the highest point of elevation is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Alien in America A display of feelings; a post that might not make any sense.

  

  think vegetables are a *big deal*, but anyway, my point is, I don't think ... --especially when, in this day and age, bad news is always a mouse-click away. Rather ... , today is a day for writing about vegetables." Ben and Vincent wrote two

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunny Skies In The OC [by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last…

  

  . [] One of my favorite things about MIT is my major (Course 3- Materials ... miss most about MIT (besides free printing at Athena stations) is the ... you spend the year at. This is not a very good deal for MIT students

  • by Cambridge
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  yo-yos, comics, and other adventures my junior spring schedule!

  

  taking 60 units and a UROP, which is not terribly more sane than previous ... project is done"]Illustrator![/annotation] One of the seniors took the lead ... .671: Measurement and Instrumentation This is my final core MechE requirement before 2

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 24, 2023