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  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  here for anything in the world.Favorite things about Boston: The Charles ... anywhere and there's so much stuff to do for college kids. I love that the ... Usual Suspects, Clue, The Game, The Matrix Trilogy, Zoolander, Anchorman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  Harvard. The answer is yes. People usually go to Harvard for language ... opportunities for cross-registration at Wellesley (yes, even boys), the ... have no choice but to drive. I happen to hate driving for more reasons

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  joke that I'm not going to say in my blog for fear of offending my yellow ... toured the Colosseum and Forum for the low price of 20 Euros. Now before I ... . And now for the pictures (and some commentary here and there

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  . I am never savvy about picking classes. Adam is disdainful, for ... essential, but hey, making more money as a grad student can't hurt.) Thursday ... , so it's Wednesday, I just printed out my 9.15 paper, and I'm done for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And now for the feature presentation… ...IN STEREO.Don't ask. It's an LSC thing. I don't really get it myself.

  

  Boston for this but...well I just wasn't expecting him. He played for the ... feature length entry for your enjoyment. I (finally) got around to editing ... off. The drive fits, but it doesn't take much for it to slide around

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 28, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ..and Here We Go Again! [by Ken Haggerty '11] ARTalk is back!

  

  -related that goes on at MIT, from building large-format cameras to LARPing (for you non-nerds, that's live-action role playing) and giving out recipes for snacks. Art gives us MIT students a reason NOT to do schoolwork, and

  • by ARTalk
  • February 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  ago, where you get to see TWO plays or operas in New York for FREE with ... , because for 9th and 10th grade, we were in the music program of the arts high school we went to, and for 11th and 12th grade, we transferred to a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  Goofy Challenge at Walt Disney World.  For those unaquainted, the Disney ... order to register for the Dopey Challenge you have to prove that you're even remotely qualified, which means submitting a "proof of time" for a

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  After rocking the jeans + sweater/t-shirt look for almost an entire ... molded, semi-precious or precious metal for which they paid large sums of money several months prior. After receiving their ring, colloquially

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  are reading this post. If you are in high school, you may be looking for ... why? To get into MIT? The truth is that the algorithm for college ... destructive game where you score as many acceptance letters as possible. Harvard

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Events

  One of those “big picture” days 2 hours of inspirational lectures, one from the CDC director and the other from broadcasting…

  

  Julie Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC ... : Getting Our Money's Worth of 'Healthness.'" What is healthness (not a typo ... for Continuous Manufacturing (a 10-year partnership between MIT and one

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Day 1 Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.

  

  finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. The only prize for the winning team is the honor of writing the next year's Hunt. For some history, check out this classic article from Games Magazine. If you'd like to try

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s getting colder and i’m getting older on fall, friendship, and growing up

  

  the chillest thing ever." For the most part, that's a stinking load of BS. I still feel like I never have enough time for all the things I ... breathe. Being in nature has been sooo good for me this past summer, so I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  !   I’m the lead story artist for Coco. I’m from Chelmsford, so I grew ... back in like ’99. Eventually I was there for like a year and all my ... was there for about three years. I was doing character layout which is

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  four semesters in music and food just some lists and reminisces

  

  definitely aren't as varied. I like to play the same songs on repeat. Like, a ... for their rant.) This is also true of food; I like to eat the same ... loves to cook for myself. As I move through the semesters at MIT, the food

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  point of these meetings is for us to learn about the things that interest ... are also a good chance for you to learn more about MIT from someone who ... these conversations are a way for you and for us to learn about each other

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years ... compiled a packing list for students here, to be used with caution. Some things I’ve found helpful. Pack: -- a memento for your shelf or wall

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  quick thoughts to keep up my new years resolution

  

  to trivia games. Here is one of the design exercises I made for the ... I've blogged twice in a week so it basically makes up for it. I ... gaming experience on gaming performance, as our research has to do with the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  APIs, i.e. VR headsets, fitness bands, IoT devices, APIs for delivery, money transfer, mapping, etc.  Without further ado, here's a quick guest ... : some cool examples are headphone-assisted navigation for the blind, blood

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  Discovered About Myself Freshman Year... 1. There is no substitute for sleep ... and cram. Really. 3. Shopping is therapy. 4. Naps: they're not just for ... gets a big gold star from me. 15. Money doesn't grow on trees... and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005