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  First Day of Classes! Today, the MIT Class of 2014 begins.

  

  , tried out for a cappella groups, played sports, and more. The formal ... first day of classes ever for the MIT Class of 2014. The past couple of weeks at MIT have been Orientation for the incoming students -- they have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2010
• 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…

  

  . Diaz has been doing many interviews since he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, but an appearance on Colbert is always... interesting. For those ... programs like "The O'Reilly Factor." On the show, Colbert plays a character

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

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  known for the [annotation note="the feeling of being overwhelmed by ... earlier in the semester I had asked my mom if I should spend the extra money ... studied hard for the biology exam right up until the last minute, and passed

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-Thanksgiving Post-stuff and Foodstuffs In which I'm reminded I have a life, and am thus eligible to give a…

  

  I've had to study for? It wasn't to make my birthday not fun; it was ... , that's at the root of it. For what it's worth, I enjoyed some Mediterranean for a birthday lunch at Vlora, right over in Copley Square. As it

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  During your first day at MIT, after you check in for Orientation ... , who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work with the genetics ... as Paul worked at for UROPs), won the National Medal of Science in 1997

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  going for inspirational and life-changing. Here's a gif in case you missed ... special object due to its symbolism. As for the finances, I heard RingComm had funds left over that they were turning into subsidies for students

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Winter Break Reading List "Take a look, it's in a book, it's reading rainbow"

  

  these books have had their residence on my bookshelf for a long time. Some ... interest in bioengineering and medicine. I'm reading this for "fun" yes. I'm actually reading it for preparation for my new project that I'll be working

  • by Bryan
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  useful, is a badge of honor. drop - (1) v. To de-register for a subject ... for spreading burning iron particles when creating a hoax crop circle ... get their degree. hack - (1) n. A trick or prank. For example, having a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  hearing about it. regardless, everyone admires you for being super ... the worst sleep schedule known to man...it's definitely time for you to stop pulling all-nighters. you complain about how much money you spend on

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  senior appreciation post in which i rant about my idol

  

  through if it were not for this queen. It was like having a mwakenya (cheat sheet) for college life. At first she came across as overbearing, and a ... open arms, to sacrifice precious time and money to help her find her

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 15, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  annoying because I have to get out of bed for a morning meeting >< The ... discuss how we felt about this semester and plan for next semester to be ... plans for IAP and the spring semester, and talk about how their fall

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  generous financial aid, anytime money is involved people tend to get stressed out. Based on these findings and priors, our goals for this redesign include: making it really easy to find what you are looking for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  through a book of Sudoku puzzles. For as long as Cristen can remember, she ... student was poor enough to qualify for free lunch. She was the only student ... and have money to spend. Everybody has an iPod and a cell phone and I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  (For those who don't know/can't figure out, "Camberville" is a ... . It has been 45 degrees and raining for the last week. Yes, this is ... in Pasadena. I felt dumb, but I hung out at Rax's house for a few hours

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates from Admissions The latest from the home office in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  

  ) Mark Wahlberg was playing pickup basketball at MIT this week. For robot ... For next year's prospective applicants: This week, I'm out on the ... , the Mountain states, and the Midwest -- look for more information soon

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  walked around for three hours. Then, he was off to do soundchecks. A few ... Black Eyed Peas played to a sold-out crowd at the TD Banknorth Garden. I ... Intelligence. Be sure to play the video on the Peas homepage. Anyway, when Will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Announcements

  New year, new bloggers! introducing the new bloggers for fall 2019

  

  PS, calligraphy enthusiast, and enthusiastic evangelist for the noble cause of ... card game enthusiast who can recite an unbelievable 7 digits of Pi Alex

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Events

  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  awesome activities like go to a Red Sox game and explore Boston and eat ... MIT for giving us opportunities like FUP and all these amazing public

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  tendency to sit fascinated for hours by the refraction of light through pens ... , which prevented it from flying satisfyingly, we quickly evolved the game

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  letting it bounce out. Damn game. Everybody loves dunk tanks ... . Sam offered to dispose of him for me. Hmm, urinal or toilet

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005