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  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  admitted who don't mind the expense of traveling to boston for the weekend in exchange for free food. Which is totally an okay thing to do, by the way ... as elimination round 2, and was hoping for Survivor-esque challenges

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT International Or how a local Model UN conference broke molds and expectations by going abroad

  

  Time to state the obvious: the world knows MIT pretty dang well for ... around for three years, the Model UN culture has thrived at the Institute ... jumped up tenfold - from scarcely enough participants for a single

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  than usual. I’m reigniting my IAP resolution to cook dinner for myself for every night in January. During the semester, I usually grab dinner ... Chef, I’m dusting off the cookbooks and asking mom for advice. I was

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  be on time for my 8:10am flight. I asked the hotel to give me a wake-up call at 5:30. I ordered a taxi for 6:30. I set an alarm for 5:30, just in ... -hello? Cheerful guy at the front desk: Ma'am, there is a taxi waiting for you. Me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  This weekend, I headed down to Washington, DC, for the Rally to ... for the record that this is the first time in my four years I’ve been home on a random weekend like this. I go home for Thanksgiving, Christmas

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  Death Valley and Southern California for eight days for CREDIT, took a ... nothing almost immediately. Maybe not for everyone. Some people never stop working. Or they work and party at the same time. But at least for yours

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  this long hiatus, I've been back in Taiwan (for 3 weeks!) catching up on ... , there's no time for puzzlemaking in MIT usually). Then, I returned to the States, and I've been happily living at Berkeley, CA, for the last 2

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  Hockfield joined U.S. President Barack Obama in calling for a "truly historic" new level of federal funding for clean energy research. The event came as Congress prepares to take up the president's budget, which calls for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  for all the dorm bathrooms (which I'll leave to blog readers to describe ... here! That goes for you too ladies, naked guys standing just 6 inches ... , if you manage to do rooming right (but we'll save that for a later

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  claimed to be any good at this updating thing, okay? (But for real, I have ... really cute thing my boyfriend/girlfriend did for Valentine's Day!" that ... ironic.) I went to the MISTI building for a wrap-up meeting from my IAP

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Large Format Photography [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Please, please let there be no light-leaks.

  

  [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I need a mule. I also need to train for ... August, just in time for its first shoot during the Student Art Association ... in working order before the class left for the weekend. I pulled an all

  • by ARTalk
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT ... for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I ... ,000 And $10,000 Davidson Fellow Scholarships The Davidson Institute for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  And I’m leaving, on a . . . cruise ship? Don't know when I'll be back again.

  

  time to blog about a nice little semi-formal event that wasn't just for ... because JKim was around for this too. Burton-Conner had a dinner cruise ... generally enjoyed each others' company. Before the buses left for the dock you

  • by Snively '11
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Take 1.618: Film at MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] There are very few things for which I would get up…

  

  , my determination to put aside art for more "serious" schooling had a ... it wasn't until this semester that I took a class that made me lust for ... meet for two hours each Friday in the New Media Center, the Mac

  • by ARTalk
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  voting, despite being aware of current events, I never participated for ... make a life's goal in which I attend a rally for each presidential ... him and Ted Kennedy speak to make up for it or something - Caroline

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  's utilized for a bunch of classes (including many for freshmen) and is ... and tested every single chair for comfort. Here's a quick breakdown ... , providing a lot of room for resting your arm and writing on paper, but this

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  MIT for undergrad. You know it! More immediately, I have no summer ... because my one requirement for a job this summer is NOT TECHNICAL. So she ... tomorrow I'm heading down to JP Licks for free scoop day. The last time I was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  , sang for two and a half hours in concert choir, freaked out over The ... the ropes. If you can't make it up for an overnight visit, there ... it's absolutely possible to find the right one for you (mine is

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  're going to do great things, and I'm happy I get to be there for the first ... graduation would be a time for goodbyes and reflections. "Just four years ago ... biology teacher Barbara Pittenger for inspiring him to pursue a major in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  Well, I'm packing tonight for my interview at UCLA's ACCESS biology ... engineering grad school admissions (both for you guys and for my favorite ... 's true for biology is pretty true for all of the natural sciences). First

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006