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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  I wrote the post below on Tuesday. Because of weird formatting issues ... 's Part 1, unmodified. The last sentence is particularly cute and naive ... Raisin Bran, read the syllabus for "Zumba" (my new PE class) and choked on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  Hi Everyone, The Office of Admissions is closing for the holidays next week, and is not accepting emails or answering phone calls. The ... probably important to get some information out there for people regarding the

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  The Tech - MIT's oldest and largest newspaper (established in 1861!) - published a letter to the editor from Folkers E. Rojas on February 28th that I ... arriving at MIT, you might harbor the notion that it is a magical place where

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Companion #2: Cat The Boston Globe discusses MIT's four cat-friendly dorms.

  

  Currently, the most emailed article on boston.com is this piece on MIT's four cat-friendly dorms (please note that the other seven are to ... scratching post. The 18-year-old from New York's Long Island is starting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  Sometime in the last month, I was forwarded a request to blog about ... , when I went to UPMUNC in November. One of the most common questions the ... conferences, and hosted one conference for high schoolers. These are the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And for my next trick… ...I'll make J.B. confess to copying the answers to Ms. Hauser's test!

  

  So here's the new plan: instead of me always spending all week ... questions, so gold stars to them! I'll repost the questions and answers here ... rooms with more than just one roommate. If, after the housing adjustment

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  operate, events with free Bertucci's, hallway colloquies at four in the morning, and strolls through rows of dark offices. And there are the "crust" -- graduates of years past that still hang around the hall -- which reveal all

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  Math words, but not the math part. Yes, I can nerd on about math, but ... . Did you know that the word “matrix” comes from Latin mater, meaning "mother"? It’s from the same root we get alma mater and matriculate. It

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  hadestown is a tragedy. the narrator, hermes, tells you this in the very first song. See, someone's got to tell the tale Whether or not it turns out well Maybe it will turn out this time On the road to Hell On the

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  I do not know if I have mentioned this on the blogs or in public ... , but also what is the point of the game if you do zero sidequests? I do ... project, so here’s a list of the 10 most useful lessons. 1.  Lightning

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / People & Identities

  New Things I’ve Tried mostly experimenting with some looks:)

  

  I’ve been breaking the monotony of quarantine and wearing pajamas all day by doing new things! I’ve wanted to try many of the things listed ... people, or really any situation where I can’t blend into the crowd.  Hair

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 9, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  Part 1 here. *     *     * Rush Holt is in the room, but most ... most of us: the PhD physicist-turned-politician, one of two physicists in Congress, now the US Representative for New Jersey’s 12th congressional

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  "The less learned cannot fail to be pleased, though without knowing ... lessons for 14 years, played the trumpet in concert band for eight years ... the chamber chorus. I'm also an Arts Scholar, which means that I get to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Let’s do a puzzle. Ready to flex some cranial muscle?

  

  novel and one eye on the TV, which is showing the latest episode of ... that there is one puzzle in the universe you have not solved: what did Anna H. '14, the MIT blogger, spend the weekend of Jan 13-15 doing? Your

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Help! Learn from my mistakes...and from the Beatles.

  

  Heads up: this post contains references (italicized) to the song “Help!” by the Beatles. Relevant verse reproduced at the bottom, for your ... loved both words and numbers, but the former came more naturally. In no

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Finals Blog but not the final blog unless something terrible happens to me in the next 48…

  

  winter sunlight and illegal traffic maneuvers spilling habitually onto the sidewalks of Cambridge. One of the Random Hall graduate residential assistants ... to the other side of the street. December 18th, thus far, has been a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Admitted Students Welcome, Class of 2013!

  

  First of all, Welcome to the MIT Family! (click to see full ... year was AGAIN the most competitive class ever - well, no surprises there!). 15. Sometime soon (on Tuesday), The Tech will publish an article about

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  fraternities and 5 sororities. The fraternities make up the Interfraternity Council, and the 5 sororities make up the Panhellenic Association. When I ... cool events, and I must admit the allure of steak and lobster dinners did

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  outreach to students for the season. After this, I'll head back to the office where, with all of the admissions officers finally together after a long ... 'll start reviewing applications sometime near the first weekend of November

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  as excited about the start of Campus Preview Weekend (CPW). Yet, after ... . The first question I often hear from parents is, "what events should I ... are each doing what interests you the most. With hundreds of options

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014