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  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. My project focused on studying and tuning the optical properties of polymer ... welcoming and cutting-edge place to work abroad. The research that I chose to

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  all necessary. In the past, most of the non-Jewish members had at least ... wanted to be in Techiya, not because they wanted to be in the Chorallaries ... ’s the third). All I knew was I wanted to be in an a capella group

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  . (Also: I’ve had to accept the fact that at MIT, there’s only freshmen and ... late nights every week since school started, involving going to the architecture studio sometime during the day/evening and leaving somewhere between

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Who’s that girl in uniform?

  

  Horrors or as “TA number 2” (the one with music on Fridays ... remember Rachel. I was the one who made you promise not to let her fall down the stairs (since it actually is possible to be a complete klutz and a

  • by ROTC
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  to drop off lights, glowsticks, and popcorn machines, the grass is growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it ... we're going to feed all of you! And, you know, run you into the ground

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch our robot grow up! Grow robot grow!

  

  Sorry for the absence, I've been busy (lame excuse, sorry. The actual ... drive and move (which is exciting!) but even more exciting is the fact ... -ball-nomming beasty. http://twitter.com/c2bot Definitely be tuned in to the feed on

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train(wreck) of Thought

  

  intensive project hence (most of) my absence from the blagosphere. BUT I ... back from working on psets. I walked by the LSC announcement board (LSC is a group that screens movies on campus) and one of the movies was

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  My high school didn’t have the broadest range of athletic options, so ... college. Besides, as in the good ol' childhood times, it’s always fun to ... advising seminars. The general scheduling rule here is classes from 9

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Commencement Webcast MIT gives me a diploma in T-3 hours...

  

  Well, here it is- the big day. I have to report to the athletics center in about 20 minutes to get ready to line up for the procession into Killian Court for commencement. (Unfortunately the weather isn't nearly as

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  more detail, developing characters and the setting and the various twists ... people go on to write their ideas out. The minority that does go to the ... graduation. I haven't graduated yet so I have no direct knowledge of this.) The

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  One last bit of advice Before all hell breaks loose

  

  't turn that sadness against the admissions office, the bloggers, or the admitted students. Things don't always work out the way we want, but I ... building something awesome. Don't spend it flaming people on the Internet

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  on Monday, December 15th. In the next few days, we will send EA applicants an email on how to access the decisions online; I will also post a copy of that email here. We'll have more details on the decisions in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choose my Halloween Costume!

  

  Okay guys, here's the deal...Halloween is quickly approaching, and I ... as anything in the past few years, and this is truly sad. So, I need ... though I dressed as a witch like 5 times between the ages of 3 and 8

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Sick of Being Sick On being sick at MIT.

  

  , nausea, and other TMI that I'll spare you the details of, but basically, I ... 27 Dresses and Empire Strikes Back; the night before that, A New Hope and Bring It On. Most of the dorms have free movies you can rent from

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2012 Profile Posted 49 states... what's missing? And what are the most popular names?

  

  I know folks love to see the numbers, so we've updated the Freshman Class Profile page for this year's incoming class, the MIT Class of 2012. Check it out! (If you were looking for the Admissions Statistics, just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  I've recently had the opportunity to see three MIT productions - I ... Keri produced entirely during "the Month of January/IAP." It was about a couple during the 1920's that decides to throw a party to make themselves

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  high school students who are interested in MIT: The MIT TechFair THINK ... and an all-expenses-paid trip to MIT - to the top three winners. To learn more about the competition, please visit http

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  -time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been ... stressed-out over the SATs, ACTs, SAT IIs and EIEIO (a test only given by ... the practice test book and back away slowly from the college

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  It was about three weeks ago that I found myself standing outside the doors to Boston University’s Metcalf Hall. Along with the hundreds of others who were in line, I anxiously awaited the chance to hear

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program: Now Taking Requests Plus... a fun mitadmissions.org milestone!

  

  'd mention here that the MIT Overnight Program is open for business. You can ... students, and starting in March, the program is only open to admitted ... any questions about the ONP, please leave them in the comments. Thanks

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 18, 2007