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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  office's own running of the bulls, only with more emoticons and Dr. Horrible references... and no bulls... and quite a few vegetarians, actually ... include our senior bloggers Jess, Keri and Cristen. 2009 Blogger

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  only got in because you're (blank)." And you know what, it really hurt ... essays, filled out the forms. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but ... mean, I think we all do. No one wants to get on a stage and forget their

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  ... and that is not trivial." According to Ben, it's got some factual errors ... sounds out of gravity waves... and probably, like, solve the mysteries of ... times, and then some. It's billed as electricity and magnetism for physics

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  how hard you try), super phat, super fly, one and only MIT Marching Band ... trumpets, a clarinet, two trombones, a snare, a bass, quads, and a sousaphone ... in the drill, and then taking large bows. I tried to remember slow

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  day of classes at MIT! What happened? And why are you dropping physics, it's such a cool class!" I was enrolled in 8.02, and I was very ... how 18.01 is a prereq and 18.02 is a co-requsitie for 8.02. Since I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  something that you, your school, your parents, and your guidance counselor can ... admissions. And yes, your grades and test scores (especially your grades) are ... people who are academically curious and passionate, people who will bring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

  

  with fog and pine needles and ambition. Our final round would follow the ... bonus round questions and sign a scoresheet. Yet something about it made ... answer before my team position was called, and I gave so, so many wrong

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 30, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti

  

  decision, and talking to people, and declined in the end, because i "didn ... , maybe i would've had fun doing things and meeting people in london. but ... , and i enjoyed my summer camps. but part of me yearns for relationships

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and ... Museum has rebranded too, and they have this snazzy Grotesk wordmark that ... . Snacks. An art piece made from lots and lots of shirts. [carousel image1

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  quiz: what halloween candy are you? based on your college applicant personality

  

  has a good penguin department and idk maybe I’ll major in that not ... write about something that gives a good sense of who I am and what I value ... haha the meme value Because I want to expand my horizons and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 22, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  on a good day) and commuted into Cambridge, resulting in the traffic survivor I am today. My UROP was in one of the biotech labs and this ... beginning of this initiating process there was a lot to get used to and a lot

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2016-17 Application Essay Questions For those of you rarin' to go.

  

  want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and ... , school, community, city, or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and ... have anyways), and focus more on making sure your essays authentically

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • July 26, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  toy to look like. Eventually, we had to merge our works-like and looks ... takes a VERY long time... and our last part was going to be finished ... hours to sand, prime, paint, and assemble our toy. We definitely didn

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Because not all ideas can be good

  

  as a perfunctory check than anything else, and low and behold, there ... water war (in the middle of the snow), and a Nutella eating contest. Only ... Campus for two events: Chocolate Chess and the Nutella eating contest. [Now

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  TV, and the company of old friends, I was definitely not looking ... begins at 8:30 AM and ends at 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This would be ... . And for confidentiality reasons, I think that’s pretty much all I should

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  translates to a lot of verbiage. And while there's nothing wrong with new posts, every now and then I get kind of nostalgic for old posts. Some things have changed about MIT in the past four years - but many things haven't, and I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s All Going To Be Okay I won The Game!

  

  memes in popular culture today, and has been referenced in many, many ... , Matt, Nance, Stu, and all the other admissions officers are doing their ... downhill from here. And...when the decision date finally rolls around, just

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  fireworks, and devouring a variety of delectable treats. Here at MIT, a few ... . As students and visitors entered the Infinite, particularly astute ... illustrate. I'll be taking more photos throughout the day, and naturally I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  't offer only math and science. No, MIT isn't male-dominated ('09 is 47% women). Second, and equally important, admissions personnel should never ... hearts and true passions. I mentioned to the group that at MIT we look for

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  you ain’t gonna need it overthinking

  

  do after graduating, like: going through the same evidence over and ... it. if i already know what i want, and believe in it hard enough, is ... . in practice, the people who matter don't mind, and the people who mind

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2022