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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An MIT FAQ Because it's better to laugh at blatant stereotypes than to let them make you angry

  

  , seriously. I bet you all go to Star Trek conventions all the time. Do you know ... epithet. Q. (related to previous) Do you spend all your time studying? A ... way one can speak about this sort of thing), no. The MIT student suicide

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  love it—would you? Unconventional Creativity: where else would you find ... Stress: I can’t not mention this one. Even if you are taking a light load ... (you kinda have to be a nerd here). Now is probably the best time to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  ://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GTL) -- and no, not gaming, table tennis, and library. But if you asked me for a recipe for my amazing summer, I could only tell you what I've concocted so far. 1 box of questionable purpose (If you're wondering, the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  these pictures out: Can you believe students built all these ... After two and a half years here, you’d think I’d know most or all of ... their workshop. I think I’ll get a chance to go back next week and explore

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on my mind *insert witty caption here*

  

  as I can remember, I've found that writing things down is one of my ... I'd share my thoughts with you. Things I am excited about: my new ... ) test getting a head start on my 18.700 (linear algebra) problem set

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  than "as soon as you can." The bottom line is: Please send in ... anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember, however, that if you have completed your application, we have everything

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  envelope sizes, since I've received a number of questions about this, I can tell you that the Admit Letter is 10" x 13", and the defer and deny ... other FAQ I've been getting is, why so few EA admits? 200220032004 EA

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  !! Play 25MB Flash movie. Solutions later this week. I can tell you that ... competition at MIT where people team up to solve lots of puzzles (which lead to ... until the coin is found, usually sometime Sunday. To give you a flavor of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  #9 Dream Ah, bowakawa, pousse pousse! Ah, bowakawa, pousse pousse!

  

  studying, and also so you can judge how cool I am as a person by my musical ... DID YOU KNOW? Stonehenge is not in Scotland. Okay, another cop ... huge championship boxing match, and I was in the control room where they

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  least you can say that it's different." Myself? Well, I think the Stata ... DID YOU KNOW? According to Wikipedia, "An article from The Onion ... . Ling: "Why are you taking a picture of this sign?" Sam: "So I don

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  it is. See you when I get back from Pittsburgh! ... , although it's only been a couple of weeks. Lots to tell you about. Fall ... completely bore you with the details of my trip I will compose them in haiku

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  soulsearching / coding in which i ramble about careers

  

  , you know? CJ: I see. I think I can empathize with seeing the impact ... : Mhm. Well, one piece of advice I like to give is that you can only ... , third. I can't count. CJ: I know we've talked about why you chose to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 26, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  sign-offs, regardless of the context. I think you can't go wrong with ... -commissioner, "yfn" means "your friendly neighborhood!", and you can read more about ... House, the dormitory where I live. The role of dorm president is often a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  , it's the response from you guys. Getting your comments and immediate ... with the same vague questions, such as, "where do you see yourself in ten ... little more response from you - I need your help voting. If you've enjoyed

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Travel

  [liveblog] morbing at the airport the flight is delayed for several hours because of toilet issues

  

  voucher! i can get 2.5 entire granola bars from the airport. definitely ... the help desk, so hopefully they can get me a sooner flight so i don ... I can still make it to work on time and get some sleep before that

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 1, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Me again (but with flamethrowers this time) yup, it's a shameless ploy to catch your interest. But it's working, right?

  

  . You can find the correspondence here . (Hat tip to the MIT news twitter ... hipster. You just don't TALK about this kind of thing) For example, I'm friends with "MIT Engineers" on facebook, from whom I get the latest Tech

  • by Alina G. '11
  • February 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Don’t feed the squirrels In which I work with gifted children.

  

  that can only be described as Full-On Panic Mode. (I didn't get final ... instead. But I can email them for you!" In response, I said this: "At this ... , man, just keep going! They can't write you up if you run!" "Come back

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 5, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  where you live, and, if applicable, any FSILG affiliations. Short Answer ... ... the coveted 50 pixel avatar of an Admissions Blogger. Sure you won't be ... something a bit less piratical) then show us what you've got. I'm not saying

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  bed at 10:03, i can't believe that i used to get up, eat breakfast, and ... ] get into the habit of stretching after you work out don't try to jump ... can assure you that i have not been exercising or stretching; i've been

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Expedition New England Travel That is Good for the Soul.

  

  offer. Of course, with P-Sets and all, it is easy to get caught up in your ... than just that, and I have to get some time off of work sometime and just ... exhilarating to me. I couldn’t wait to get up here and experience weather that

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 26, 2017