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  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  recorded 110 (!) years later was 12.88 seconds. You can read Curtis's account ... . Where do you think George got the money to buy the team? Well, Henry used ... Olympics. Now I know that many of you may be thinking that MIT is more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  There have been so many times these past few weeks where I've wished ... promises can't shake off the sense that I've made some amazing friends and ... can only bridge a bit of the distance! Many of the kids we've taught are

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  definitely get used to this. Hopefully, you feel the same way about the new ... website. When you have a good thing going, in can be difficult to motivate ... afraid to get our hands dirty, to move fast and break things, and to try

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Cambridge, Boston, and MIT in the Snow Santa and Poseidon in a winter wonderland.

  

  Boston (hint: you can’t see Boston) from inside the Great Dome, and again from outside on Killian Court. You can see the grey expanse of the ... view.            You get a view of Killian Court from a lot classrooms

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  teammates! Most importantly, it made for some Good Data. You can find all my ... few minutes on the 18th floor, where we first made sure to record our ... where the Antonio's heart rate dips twice, reflecting these two breaks

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  graduation, Riess chose to attend MIT, where he majored in Physics (Course 8 ... to graduate school at Harvard, where he received his Ph.D. in 1996 in ... at the end of 1994, where Adam Riess was to play a crucial role. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grind Time It = late. Coffee = love. You = intrigued.

  

  , I think. Can YOU figure out what I wrote?? Maybe I'm better off ... we're both seniors, rather than get down to business, we goofed off in ... . When I make appointments to "get coffee" with someone, I do not actually

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  a pi day (decision) story 3/14/21 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  help! In the meantime, there’s a bunch of things you can do while you wait. You can watch Ellen and me fly around campus trying to avoid robots and jujutsu sorcery. Or, you can play Celeste and pay your respects to

  • by Tim
  • March 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Good And mostly musing

  

  get credit for the dimples. And suddenly, you’re kind of…free? Only for ... else that calls the Institute home, and MIT said, “You can do it ... that get you excited, the little segments of your lives that blend like

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2013
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  during the academic year. If you take the right mix of classes, you can ... requirement can be met by completing a beginner swim course or electing to test
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This is a song about being happy. Not a song about a whale. Sorry. But there's haute couture.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Lovable Rick Santorum, the junior US senator from ... college card, which, as you've been told many times before, is given FOR ... at Harvard and only came to the BSO to get off campus for a few hours

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Holidays from MIT! Images of the Season

  

  Happy holidays!!! Right now, some of you may be frantically ... . Some are expecting the EA application decisions tomorrow. No matter where you are, I wish you luck and happiness! Below our some cheerful holiday

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  When you are at school, the whole world seems to exist in its own ... of MIT’s willingness to pay for you to travel) including England ... . And of course, I have learned about transportation. A question I get

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  **: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question: What’s the name of the organization you’re working with again/the thing you’re putting together the marketing campaign for? Answer: My ... ); probably won’t get there by the time I leave. So the purpose of the campaign

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  SOFT HOUSE five college students doing burpees on gravel at 1 am vibes

  

  , which is kind of hilarious to think about; you can really tell when people ... and then based on their schedules. It's great since we can take meetings ... workin vibes[/caption] Words can't express how much I enjoy living in this

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  with finding what you need when you need it. Images can be difficult to ... that was covered. You never know what odd equation or briefly mentioned ... everything I want into a cheat sheet, I have to get my handwriting down to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  you down the toilet and drag you out by ...well, you get the imagery. At ... is that I can feel how much I’ve grown since then. You wouldn’t believe ... ’s coming. In its own way, MIT is a conundrum. You can’t always tell how

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life

  

  dictator as, with the organ variant case, it can push toward you taking the ... rigorous moral principle that completely solves the problem, but that we can ... the original uninteresting case where either scenario results in loss of

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  last names (hasselho). Note: you can, through Moira, request an email list, which, if you set your username as the only subscriber, can function as a second email address for you; this list name can be longer than

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  we would for sure do it, seriously). “Can you wake me up early tomorrow when you head to the dining hall?” she requested. “If I can wake up ... Note: this one is dedicated to the expectant EA applicants. Hope you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014