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  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  This past week was, hands down, the best spring break of my college career. It didn’t seem that way at first. I was scheduled to fly out last Friday: Boston…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  MIT has this uncanny way of making you learn life lessons extremely quickly. Case in point: in the past two and a half years, I’ve learned the following: (1) Work…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  What do Chancellor Grimson, The Salvation Army, and I have in common? This: (video credit: Tony Eng) The official description of LeaderShape, as detailed by MIT’s Division of Student Life,…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation Research Board meeting, and then a conference on sustainable transportation called Transforming Transportation. Flying down was a bit nerve wracking

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  First of all: my apologies! Junior year has seized me, spun me around, and left me in a somewhat disheveled state. There’s homework, lab, extracurriculars, office hours – so much…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  With less than two months left till my MCAT, I’ve started frequenting the local Starbucks, plugging myself into my music and reading orgo/bio/chem till my brain feels like it’s dying.…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dell-icious. MIT students and the Dell Social Innovation Competition

  

  About a month and a half ago, I received an email from Sneha ’13, asking me to take a moment to vote for the idea that she and Divya ’13…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  Sooo ~ MIT’s back in session and life is again much too full with everything except enough time. I’m taking the following classes this semester: 7.05 – General Biochemistry –…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  I’m back in the U.S. of A and have recovered enough from jet lag for me to write this entry. I’ve spent the last 24 hours alternating between sleeping and…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  298 Tickets. All for us

  

  A lot of ‘lasts’ happened this past week: – I turned in my last 5.310 (Chem Lab) lab report EVER. YAY. I was so happyy. – I went to my…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 20, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  RainbowFloor@MIT Because at MIT, if it doesn’t have a mailing list, it doesn’t exist. Fact.

  

  Building 6C (a Course 3—Materials Science and Engineering—building) is giant

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Swag … I mean, Career Fair What I did not acquire at the career fair:A job.

  

  Engineering and Computer Science) or 18-C (Math with Computer Science) majors

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  It’s been 13 days since the school year began, and already, many of us are gasping for a break. There’s a definite pick-up in the amount of work compared to…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Settled It's good to be back!

  

  Having endured various planes, trains, buses, and customs officers who don’t believe me when I say I’m 19 and instead ask to see parent-signed papers saying that I’m allowed to…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 20, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  Exactly three weeks from today, I’ll be done with my freshman year of college. SCARY. Two midterms, two short stories, four final exams (ahhh, finals…), and several doses of caffeine…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  As you’ve probably heard about already, Bill Gates visited campus today! And thanks to the MIT Admissions Office, I got a ticket to see him :) (Thank you, Dave!!) He…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello? Pick up your phones!!

  

  Yesterday, I briefly deserted my physics and orgo psets and headed over to the Bush Room to join several other MIT students in calling youuu: the RA admits! I think…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  I realize that some of you have been counting down to this day since what seems like forever. I know what that feels like. When regular action decisions came out…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  No Pain, No Gain I wish it weren't so.

  

  This past Wednesday found me with blistered palms, swollen shoulders, throbbing arms, and various bruises that colorfully decorated my 5′ 4” frame. It would be somewhat forgivable if these minor…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Time That which I do not have.

  

  After considerable twisting and tweaking, I have contrived to design my schedule such that not a single class of mine runs past 3:30 pm. This was done primarily to create…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 7, 2010