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  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  Danny B. ’15 is an 8-Flex/6-3 major with aspirations in both fields. An inhabitant of East Campus(5W) and an active member of the class of 2015, Danny always has his…

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Things We Don’t Remember Enough About each other

  

  In any given school year or work week, there is so much we can stress about – academics, career, finances, etc.- so much so that the relationships we have or…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chem Lab Boot Camp!

  

  So course 5 (Chemistry) is doing something cool. Last January, filmmakers followed around the participants of 5.301 Chemistry Lab Techniques as they struggled with the intensive, high stakes world of…

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Vlogging, Tweets, and a Riddle The sum of three cats is a dog. Explain.

  

      A fun problem, from my 10-year-old brother’s Russian math textbook: The sum of three cats is a dog. It only works on female cats, and all three of…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  Hey guys, it’s been a ridiculously long time since you last heard what’s been going on in my life so I thought I’d throw together a giant life update to…

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity, Part 2 How your laptop screen works

  

  Disclaimer 1: It was very difficult to know how to pitch this. If it’s overkill for you, don’t torture yourself; just skim, or skip to the end. Disclaimer 2: This…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  I have been at MIT for the past year, and it has been nothing short of an adventure. For instance, I came here straight from the country: had never seen…

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  Hey y’all, My god I can’t believe it! It has been almost 2 months since I arrived in Boston. I have been up to my ears in work, dance practices…

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  There are some big things coming to a close as my summer begins to wind down. I’ve got a life update on the way, but first, I thought I’d fill…

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Adventures in MO Midwest is the best.

  

   

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 14, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Invasion of the Stikmen Another invasion of MIT?

  

  Some of you that frequent the blogs may remember that last year around finals time, MIT had an invasion… Well as I walked to lab last week, I noticed something…

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 14, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity What were you doing?

  

  I almost missed the Curiosity landing. My friend Daniel and I were looking at a presidential election quiz; a long discussion about the questions it raised sent us deep into…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  The media has been buzzing about the Fundamental Physics Prize: nine physicists worldwide just won $3 million each for outstanding contributions to our understanding of the universe.  One of those…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t worry, the king lives…

  

  Hi Everyone, As you’ve now heard, Mr. Peterson is going offline to study…uhh (something in the media lab I don’t understand), for a year. So my task is to keep…

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  This Friday, August 10th, will mark three years to the day since I began working in MIT Admissions. It will also mark my last. At least, for a little while.…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  Maggie Lloyd Class of 2012 Alumna MIT-Belgium Program Internship: Carmeuse   Since my freshman year, I have seriously wanted to participate in MISTI. When senior year rolled around, I decided…

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  Two weeks ago, while visiting my family in State College, I got to see some images in Old State Clothing Co. that probably seem sad and ironic to an outsider.…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  A couple of weeks ago, Chris Peterson tried to describe my life as something affectionately known as GTL (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GTL) — and no, not gaming, table tennis, and library. But if…

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

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! how to something something

  

  A few weeks ago I posted the Blogger Application 2012. We received over 50 applications for four spots. Over the last week and a half the blogger committee – composed…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  After 8 months, I was finally in. In the Edgerton Center Student Shop training class that is. Never heard of the Edgerton Center Student Shop? Well, it’s this wonderful machine…

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012