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  The Last Day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach as part of the MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program

  

  Scott Stephens ‘14, Materials Science and Engineering, MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program As I write this post, I am sitting in the teacher's lounge trying to hold onto the comfort that…

  • by MISTI Program
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Defying Gravity

  

  (Source: leslieland.com) Man, I feel excited for you guys! *Wipes sweat* I know you are counting down (consciously or unconsciously) to the hour of the decision release. Many of you…

  • by Linh V. '13
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Discuss Disqus launching our new commenting system

  

  Since the MITAdmissions.org blogs began some six or so years ago we’ve always had open comments on every entry. These blogs aren’t only a place for admissions officers and current…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an annual Robotics challenge for High School students. I won’t describe the program itself in too much detail, since Chris and Natnael did it…

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

  Photodiary now with 0% instagram, 22% my cat

  

  Weird and/or neat things I saw around campus this week, brought to you through the unsatisfying yet convenient medium of cell phone pictures: As I was leaving East Campus for…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 9, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  I have SMASHING news!

  

  ‘Allo poppets!! Sir Nigel Archibald Blogberry here! Marianne and I docked the commvee for some petrol while the kids fetch a cuppa and some take-away. Earlier this year Eliza asked…

  • by Sir Nigel Blogberry
  • March 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sigma ChIgloo MIT Fraternity brothers engineer a 10 foot igloo while relaxing in Maine

  

  Brothers of MIT Sigma Chi retreat to Maine from Thursday -> Sunday. Here’s (most of) what happened As I was assembling this blog post, my roommate Mike ’13 and I…

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • March 6, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  <NEWSFLASH> I woke up Thursday morning, realized it was March 1, dove off my bed, and flung my laptop open. Gmail couldn’t load fast enough. There it was: The E-mail…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  The start of the semester was comically reminiscent of the first day of third grade, when after a few minutes of reading from a picture book on the floor I…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  All around North America, it’s been a pretty snowless winter. Some people are excited by that, because the cold, bleak winter is a tough time for them and the less…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  This weekend, as I was reading the Sunday Globe magazine like I usually do on a Sunday morning with the dog, my partner, and the wood stove cranking  (even when it’s…

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Heck yeah, democracy. PSET Extension!!

  

  So as I mentioned in a previous post, I’m taking 6.005 (Software Construction) this semester, which if you remember, I described as a “notoriously tedious and time-consuming” class. The past…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  The Tech – MIT’s oldest and largest newspaper (established in 1861!) – published a letter to the editor from Folkers E. Rojas on February 28th that I found quite intriguing…

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  In the hassle of getting my life and graduation requirements together, I almost forgot to take advantage of my (last :’/) biannual free post: what am I doing this semester?…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Dinner With Goobers Yeah food! Yeah people!

  

  Growing up, the thing that my parents were the most strict about wasn’t my grades, my afterschool activities, or other ways of bringing honor to the family… but eating dinner…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  When it comes to MIT you can put everything you do into one of two categories “for classes” or “in the spirit of having fun”. While the two aren’t mutually…

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  MIT is incredibly wired; wi-fi all over the campus. Students are likewise very into the Internet as you may have guessed, and as it should be in my opinion. I’m…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  Hard to believe but my time at the institute is starting to wrap up. I’ll save the sappy gushing for a later post though. Most people’s last terms are comparatively…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  This IAP, Cambridge defied its cold-weather stereotype yet again by not only refusing to snow for more than a few days, but by having unreasonably beautiful, balmy days straight through…

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  I’m finally in my last semester as an MIT undergraduate, and the majority of my time since classes have started has been spent doing something related to photography. I’ve taken…

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012