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  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  discuss embarking on our new viewbook project. I can't believe it's been an entire year. Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw the first proofs for the final book. I was blown away

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  For Those Weeks When You Just Cannot We all have those weeks, sometimes you need a break

  

  : Put both feet on the ground. Look around. Count the number of ... 'm excited about the potential opportunity. I stopped at Au Bon Pon on the way ... went on my way to my meeting with Laura from Student Support Services. On

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  , but for the rest of us, entering a new environment can be kind of a ... kinds of impressions I would make on people, and whether they would hate ... Expectation: There is no way I’m getting into MIT, let alone becoming

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story Of @MITStudents as told by the person behind it

  

  Our office is not on Twitter (although our bot is), but 89 other ... Kellen Manning, Communications Coordinator for MIT's Division of Student ... me an explanation of what DSL is trying to do with it (and, for that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  in Europe. 1. Traveling in a group of exactly 5 people on the Bahn is ... adoro, Anton" or whatever in white-out on a piece of religious ... perfect in every way -- even the non-Ling parts of it. The above pictures

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  technical details of a student's project, I can still have a good conversation ... advantage of opportunities, and so on. The room was full to capacity; after we ... these kinds of things on the blogs because I don't want people to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  ’t much in the way of streetlights in Mai Chau, but in the distance, far ... good bonfire, our group of five decided to take a look at what was ... our hands on each other’s shoulders, sat in the lap of the person to our

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  of a suitcase any more. Soon I’ll be on my way home to MIT, and ... already coding basic functions, as they neared the end of a demanding, fast ... because of the stronger emphasis on competitive individualism.  

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Burton 1 Cribs A look at the interiors of several rooms on Burton 1.

  

  on my floor, Burton 1, all decorated in such a way that creates a place ... rooming, in which each of the residents can either pick a new room or squat ... of the opportunity?" said Cathy, the grinning girl on the right. Anisha

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  Number of intriguing yet controversial New Urbanist communities visited: 1 ... city like New Orleans suffer such devastation--some of that was ... to make sure she takes advantage of her new school's resources. ''I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of the 2.009 Final Presentations rough, tough, messy!

  

  controller, which drives the motion of the wall. On the back of each moving ... prototype of Strum looks really polished and clean, it wasn't always that way ... ! :D (That was a lot of w words in a row, try saying that five times fast

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • December 26, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  things i wish i could do thoughts from the bay area

  

  afraid of upsetting the chinese government, and so on   ii. of ... , so i will try to give a concise summary based on my understanding of ... limited supply of housing it has become common to see tents on sidewalks in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • June 23, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  her “20 New Ways to Tie Your Long Hair” class, so i volunteered my head ... As we’re approaching the first of 2024, I’ve been thinking about ... year at MIT. I think fondly of that year, despite all the difficulties

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  . Ignore the four-star ratings on the website--the people who posted that are ... necessary to use protection... ...so I put on a pair of lab goggles ... DID YOU KNOW? Wolverine is from CANADA. Okay, first of all, who

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break Good times all around.

  

  brother is way taller than I am. I spent the first few days of Spring Break ... . On Tuesday, I joined three of my favorite '12s (Vidya, Helen, and Yun) on a mini-roadtrip to the small town of Brenham, home of Blue Bell ice

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! how to something something

  

  blogger committee - composed of communications staff and some senior bloggers - reviewed all of these applications. We laughed. We cried. We got ... decide we did, and now...we have new bloggers.  Introducing

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

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  pretty good pointers on the subject. Janice wonders: Hi Jess, I am a ... be happy with them. I'd say a good rule of thumb for you to be happy ... ; focus more on portraying you in your application, and why you're a good

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  in a tea shop with a friend. the low barrier of entry to try new ... sticking for a new, outside-of-work challenge. I could go buy a Pogo stick if ... find that it is way easier to have a semblance of work-life balance and

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  ... and arrive at one of my favorites -- I mean, just look at the pattern on ... behold, Room 7-012, the "Heat Transfer Laboratory." On my way back to ... is a very usable staircase that acts as a shortcut.) On your way

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recycle, Reuse, (Map) Reduce? Jackpot, baby!

  

  way back to our dorm. And that's why a good day is often a day when, at ... your days don't end with grass stains on your knees. I'd like to suggest that grease, dust, and oil be added to that list, at least for those of

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 10, 2011