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  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  major at the end of this year, when freshmen at MIT declare their majors. Phillip is photographing apples he picked at Random Hall’s annual apple ... addition to launching angry birds at each other, 2.009 students spend the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  (whoops!), so here's something you should know: at MIT, I am a proud ... through Rush at all, at least for more than a few flashy events. Those who ... fraternity men are both diverse and intellectual, respect women (at least in my

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  About a week and a half ago, I arrived at Logan airport to start this ... ) without a flash 2) late at night and 3) with my low-spec camera surely ... goodness. We got in, whoop-dee-doo. But at the core, it's so much more than

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  . How in the world did you both go from doing engineering at MIT to ... bracelet." That's when I first got the idea. Jesse Louis-Rosenberg: At the ... can do this, too, since I'm way better at programming than she is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  area, where he works at a pretty awesome solar energy startup called Cool ... lead developer at WePay. And here are just a few pictures / videos we took of all the awesome stuff at Maker Faire: At the entrance LEGO had

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Odds and Ends It's what's left

  

  Some friends and I were chatting the other day, marveling at how ... in at a pathetic and embarrassing two (not counting the two days we get ... not, well that's what I'm going to blame it on. At any rate, the past

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 3, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  I woke up at 8 this morning after passing out on my computer around 4 ... at MIT, you're probably really into art. You're probably a huge nerd ... your life at MIT. And if art isn't already a part of your life, but you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  lectures about Haitian culture and sustainable development. At the same time ... take to disseminate in Haiti at the end of April. I'm working with Anila ... D-Lab, a lab/class at MIT that focuses on sustainable technology in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…

  

  excitement for being here, at MIT, with some of the most incredible people in ... crazy-successful at taking advantage of everything CPW has to offer ... managed to record the performance, please share!! At yesterday's Women

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 10, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  student center to battle it out for a shot at glory! So how much would you ... Lady Gaga tickets at TD Banknorth cost at least $200, but for you dear ... just as weird as Lady Gaga, but much better at math. However, just in

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  're pretty good at reading titles. If you guessed I'll be working at Los Alamos ... orders aside, you are correct. I will be working at Los Alamos National ... can exploit to make higher and higher temperature superconductors. At

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  classmates, and it'll at least be entertaining to look at a year from now. I ... even ended up at that little brick school down the road despite posing ... , keep practicing. You will be making this face a lot next year at psets

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Not a Real Entry I wrote it in the imaginary plane.

  

  attempting to fall asleep, having heard stories of people doing this at times ... free coupon books at the MIT bookstore instead of one to mitigate the ... problem set that had a lot of e and no m and ate Thai food at an advising

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  colleges in the Northeast over three days. At the time, I was fairly ... of one of the athletics buildings.That night we stayed at the Marriott Hotel on MIT's campus. We were given some free time before our curfew at

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Phi Omega Leadership, FRIENDSHIP, Service

  

  a common source of pizza and rolls at MIT.) And that made my day ... Charles River, building an amphitheater at a Boy Scout Camp, sending books to prisoners, performing a variety show at a nursing home, working with

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What I’m Watching ...

  

  that a while when we were walking and later eating at a quiet thai ... when walking home, feeling happy and full with a sunset hot at our backs ... could I would. --------- Being at such a crossroads in my life

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The end, my friend Pictures from my graduation :(

  

  breakfast but the line was ridiculous. At 7:45 am (most people hadn't arrived yet): We are, we are, we are, we are, we are, the "gineers" :) At 9 am: Ah, the bond of the brass rat: At 9:45ish, we began to leave

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  people. FRESHMAN YEAR IS OVER! 1/4 of my time here at MIT is officially ... John Estrada '11 -- Working at home in New York doing HVAC and duct design Maddie Hickman '11 -- (More than likely) doing a UROP at MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  exceptions to rules here at good old M.I.T. Anyway, I wasn't really around for ... uncomfortable lecture halls at MIT: The Green Building is something like 21 ... many times as you can in four hours (bananas and Gatorade provided at the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  practically non-existent). I realized last year that I'm a lot better at trying to organize people than I am at actually solving puzzles, so I've been focusing on doing that. Every day since Friday, I've shown up at noon, sat

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008