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  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  across the main island. In my typical fashion I arrived at the train ... , and somehow found it. Welcome to Japan! I work at a pharmaceutical lab ... day for me: I show up at 8:30, my supervisor and I talk about what we

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  of things at MIT. Classes. Psets. Exams. Eventually, you'll learn the ... 're here, that might influence how you perceive things at the 'Tute. I ... run at the Z center. You'll find you'll be much happier if you take care

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  , Freedom Trail, Castle Island, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, a game at Fenway ... class that will make me feel old and crufty (wait, jk - '17s will be at ... - so far, at least): 6.046: Design and Analysis of Algorithms - this

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  professors at each school to find out which ones I might want to work with, but ... MIT). I did not feel prepared to predict which one I'd end up at ... mind as often as I think is pretty scary, but at least it explains some

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  COINCIDENCE he was going to climbing at the wall that night, and the rest of the ... night at the wall. My position still stands. 3. Other people decide to go ... , another Simmons resident, it a pretty super climber. Look at that lil

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Filled With Cute Babies The story of my IAP in India.

  

  at MIT, but they must be seized. For those students who take initiative ...  (a social enterprise that was founded at Stanford and has developed a low ... Embrace infant warmer to doctors/nurses at the Shamlaji Tribal Hospital

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  D-Lab is an interdisciplinary program at MIT committed to working ... . From Jess's Entry: "Causing Fights at the Factory" "As you know, Micaela ... at the rickshaw bank factory, and all three projects are starting to

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  over with - pushing me officially past the halfway point at MIT. (AHHH). I'm now sitting at home, trying to relax but not quite, because there ... might come from having been at MIT for a while already - from becoming an

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  am currently at Logan Airport, wishing my flight weren't delayed. The ... , you often have to interview at your school and compete for one of your ... ten minutes, I sort of just stared at the wall and let tears fall

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  so inclined) took ~5 years to perfect and develop? And look at it. It ... is one that I've learned more and more throughout my time here at MIT ... 'm averaging 12hrs a day in lab with at least another 4 spent on work for that

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  say that the GEL 2s devote at least ten hours a week to help plan each ... . At our GEL 2 team meeting a few nights before the ELL, we did some ... that every team had to make at least one negotiation before completing a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here ... myself as an individual at my school. Simply put, I wanted to be the best ... the best in some competition. I'm not saying that here at MIT, we don

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  really choked up at CPW when I met some students I'd worked with at MITES ... school or work in honor of Veteran's Day, including at MIT. However, I ... 's lots of nights and weekends of work. But at the end, the final class will

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tweaching and Stitches Two things that happened this week, one of which I liked.

  

  in, and many of us are busy looking at our shoes as we walk. So to remedy the situation, bloggers would meet together at the first of the year ... , I figured I'd stop in at the Urgent Care clinic to see what they

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  can't do it all here at MIT. So take advantage of opportunities that ... happening to sit back. I loved my first semester here at MIT. So much going ... thought into the Greek system. When my older brother pledged a fraternity at

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  If you are at all following the news, you'll know that the US ... US politics? Professor Pauline Maier, a history professor at MIT ... available prominently at major booksellers like the soon-to-be-history Borders

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  a ferry that carried us several miles, going from a dock at Point ... relationship. Prior to me beginning my freshman year at MIT, it gave me this ... now that I felt at ease in and around the water. More to the point, I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tangential Learning Isn't the point of research to delve into what you don't know?

  

  purpose. For my UROP, I'm currently working at the Quantitative Research in ... number of men ride horses at great speed and fire long-rifles into the air ... listener. What surprised me at first is that even though my current career

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? If you asked somebody what 'for' was for, what would it be?

  

  awesome time to be in, at, and around MIT. There's all kinds of art ... generally happy in the media lab: Har, har. Anyway, back to the matter at ... . MIT's 150th convocation was held at Boston's Convention and Exhibition

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  About 20,000 visitors took a peek at MIT during last Saturday ... place at the same time. Wow. If you haven't seen the flashmob video yet ... . As I hinted at in my last entry, the GEL program had a hands-on hour

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011