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

  

  Answer to the subtext: Meta-phor! Also, a clue to the answer to the ... from high school are starting to come back to Boston for the summer, and ... into it. Did you see that coming? Well, too bad. That will only make the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] In high school, I sang in the ... ’t think I had much chance at getting into the Symphony Orchestra ... preparing an audition piece or go through the torture of auditioning. Luckily

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT IT.

  

  I logged into WebSIS to check my term grades and saw the following at the bottom of the page: SUCCESS AT LAST. (Well, I still have one grade that isn't in. Whatever. I'M DONE, Y'ALL.)

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for Waitlisted Students

  In the near future, we'll have some advice and information here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to discuss anything waitlist-related.

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  've been floating around this school for the last couple of months doing ... wipe the crusted drool off my face before going to classes) and doing me-type things (takin' the pictures, rockin' the radio, fallin' down surprisingly

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  vegetables) Garlic and onion for saute Oil (for saute and pan-frying the ... cumin and pepper, and place chicken legs, skin down, on the oil to pan ... , add garlic and onion to the skillet to fry along with the chicken. 6

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  If I were to show you the following series of pictures, how would you ... installing solar panels on the dome in order to conserve energy while the T ... derailed the T and smashed it into the dome in order to destroy its newly

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for Waitlisted Students

  

  In the near future, we'll have some advice and information here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to discuss anything waitlist-related.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  doing laundry. (The “Did You Know?” opener is a throwback to the olden ... finishing the last of four exams on Monday, I had a pleasant four-hour lapse into the depths of meditative relaxation, AKA, I ate some fruit and read

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m in New York Picturesss on flickrsss

  

  Staying with my friend Larisa in her and her mom's swanky apartment across the river from the city. And taking some pictures. Finals seemed like forever ago. Taking the train back to New Haven tomorrow.

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  the only method I am fully capable of doing after years of training in ... , freshman Me walking across the Harvard Bridge in the dead of winter. More ... the beginning of the year, so it's perfectly feasible to get an

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things That Are 20 DID YOU KNOW? 1988 was a leap year.

  

  in California. * The first mass demonstration against the communist ... for launching such bands as Nirvana and The Shins. * Rain Man, Die Hard ... Weigel's two silver medals in the summer Olympics for speed walking

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  on a secret: MIT Admissions loves you. No, really. I know the L ... in the long run that only degrades the full impact and true value of ... see the entire admissions process, all the way from finalizing decisions

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  any further confusion, the HappyBoard is the brain of the robot, where all of the code is stored and run from. At the beginning of IAP we were ... in the tradition of my last several blog entries, consider this entry

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Deferred A forum for students who were deferred.

  

  In the near future, we'll have some advice here on the blogs for students who have been deferred. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to chat.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2007
• Blog / Events

  SNOW SNOW SNOW! And other festivities.

  

  So yesterday I saw the first real snow of the season!! (come on, the ... was walking out of Lobby 7 after spending the afternoon teaching my last SAT class of the semester, and I suddenly saw specks of white fall from

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred An open thread for deferred students.

  

  In the coming weeks, the blogs will have some thoughts & advice about being deferred. In the meantime, feel free to use this post's comments space to discuss anything deferral-related.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  ensuring that you will not drown if your get knocked into the ocean while ... the Pacific (for example…) The 8 P.E. point requirement can be ... varsity sport. The range of gym classes is really outstanding, some of them

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mnemonic Contest Winner Congratulations, Shawn!

  

  Start spreading the news! The new mnemonic for the planets is: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nothing. Congrats to Shawn for winning! If you'd like to redeem your super awesome prize, email me at

  • by Bryan
  • September 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ZigZag Episode 9 ZigZag presents the Vehicle Design Summit and more.

  

  The newest episode of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is now available. It features a very cool piece about the Vehicle Design Summit, definitely worth ... ? Check it out: Enjoy the episode!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2006