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IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!
does MIT give me a lot of opportunities"]opportunity.[/annotation] I -
Blog / Classes
On Greek history, and this strange end-of-semester sprint tl;dr nerding out over a final essay
first week back hit me like a train -- I had a non-MIT writing project I ... 's zoom, or seminar classes, or non-STEM classes at MIT, but it feels like I -
Blog / Classes
hazy mid-semester days what i've been up to lately (mostly, psets...)
digital art on my MIT-issued iPad, or doing a cryptic crossword with a -
Blog / Academics & Research
a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion
="multi-variable calc for the non-MIT ppl out there"]18.02[/annotation] for some reason ... . Natural products supported by MIT research? Cool! Also, I'm wondering if -
Blog / Academics & Research
10 / Field trip Art, science, and agriculture in Palestine
, offered under the MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (ACT). I -
Blog / Academics & Research
Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)
you an idea of what MIT projects could be like (at least for ... Climate Change? If you follow MIT blogs, you likely understand that climate -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Self Help I
I raised my young self on a steady diet of self-help literature. I read parenting books when I was a kid–books like How to Speak So Children Will Listen, How… -
Blog / MIT Life
Talking to Strangers
“Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, barroom regulars—to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording—all is spoiled by the fact that I… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)
Below is one of the robots I built for 2.007, MIT's extremely popular introductory design and manufacturing class: For reference, here's the first ... a great way to cap off my favorite class at MIT so far. I can't wait -
Blog / MIT Life
My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.
of the busiest places on MIT campus. I'm LaTeXing the Quantum II -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
My first music festival It was muddy.
Have you ever had your car pulled out of a parking lot muddy field by a tractor? (For reference, this is what I mean by muddy: ) It’s kind of… -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Bedbugs (fiction) A short story. (It would make me happy if you moused over the bedbugs.) =)
We begin our story in a cul-de-sac with neat green lawns in what was once one of the nicest towns in central Pennsylvania. It was morning; the dew had dried… -
Blog / MIT Life
SCIENCE! I'm bad at it, sometimes
the earliest that classes start here at MIT - and I do NOT function at 9 -
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… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"
If you go to MIT, the odds are good that you'll get a B at some point. Is that one of this year's end-of-the-world scenarios? Not exactly ... capabilities. If you're new to how MIT shows off your grades, then I should tell -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Steve and Me remembering steve jobs
I remember the first time I ever saw a computer. I was four, and my family’s basement, which contained my father’s office, flooded during a terrible rain storm. My father,… -
Blog / About Decisions
Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?
reading this right now and are still deciding between MIT and some other Big ... you've been admitted to us, come to MIT! I'll buy you a fresh Mr. Q -
Blog / Academics & Research
More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).
oscillating dipole, alright? As I always say, MIT admissions values tolerance ... mittens. If you want to understand the true heartstabbing pain of MIT, you -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Things that make you go hmmmm……. Obama’s transformative presidency………for geeks????
looking to embody the MIT motto ‘mens et manus’. Nevertheless, we have been ... -Elect, Barack Obama, as a geek! Since MIT is the epicenter of Nerd Pride, I