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  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  sometimes get a bad rap with regards to social interactions.  We're stereotyped as awkward nerds with grody neckbeards who shower once a month ... photojournalists with big honkin' telephoto lenses, which totally assauged my worries

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick EA Update A few words about the storm, application tracking, MyMIT, and more.

  

  example with power outages or school closings, know that we will be flexible ... storm victims! Tracking: Please be patient with the MyMIT Tracking. We ... cover sheet with their letter. We prefer to receive it, but letters

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  1: "Any luck with 16b?" MIT Student 2: "I used erf." MIT Student 1 ... with: 1) Associate Advising 2) MedLinks (1) is the reason that I'm on ... campus, with the exception of the freshmen who are living in French House

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Current State of Mind ewoufbwu iyfh[things I must do]w39478ry3927rhiwf83tr

  

  in ink, and that my ID was ruined...(or splattered-decorated with ink ... Verdes, looking for my debit card with which to pay for my peanut-butter cup cookie ... with life, how in less than a month I will once again be reunited with

  • by Ana V. '15
  • May 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  has to be 10 ft long, with a 2 ft wide deck and 2-3 ft clearance above ... though I will likely have very little to do with structural engineering in ... different direction that most and try and come up with an innovative material

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sigma ChIgloo MIT Fraternity brothers engineer a 10 foot igloo while relaxing in Maine

  

  built as a half sphere with an inner radius of 7 feet and an outer radius ... , let's move on to the pictures... John '11 gets serious with the ... '12 tries to become one with the igloo Steve '12 tries in his own way

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • March 6, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

   usually do on a Sunday morning with the dog, my partner, and the wood stove ... campus.  The other day I read a flyer about a media lab talk with the new ... get home when it's dark and late with barely enough time to put

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  , with a delay really only to get the plane de-iced (nice work Jet ... , attended by over 10,000 people every year from all over the world, with ... decided to get an internship with a transportation consulting firm over the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• 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.

  

  ... Nervous Systems jewelry and accessories began with a very common story. Boy ... independent designers are producing pieces with scientific content, and Jesse ... Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Louis-Rosenberg and Rosenkrantz spoke with Innovation

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

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  With less than two months left till my MCAT, I've started frequenting ... with someone in Chinese. Directly across from me, there are two men and ... feels like it's made for college students, what with all the long study

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  takeoff is a good place to start with a disclaimer: my father was in control ... Charles River itself - with some sailboats sprinkled on top.   ... east side. The tall building (near side of the river) with the little

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  -of-semester concerts on the same weekend, which coincided with end-of-semester projects ... conductor. He’s very fun, energetic, and he comes up with the most ... excellent conductor. With so many incredible singers (the ones who actually

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT Open House Well, come on in y'all!

  

  to California, and during a typical afternoon drive with my dad, we saw ... with that panther. We got the house, ditched the carpet (we’re Aggies ... a quick taste of the program’s effectiveness. With 407 and 10 hours

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  with the pros, or just enjoy the company of other Rubik's Cube ... in touch with many of them even if you don't end up enrolling here ... with a group. Plan ahead, but also plan to be flexible. As previously

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  and built by current MIT freshman Victor Hung '14, with music by ... -dozen current students in a room with a bunch of pizza and soda for 48 and let them come up with a bunch of ideas for levels and build very simple

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anyone else OCD about saving space?? This blog is about things on my computer.

  

  , except replacing paper with ... powder...After the printing is done, we have to excavate the model like an archaeologist, with tools and ... ’s calendar and wanted to follow up with mine... Look at that sea of blue

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 4, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Odds and Ends It's what's left

  

  storm, leaving us with the shortest semester possible. Consequently that ... . My biological clock is underdamped with a stupidly high Q. Looks like ... with it a quantity of problems "q", quality of work "b", divided by unit

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 3, 2010
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  of events for August, Boston has been graced with cloudy skies ... (Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, not to be confused with UROP, the ... with engineering leadership! - Thursday, September 2nd (12-1, room 12

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  day, he participated in a panel discussion with MIT professors John ... MITSO performed in October 2009, so we were already comfortable with the ... Mozart symphony with the guidance of Dudamel. ABOVE: It's me! On the MIT

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye Free-Body Diagrams Hello free -

  

  above goodies are complementary with the class, I still need to go out and ... regular floor plan of our lecture space, just to get acquainted with representing a real 3D space on paper… practiced drawing a section plan with a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 18, 2010