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  HT@MIT: Department Lectures and Final Presentations MIT's Best Kept Secret

  

  (and around) MIT so I thought I would bring it back with something I ... grad school. The second opportunity is through communication with ... slide is filled with dozens of questions about everything from how this

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • December 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doodles: Career Fair Edition A non-tech major takes on the career fair with the help of mechanical pencil illustrations

  

  pumped up about going to schmooze with a bunch of companies who, I felt, didn't really want to hang out with me. It doesn't help that I don't want ... last year, I went to the career fair with lowered expectations, feeling

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Latino Cultural Center It's Mes Latino!

  

  just catch up with people. Depending on the late-night energy, sometimes this involves people serenading each other with a mariachi hat and jacket ... ), and Mujeres Latinas (Latina Women). We, together with the groups

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 3, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  competiting in four styles of dance, Waltz, Quickstep, Cha Cha, and Jive. With ... nights end with ONE TWO CHA CHA CHA THREE FOUR CHA CHA CHA. This is the ... with my two left feet. Going home and watching hours of Dancing With the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2014! That...that's not a factorial

  

  We begin with certain trivialities. *Resolution: A firm decision to ... that 2014 should open up with some sort of bang—performers at Times ... this year are to: *Write more stories *Explore more of Boston with my

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YO! -yo. Learning how to make more toys!!

  

  yo-yos! Faced with the challenge of deciding what what we wanted our ... Space Jam. For those of you who aren't familiar with the movie (sad day ... make sure they were the correct size. Steve '15 with the thermoform

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA and How to Extract It Messy, slimy, colorful science from a class I taught for Spark.

  

  science fair project. We started out with a short introductory lecture about ... the traits you start with, for example your hair color, your eye color ... with a huge capacity to extend and improve human life. For the most part

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 31, 2013
• Blog / Events

  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