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  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  one of many things. I’m thinking maybe an alligator with rollerblades ... for the inevitable punch line. In which case I’d happily comply and say, “Grass. I lied about the wheels. Ha!” It’s the epitome of the anti

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  Like Allan, I'm obsessed with taking notes. I'm also obsessed with ... THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HANDWRITING I HAD EVER SEEN. Each letter was very ... looked flowery and beautiful. So, I painstakingly copied her handwriting

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “All Aboard the Rage Bus” Travelling by bus.

  

  I’m very lucky in that my family lives in central Pennsylvania, which ... depending on traffic and wait time between connecting busses. I usually prefer ... happiness. I’ve collected 400 hours of bus angst over the past three years, of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 3, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  strange object was placed on the facade of lobby 7. I'm not really sure ... Ideas, so I approve. East Campus has been buzzing and punting for the ... effects of the madness all over the courtyard and even in the basement. I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my first semester at MIT is ... , and a rhetorical question. If I asked you what the meaning of life was, you could answer in a multitude of ways and I wouldn’t be able to say

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  There’s More to Life Than Tooling You can, for example, write your mechanical engineering thesis and an original musical. At the…

  

  about hacking at MIT." Julie: "I've been looking to write a musical! If you decide to do that, I will totally write music for you." *Cue lots of ... . I'll let a quick excerpt speak for itself (from the song: There's More

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 9, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  Just the other day, I joined a handful of parents at my 15-yr ... program changed their life. Nobody had to convince me. I spent most of the ... my mouth as I listened. In my son”s case, I already knew that a

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Do You Like “Like”? What to do about social sharing.

  

  Almost a year ago I wrote Going Social about adding the "Share" button to blogs so that they could be easily shared via Facebook. As I said ... who might otherwise never have seen it. I hope all of you found this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  scary? So what! Live a little, get over here (I live in EC, and I don't bite). Your host tell you West Campus is full of jocks? I know firsthand that's not true, and I also know firsthand that even those 'jocks' can be

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  with nerds from the future here at MIT). As I'm sure you already know ... , then you are who I'm talking to right now. There's just one thing you ... I love being at the most (a good thing since I spend most of my waking

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  dear to civilization. No matter how gingerly, how mildly I tug it open ... seconds to spell “hierarchy” successfully, but it's summer after all and I've had a harsh life. Why complain? I can afford the luxury of reattaching

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  Every so often I am begged to write a blog entry about a specific ... hot topic among applying students. I think back and I realize that I've gotten asked about bathrooms before and during most of my dorm tours I end

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Rainbow Lounge Where the LGBT kids hang out.

  

  Back in the day (TM) when I was a prefrosh participating in the awesomeness that is Campus Preview Weekend, I noticed an event in my 500 page calendar called "Rainbow Lounge Open House." I had no idea what that meant

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  I think it was Snively who called this the "freebie" entry: describing the classes you're taking in a given semester. Well, now that I'm a ... ...well, now you have. I chose to do my concentration in Theater Arts. This will

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sore Subjects state of affairs isn't so good. But here are some telescope pictures!

  

  friday for this lab, but with the 8.06 deadlines this week I'm not sure I'll make it. I'm writing my paper on the dynamical (SO(4) rotational group ... ? Well, I'm not doing this fabulous topic justice in the least. I brought

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Introduction To ARTalk An introduction to the ARTalk guest author blog by Kerry Powell, Assistant to the Director…

  

  , science, chemistry, and nerds. I myself thought this when I first applied to MIT. A friend's mother told me she thought I was too normal for MIT. And ... what MIT has to offer. Being an artsy person, I signed up for a pre

  • by ARTalk
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  I was going to save this post for whenever my summer job had given me ... of some less-than-important recent events, I decided to put up a short post. 1: I got pushed off the MIT Admissions front page. If you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  I'm a little nervous right now, because I have my first major exam ... only because my TA is Canadian and says "molar mahss") so I'm less worried about it than I am about my first major paper due the day after both

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  key is to try to maximize what you do get out of MIT. For example, I think that I've done an okay, if not great, job taking advantage of IAP ... what I have done during IAP as an MIT student. Freshman year (IAP '04

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  I should be filling out an absurdly long form so that I can get a pre-med advisor, but instead I'll write my entry about Next House! I've lived for two years in Next House. I like the description on the Next website, so

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006