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  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  guess after four years it might be nice to get a different perspective on ... 'm flying back to Boston by way of Portland, Oregon and Philadelphia ... ! -- Word. So, my visit went pretty well--although I was a little surprised by

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  extensive to fix in time. It didn't matter though. 2.007 was a trial by fire in the art of making. We were on our own, and had just a few months to ... . It could get a whole 7 points. I don't care. Sure it was a bummer

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  I'm hoping to make a habit out of occasionally interviewing members ... . What kind of student do you think makes a good match to MIT? MIT students ... a thesis for my program, and the profs - from day 1 - tend to scare

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  This entry is going to be a completely random collection of things because right now I'm a little too tired to do a coherent entry. The end of ... + Roller Blades = awesome. Rumor has it that I can get a fine for skating

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking! (fall 2025) highways, storks, and movies

  

  , it will take me a while to dig through my mental archive to remember ... to register for this course as a way of returning to my roots. So far ... hopefully green and equitable), and how to develop a political program that

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 5, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  everything needs to be absolutely perfect to get a good result.  And it takes forever to just get a small set of data.  I really enjoy results and playing ... grow as a person. I do get to take some breaks.  At the end of July I am

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  YOU'RE A PREFROSH AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO TALK TO YOU AND I WANT TO ... guys, but the phones are kind of all busy right now so I have to wait a little bit. I've decided to do a liveblog and chronicle this experience

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…

  

  important to me for a couple of reasons: I had a premonition that I was never going to leave the country. I always get this before I travel anywhere (e.g. "I'm not actually gonna get there tomorrow because something--a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • August 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 looking backwards and looking forward

  

  suggested a few beginner-friendly projects to get me started. Fix my sleep ... 've never truly made New Years resolutions with a strong commitment to them—I've always just had a vague idea of things that would be nice to do or learn

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 1, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  Engineering. This is a great way to get introduced to the field, with some ... talking about a fall term class she's helping to teach. She's been getting a ... by application of physical laws, and learning to complete projects on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  MIT Mini Maker Faire Celebrating STEAM and creativity

  

  according to MIT News) it was a huge success! My photography skills are less of a success, but I gave it a shot. There have been tons of articles ... went to the MIT Maker Faire who has a more technological-rich background

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow! Getting out and saving your sanity

  

  people are excited by that, because the cold, bleak winter is a tough time ... my disappointment when I'm eagerly waiting for a huge storm to blow in ... try and get things done to graduate in June (eeep! real world! yikes

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 2, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  from near my home about 7 miles to campus. I get a nice view, I get to stay almost entirely off the main road for safety, and I get to bike to ... the way where I have to cross a side street, or switch sides of the road

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  this blog post I’m going to go back to grading. (“Grading” is a word ... dishes). I want to share them with you, to the extent that I can share 1.909859317102744... π pies over the internet.   (A secret: the pies are a lie. Their

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pixar Pi

  

  ; If you end up feeling limited by your circumstances, get creative ... monsters in our closet ready to jump out at us. If you’re feeling like that kid right now, afraid of the unknown, know that there are a lot of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Time For Art [by Ashley Nash '11] If you don't have much or any experience with art, MIT…

  

  [by Ashley Nash '11] Before I got to MIT, in all of my classes, there has been one and only one answer to every question. The reason to do a problem was to get the answer. What about the answer? Why does it even

  • by ARTalk
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  I had a plan for this blog post: I was going to build a ... another plan for this blog post: I was going to build a loft in the first ... architecture/woodworking/crafts nerd, I knew we had to go on a tour; I spent the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Kevin’s reflections after an IAP externship at a start-up company Kevin '08 takes a step back and re-evaluates his goals after an IAP externship at…

  

  offered me to write a guest blog, and I thought it was a great time to ... I wrote to a few of my friends, but I hope you find the material ... right way to go. I've been learning a great deal from my few weeks here

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  than Halley's Comet. Tomorrow, I will (1) wake up, (2) attempt to get a ... resumes in twelve hours, a carton of eggs waiting to crack and hatch their ... in fear of getting belittled by my peers for repetitive word choice

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  latter of these changes is always accompanied by questions, so I wanted to take a moment to answer some of the more frequent ones we’ve seen ... their letters must be on school letterhead and signed by them to be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013