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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  hedge my bets, I've set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old ... week we cover a different fabrication technique on our quest to make ... cutter to make a press-fit construction kit - like a LEGO model, except we

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  avoiding responsibility writing this blog to procrastinate on stuff

  

  do, to get there. When you sleep 3 hours a night for a week and ... , running a quick setup test for a UROP, filling out a when-to-meet, things ... expected to feel refreshed, ready for a round three. But it’s not happening

  • by Anika H. '26
  • April 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  starting spring of my first year. What’s the point? 1) I get to declare a ... transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always ... /no record was a great opportunity for me to experiment with my studying habits

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  , but I got hit by a jolt of admissions reality just now. 1. The deadline ... my application read, I have to press it. 2. I don't own a time machine to go back in time and correct mistakes or retake tests. 3. A little

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  't really want to go to a "jock school," the kind of school where you had to ... athletes were held to a lesser standard than everyone else. This was ... to really get into it. We had our own Baker House jerseys and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  this: Mr. Jackson [was] a father figure to generations of young men in ... . Jackson, a father figure to generations of young men in the house, died of ... past by carrying on old traditions. "You could get an idea of what

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  narrow my decision down to two schools, and there is no better way to get a ... ! Hopefully you'll be able to join us for Campus Preview Weekend. When I was a prefrosh, I couldn't make it to CPW, but I visited on my own about a month

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom

  

  I started watching Friends a few weeks ago. I thought it was going to ... , 10+ weeks of non-stop assignments gave way to a week of utter ... deprivation, by the way. I almost got a migraine on the third night. There were

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2023
• Blog / Personal Projects

  writing gary wang’s wikipedia page why did I fill out the wikipedia page for the ftx cto?

  

  entirely sure what compelled me to make a Wikipedia account and add more to ... uncharitable to myself, maybe I would say it was ego—contributing to such a high ... want to amplify his presence within the narrative. A fact that might

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 11, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  Office gave a presentation about adjusting to life in the alien environment ... to how prevalent creme soda is as a flavour in South Africa. I grew up ... To You!”, the gang visits Baljeet’s uncle  Sabu who owns a rubber

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  where near comfortable on ice. Here’s a chance to change that. You might wonder why I should subject myself to something @ 10 AM four days a week ... aforementioned obligation that will try to monopolize my IAP… • 18.02A– This is a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spreading Santorum around MIT Or rather, just spreading awareness of Santorum.

  

  vs. Spam as a stepping stone to the presidency. Still, I must say, I ... is a lovely picture, and I've been trying to find an appropriate photograph to paste a cutout of good old Rick's head onto. I've decided not to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  what to say). Have a lovely day. I really am sorry about the delay with the answers. I used to save up questions and answer a bunch of them at ... 't going to be recruited to a DI school or anything. I definitely initiated

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] art and things zine making + what makes us, us + thank you cambridge + yomp

  

  , and for those who are so inclined, there are a billion ways to hold onto ... booklets on topics ranging from sci-fi to personal memoir. I picked up a ... up side by side in tents as people mingled from one to the next. There

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  when we have a suitable (usually foam) target. We had to get rid of last ... a wooden Godzilla monster that carried jugs of water. By the time the ... ...hello to David '09, Greg '09, Alex '09, Rachel '09, Libby '09, Jackie '09

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  roommates were crammed into a room meant to be a double, a situation that ... control, and a facade of ‘togetherness’ that I felt unable to communicate ... to varying degrees, but I always felt insulated by the fact that my

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tattoo ideas No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice.

  

  No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice. As a ... /funny/interesting/amusing/cool/awesome. Here are a few ideas to stir the imagination: What are ... be small -- say, 2 inches square. What I need are your ideas for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Here’s a Plan let's burn off the pi(e)

  

  up with a clear mind and higher spirits, ready to face the day. I stress-exercised a lot before decisions mostly because I wasn’t about to ... attending workouts four or five days a week. Allow me to draw up a workout

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • March 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  , and 1932. Their mission was to design a ring to be used as the Standard ... decided to adorn the bezel of the ring with the beaver and have a three ... York proposed a mascot to President Richard Maclaurin. We first thought

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wake Up Calls because The Big Picture needs you

  

  these pathetic notes to the whole world and why I am painting a rather ... even. You start to think the dome is a mocking symbol of the work you ... all of the stress, you are surrounded by a multitude of wake-up calls

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 23, 2011