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• Blog / MIT Life

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  I think I have ever had and told me to go make sandwiches for myself ... , but as I was getting ready for bed I heard the sound I will forever ... James N. Murphy award, "for MIT employees whose contributions to the

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

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to ... : pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical observing: sketching, assembling a telescope, using a telescope and a map to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 3

  

  Selection can be pretty mentally taxing, so luckily the days tend to be shorter (ending ~4pm) and we get breaks when we need them. During one of the breaks today, Stu, Amy, Mari and I headed over to the Student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 6, 2004
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  like Java's rebellious younger cousin, you can only eat oatmeal for so long before you want to punch someone, and learned that snow is, despite ... ! Beyond these valuable life lessons, I've also been lucky enough to take a

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  campus. It's therefore extremely conducive to studying...and for taking the occasional nap =P I creepily just used PhotoBooth to get a few photos of ... I'm the kind of person that likes to make lists - partially because I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s here! The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with…

  

  and the i3 DVD has gone out to the class of 2014 everywhere. For those ... . Well, we finished the something awesome months ago, but we wanted to keep it under wraps until its official release. Today, I'm finally able to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Blizzard Barbecuing A few feet of snow never hurt anyone

  

  Yesterday Spanish House celebrated Boston's record breaking snow fall with the WTF(Winter Time Fun) Barbecue! Who says a few feet of snow signals the end of outdoor activites. Photo Credit to Hollie O. '15

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation Lots of fun with picture pages

  

  Wondering what our new freshman are up to this week (aside from the usual East Campus shenanigans)? This SlideShowPro photo gallery requires the Flash Player plugin and a web browser with JavaScript enabled

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 1, 2010
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on Aero/Astro?

  AeroAstro the oldest and most respected university aerospace program in the United States, and it's easy to see why. They have an ... new Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel, the largest, most advanced U
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  they need to have positions/titles like that to compete for admission to ... come to MIT for his postdoc work. When the grad student said he planned ... . Thanks to those of you who read and commented! I then realized I shouldn

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  by SUTD freshmen to tap into restricted areas around their campus ... The future of, well, pretty much everything seems to be coming to us ... visited prior to this summer -- received a huge boost from 3D printing. As

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  was mailed, for the tracking system to be accurate. If on November 14th ... aforementioned number. Easy for me to say "relax," I know - but truly, materials ... admissions office for a million years, currently serving as the director of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Announcement] The MIT Bloggers are hosting an AMA! Ask us anything this Friday and Saturday!

  

  get to everybody, but we'll try to answer as many questions as we can ... /IAmA subreddit."]AMA ("Ask Me Anything")[/annotation] on April 18 (9 AM EST) to ... AM, I'm going to make a post (on the MIT Blogs) called "ASK US (the MIT

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 15, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  To take a leaf out of Sam's book: DID YOU KNOW? Charlotte ... . I know this because I have been sitting beneath said scale model for the last six hours, and have another eight to go. But this isn't about

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  . The Crest bus has stations for you to brush your teeth. I say, "When in ... Gilroy Garlic Festival 2005: The entrance is flanked by two port ... 101S, immediately (2 seconds) after we pass the "Welcome to Gilroy" sign

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Engineering Everything I ever wanted to know about making stuff.

  

    Many thanks to the Global Grand Challeneges Summit staff for the photos, and to Ed McCann and Mark Murcko for some of the anecdotes and quotes of the scientists featured here.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Cleaning A psychoanalysis of the recently deleted folder in my notes app

  

  how my luggage didn't arrive to Boston for four days. Then, I wrote about my UROP. By the time I finished, I decided to not post them. As is ... because I've been telling myself that I don't need to blog at any given

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  play, I was lucky enough to get a tractor in the bonus barn, netting me ... for Billy Paul. Okay, that's all for Central Pennsylvania. You might get ... , it's back to MIT tomorrow for a safe and productive IAP. Oh yeah.

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  something you'll have to get used to at MIT. The fact that this wasn't as ... walked to physics lecture for the first time in weeks. We had a test coming ... attendance has had only to do with the 9AM time slot for the class) if I might

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.

  

  'll travel 13.7 billion years back to explore the Big Bang itself and how state ... opportunity to ask them! HIV/AIDS in Africa: An Open Dialog About the Needs in Developing African Nations and the Role of MIT Students The resources needed to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2006