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• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  Mechanical Engineering course 2.009: Product Engineering Processes took to Killian Court (the big grassy quad by the Great Dome) to fire birds at pigs ... to fire I'm sorry, but this is the best action shot I could get -- it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  by ridiculously fast, and now, I find myself back on campus, wondering where the last two weeks went - and getting excited about IAP :) As Jenny mentioned in her entry, IAP 2010 is about to begin! People are doing all sorts

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  beavers all. And when we get together, We do the beaver call. e to the u, du ... . Here are 10 things I remember: 1. Taking a good two minutse to cram four ... school it used to take us two weeks of seven-hour band camp days just to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wrote a whole post on Halloween and forgot to publish it So here's 2 months of blogging in one post

  

  night I wrote this post and forgot to click publish so I'm going to add a bunch of CROMBUS content and some other stuff to the end and put it up ... Halloween so I guess I had to make cookies. My favorite halloween cookies are

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • December 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  "I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?" I get this question from time to time. Many students know that math students can do ... yourself. You certainly should add MAKEblog to your RSS reader, and MAKE

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Guest Post: Simmons Hall Finishes 18,239 Piece Puzzle in 40 days and 5 hours

  

  getting, we had one picked out and ready to order. The first day was a huge ... that this was going to get done. People’s level of interest was a truly ... , to President Reif stopped by at one point or another to check up on our

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  They Transformed New York. John Hopkins University Press, 1995. A 1907 ... sped from lower Manhattan to the Bronx, they fell in love: (Boy) It was in no sheltered nook It was by no babbling brook When romantic'lly we

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  your time, how to study, how many pset classes it's healthy to take, etc ... New House to run events for, and mentor, freshmen within our dorm who ... seems like a good time to tell you about two programs that I'm involved

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  people. But most "reality" TV is fake nowadays and so we want to do something different. We want to take over the medium of reality TV and use it to inspire people to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. Here's the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! REX! Politics! Science! (Vlog and a Riddle) You have 2012 jars of 1-kg mollusks, with 2012 1-kg mollusks in each jar....

  

  , leaving 2012 0.3-kg resealed mollusk shells in that jar. You need to figure out which jar they raided before you take the mollusks to market. Your ... is happening! Science is happening! And I decided not to twitter

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  . This way, you get to take the test while the material -- especially for ... advice to the underclassmen! The SAT Subject Tests will be administered for ... registering is April 28th. We suggest that when you register, you list MIT to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... calls) getting to know staff members who work at MIT in different roles ... these topics. Check your CP* guide for the link! This year, to show off

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Hospital State of Mind The things I hate about being stuck here

  

  I hate going to the hospital. Yes, hospitals help people. Most nurses and doctors are nice and have your best interest in mind. But hospitals ... Wednesday. It is driving me crazy. I started talking to my squishible monster

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 6, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  -offs. He is a man with fashion sense to rival your own. He gets his work done ... auction to benefit a scholarship fund in Louisiana. One of my friends, Mike ... kindly. However, soon after, I began to worry about what my auction price

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  We Eat At Food Trucks A few may even start their own

  

  much you need to spend before you sell anything on your truck: between ... Last Thursday, I went to “Food Truck 101: The Conference”, a 4-hour event coordinated by Clover Food Lab and MIT’s Department of Urban Studies

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Reading Commences The applications are in, and now we're reading them.

  

  Things are starting to get quite busy! Now that the Early Action ... big stacks of folders to evaluate, still with summary cards (or "E-3 ... rather canary yellow! Okay, so this might not be so exciting to you, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  Someone emailed to me a funny post from one of those rumor ... found the secret on guarenteed [sic] Admissions to MIT This comes ... award. So if any of you think getting the perfect score isn't important

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Branching out

  

  , with no Central Meetings to do, I'll get to catch up with some friends ... crowds. If you're in the South Bay, I look forward to seeing you there! ... With two Central Meetings down and two to go in the Bay Area, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leslie Jones Was Here and I Saw Her can't believe I haven't posted about this yet

  

  I ended up getting to see Leslie in Kresge. sneaky far away ... de Florez Fund for Humor sponsored this free (to the MIT community ... didn't get chosen in the lottery, which was sad.   AND YET shout

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  stairs to soak up the rising founts of ambrosia for the ears, by which I ... meat processing factory. Unable to make human contact by phone, much like ... shelter for Wellesley friends scattered to the cold, Bostonian winds by the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008