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  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  A brief intro... Last Wednesday, I left MIT to compete at the 2016 ... , a 3.5 mile drive from campus. I sprint to get on the bus 3 minutes before the departure time, 6pm. I make it on. It’s a smooth and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  through Yaqui Pass (a deceptively shallow climb to 1500’), followed by a ... were ferried in to Hacienda la Verbena by the advanced food recon team of ... cart for a store fixture, attempting to remove items for their own use

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  (To be serious for a moment here - I really love comments and emails ... a decision, or you haven't even applied, I'd prefer if you stuck to ... /I finish making a snowman. (Also, I promise I'll answer your questions next

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Different Kind of Learning

  

  . Typical for an MIT student, I am used to not a day going by without a ... I have to relearn how to learn, in a lot of ways. I am grateful that Course 1 allows me the opportunity to participate in a program such as this

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

  

  of a horror movie, only real. I did eventually make it back to MIT and ... day at work. Due to a lovely and thick stacks of nondisclosure ... ' toys, are then sent to packaging so that they have a solid model to mold

  • by Snively '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  And now your feature presentation Are there still theaters that play the "Let's all go to the lobby" jingle?

  

  In a world...where engineers want to become leaders...3 students must ... The Tech, went on a field trip to MassWeb, the newspaper's publisher ... things off with a lesson from ESD.950, the Engineering Leadership class the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  pursue a career in advertising, then you might be able to find someplace ... all: What are you going to study? Would a degree from MIT really be ... need to decide on a major (sometime during sophomore year) and then study

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  USA Wins 2nd in International Math Olympiad Three MIT '09s won Gold Medals.

  

  themselves here). The problems are stated in a straightforward fashion, making ... 's hardest problems: In a mathematical competition, 6 problems were posed to ... world send teams of 4-6 high school students to represent their nation in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Beta CPW laser mazes and deep frying

  

  day before that we invited the early pre-frosh arrivals to a welding ... help from other Course 6's and 2's to build out the circuitry piece by ... Ever wonder what a deep fried McChicken would taste like? How about

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 16, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT students launch Camp Kesem Camp Kesem is a five-day overnight summer camp for children whose parents have had cancer.

  

  expanded to 22 campuses in 14 states. Camp Kesem at MIT, founded by Caroline ... provide…a safe place to be kids again and have fun, a network of other kids in the same boat with whom to share thoughts and feelings, and a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 1, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  be. I was turned down by three of the ten schools to which I applied ... Hi, readers. Congrats to those of you who got in. I remember when I ... the end in itself. Take advantage of what MIT has to offer you, because

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  with it and assented to its claims. 5. Notes of a Native Son by James ... : 1. Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey. A slim book of poems my grandma ... Man's Land by Eula Biss. A collection of essays so careful and strong I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  Connecticut with Mitra to see Abyssinia, an inspiring musical written by a ... Okay folks, here's what I have to do this weekend... 1. Write a blog ... , later this week I am heading to the Ig Nobel Awards and to a five

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  to make a strong brick using pressure instead of heat. Also, the bricks ... -Lab to my schedule. This involved dropping a few other activities of minor ... sacrifice, right? I'm working on designing something that makes

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  Happy New Year to all of you! I spent a good 30 minutes this morning ... ☺ And that happens to be just a little too far away, haha. Following two ... last week to a small rural area of India called Anaikatti. Since then, I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  :-) A couple of classes I'm paying special attention to: 21F.019 ... , and I look forward to it. A lot of reading, though. :-) 21F.302: French ... 's course is taught by Cathy Culot, a native French speaker from Brussels. The

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I access the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  about how to access our MIT QuestBridge Supplement. If you are a Quest ... your QuestBridge application to apply for our Regular Action cycle, but you must let us know in advance by emailing questbridgeinfo
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I’ve Been Up To No, not back around finals week - still not thinking about it... DURING IAP! When…

  

  the way to Allston (about 40-50 minutes away by bike) to go to a Vegan ... giving you a large, apologetic explanation which would do nothing to redeem ... to start a business... now I'm ready to WRITE!!!! (If you want to see

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • February 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  in three or three-and-a-half years, four years feels just right to me ... together to finish my degree. In fact I can proceed at a comfortable pace. I ... Do you know what it's like to only have two classes left to graduate

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  things that have kept me going. And a big one is listening to this video ... school. You want to capture this moment, a very regular day, yet ... from the garden. It's the chickens, under a coffee tree, next to it, an

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017