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  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  joined ~50 other MIT students and boarded a bus to the Camp Wonderland ... come up with a vision to change the world and a plan to put that vision ... students; it felt surreal to share a meal with both the Chancellor and the VP

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Me again (but with flamethrowers this time) yup, it's a shameless ploy to catch your interest. But it's working, right?

  

  archives). I've got to imagine that this was a serious facepalm moment for ... a day recording his trip to Russia as American ambassador there. I was ... here . For all you lucky ones looking forward to a snow day tomorrow, I

  • by Alina G. '11
  • February 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  all you want is a few more precious minutes to figure out that damn ... was kind of a bath of crap (my roommate, Sneha ’13, can attest to this ... ), happens to be pals with Mark Bathe, who is a professor in course 20, who

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  suck (like sitting on a beach all day). Things that used to suck are ... have to do so I don’t die. Perfect! And now that’s it’s a cartesian ... start to notice. I’ve also included a societal obligation box. These

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  mit is as a prefrosh, to a rising sophomore whose gone through all the ... it. I guess now is as good a time as any to ponder the intricacies of ... possible, and I really took that to heart. Freshman year is kind of a bonding

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Low Balance A epic story of Chinese food, heartbreak, and loss. All because I have no TechCash.

  

  I didn't start out this weekend trying to write a scathing expose on what it's like to survive at MIT with no TechCash, no cash, and a terrible desire to spend money on food at least once a day. This certainly

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Set Your Alarm for CPW 2019 i'm entirely serious

  

  . Dead phones can't make noises. But a concerned person can. I woke up to someone ... excellent time! The one thing her post is missing is a section called "how to get home when you oversleep and you have a morning train to catch" so I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • April 10, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Guys, Six Degrees almost better than a five guys burger...almost.

  

  but I tried to connect with him a bit since I already knew that I was going to be living in the same dorm as him. I lived in a triple during my ... out how to navigate the Institute, the year when we teamed up to make

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventure Coming full circle at MIT

  

  "Shake It Off," the band sung "Make It All" a song about how we students spent long hours in lab to finish our products :) It's a great celebration ... , a prosthetic socket that will allow the user to reshape the socket for

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 1 Two MIT students were chosen as Glamour's Top 10 College Women

  

  ’s typical to neglect your appearance after working on a problem set until 4 am ... got to spend a fabulous weekend in Manhattan; they got us rooms in a ... . I expected to receive a lot of direction regarding my pose, but she

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Academic Marathon If Mollie's boyfriend can complain, so can I.

  

  goes to this retreat at a Catholic college in NJ, and they make a banner ... response was "We're fine but listen, we're sitting here trying to make a ... somehow managed to forget that my Gaussian surface was a cylinder and not a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Got Solar? guest post by Peter C'20 and Ashisha P'20

  

  , we were ready to begin. The American Solar Challenge is a biennial ... required sections, however, it quickly turned to panic. What started out as a ... . There is no better way to learn engineering than a better engineer tearing

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 6, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  Conner is seeing a few changes that have implications for its ability to ... to a global pandemic, our dorm is being renovated for two years, and we ... discussed quite a bit. It was first posed to me on a call with someone on

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  e-mailed her too, as they did to every parent of a Senior House ... statistical methods to diagnose a problem, we will first want to control for ... , Senior House is one of the most inexpensive dorms to live in and has a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  that because it'd be funny to write a serious justification for whatever ... 't really my goal. All I wanted was to make somebody on the judges' panel ... middle of a media studies class I was taking. I had to excuse myself to go

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  Yes, I know it's a Sunday, but nonetheless, I went to lab around 2 ... 've learned a little about life - and how to live it: 1. Tell the truth. I ... is so worth it to take a few extra seconds and truly understand what

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  to become a better photographer, so I have a bunch of pictures for you guys! Also make sure to check out all the designers, because they're all ... cheap or old clothing from thrift stores and "edits" them to make

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  . So I try to turn to the thing that usually does a good job of making me ... pictures, which speak for themselves. The Big Rocks have a lot to say, just ... . But to answer the call of the Big Rocks, I must make the cold bother me

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  applications, and I want to make a party out of it. 8:37pm - The French House ... notifications up the wazoo. 7:13pm - My Floor I went out to lunch at a Japanese ... knocked on my door to give me "a tour of French House" (because I need one

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

  rustle the trees. I gain some perspective. I make plans to call a friend ... crazy, but that makes it even more important to step away and take a break ... at the end of every day to see if I can find any patterns. I take a

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020