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  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1 ... in MIT speak). There are a LOT of components to this class, but one of ... sounds like. We are given a general prompt and sent on our way: Savannah

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  ! More on that soon... ...and a mini-contest! Welcome to campus, MIT MMX ... begins on Sunday, but for half of the class, they are already getting to ... programs include one on Architecture and one on Literature. The FPOPs are a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  introduce us to the story of Simon Powers, a wealthy entrepreneur and inventor ... metamorphosis from beautiful art to beautiful production. Opera has a rich history ... to get a sneak preview of a sold-out opera ten years in the making; but

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  taking them. On the other hand, a consistent passion for and dedication to ... You've now had a chance to post lots of questions. Now it's my turn ... , you get a lot of choice in what you want it to be. Former blogger Mollie

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in BRASIL! my summer in january

  

  were asked to read 2.5 books, several essays and poems, and watched a few ... walk 10 minutes to the Brazilian British Center for a total trip time of ... a transit card (at least, as far as I can tell). So you have to go up

  • by Victor D. '27
  • February 5, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nemo Found the effects of cabin fever

  

  quickly. On Friday we watched the first half hour of half a dozen movies ... on the dot with the blast of a vuvuzela. Thanks to Facebook and the ... whateve you want on top, like a sundress or glitter shorts (above). Then you

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  some wear on the back netting. So, I basically got a brand new backpack ... lit on cloudy days or evening exams, so it’s a lot easier to simply see ... -out on hand as well. Bottom Pocket From left to right: Origins “Make a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  CPW is over. The May 3 reply date is quickly approaching. What to do ... 're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year ... 't need to send us money to hold your place. If you're still on the fence

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  COPENHELL a giant metal fest in Denmark 🤘🏽

  

  choke on dust. The next day, to a different coworker, I said, whatever ... be safe; and trying to have a good time anyway.  That isn’t a new ... sacrificed my best chapstick to the Copenhell gods. It fell out of my pocket on

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 28, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our ... -- approximately 2.9% of applicants -- a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senioritis We'd fight for a cure if we weren't so lazy.

  

  book too. (There used to be a website where MIT students bought and sold ... I'm not going to lie; being a senior pretty much rocks. I'm only ... almost entirely on tests... so basically I have three tests, a pset, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 2, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  several reasons, such as: I was too busy with classes to spend a day at ... ”."]RMV[/annotation] dealing with the paperwork. Massachusetts requires you to use a friend ... school to use their car for the road test. A US license (with REAL ID) also

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  personally). Read on for lots of Q & A. Before I do that, though, I'd like to ... anything, or to dress in a particular way. My bet is the answer is "no" on ... the MIT website. That question does not reflect well on a sense of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  money! (1/17 - 1/19) I decided to make a stop in New York City after ... the blogs and imagining a future in Cambridge—having the opportunity to ... and earth science, so it was refreshing to take a break from math and CS

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  to be A TON OF WORK (ie, I'm working on the weekends) which can be ... about Cambridge- Being able to explore such a beautiful little city on ... transition to the new learning environment as quickly without them! 3. The

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to Life, Back to Reality Did you know that you can make an equation out of anything?

  

  " Needless to say with all those tests and psets, I'm having a math overload ... , a lot of the problems I worked on this week had real life applications ... transfer into a greenhouse in my 2.005 exam, there was a lecture in New House

  • by Bryan
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  compared that to a marmoset and other animals on their own ipads ... how they worked and made a design for new “wings” to add to the robot ... our hero! He went on to do projects for a diving company after college

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  (similar to Bitcoin, which also runs on the blockchain platform). A physical ... related to a particular project occurs on the blockchain, there will always ... and African communities on campus, and would also be a big part of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  progresses, but I did want to take a quick break to at least give you all an ... 's what a stack of application folders looked like on my table yesterday ... Things are starting to get quite busy! Now that the Early Action

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

  Splash. Was. Awesome. I taught: 3 classes, 5 sections, 246 kids.

  

  I love everything about Splash. I love waking up at 8am on a ... finishing touches on my PowerPoint slides. I love walking back to campus, and ... latter are a little stressed out. They are all wide-eyed as they try to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 21, 2012