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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  special out-of-class talk on cosmic strings to anyone from our class who was ... physicists worldwide just won $3 million each for outstanding contributions to ... . Classic Big Bang theory, this professor likes to say, “says nothing about what

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  tools to cut grooves, pockets, round edges, so on and so forth. A mill is ... you can move your part around on a table (like an etch-a-sketch) and ... hard it is to make a circle on an etch-a-sketch! CNC lets you design

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals Week, from my perspective My finals.

  

  SO MUCH to study. Oh, wait, quick sidetrack. On the first day of finals ... walked out of the final at 4:30 PM on Wednesday and went straight back to ... was used to. I complained about "drinking from the fire hose" since that

  • by Snively '11
  • December 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Return of QBert Whack-a-mole, a piano player, and a whole lot of fun. All in 24 hours or…

  

  New Hampshire, of course. Now telling you the destination without describing to you the journey would be a faux-pas on my part, so here it begins ... unmarked Toyota Matrix to New Hampshire. All I remember of the drive was

  • by Bryan
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  working on this project over the summer, to further characterize the device ... . His UROP advice to prefrosh is to be open-minded when you're looking for ... it's good to try something new and different because you never know

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Round 2 less shirts and more interviews.

  

  quickly MIT is zipping on by.   During last year's Career Fair, I ... to me. 2) I was serious about getting an internship.   See, last year I was quickly brushed off by recruiters. Maybe it was my lack

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  making dumplings jiaozi / guotie / gyoza /

  

  ; (special thanks to the toons) (and the gorgeous airbnb in new hampshire we ... DOUGH: clean your counter and wash your dishes wash your hands ... too add soy sauce and sesame oil to taste (optional) FILLING (MEAT

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 19, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  parents didn't move you to a new town when you were seven. But, you're not ... ?) then you're wrong and someone needs to tell you. Not saying you're ... fish. Now, I know that you're not likely to be so laissez faire about

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  ; on the most recent list, we're third, supplying $8,628,074 in aid to ... improve your chances of being admitted to and receiving aid from a US ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  Harvard and MIT meet up on Thursdays for a nice bike ride to a new ice cream ... there. We passed one of those machines that tell you your speed on the ... decided it was time to bring my casual bike ride form of training to the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  emails. Just to see what happens. Learn to cook. Even if you're on a ... of getting in based on your test scores ... later. Clean your room. Your parents will thank you. Work on your other

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  on their website. See for yourself. BWAAAAA!! And yeah, graduation was ... this week, but I was just never really in the state of mind to finish ... 'm counting on you, Snively. And all you other commenters. It's just that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  .07): Having spent 6+ hours on the problem set already, I'm reluctant to drop ... engaging. Bonus: class participation involves a daytrip to New York City ... into this class on a masochistic whim and loved it. Whether I add it to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  stage to tell us about some of the environmental programs on campus. ESI ... finals, this fresh take on recycling rejuvenated me to again want to try ... .” -a sophomore on the Trashion committee “It was all trash! Beautiful

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  vision for where it's supposed to go. No one does code review on my commits ... handle. But gods forbid if I'm supposed to face, head-on, the actual flaws ... found my phone number on a listing at some job website. They're informing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  to write on your behalf usually write very enthusiastically about you ... longer essay? The Part II is a great place for us to get to hear your voice and understand what is important to you. Then, it's time for your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  staff. You're going to be just fine. Take it easy on yourself. When I was ... someone like me who is new to this business. When I think about it though ... entire savings on 28!" This is what they want you to think. But because

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  ://youtu.be/nLSaCFlXn-g (might want to turn on english subtitles for this) In short, the film ... ’ll find on her path to fulfill her dreams. But things always work out. And ... interesting turn of events, Naina is hired by her own alma mater to take on the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  arrived! 11:13am: It has started to rain. Lots of umbrellas on the campus ... :45am: I talk to Steven's mom on the phone from Tennessee. Hi! 1:10pm ... time for a quick break, then go talk to prospective members of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  All Hallow’s Eve You're never too old to trick-or-treat...

  

  's ignore that. This is gonna be a quick post mainly because I half ... , and I still have some other work to finish before sleeping. For the ... handed out treats to anyone who stopped by their rooms/apartments between 9

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2013