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  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  . I'll save the sappy gushing for a later post though. Most people ... lets take a peek into my day:   6.002x (Circuits and Electronics ... dropped it), but the best part is that there's a roughly 1.2:1 ratio of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  is a LOT of work to be done. But how could this be! It's Christmas! Well, let's back up a little bit… For one reason or other that I cannot fully explicate, this semester has been a blur, passing by faster than I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  Leadership Laboratories (ELLs), and one thing I’ve realized since I became a second-year GEL student (hereafter referred to as a “GEL 2”) is that the ELLs take a lot of behind-the-scenes planning. ELLs are two

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

  Doing What You Love it's both priceless and utilitarian

  

  During a pset party last night, one of my hallmates called her own ... forward a little bit at a time in one tiny, specific system. But she loves ... 's a terrible metric for uselessness.) But the same is true, to varying

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  .) So last week, I decided to make up for it by...doing a 9.00 essay? How ... 've got a 5.12 p-set, an 8.02 p-set, and a 9.00 test - all to be taken or to ... that "thunk" is actually a word. I hope they meant it was onomatopoetic

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  When I was first applying for the GEL program, I heard a lot of ... was a little confused. Why not just “leadership?” Is this a leadership program designed specifically for engineers, or is there really a difference

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stories from Uganda [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] Installing an exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery.

  

  might remember I spent two months in Uganda that summer under a Public ... brings computers to secondary and primary schools in Uganda. I have been a ... . I brought my Mamiya RB67—a beautiful, entirely mechanical

  • by ARTalk
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  Undergraduate Math Office relevant? Two reasons. First off, I'm a student grader ... . Each semester, the Math Department (and most other majors at MIT) hire a ... every week. Because 18.02 was my favorite class when I was a first

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunday in the Park With chemistry

  

  and cross the Harvard Bridge without getting knocked over by a militant ... down a ramp that winds straight into the lushest pad of greenery ever seen outside of a salad that contains neither fruit, nor croutons, nor

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2008 MIT will even help you find a date

  

  much. Prom is a nice excuse to dress-up, see what your friends look like with make-up on, and maybe ride in a limo, but in the end you’re just ... mail a month or so ago, and I was surprised to see that it was exactly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  out about the MIT sororities before going to CPW, so this was a perfect ... fraternities are right across the river, accessible by a short walk or a ride on ... them. The first night at CPW, there was a welcome ceremony and festival

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  Let me start with a confession. Last year, if you had told me that I ... . Throughout my entire high school career, I always considered myself a pretty average guy. Sure, I worked hard in my classes, I joined a bunch of clubs

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  a little more comfortably, but after seeing the rent on my apartment in Berkeley next year, I thought it might be better to be a little more ... . It's like a gyro, except the meat of indeterminate origin is slow

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  Spring term classes started a few weeks ago, and hence all of us ... . This may sound like we simply fall back into a well-worn rut, but in fact ... week attending lecture (as a class of 300); plus two hours per week

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  Currently, I'm in the middle of a week-long Admissions trip to Utah ... and precedes a forthcoming trip to Kansas and Nebraska. The trip began ... sarsaparilla -- interesting!). My workweek started with a "Math Jam" I conducted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  coming to a close, but I’m happy to say that the term is taking shape quite well. First of all, I like being an urban planning major. I’m taking a public policy class (in my major), an accounting class (in Sloan), and a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  'd just be so excited to be a (fill in the blank here) grader. Things have changed a bit, though not as much as you would think. In preparation for the ... own film series) and afterwards slept like a rock. This morning, I woke

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  The month of August was pretty busy for me - a combination of work ... -tripped DC for some work meetings (6.5 hours each way makes for a long day ... works as a director for a rather large freight railroad in the West. It

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  'Miracle Child' of Public Drinker Earns a Full Scholarship to MIT ... of drunk, but drunk enough. Belinda started the day with a bottle of vodka, Joey a bottle of something else. On some days the cops would ask

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  As Sam Cooke once said, "It's been a long time coming but I know a ... awesome for creating my new banner. Not to mention the fact that you are a perfect fit for MIT and I can't wait to see you as a freshman this fall

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006