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  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  hands for a research job. I have a UROP (Undergraduate Research ... develop a docking port for little satellites on the International Space ... because some idiot forgot a semicolon). Anyways. I spent the last month

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  . (But actually it was awesome, and much like a baby-PAX – a video game conference started in Seattle that now has a Boston branch. I went last year ... around 10am, got my pass and a guidebook around 10:45, and headed over to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  shades of brilliant, MIT handles grades. On a 0% – 100% scale? Maybe “A” for effort! A smiley sticker chart? Or is it a Downward Logarithmic Spiral of Doom? Never fear! It’s similar to what a lot of us used in high

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  I was having a chat with my friend Matt O. '15 when we both agreed on a few aspects of taking care of yourself we wish we had learned two ... incredibly difficult in the face of a three midterm week but these simple steps

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  Just one year ago, I had arrived at MIT as a prefrosh, ready to start my new life in Massachusetts.  I came here early to do a pre ... service projects.  However, this year I decided to apply to be a mentor for

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summer Decisions

  

  . Disclaimer that I haven't slept in 22 hours. - Last summer, a life plan took shape: get a master's in Science Writing from MIT and a Ph.D. in astronomy ... summer started, I had planned to become a neurologist. I knew a lot about

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New York City in which i go to work on some days and eat lots of cheap food…

  

  interview with the Graphics Editor, I knew I had a new goal to join the Times ... this past spring when the Times came to campus to recruit. With a stroke ... of my sorority sisters -- Nicole, Rebecca, and Ruisi -- in a cozy

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  We Eat At Food Trucks A few may even start their own

  

  Last Thursday, I went to “Food Truck 101: The Conference”, a 4-hour ... Lab. And this is the inside. Clover Food Lab, which grew out of a ... . To be honest, the food tastes a little too "healthy" for me, but plenty

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 6, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time at each arrow tip. Where? In order ... Week 1: IAP Week 3: IAP Week 4: I spent a substantial amount of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  before in my life, and immediately chose a cook-for-yourself dorm.  A few ... standards for "popular demand" are low), is a basic guide for those newbies ... the course of a semester), that day's dinner effectively now costs you

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  something that resembled shade. After a breezy but sweaty 45 minutes of ... perks of living in the Bay Area, we reached a sudden lull. "So, do you ... blogs and application info, and had a working knowledge of all the course

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! how to something something

  

  A few weeks ago I posted the Blogger Application 2012. We received over 50 applications for four spots. Over the last week and a half the ... :  Anastassia B. from Miami, Florida. Anastassia, like Abe Lincoln, was born in a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Get to know Tim the Beaver! Tim shows off some moves at an MIT men's ice hockey game

  

  While browsing the internet, I stumbled across this video. While spectators waited patiently for the Zamboni to finish during a men's ice hockey ... arrive on campus in a month and a half! Get pumped!

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  ’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet ... 2 classes for credit. I took 8.01L, which is a version of physics you ... awesome desktop image. 9. I was working on this:   It’s a wind

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  technologies. This January, teams comprising a total of 35 students are working ... class are working with the Rickshaw Bank, a project of the Center for Rural Development, an Indian NGO. Rickshaw Bank loans rickshaws on a micro

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  MIT career learning in small class sizes and with a personal connection ... ) for just these reasons and here I thought I would give you a brief ... information) Concourse "is a small learning community that offers an innovative

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Things got poopy in Beijing and edible.

  

  This past weekend, I went to dinner with a group of MIT and Johns ... other interns…as well the quirky side of Beijing. A few days ago, an article was passed around in a Beijing interns email thread, introducing the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 28, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  , sleeping a minimum of ten hours a night, and re-reading all my Harry Potter ... occasionally creeping on Anjali '12, who'll be working just a few benches down ... shortened my name to "H," lol. I started working in this lab just over a month

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  thought I'd put up a post that collects some of the best pi(e) references ... be a fun diversion for you as you wait. And for those who are not ... an apple pie for the office today and I was going to take a picture of

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  A lot of comments from my last entry touched on the leadership topics ... they held some sort of leadership position in high school. Out of a list ... confident in their the ability to “function effectively as a member of a team

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011