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• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  take in one’s hand a thread which continues always and through all ... ; *         *        *   I used to think of decision-making as a complicated optimization ... tell you a story." One day, as a young man, he got in an elevator

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  The Tech profiled Lydia about resilience @ MIT "I’m building my vocabulary and I’m building my mind and I’m building myself as a…

  

  Four years ago, in October 2012, Lydia published a blog post titled "Meltdown" about the difficult time she was having at MIT. It was a beautiful ... alumni, and even folks who aren't affiliated with MIT but who have had a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Listen to “MIT Is…” with Cynthia F. ‘18 on the MIT Trashion Show, escaping the MIT bubble, and UROPing at the Media Lab

  

  A few weeks ago, I posted our inaugural audio thing where I talked ... around the idea of an audio thing for awhile, and decided to give it a shot ... @MITstudents as being complementary to the blogs: whereas we hire a few students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  pumpkins) in a tent on the Kresge oval. There is a one-evening showcase followed by a one-day sale the next day, to benefit the lab and its ... created by a team of about six artists. In this blog post, I want to convey

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Events

  In Prison Literally

  

  where I was. A group of women trudged past me. I looked around wonderingly, walking past a Dunkin Donuts stand and a row of subway fare machines. I ... trains and missing signs. I was at the Alewife T-Station, which comprised a

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Donate for Eric and Ann Whalley Please give to support the parents of a 2010 alumni, both victims of the bombing,…

  

  to support the parents of a 2010 alum, who were both victims of the ...  http://bit.ly/whalleyrecovery. My name is Jess Kim, and I'm a 2010 alum. I've tried to make sense of ... parents of a good friend of mine, and a fellow MIT alum, Rich Whalley '10

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  what they learn to create an alpha prototype for a new product! It's an awesome hands-on class that gives students a taste of what it takes to ... next product might be. Orange team prepares to present. Ferno: a flat

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  are you stressed/anxious/ [emotion] about finals/decisions/[noun]?  here are some adorable dogs. also, me as james bond.

  

  have a conversation in real life.  All you have to do is follow these few easy steps: ...I can't tell if crush.mit.edu is a self-mocking parody ... beginning, and would not mind getting a cut of the stock. But maybe anonymous

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 13, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT PUMPKIN DROP 2012! chucking pumpkins off the highest building in cambridge. that's an exclamation mark, not a factorial.

  

  What do MIT students do on a Saturday night? Well, if it's the ... : (I was supposed to be a Wellesley girl.  No, I was not prepared for ... enough chocolate in general to sink a small ship, midnight did indeed roll

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  danger!awesome firin' mah lazers...at basically any(every)thing

  

  Earlier this week I purchased a present for a friend. This friend loves wooden puzzles, and so I went with a wooden puzzle box: a box, itself a puzzle, which contains more puzzles. It's a nice looking box, but

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  ...they’re all a little bit off-the-charts in one way or another. And you ... experience. It’s a magical shared experience.” -Sal Khan, founder of Khan ... a multiple choice test-taking machine, and already forgot what a pset

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 1, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  've gotten used to a lot of things about the Institute. And sometimes, when I have a lot of work to do (as has been the case for, quite honestly, the ... eyes, and allow my feet to trace a well-worn path that gets me from where

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings we want to meet you!

  

  admitted students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing for Campus ... area, you should check it out -- it's a great opportunity to meet some ... ’re parents are also welcome and encouraged to attend. Here are a few

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  now it has become you know, a staple part of our day? - Hey whatchu up ... upon neat stuff about my professors, I feel just a tad bit redeemed. Two ... dashboard (Tumblr is a micro-blogging platform by the way). Usually it'd look

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  . Throughout my childhood, a small walk in closet in the basement of my house was dedicated to LEGOs. I have three brothers, so we racked up quite a few LEGO ... got to do the same thing! Except instead of LEGOs, we started with a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  -speaking. Whenever I tell people I'm a theater minor at MIT, there are the occasional snickers, like "why does a chemical engineer want to be an actor, too?" But ... a company presentation or missing yet another promotion. Perhaps this

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Important EA Processing Update! read this if your application is incomplete

  

  A few hours ago we finished processing the final segment of tens of ... should show up in MyMIT. A few moments ago, we emailed everyone who applied ... Board has not yet released them. If you ordered a score report from the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 15, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  What Should I Do Next Semester? i'm making a list and checking it twice

  

  math blog, but I thought it would be interesting to write it again for a different audience and see a different set of responses.  Here's the deal: I'm having a pretty boring semester academically. After

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Multidimensional Showcasing an aspiring physicist with amazing musical talent

  

  love his music. Joey Perricone is a sophomore studying physics and ... for 'Our Last Night'-- a post-hardcore band Joey was deeply involved in ... of people in cities around the Northeast. Joey faced a tough choice in

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  How to MC Hammer AKA embarrassing yourself for charity

  

  challenges of varying degrees--I can proudly say I've already seen a concert in ... got to knock off a task that is surprisingly easy to finish at MIT--participating in a charity event. I got to display the full range of my talents (or

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 20, 2011