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• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  At MIT, we think big. We apply engineering principles whenever possible. We build snowmen so large that they require the use of ramps, ice ... we teamed up to roll the base which Dan insisted had to be at least as

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry session. We built a loft for James '11, and a table for each of us. Okay, so ... the side hallway of the 23 suite. I'm looking at it right now. Maybe we

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  that have already received the invitation to join us here at Cambridge ... building! - because I wasn't in Taipei. But you can look at it on Youtube

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Machine Shops, Part 2 Really, there are a lot of machine shops.

  

  showed above at LMP, are able to be operated manually.) The cool thing ... 't remember which at the moment). These shops are located in MIT building and ... at their own discretion- meaning I doubt you could just pretend to be a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  IHTFP Warning: Bitterness Ahead! (And why IHTFP can mean so many different things.)

  

  specific heat at constant volume in the equation defining entropy change in ... staring at the course notes until I finally actually understood the concept

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Decisions Coming soon to a web site near you!

  

  . We're on schedule to release MIT admissions decisions online at 12:00PM ... happening at this juncture. Decisions will be available to those who meet all

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mechanical Sense of Humor My Course 2 lab instructor is amazing.

  

  maximum speed, 5000-7000 rpm at 12V. This was ideal for their application, so they chose one of the motors at random and installed it in their

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  the trees. No joke. Majors at MIT are also called "courses" rather than majors. Very nearly everyone at MIT (the exception being students who are ... Engineering and Technology (ABET) are at MIT evaluating the program and making

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  , Autumn is slowly creeping in. You don't notice her at first - but there ... at the summit in fifty words?). This being said, the first thing you ... additional information about life at the Institute and it also helps the adcoms

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  An Atypical Saturday That followed an atypical week.

  

  place one week at a time. For me, each week is like a round in a boxing ... streets around Fenway at game time, so there were a few street performers. I

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 30, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  at the prospect of helping my advisees navigate the first 25% of their ... . Currently she is enjoying classes and homework as a MBA student at the Fuqua

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  fraction of the most difficult course at my school. A course on American ... this, you, too, are here, or belong here, one of us, walking at a running

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  me (benjones at you-know-the-rest) by August 31st, 2007 and: Provide a ... activities you hope to become involved with at MIT (or what you already do here

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  , it's what i do. i can't look at p53 pathways anymore. and if you don ... the "we expected you to be taller and more buff comments" at Meet the

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  early these days. Anyone else notice that? Looking at the flight ... ," ... At the end of the meal, the waitress asks us, "What is your gift to

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  express that something is rare or unlikely to happen. But I work at MIT, you ... married, some factor accounting for the likelihood of getting married at all

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  hypothetically follow this schedule tomorrow: 7:00-8:00 AM: Group exercise at the ... taught by MIT undergraduates. One of the amazing things about being at the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Thanksgiving on First East – Team Bemis makes hand turkeys!! (For justice and the greater common good.)

  

  . "They're for my friends at... uh...nevermind"). 2.) Gather friends and ... casserole. Some point during the meal faces appeared at the window. Which

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grind Time It = late. Coffee = love. You = intrigued.

  

  heart on the top =) It was really "awww" at the time... ... but now ... 'm ready to sleep for the next 12 hours. Except I have 14.05 lecture again at

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  to complete the requirements for both degrees at the end of five years ... and Logistics). I was one of the student representatives of DUSP at the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006