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  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  how to collect the glass from the furnace on a pipe or punty (long rod ... ’re working on it. Practice session 1: Necklines, an attempt at a snowman ... part of the creation (you also pour a little water on the neckline for

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  ; New York: On our way back from DC, we stopped by in NYC to hang out with ... , Afrojack, and Alesso. A video posted by Erick Pinos (@erickpinos) on ... (@erickpinos) on Jan 13, 2017 at 10:22pm PST A video posted by Erick

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  wayfaring a pile of stuff that's happening

  

  particular configuration is celebrated merely on the basis of its existence or ... focuses on the social and cultural aspects of networked life through ... on the cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of internet

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  “never mind” on the whole “do amazingly well” thing. And then you ask, is ... -related material on the side in order to “not lose interest in economics.” Personally ... utilitarian benefit or subjective wellbeing. I imagine (based on my present

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  , a 3.5 mile drive from campus. I sprint to get on the bus 3 minutes before the departure time, 6pm. I make it on. It’s a smooth and ... contest on TV while I eat. Now it’s time to pset. It’s 10pm, and I have

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  's magical Sunday morning run destination (we try to avoid sugar but on Sundays ... are scary seem more bearable on a full stomach. When you're on campus it ... (but still close to both of them). On the first floor the Harvard Book

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  . You’re putting yourself on paper. Recognize the things you did and fell in love ... service. Decorated with medals and ribbons on graduation. You've heard of ... every Saturday morning, you may not be on your own. Don’t read the “top

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  themselves. I'm standing on top of Sam Adams!!! I feel like I'm meeting a celebrity!!! On the FPOP, we got to visit the graves of many Founding Fathers ... being offered to meet the caloric intake of every student on campus. Plus

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  from the situation and moving on. After high school, I felt like I had ... high school was just pretty hard. I had 6 or 7 B’s on my transcript ... process, like anything else. You get up. You move on with your life. You

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  symbols on the tabs disappear and you have no idea where you are clicking ... . Sorry guys. Hope you didn't have your heart set on a real, live, poetic ode. As a freshman, I would, on occasion, hear people talking about the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything

  

  AM, would be a horrifying thought. But on this particular day, I feel ... minutes before lifting, I sit in a corner and nibble on a breakfast cracker ... and can't take focused photos on my phone... Word of advice: always

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  wanting to be flown back home because he can’t work on the grounds during ... on takeoff, but he made a high-performance takeoff, pulling up just in ... at the beginning of the show that there was an “escaped convict” on the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  angle of the “absolute confidence” gesture? I make the final decision on ... entire prod staff on my side. How do you make a picture in your mind come ... on the idea, and came up with options (1, 2, and 3 ). I gave feedback

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  !). It's crazy. I moved up here on the 19th of August, for my pre ... ended up spending a lot of my time over on the east side of campus, which ... handle on what that means now. I haven't pulled an all-nighter yet to do

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  ’ve been on campus for just over three weeks, and, according to the Google Wallet receipts in my inbox, I’ve spent an average of only $4 per day on ... , played twister on a rock wall, played dodgeball on a trampoline, and

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  meal plan program back on campus got canceled. We share the same ... . After orienting ourselves and collecting my luggage, we hopped on a ... had recently acquired and was proudly wearing on its windshield

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  measure of his success on Election Day) the guy behind possibly the most ... .).  Even Obama got in on the fun. But it's not just that FiveThirtyEight was ... ’t have a tenure track position." (on why he hasn't open-sourced Five

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  America, breathing, stretching, dancing, hiking, subsisting on a half ... originally was hopeful enough to think I'd bring carry-on). The hardest thing ... still, back on campus after a few jam-packed days of orientation, the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  and author. You may have seen Moneyball, the movie based on his ... has to say (seriously, go read it). But I wanted to hone in on the point ... , you may find yourself fortunately positioned such that...and on and on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  means taking on the job of making a home out of a small shared room with ... , but more on that later.  Before and After! At home, I was ... bedrooms with my brother at one point so I could paint a mural on a larger

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011