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  accidentally shorted their battery and their robot caught on fire! But now they ... their laptops or on chairs. I'm guessing those were the ones who pulled ... idea of what was going on and what the plots were if you read the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter two Week two of school away from school as I learn about and work on transportation…

  

  made. :-P On an unrelated note, they've got an old Xerox workstation and ... 're especially keen on. Take today as an example: a director took an hour and a ... lunch, all on my first day) to ask about something I'm working on, and we

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  that every Wednesday, we'd bring in our compositions and get to work on ... class. I was in for quite a surprise when I showed up on performance day ... on a beach and a septuplet-filled "paranoid" take on Robert Frost

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Reliving the good ol’ days Tombs, Smurfs, and Halloween

  

  used to watch Smurfs as a child; I even had the video game on Atari. OK ... learning experience; while everyone else was watching Wolverine beat up on ... episode, but I guess it helped me on my GREs. On to another topic, this

  • by Bryan
  • November 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  everyone doing? Not too stressed out, I hope? While you're working on finishing the application, we're working on filing the applications. Today ... everything has your name and birthdate on it, etc. Then, each application piece

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  , endless categories, and I want to fill them all with my insights on The MIT Campus and General Institute Requirements and MIT's Influence on the World ... motivated professors on campus and that sometimes he sticks around in his lab

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  version of something that will eventually be posted as official content on ... . However, we do have some tips for homeschooled students, based on successful ... on exciting projects, go in depth in topics that excite them, create

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is ... concert occurs at Boston's Hatch Shell, a concert venue on the Esplanade, a ... , I've watched the fireworks from many locations on and around campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  on it. As a prefrosh, I didn't know that much about the dorms so RBA ... cinderblock that my friend made is on the right) but I'd particularly recommend ... . On top of the movies every week, MIT gives RBA groups a lot of money to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  only moving to a different room on the same floor, so I roughed it out ... , Adam and I have been ODing on ice cream -- we went to Tosci's in Central Square on Sunday night, ate ice cream sandwiches at home last night, and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A person can develop a cough. Simultaneously the coldest and hottest entry I've ever written.

  

  morning, I felt a faint red soreness on my uvula, which can only mean that I ... pipe flow. This is what writing a 21-page proposal on drag reduction in ... school I set toast ON FIRE. It was beautiful--our toaster oven had broken

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  in Harrisburg, PA and I thought I'd spend it posting old photos on this ... purcahsed a lottery ticket in my otherwise typical suburban life. So, on the way out of Giant, on an impulse, I stuck a dollar into the PA Lottery

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  for providing their take on the Bono article? And now, your regularly ... catch up on current events through the vast library of Newsweek, Time, and ... Magazine In Style--featuring tips on buying your own helicopter and $5000

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Art? It's late, but not too late.

  

  commented on Laura's blog about getting cheat sheets for exams... you may ask ... in time to continue on my merry thermodynamical way. And finally, Ruth ... ARSON ON MIT! Luckily, Super Fire Marshall Mike Short '05 arrives to save

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading.

  

  night with him on Wednesday, watching his little body fight progressively ... Boston on Thanksgiving morning, research changes the world. So to those of ... , thank you. On a totally unrelated topic, I will now get something off my

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One wonderful day I might just make it, after all.

  

  knitted for me by Ruth '07? So, there's this report for 10.28 on the effect of hydrocarbon-coated magnetic nanoparticles on increasing diffusivity ... my laptop, taking it from wireless connection to wireless connection on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  crazy person. Maybe both. Come on, many brilliant people are crazy. Ergo ... friends said on a daily basis (note: I was going to link to it, but then I ... minus sign. Please do not do this unless you wish to find minus signs on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lie la lying down Sometimes there are perks to attending a school with a notorious reputation for producing stressed…

  

  week. They will not always be on Tuesday so that those of you who have commitments on Tuesday nights will be able to take advantage of them. I will ... , and will be in the TV lounge on the ground floor behind the vending

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  four more to go. On Wednesday, after a couple school visits, I had the ... name on a billboard. The school was Whitney High School in Cerritos, CA ... life of an admissions officer on the road can be hectic, and sadly we do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Bienvenidos a Miami Updates from South Florida.

  

  the terrorist attacks on the US. It is often difficult to find good days ... on this day. To acknowledge the day, I asked the Miami crowd for a ... 've gotten to meet some students in person that I've only talked to here on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 12, 2005