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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  presses, and even a 3-D printer! Now that I think about it, I wish I had ... youself to some of the machines I mentioned, you should take a look at the ... Shop training, they actually teach you how to make a neat little flash

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  's a harsh claim. Perhaps you might soften it down until it's fluffy like a throw pillow*. Alright: Let's just say that the week of October 19 ... gently massage this phrase (“fluffy like a throw pillow”) into a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  Once upon a time, I developed an Instagramming problem and started to ... retreated, and I woke up to sunshine and a gentle old man painting the Boston ... can change from pleasant to ominous in a matter of minutes. And that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Anatomy of a Late Night There are some problems caffeine can't solve. But only a few.

  

  2 liters of Mountain Dew: $2.75 Mint Milanos: $3.39 Artichoke Spinach Hummus: $2.99 Wheat Thins: $2.29 Getting all your work done… priceless And now, I sleep, perchance to dream…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Day at Stanford University wait, what?

  

  . The buildings are built out of tasteful sandstone and, as a bonus ... value... ...and the a cappella singers are all satanists. Okay, so maaaaybe I exaggerated some of those things. After all, this is based on a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  I(t)A(ly)P trippin in the off season

  

  A friend of mine gets airline buddy passes through his dad which ... non-freezing temperatures. Also, the food was gr9. Whenever I plan a ... wrong with a photodump. Anyway, here's what I've been up to for some of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  I don’t watch much TV anymore and I’m a little behind when it comes ... conversation. Around the time of the Oscars a few months back, I was prowling around on my laptop and I came across a post on my facebook wall from one

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friday was a good day

  

  ~written last friday about last friday~ Today was a really happy day ... . (The first part of our day that made it a happy day wasn’t at MIT, but it ... our Animation class in MassArt and it was super fun, as always. We had a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being a lab rat I flail around trying to explain what I do at work every day.

  

  talking about my UROP (and for those who don't yet speak MIT, my lab job). A few months ago, I wrote a summary of my last project; a paper describing ... is a Really Good Journal.) But anyway. Since the completion of the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  So Matt got a question a few days ago requesting that we write about ... 's start over. The other day this fabulous idea for a blog entry came from a piece of parchment lodged in the mouth of a dazzling, sparkling horse of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  I am double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Biology, with a ... started off at MIT, I thought that the only way to learn was to take a bunch ... ? Reality check: There are only 24 hours in a day, and 7 days in a week. When

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  years and here I am a senior at MIT. Interesting how that happens ... a ride in my virtual time machine and look back on some of my science ... deserves a description. Back in AP Chem, me and my friends all sat in the

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m A Famous Rockstar The title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous…

  

  That title is misleading - I'm famous, and I'm a rockstar, but I'm not famous for being a rockstar. :-) First, the "rockstar" bit. We had ... to fill with people. It was AWESOME. A great way to start my mini

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  . This is just par for the course today. Argh. The last entry I wrote was a lot longer (and probably a lot funnier) than this, but it is now over an ... ), and even let a crusty old alum corner him backstage before he even had

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  I'd like to talk a bit about deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you will at least consider, just for a moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  while you’re on a plane, yet so fast when you’re taking a final exam and all you want is a few more precious minutes to figure out that damn structure elucidation problem… Anyway. The point is I’ve done a lot of work

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  Orphan Annie. Tessie is, like Annie, a little orphan, but unlike Annie, she's a wimp. When situations get rough, she jumps on her bed to get as far ... , auditioning for a musical is basically my worst nightmare: not only can people

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  like the professionals do on how to spend a summer in Boston. Now first ... list of things to do is by no means expansive and there are probably a ... Some things that are great about a Boston summer are the Friday Free

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a not-so-cruel summer this one's for the girlies

  

  // watched Qala a little too late and cried a little too much // cut my hair ... (Taylor’s Version) announcement on a livestream in my bed // made Spotify ... // cry and cry //    i love being a girl // let me be // 

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 10, 2023