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  Thinking Positive Sophomore year was kind of awful. But there were happy things! I'll focus on the…

  

  community stay healthy, and even though I feel overwhelmed at times, I really ... clarify something about my path at MIT - I now know what I am concentrating ... 'll be working on corrosion resistant piping for oil and gas at TMK IPSCO

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 17, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  On Sunday morning the Design/Build/Fly team rolled out of bed at 6 ... that our Corn Dog was the fastest plane at the competition--however, the ... problems at all. As it came around the final turn to approach the finish line

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January in the Studio 4.11A: Architecture and Environmental Design Intensive

  

  abstractions of human proportion and movement. At times, it was frustrating. At ... . The architecture major at MIT is notorious among undergrads for two ... : "Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it was the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Punt Puzzle A collaborative affair

  

  -set. After staring at the problems for a couple of minutes, my mind folded into ... it with some help or maybe even independently. At your disposal, the ... laugh maniacally at your crawling pace. That probably suffices for now

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  at 4am. I submitted my very last application at 2am, couldn't fall ... into my suitcase; hopefully Eric can fit it into his backpack. At 6 or ... at which the rest of the world was moving. After listening to a very

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  , looking at every project I can find. But today, I was there to attend the ... liquid at room temperature until it was agitated, thus solidifying the ... glasses. Just imagine James Bond at a cocktail party, waiting for just the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Weekend Shenanigans the adventures (and photographs) continue

  

  activity, if not necessarily for the content, then at least for the musical ... about Rocky Horror: for some reason, the showing started at midnight. More ... (guess I'm a California boy at heart). Back on topic. That night, at 8

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  Dance Team, stared out at the crowd of giggling students attempting, in ... , is of course, difficult to find at a place at MIT. There's just so much ... suspect) a lot like life at MIT. It will be fun, and also equally

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  across the main island. In my typical fashion I arrived at the train ... , and somehow found it. Welcome to Japan! I work at a pharmaceutical lab ... day for me: I show up at 8:30, my supervisor and I talk about what we

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  of things at MIT. Classes. Psets. Exams. Eventually, you'll learn the ... 're here, that might influence how you perceive things at the 'Tute. I ... run at the Z center. You'll find you'll be much happier if you take care

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  , Freedom Trail, Castle Island, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, a game at Fenway ... class that will make me feel old and crufty (wait, jk - '17s will be at ... - so far, at least): 6.046: Design and Analysis of Algorithms - this

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  professors at each school to find out which ones I might want to work with, but ... MIT). I did not feel prepared to predict which one I'd end up at ... mind as often as I think is pretty scary, but at least it explains some

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  COINCIDENCE he was going to climbing at the wall that night, and the rest of the ... night at the wall. My position still stands. 3. Other people decide to go ... , another Simmons resident, it a pretty super climber. Look at that lil

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  D-Lab is an interdisciplinary program at MIT committed to working ... . From Jess's Entry: "Causing Fights at the Factory" "As you know, Micaela ... at the rickshaw bank factory, and all three projects are starting to

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  over with - pushing me officially past the halfway point at MIT. (AHHH). I'm now sitting at home, trying to relax but not quite, because there ... might come from having been at MIT for a while already - from becoming an

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  am currently at Logan Airport, wishing my flight weren't delayed. The ... , you often have to interview at your school and compete for one of your ... ten minutes, I sort of just stared at the wall and let tears fall

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  so inclined) took ~5 years to perfect and develop? And look at it. It ... is one that I've learned more and more throughout my time here at MIT ... 'm averaging 12hrs a day in lab with at least another 4 spent on work for that

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  say that the GEL 2s devote at least ten hours a week to help plan each ... . At our GEL 2 team meeting a few nights before the ELL, we did some ... that every team had to make at least one negotiation before completing a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here ... myself as an individual at my school. Simply put, I wanted to be the best ... the best in some competition. I'm not saying that here at MIT, we don

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  really choked up at CPW when I met some students I'd worked with at MITES ... school or work in honor of Veteran's Day, including at MIT. However, I ... 's lots of nights and weekends of work. But at the end, the final class will

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011