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  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  old girl at nerd camp yelled at me for being part of the globalist ... .   You should interpret this mandate expansively. At a high level, we ... blog at least once every two weeks and create other kinds of content as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  with CMS/Civic classmate Rodrigo, who now runs product at Neighborly ... med school.   My flight was delayed due to ongoing construction at ... work out at Stanford   h a c k e d   then stop by the Stupid

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  semester wrap-up snaps and snippets

  

  i contributed to in my urop at the center for civic media:   ... from the field. it was at the american repertory theater in harvard ... bowling at central park lanes...   we recorded a show for WMBR, mit

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 29, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yellow, Blue, Green, and Red Free art and how to borrow it at MIT

  

  Maseeh Hall has been my home here at MIT for the last four years, including this year, my final one at this esteemed institute. Not only have I ... amazing program at MIT that has facilitated our efforts. Through the MIT

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 29, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a week of class notes airplanes, ethnography, and some bonus doodles

  

  (aero/astro) major at MIT. we spent the first day of class watching videos of very fancy automatic control systems at work, like variable ... -altitude long-endurance plane that can fly for five days at a time. 21A.819

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  , because I work at a university, and because there aren't any admissions ... portfolios at the Bay Area Maker Faire. Along the way I got to meet up with Ari ... conference hosted at The Hague. I'm a fellow at the National Center for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  I had lunch at Harvard today, on the stone steps of a building like ... like the way I’ve turned out at MIT, but you always wonder). The opportunity to cross-register at Harvard (or Wellesley, or MassArt, or the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  time here at MIT. So like any good Type A personality, I've made a list ... breaking my screen... At that point, I literally stormed out of my house ... successful at achieving these goals and maximizing my time. For this Throwback

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  never provide. Yesterday, instead of lining up at midnight for the Black ... cards, we enjoyed free food, refreshments, and music. At the Worn Wear ... things. At the climbing gym, we climbed until our forearms burned and our

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Day Cats cats cats cats cats cats cats....

  

  at 6am. My cat decided that sleeping next to me was boring and she ... , played with her for a bit, and went back to sleep for a few hours. At 9am ... care of myself. I went to mental health & counseling at 10am, and I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  I’m writing this post after recently finishing a year-long stint at ... for CityLab. Yet it feels as though I’ve lost (at least part of) my ... at The Atlantic and former professor of mine (he was a visiting scholar

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ADMIT ME PLZ? filling out the app. for some reason it's a lot easier this time

  

  student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Boy, that's a lot of capitalized words. During the four years I spent at MIT ... volunteered at a bunch of Asian community health clinics. Now, I write MCAT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 8, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  displeasing. The whiteness screams out, “Look at me, I exist!” And we reply, “Go ... 18.02 exams. Sitting in front of my desk at 4:57pm, I realized that ... frame had taken place at some point in the semester without my noticing

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / Events

  What if You Didn’t Like CPW? is MIT still the place for you?

  

  got into Reddit (bad idea at this time of semester), especially r ... fraternity life. I met people who liked the things I liked doing, so I felt at ... at 1 am. You know what goes great with steak at 1 am? Milk shakes. Cue

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  list of all of the events. Saturday Watch the sun set at an evening ... Pacific Northwest while eating Bangers and Mash at a favorite Irish ... School at the Art Institute of Indianapolis at this afternoon reception in

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  who are struggling extraordinarily well, and some of us (at least I hope ... work at the loss of self-care and health.  However, amidst the chaos of classes and ridiculous amount of stress bestowed among the students here at

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  tuned. The concert started at 8. We stood RIGHT at the front (well ... were right at the front with us (my friend could count himself among ... . Also, the lighting was pretty cool: The concert ended at midnight

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  HT@MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam An Amazing Show For A 10 Minute Walk And $3

  

  Hidden Treasures At MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam Every Wednesday ... and a potential spot on the Boston Poetry Slam Team that will compete at ... their humble beginnings at a music venue in Chicago in 1986. The structure

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT ... of the events. Saturday Spend an afternoon at the Art Institute of ... Meet fellow admitted students from the Pacific Northwest at the party in

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  My adventures from the past month can only really be described, and my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time at each arrow tip. Where? In order

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013