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• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  . Friends wandered in at odd times; sometimes to say hi, sometimes to share a ... in structural analysis at Northrop Grumman in San Diego; then, I'll be ... shape myself into a better person. For now--one day at a time. Eat three

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  My IAP Mugs, polymers, cats, and pineapples.

  

  working at an awesome company to making teapots to throwing things off of ... 'M GOING TO MAKE MUGS!! I was having my favorite caramel hot cider at ... there and then at the small hispter-esqe coffee shop, took a journey to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving and a Small Hack Quick updates from tropical Boston

  

  which nobody was very attentive, I’m sure), and, at the appointed time ... , baked, cooked, or at least pretended to, and had an extravagant dinner ... start our list indices at 0 like real programmers). The food, company, and

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 27, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  . Patiently waiting to be interrogated and yelled at for misplacing all my papers. My first few weeks at Cambridge flew by. Participating in meets ... hand at a few things I wish I'd started at MIT. Cambridge University

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Weeks of Freedom What I'm doing for my last 4 weeks in the US!

  

  is to continue broadening that range with at least 4 albums/mixtapes a ... web consulting business and works at Hallmark. Ever since he started fulltime at Hallmark he's had significantly less time to dedicate to his

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  hello again ヽ( ´¬`)ノ

  

  rewarding of my life. I spent almost every day at the Center for Civic Media at the Media Lab. I met brilliant people from across the world and ... because you're that good. The best compliment we got at Civic all year came

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 19, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Hidden Treasures @ MIT: Pistol Think Pistols Are Cool? Wait Till You Meet Mike Conti

  

  called "Hidden Treasures at MIT"(HT@MIT) that take some of the hidden treasures at and around MIT and puts them in the limelight. The first hidden treasure is the pistol classes at MIT. Now you may be saying, Nat, everyone

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  really like frozen yogurt, and at home the first nearby frozen yogurt place ... is an orchestra playing pieces from Fantasia in early May at the hall and I definitely want to look into seeing that or another concert at

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  bridges. In this class, we look at structures in equilibrium and learn how ... different support structures. I'll never be able to look at a bridge the same ... motion, we'll probably study it at some point. It's a lot like 8

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  . At times, you've driven me up the wall, literally. And I couldn't be ... something I started at 11pm the night before it was due, and finished at ... here so far through pset parties. So when my friends at other colleges

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity What were you doing?

  

  looking at a presidential election quiz; a long discussion about the ... was looking at it from up above, instead of face-on. I noticed that some ... still red, etc. What the heck? The obvious next step: look at the screen

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  . Sounds legit right? At this point, you might be curious as to how we ... these.... mainly that they usually come together at the last minute ... the end! In fact, all the team's projects came together at the very

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Telethon FAQs from a small but enthusiastic sample of prefroshies

  

  process of admissions. When I invited Stephan'13 to come volunteer at the EA ... weekend. CPW is an intense compression of an entire undergrad experience at ... around the clock; there are never less than five or six events going on at

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  another couple of weeks -- if we don't have it at that point, you'll ... missing materials sent to us. But at this point, we're only reading ... requests: At this time, do not send a second copy of something that you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  design a control system for a YF03 robot at Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan; research the potential of shale gas as an energy source at ... substances at RWTH Aachen University in Germany; and develop engineering

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  major at the end of this year, when freshmen at MIT declare their majors. Phillip is photographing apples he picked at Random Hall’s annual apple ... addition to launching angry birds at each other, 2.009 students spend the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  (whoops!), so here's something you should know: at MIT, I am a proud ... through Rush at all, at least for more than a few flashy events. Those who ... fraternity men are both diverse and intellectual, respect women (at least in my

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  About a week and a half ago, I arrived at Logan airport to start this ... ) without a flash 2) late at night and 3) with my low-spec camera surely ... goodness. We got in, whoop-dee-doo. But at the core, it's so much more than

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  (s) (check all that apply)”. At least for myself, this is an easy question to ... admissions staff?” I stared at my friend dumbfounded. I wasn’t sure whether to ... an ethnic category through no choice of their own, had it easier at

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biology-inspired design from MIT alums What happens when you bring together nature and technology? I think you'll like the result.

  

  . How in the world did you both go from doing engineering at MIT to ... bracelet." That's when I first got the idea. Jesse Louis-Rosenberg: At the ... can do this, too, since I'm way better at programming than she is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 29, 2011