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  RA deadline Q & A

  

  -14 days for the processing of all submitted materials. Items are not posted ... for processing of all materials at this busy time. Interview reports ... had an interview, please note that the deadline for scheduling an

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  I've only been here for a few weeks, but 'here' already feels like ... little closer, it wasn't hard to see that East Campus had a niche for ... going away for me. This is the place I've dreamed of for most of my life

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  what are we to do? we are not helpless in the face of injustice.

  

  who is only here for the summer, who talked about how shocked he was at ... talked at the table. we talked about how to build community and care for ... . we talked about funding for policy experimentation, research of police

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 13, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  assistance. Plus, Bebras' mascot is the beaver, just like (and for the same ... challenge and how they can register their schools for the exam. I ... teacher can download together with an answer sheet for a classroom

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snowed In at the Fraternity the blizzard is real.

  

  for Tuesday and Wednesday. My Momentum competition was pushed back to ... we were prepared for fun in the snow. With classes cancelled, we spent ... general has been very productive, especially for me. Spending most of my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventure Coming full circle at MIT

  

  ideas for new products and developed alpha prototypes of their ideas. All ... band that sings great remixes of pop songs. For example, instead of ... , a prosthetic socket that will allow the user to reshape the socket for

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  positive reactions/Amazon reviews for his Comedy Central show—there is ... in the past (clearly, he was unintentionally prepared for such a question), and answered that the Kumail would be a scale of magnitude for the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Good Morning, Sportsracers! *erases introductory post draft for the umpteenth time in the vain hope that he'll stick…

  

  Introductions are generally a clunky thing for me. There's some basic ... judged for quoting HMS Pinafore in this person's presence? Would this be a ... -knit friend group. This timescale felt too long for college: I wanted to meet

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 2 TableTop, Net Neutrality, Complexity Theory And More

  

  Role-Playing Game show. I can't wait! Youtubers Fighting For Net Neutrality Net Neutrality is a topic that I've been closely following for a ... slowly making sense. Apologies for breaking the Zaxxon rule with this one

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  to Admitted Student Gatherings, social events for mingling with other ... out your hair while doing PSets? It's a good thing that my very job for ... about meal plans, housing, dorm life, UROPs, and things to do for fun. One

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  as "backup", and we just went for it. Then everyone started ... . For those of you with the stomach to watch, I offer you this video. We had a lot of cleanup to do... The geese on Killian helped! For

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  YO! -yo. Learning how to make more toys!!

  

  Junior year pretty much ws a gigantic ride on the struggle bus for me ... semester. 2.008 is a Design for Manufacturing class offered to Mechanical ... Space Jam. For those of you who aren't familiar with the movie (sad day

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  date in the corner. It's a sort of art form in itself, and for some ... --the atmosphere is rich with fodder for music, art, and poetry. You'd think a place ... groups, a capella groups, improv comedy clubs, dance teams... For instance

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  late for my work-study bookbinding job, but managed to get there a little ... the second tower. The most personal part of the day for me was what we ... as the towers fell on screen. For some reason, this jolted me into

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thanks, man I'm feeling human again.

  

  me right now for making me feel human again. I wasn't expecting it to ... while we search for a more permanent place, brushed my teeth, and did my best to get a noncompliant five-year-old ready for school. Not easy, even

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  .  Like most stereotypes, this is not wholly accurate.  For example, I ... initial request for a spot at the dinner got turned down.  At the last ... manners.  For example: when you're given a large napkin you should fold it

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  impromptu event you didn't have to register for. The dark matter lecture I ... general institute requirements, but they're really not so bad! For example ... of the room in order for us to calculate the percent rebound, relating

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  calculus as a prerequisite for acceptance? This isn't possible for me, as my ... love to take them, but it's just not an option for me and I feel as ... 's possible for me to take at my school (honors, accelerated, etc.) but thats no

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales From Turning Twenty They range from "a little peculiar" to "utterly bizarre."

  

  Heisenberg operators for position and momentum obey an analog of Newton ... , took off my backpack, and worked on a Junior Lab paper for three hours ... nurse's comment made it a 10. Sunday Nov 4: I wore pajamas for literally

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  Unfortunately, having my "hell weeks" for the last two weeks has ... of time in my room working on psets and studying for all my classes :P ... 've been working on! 2.678- Electronics for Mechanical Systems: This class

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012