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  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  Institute! Over spring break (which is this week), your local MIT Alumni Clubs will be organizing Admitted Meetings. This post is my attempt to convince ... is organized to celebrate you! Come to the Admitted Meeting to… Make

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~

  

  time. The best way I can describe it is like speed-walking when you ... like you’re going terribly slow because you’re late... Junior year is ... , which is really cool. It’s exciting (though perhaps a bit more stressful

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Augmented Reality in Action one step before holograms

  

  Augmented reality is technology that enables you to overlay digital ... first time. Above is a short demo of me using the Meta 2. On the computer ... organizer of AR in Action is John Werner, the former Head of Innovation and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 26, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  ) is essentially a practice of executive discretion, no one knows yet if ... short answer is: yes, they can. As President Reif said, our policies and ... (S^3), is an advisor for all DACA students at MIT and works closely

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  Hello Interwebz! Our campus is swarming with high school students and free food. It's all very exciting. Everyone is very excited! Ahhh! I'm excited too! In fact, this is also my first CPW ever. I did not

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  The snow is quiet and deep. I hope all the people who want to read ... . This is not a best-of-the-year list. It's not a syllabus for literary self-improvement, nor is it a list of books I think you'll like, although

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams an MIT event

  

  (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which is a temporary designation ... President Obama’s presidency. One of the students’ top goals is to win the ... describe these students’ courage is an impossible feat. I still remember the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 7, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  name is Anna. I study astronomy. I am from the USA. What is your name ... is a blast, but my favorite part of this program has been meeting the other Fulbrighters and learning about their projects. A pianist is going

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  and loiter in the airfield for a day or two. Let's be clear--wind is bad ... decreased groundspeed when flying upstream. For instance, if your plane is designed to fly at 20 mph and the wind is 30 mph, your plane will take off

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  that being an introvert is necessarily bad (check out Quiet by Susan Cain ... 're a brand new man, and the brand new you is confident, composed, and ... friends can't be that hard. All you have to do is say hi, shake hands, and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  do you think about x global issue" or "what is your goal here at MIT ... as an introduction. What I do remember is thinking, "Wow, this conversation is refreshing" because he quickly got to asking bread

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  ’s Sunday morning now, daylight savings time is weird) on the 6th floor of the ... ; GEL is no exception. In my time, I’ve noticed that at the ... involved with things is a lot of fun and normally not mind

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  is 2.00B, Course 2's introductory class to toy product design.  Product ... weeks, I've decided that Course 2 is, in the words of Kirsten, super legit ... interdisciplinary work - so 2A-20 (a flexible MechE with a bioengineering track) is

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  ; 1. “The sky is the limit” - Mom Since I was a very little Gabe, my ... must have heard her whisper “the sky is the limit” in my ear thousands of ... what, Mom?” I asked. “That the sky is the limit. That you can do anything

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  MIT is a really stressful place.  Class just started less than one ... electronics.  The Garment District is one of my new favorite places in Cambridge.  Look at the boots! And here is a picture of my roommate Maggie making

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I Love MIT And why you should

  

  /No Record :(. But no worries, I'm back on the blogosphere. Since today is ... job recruitment here is also intense. Over IAP, I wandered among the ... is a great chance to dive into some neat projects. I've been on the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • February 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  around to playing Braid, which is sort of like Portal in that it involves solving puzzles using a novel game mechanic, although IMHO, Braid is way ... software interviews, and hanging out with a bunch of coders is always fun

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  fact that people say an education at MIT is like drinking from a fire ... , In Time ), and I have to decide how to spend it. MIT is a culture shock for this reason. I'm the kind of person who is used to saying yes to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  success. Thankfully the MIT Housing system is designed to give everyone the best chance at being put where they're happiest. Of course no system is ... (Residence Exploration). REX is where each of the dorms pulls out all the stops

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Thing-A-Mah-Bobs Never walk up to a duck trying to cross the street

  

  -time favorite answers were: [Q: What is your race?] “I guess I’m Caucasian. I ... '?] “Whatever -- anywhere the wind blows is cool” In other news: one of the preferred meats on this island is spam -- restaurants have as many entrees

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 8, 2011