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  The Class of 2020 Hacks Back

  

  ; one aeronautical adMIT sent hers into space. This past spring, for the Class of 2020, we enclosed the following note in the tube:     Yesterday, the Class of 2020 responded with a hacked eye-chart of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  Today, I felt: angry and heartbroken. Because: the first question on ... with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a free copy of Matlab on the formula sheet. No kidding. I opened the test

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

  

  1667a.html In the summer of 2007, four Harvard graduates will go to ... Nobody can. We can mobilize and make this happen! Help eradicate the most prevalent and preventable problem in developing areas around the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  born again freshman too junior for this

  

  eerie it is to have gone from being underclassmen to the oldest people at ... my imposter syndrome by the end of freshman year, but being back in ... i'm in the class of 2023. this means that i spent only six full

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 4, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who you gonna call? The Mythbusters @ MIT!

  

  : Last night, LSC hosted the Mythbusters, Adam and Jamie, who came to MIT ... concert. Mythbusters on stage. Now, what you might not know is that the Mythbusters are not foreign to MIT. (Hops into Time Machine) The year was 2005

  • by Bryan
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  spent the last month converting a 1967 Chevy Bel Air into a boat - the idea being to get as close as possible to the fireworks on the 4th of July (and have the coolest boat on the Charles River). Seriously, you

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Comments 3999 & 4000

  

  Thanks to Kiersten for being my 4000th comment! Also, thanks to Jeff who, in the 3999th comment, provided a link to this interview with MIT professor Henry Jenkins on Star Wars fandom: Henry Jenkins is perhaps the most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Combining the Arts and the Sciences Some of the best science writing is happening at MIT. Find out how to get…

  

  where the speakers shared their insights about the ins and outs of being a ... science journalism would be like. Even at the undergraduate level, there ... . Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 21, 2007
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  miscellaneous tasks an employee may be required to perform outside the scope of ... performer Assign MIT Admissions staff to be “bouncers” and ushers for the event Bouncers have to be trained on the emergency protocol for the

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Richard III: Behind-the-scenes [by Grace Kane '11, Guest Blogger] What does it take to put on Shakespeare at…

  

  incredibly lucky to be a part of a production of Richard III by the MIT ... Theater Guild, Gilbert & Sullivan Players, and Dramashop being the other ... Show One of the most fun parts of working on a show is being on the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 06 The inside scoop on all 54 units I am taking this semester

  

  of Mutual Funds Description: In this seminar we will explore the ... Here are the classes I'm taking this term: 14.05: Macroeconomics Description: Uses the tools of macroeconomics to study various macroeconomic

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  train or a ferry. This means that the trips wind up being really ... Growing up in the Midwest, my "beach" experiences consisted of the ... (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Researchers Develop Autonomous Shoe Technology out of the MIT STrIDE group

  

  revolutionary technology being developed at MIT by the Self Treading Insole Design ... MIT alumni have been responsible for some of the most revolutionary inventions in the world. Radar, modern lithium-ion batteries, canned soup, and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  before coming to MIT is that I would be working all the time. Granted, I ... 2005 in Review Being in college manages to teach you a lot of life lessons. Some you would prefer not to learn, but in the long run, I'm sure I

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  be in now because it's not easy to get into some dorm in the re ... mentality of "This is absolutely the dorm that I want to be in," certainly not ... , then, for us to know what dorm we want to be our temp?" Omar '10

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seattle was gorgeous until the smoke came in

  

  I've never been to Seattle before. One of the things I love about ... people gush over when talking about the Pacific Northwest is the hiking ... surrounded by the trilling of mountain streams. By far the best hike I went on

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 22, 2018
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  ¡Es-pa-ña! ¡Campeones!

  

  on the metro, but didn't take it all the way home. That would be silly ... stop before. But, being the smart MIT student that I am, I thought, well ... . Besides, there are these 2 huge towers in the plaza that should be visible

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wall A Lack of Color

  

  could honestly be put to better use on a lot of things, but at the same ... eight months from now ;) ... This has to be the most awkwardly timed ... for the holidays. I had other plans for break, but they fell through, so

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  “Who Needs Harvard?” Generating your college list based on which schools fit your personality, not your ideas of…

  

  the Ivies is as fierce as ever, but kids who look beyond the famous schools may be the smartest applicants of all" http ... focused on the wrong things. Being the daughter of two architects, I looked

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England ... is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005