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  MacGyvering Bacon-tine’s Day decathlon brought to you by a paperback, a sledgehammer, and a scooter

  

  I like being around people who can creatively keep themselves entertained. This can be an unproductive quality while alone; I have a terrible tendency to sit fascinated for hours by the refraction of light through pens

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  iDoor Opening your boyfriend's dorm room door? There's an app for that.

  

  's phone at: finding things on maps, being good looking, etc. 2) Because the ... my boyfriend's door is pretty good at attracting the ladies. Here ... the door, especially while I was napping. 4) An earlier version of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying For Finals Study study study study study

  

  can't do this anymore. I'm heading back to the dorm. I'll be updating ... This is it, finals are in two days. One of the things that scared me ... average final grade of 17%) and am about to be thrown into another. Finals

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  East, the more it dawned on me that they won't be here next year. We were ... It's 6:30am. The natural lighting floods in past the courtyard, filling every square inch of this (albeit slightly smaller than the previous

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summertime Science Got that summertime, summertime science...

  

  here we are, me crufting on the blogs, you not knowing who I am. I never ... , Parks and Rec, and the Oregon Ducks). Another thing on the list of things ... to forget that people have actually managed to pull off the incredible

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2013
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch our robot grow up! Grow robot grow!

  

  -ball-nomming beasty. http://twitter.com/c2bot Definitely be tuned in to the feed on ... Sorry for the absence, I've been busy (lame excuse, sorry. The actual ... drive and move (which is exciting!) but even more exciting is the fact

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Commencement Webcast MIT gives me a diploma in T-3 hours...

  

  Well, here it is- the big day. I have to report to the athletics center in about 20 minutes to get ready to line up for the procession into Killian Court for commencement. (Unfortunately the weather isn't nearly as

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  high school students who are interested in MIT: The MIT TechFair THINK ... we are inviting YOU to be a part of it! THINK (Technology for Humanity ... and an all-expenses-paid trip to MIT - to the top three winners. To

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “This is not a smoking gun for superfluidity. This is a cannon.” Physics Breakthrough at MIT

  

  understand the fundamental physics behind this discovery would probably be ... , a faculty member, is actually one MIT's Nobel Laureates. He won the Nobel along with two other MIT alumni a few years back. From the MIT News

  • by Bryan
  • June 22, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  would assist us in getting to know you. Obviously, the greater the distance from your high school studies, the more creative you'll have to be ... awhile, we would expect to see the results of your standardized tests
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  Today I had a ton of work to do. To be fair, I did accomplish some of ... .004. Left is 7.012 studying, the second halves to all of those other things ... ? Instead I listened to the new Muse album (go buy it now) and found a solo in

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Holiday Stories Here's mine. What are some of yours?

  

  's class decided this would be a fun event for the dads, and that's how this ... My holiday story: At the end of December my son's preschool decided ... gingerbread houses for their children to decorate in school the following day

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  might have underestimated the extent to which I would be challenged by my ... I remember the first time I went to a market in my hometown. It was on one of those rare cold days, with icy sheets of rain washing the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  who represented the United States at the International Chemistry Olympiad the summer after ninth grade. It’s easy to forget how smart he is ... don’t feel out of my depth. Chris is starting his PhD in the fall

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  See, I Am! (CI-M) Communication-intensive economics research. (If that sentence doesn't make you want to read this entry, I…

  

  Professionals." This should not be confused with the Ray and Maria Stata Center ... See, I am here! Sorry for the gap in my posting. My CI-M (TLA!! Sam?) paper was due on Friday. In addition to the two communication

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  pretty white dress and a crown of black roses, and is being led to the ... My last few entries have been, well, very academic. You get the point ... big annual parties, Reawakening. I also might have mentioned that the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week: Anjum Sharma A salute to one final senior.

  

  Global Real Estate Group in the Fixed Income Division. Favorite MIT Class ... the topic is highly interesting and something I'd have been completely ... .281 Managerial Communications because he was always willing to help us with things

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  about ways the class can be improved, and generally preparing it for mass ... Hard to believe but my time at the institute is starting to wrap up. I'll save the sappy gushing for a later post though. Most people

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  So I'm writing from the end of a well-needed break back in San ... Program), and the adjustment back to home life has been, as usual, greater ... , but there are exceptions to every rule, and mine is not being bothered

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Freshman Summer plans and progress

  

  did the Ocean Engineering FPOP just to be in close proximity to the ... while I’m excited for the sunny weather and the shorts-and-tank-top-wearing days to finally be upon us again, I have also been in an application

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • February 10, 2019