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  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
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Frosh No More Goodbye GIRs and Intro Classes, hello course 6!

  

  'd take a moment to tell you guys what I'm up to for the semester. This ... to make up for a humanities free freshman spring semester. Finishing 6 ... staple course for anyone hoping to have technical interviews, 006 has yet

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 6, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  Some people can draw. My friend Alison, for example, drew this ... . A few minutes later, ten fingers intact, it was time for the darkroom ... .  For ten minutes, in ten second intervals.  It was actually quite fun

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  can have a regional competition here in the UK for the first time. In ... host a summit for all the recipients. In May, I got an e-mail from one of ... been invited to send two representatives to New York for an all

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  Essay -  this is one of the two classes I'm taking "for fun". I don ... -Nehisi Coates, who writes for the Atlantic - which in the past year became my new ... : Science, Technology, and Memoir - this is the other class I'm taking for fun

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  that I’ve never studied in depth for a company that has never taken ... begin. I work for a limestone company, and before you conjure up images ... prepared for such a monumental task as forecasting Europe’s future in

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Free Lunch Who says there is no such thing?

  

  . Members are actively engaged in advocating for and supporting the ... luncheon in the Flowers Dining Room at Maseeh Hall by the Dining Manager for ... discovered some great resources for myself, too. Check out this list of

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 23, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  hours in Kendall Square. "Don't you still have that gift certificate for ... answered while reaching for my coffee cup near my slippered foot on the ... something together for dinner for the teenagers who live in my basement (mine

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  of people. The idea of someone yelling at me for taking their picture ... and building a quick assembly bridge for use in developing countries ... designing a new departmental facility for the Course 1 and Course 12 on a new

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! how i celebrated the coming apocalypse

  

  dad and two brothers for a few days of skiing at Breckenridge. It was ... is known by local fire rangers for his 512 cubic foot brush pile blaze ... weeks to assemble the cannon, test it for safety and reliability, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  Lobby 10 this morning/afternoon for Splash 2011!! From 1st floor ... " to "Salsa Dancing". Students in grades 9-12 can sign up for classes and ... -of-classroom mathematical topics if it wasn't for the inspired students who decided to be

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  It's important to recognize that while MIT is known for top ... the MIT community and meets weekly to review those submissions for ... keep it free for the MIT community.  So if you're a member of the MIT

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  offense was setting records for scoring, the defense was setting records for ... and held off the Giants for a scoreless first half...but the Pats ... . For example, the degree to which other teams match up against any given

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  got them at the COOP on Monday after coveting them for a year. I had been waiting for a rainy day to wear them, and today was the day: it came ... nice and dry-- but I was looking for puddles to jump in! There is nothing

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Summer at last and my last days as a teenager...D:

  

  Jersey, which is very close to home. Planning for summer 2011, I knew I ... for me, I’ll be going to Beijing, China. I’ve been looking at MISTI ... can to travel alone internationally for the first time. Of course I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  life. Saturday. I'm helping Mikey prepare for the closing show. We ... line for the ribs. Where, like a beacon in the darkness, stands Snively ... with deliciousness. I asked Snively for the recipe; instead, his friend

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  ARE YOU PUMPED FOR CPW? Who wouldn't be excited about 72 solid hours ... excited about CPW! There are far too many events for a single person to ... it for free food and subsequently consuming it. I can only hope for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  cartoon: And another, related reason is that public role models for women ... ). Ladyada owns. She's credited by many with being responsible for driving the ... , participation in a critical discourse, and subversion. Congrats, Ladyada, for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011