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  HOW TO FORGE A DRAGON SWORD and other skills picked up in 3.096

  

  , laying it on an anvil) and molding the exterior with chisels. This is how ... third bottle opener is a cool wavy shape where the bottom curve goes ... ="attachment_84090" align="alignnone" width="300"] look at how 3-D the leaf is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 7, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Thoughts. Future. Kindness

  

  and how they can donate blood. “I am O-, and donating blood is the first ... passed away in the line of duty. A friend of mine, who is also a friend of ... on the TV? That is where Tech shuttle drops students off for class, for

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  discovered the most optimal procrastination technique. It is so effective, in ... enjoyable. In the end, you might figure that is it too overwhelming or unnecessary to actually write the report anyway, and your problem is solved

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An MIT wedding Paper airplanes instead of rice and a reception at a science museum... what's not to…

  

  . Apparently the museum is a popular destination for MIT alums, because the ... the big interests of the lab is to figure out which genes cause neural ... research and development office in Cambridge. Adam is the go-to guy for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Diversity or Merit? false questions, false answers

  

  vast majority of applicants, is closer to the idea of qualified or ... these qualified students? This is where the idea of "diversity" comes in ... the most important things about college is its role as a socializing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Sunrise, Sunset An MIT-Israel student shares his day

  

  say about the summer is, “swiftly fly the years”. Be’er Sheva is a ... ’s a nice change of pace from the school year, which is practically non ... elusive. I work in a lab in the Soroka Medical Center, which is across the

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Things Wot I Did Whilst Studying at MIT A tale told in pictures (and someone else's words).

  

  think of it as a stepping stone. 18. Take risks. 50. This is the ... (with the guy who is now my son's godfather) at least once a month ever since.   49. Enjoy every second of the next four years. It is

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Axes of Confusion ????

  

  us in the heart the way nothing else can. Another HUGE factor is that ... opinions, is the epitome of the epitome of using animation to not just tell a ... and revolutionary one. The field of visual storytelling is really broad

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 21, 2018
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Hacking A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.

  

  that have happened at MIT. In a nut shell, a hack is an addition to the ... was possible, or both. The chainsaw hack is an excellent example of the ... removed in pieces. It was saved and is now on display in the Stata center if

  • by Snively '11
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Solar Catsby Turning my little ray of sunshine into a solar cell

  

  ="attachment_86574" align="aligncenter" width="768"] (The cat to the right is a random cat I found online.)[/caption] The inspiration MIT.nano is MIT’s state-of-the ... any university in the world. At the heart of it is a cleanroom with a

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 2, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Riri Williams Pi Day Video Behind the scenes of an extraordinary three minutes!

  

  ; Classroom 10-250   10-250 is a classic MIT lecture hall, in the sense ... Robertson, who manages and maintains the wind tunnel. The Edgerton Center is ... part of the suit) outside. The Center for Bits and Atoms shop is the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 9, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Distraction News Your internet connection is unstable

  

  she is no longer the puppy of the house and hisses (like a cat) at Dog 4 ... Dog 4 will eat Cat 1's food only if Cat 1 is standing by the food ... . Cat 1 will tackle and bite Dog 4 if no one is looking. A knock at the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 31, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Be yourself or create yourself? The biggest question in freshman year.

  

  Great Gatsby, “the Great American Novel”, is a book most of us have to go ... does not make you anti-social. The tricky part is putting yourself in ... . But the exciting part is remembering that you have the power to choose

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Paths there are so many

  

  say the least. The reality is that the college application process is ... see in this moment, the door that didn’t open is just *one* door. It may seem like this door is *the* door. We want to tell you that it is

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On The Essay The rules are simple: write your own.

  

  's the best advice anyone can give to you. Your application is full ... in clubs and sports and whatever else you do... the essay is the one ... to measure the impact of the admissions essay on today's college

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An Unofficial Guide to Unstandard MITglish, 1st Edition The joy of jargon.

  

  : Person A: Pass the salt, please. Person B: Is your request a function of the underseasoning of the fish sticks, or is it a function of the ... before tests? Student: Yes. [The student's response is vacuously true

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 8, 2009
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  A Midsemester Night’s Dream Technically an All-Nighter's Dream, but hey, close enough

  

  the couch is Reva ‘18, who fell asleep on her laptop keyboard while ... casualties strewn across the furniture. This week is my second-busiest of the ... Electrical Engineering, not a measure of height. The MIT Bubble is a pressure

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Policies, Principles, and Protests thinking about responsible citizenship in a time of student protests

  

  integrity on its face. The purpose of this blog post is to communicate that ... protest is being held, explicitly or implicitly, over the heads of our ... humankind. This conviction is nothing new. In 1949, the Lewis Report, which

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • February 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Academic Conference and also things I have learned about publishing research in the past few months

  

  research is the UROP project that I've been working on for almost two years ... Natural Language Tutoring"]roles[/annotation] within the game, and this is ... CHI PLAY. The SGDC is a 'track' within the CHI PLAY conference, and I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  50 Things (That MIT Made) LISTS

  

  the site and my brain is a bit melty. So, as a bit of a break, in the ... this Guardian article about inventor culture at MIT, here is the Boston ... Happy Friday! Yes, that is an Oberlin College-produced parody of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 27, 2011