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  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers), then ... , mentor, and (now) admissions liaison since 2002. Before I came to MIT, I ... E put up a great video outlining the history of 2.007 (or, as it was once

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you ever wanted to see just how hot your PC can get before it starts messing ... gun bullets? Or maybe the power of a single footstep? Want to know the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  need, and get back to studying for 18.02 and making a note sheet that I can use on the test. At around midnight, I realize I need to somehow ... D-3: I need a resume?! I have a busy week ahead--an 18.02 pset due

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  fish up and carried it the remaining distance back to the dorm. Once at ... bajillion mailing lists and never bothers to take themselves off of any of ... location. Said item is now free game and the first person to get to it gets

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

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

  

  -year olds but apparently that was too much to ask." Our house kicked ... to have an after-work event at which parents would construct gingerbread houses for their children to decorate in school the following day

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  the country with a pregnant wife and a toddler (good times). Sorry to be away from my blog for a few days, but my ability to get online was a bit sporadic during my trip. I've had a chance to think about the recent thread

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  was going to reinvent the breathalyzer. "Are you going to need testers ... flocked to HackMIT to crowd themselves into a gym for 30 hours and make ... a steady flow of snacks that ranged from burritos to late

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Christy ‘13 The first in a series of articles about students coming to MIT in the fall.

  

  I'm frequently asked about the students that are admitted to MIT. Who are they? What is their story? Beginning today, I'm going to be posting ... , and the students are going to be great members of the MIT community. A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  we do not have enough information. While it is important to file your Part 1 in a timely manner (as close to November 1 as possible), materials received after that date are accepted and will catch up to your file. Around

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come Together What do you believe in?

  

  physically significant counter-example to this premise. Let's start from the ... Munroe. Generally the comic is true to its tagline. It's nerdy, it's cute ... entirely relatable. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the webcomic here

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 9, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  begins on Sunday, but for half of the class, they are already getting to ... great opportunity to get to know a few dozen classmates well, before ... freshman to Montana, Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. Students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunnel66 bringing the borderline tunnels online for CP*

  

  of the Arts at MIT to paint a 200-foot long section of the MIT Tunnels under building 66. Then, augmented reality animations were added to some of the murals, meaning if you put your phone up to the murals, an

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Twenty thousand paper cuts and twenty thousand leaves

  

  classes I need to prepare for. I have to worry about my phone charger and ... 's not exactly true, but I do have things that I need to do, none of which ... things, I'm on top of things, because everything I need to do gets done and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  needs and then re-liquefy it to use again later. Not shaken nor stirred ... great read is Why Today's Inventors Need to Read More Science Fiction ... I love going to the MIT Media Lab. Being part of the MAS Freshman

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  Fellowship -- you would "need to identify a community or community organization ... ) Vector Fellowship -- you would "need to identify a community or community ... on a team Fellowship project initiated by the PSC... You do not need to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  ’t had much structure to my IAP thus far, mostly just focused on moving ... I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation ... due to the weather conditions in both Boston and DC; the first real

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  favorite classes I’ve taken so far, though, and much of that has to do ... class 11.027, City to City, spent our week doing ground research for four ... encompasses a variety of different specializations, ranging from urban design to

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  "] Me on my actual first day of high school! T-minus two months to the ... to my head, blasting My Chemical Romance in-between every single class ...   To the things that other people say to me when they probably meant

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Room 251 a room tour!

  

  returned to Next House last week in time for UPOP's week-long training workshop, which is about to come to a close. I had a wonderful experience, and it was a lot more fun than I expected it to be! I might blog about

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  -setting even through they're on Pass/No-Record, and I think to myself, "hahahaha ... anymore," which leads to internal sobbing and then I'm jolted back to ... school EVER!" (Just kidding, but it does start each day off rather epic

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012