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• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  time to the Berkeley area, so it was all new to me. First Stop: Cafe ... tried to recreate this in my room, it would probably have too much avocado ... ," ... At the end of the meal, the waitress asks us, "What is your gift to

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  blogger is honoring them for their birthday, not to mention a little creeped ... friends. The important word to understand in that sentence is ‘celebrating ... roommate, my floor’s tradition dictated that it was my responsibility to bake

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Enterlude Brought to you by the letter "L", for Late, Lame, and real Life. Or something…

  

  from “decent” to “huh, that’s a little weird, but okay” and “is that even ... tossed it down to me. Tugging it on over my top, I grinned, bounded up the ... , to start, my name is Natanya K. ’14. Er, well, not really. My parents

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 2 just another excuse for me to talk about how much i love music tracking software

  

  playlists i should add them to yet. most of it is trash indie that i'm not sure how to classify, but it's a pretty mixed bag of songs overall music ... 's post: All the songs on it have some specific significance to people I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  semester, it's easy to forget that there exists an entire world outside of ... things about MIT is being able to apply the concepts you learn within the ... . Even where there is water, many, especially women, avoid going to

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch is one of my favorite events at MIT. It ... followed by a one-day sale the next day, to benefit the lab and its ... year to share with you. The pumpkin patch is handblown gradually over

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  the impacts of the oil spill to dissipate, he said. "If we do it now ... said. "This is one area where we're able to make an impact." You can ... How are you planning to spend the day? Jeffrey Warren, a Media Arts

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Gobble Gobble Geeks with guns

  

  shooting the turkeys, think of it as an opportunity to focus all of your ... name shot out before? After shooting out some letters it was time to ... trying to get them to miss. I see your hand shaking! I SEE IT! DON'T MISS

  • by Snively '11
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  it is true to a certain degree. Life is full of opportunity costs ... , you have probably realized that there is an “Activities” portion to the ... play a varsity sport. *sigh* Sometimes they expect you to have it all

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  campus as a freshman. While reading these blogs is a great alternative, it ... . So the story that follows is about my first visit to the Massachusetts ... first door to the right is a men's bathroom. My friends Steven and Brendan

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  to put it into words, the primary difference is an almost overwhelming ... , really. But at the same time, it goes straight to the heart of what it means to be a member of a fraternity. Because the fact of the matter is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  was easier to get into MIT than it is now) and have insights into the ... bit about what it is like to meet you. We hope this creates an ... you appear perfect it is liable just to piss us off.) So relax when you

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Read This! All those questions you needed answeredvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript…

  

  is FULL of information, bloggers use it all the time to get information ... 't actually have time to do any of it. This is stressful no matter how you slice ... That title is just a lazy excuse for not being able to come up with a

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  My Funny Valentine No kissing on Valentine's Day.

  

  lecture to learn about injection molding. (It would be unfair of me to just ... : And it wouldn't be Valentine's Day without: r = a(1 - cos(theta)) Plot ... infection rendering my voiceless and without a desire to eat. So I think my

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Listening What's in your stereo?

  

  " by Beirut: This is by far my favorite song that I've been listening to ... song that has a very summery feel to it. Not too many memories associated ... , Antifogmatic, came out last year, my little brother and I listened to it on the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Challenge I hope Chris Peterson doesn't fire me for too many prefrosh stealing his nametag...

  

  include my oh-so-awesome CPW event? Oh right, I'm a blogger. So here it is ... , see, and do! So, if you're coming to CPW this weekend, this is my ... Wait wait! Stop! Hold the presses! I have one more thing to add to

  • by Kate R. '14
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  super satisfying to fold once you figure out how it works. Five ... favourite examples of modular origami because it’s both fun to assemble and ... assemble as its cousin (the FIT), this model is actually two models in one

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  actual conversations i definitely had last night happy new year i guess

  

  A: well i wanted to say, oh shoot, it's another person, act normal B ... do you want to keep playing or not A: it's december thirty-first B ... of the screen A: eh give it a race or two A: you'll get used to it B

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  weren't on Facebook. In retrospect, it was a primitive and dim space to ... have seen it. That's why they call it "social media" - because it is ... where it is isn't wanted like that awkward kid in high school who invited

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  hectic, but I'm still looking forward to it. Also, I now know my CPW ... ), and it's definitely an event that all FIRST nerds should go to ... diamonplate were, "Oh my God that is so hot!" Because it is. Then I remembered

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006