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  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  . [ASK] me about traveling for 2.5 weeks in two carry-on bags. May 13 ... , before heading over to a celebration dinner for Jess K. '10 graduating from ... also had the idea for a plunger that would scream at you while you used

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  solely for [their] content.” Those are merely "used books" and not fit for ... for the antiquarian book connoisseurs. Same goes for the $2 ... , and I know none. For the fun of it, here’s some technical antiquarian

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  strike. Obama has imposed heavy sanctions, while Romney has bashed him for ... expert on hand.  Just the other day, I sat down for lunch with Dr. Jim ... international nuclear politics for an hour.  Among the topics we discussed

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  admitted who don't mind the expense of traveling to boston for the weekend in exchange for free food. Which is totally an okay thing to do, by the way ... as elimination round 2, and was hoping for Survivor-esque challenges

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  than usual. I’m reigniting my IAP resolution to cook dinner for myself for every night in January. During the semester, I usually grab dinner ... Chef, I’m dusting off the cookbooks and asking mom for advice. I was

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  . As I understood when applying for housing, traditional is exactly what ... take, and then every week you meet for an hour and a half with the ... relaxed atmosphere. Oh, and you get academic credit for this, and the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship Opportunity: Davidson Fellows A look at a scholarship worth up to $50,000, and some past MIT winners.

  

  Having read MIT applications for a long time now, I know that MIT ... for good opportunities, and when one recently appeared in my inbox, I ... ,000 And $10,000 Davidson Fellow Scholarships The Davidson Institute for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  I'm in Southern California now, preparing for the following Central ... for admission, and there are no minimum test scores. Test scores are one ... credit will be given for 7.012, Intro Biology. 2 Placement and 12 units of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar ... , and since flights were also relatively cheap,  for spring break my ... so lucky, but I did write a handful of rhymes for giggles on our bus

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2026 are now ... .'] 14,781 students applied for early admission[/annotation] to the MIT ... more information for deferred students here; you can also read posts from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  For the past few days, I've been walking around with this weird ... and continued on with my life. I avoided social media for the next 24 ... sunny Sunday afternoon. But there I was weeping. Weeping for people whose

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  head for the past 2 weeks that I have been on campus, I still can ... discover. For some background, my high school was tiny. My graduating class ... . Like, actually, the rectangular building used to be a warehouse for some

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Be a Blogger 2016! how to be a blogger

  

  -shaming me for bringing huge containers of steel-cut oats into the office and eating them like an actual horse 3) It's time for those of you who ... ’s like to be in a Sadoway lecture, or planning stuff for REX, or UROPing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  distribute $100 in Bitcoin to every MIT undergraduate as his final project for ... for a sophomore year elective. Since then, that project has grown into ... White House ​advisor for ​mobile and ​data ​innovation. He will work with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  that art for art’s sake is reason enough. As Robin Williams said in Dead ... alive for…That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the ... mind the other day: Poetry is important for the same reason that a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  I have discarded jeans for yoga pants. My laundry load does not fit ... , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of ... Facebook timeline for something other than finding PSet buddies? Probably

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  international students.   MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the ... before logging in to decisions.mit.edu. 6,820 students applied for early ... early action cycle was more difficult than ever for both our staff and our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  taken some photos for you guys to see these machines :( But this just ... we're talking about. Training's actually pretty cool! For the Edgerton ... part. Edge-finding! Woo! Next, we drilled a couple concentric holes for

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s like I go to class or something. Or whatever.

  

  . Manalis, I know you probably didn't mean for it to be so mean. He and Prof. Han are pretty nice people and have co-taught this class for six years ... for that lil' step function when he did so stinkin' much for physics and

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Greetings from Honduras: D-Lab students in the field D-Lab students Chelsie, Miho and Nina report from Honduras

  

  sealer for a local rice micro-enterprise in Brisas del Mar; and designing solar driers for family harvests and testing water in El Benque. January ... continue with the back-breaking process. Their yuca mill has been broken for

  • by OEL
  • January 18, 2012