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  Some lessons, we learn by virtue of way of life. They’re the kind of ... headed by our religious studies teacher. For these six years in a cozy but fenced-off location, our lives were defined by boarding school routine

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 30, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  campaign. I was called up on a random night in October by my friend Sathya ... charged by the megabyte. I typed up three more on my phone's keypad while ... , changing the lives of inner-city youth by simply giving them someone who

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2016-17 Application Essay Questions For those of you rarin' to go.

  

  this post by Petey, this one by Krystal, and this one by Chris S, among

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • July 26, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  annual event run by the MIT UA Committee on Sustainability.   I ... -event prep, performances by musical and comedy groups, and the judging ceremony ... Description: Inspired by low-budget, unrealistic, and yet surprisingly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  Hackapult Sieges The Dome

  

  flying overhead by 8:00am and two ground photographers shortly thereafter ... started dissembling the hack by 8:30AM...but not before some members of ... by noon. In case you missed it, here are some photos, courtesy of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Guest Post: Being Trans at MIT

  

  post is brought to you by two trans MIT students, with quotes from our ... Lounge, or you can even just drop by during the day and chat with the staff ... whenever you need it. You should also come by this CPW, to any of the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  , anyone can get in on the action by going to these public lectures that are ... lectures though is that they're taught by famous chefs and food experts. My ... crystalization is affected by the temperature at which the chocolate is subjected

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving and a Small Hack Quick updates from tropical Boston

  

  the first floor of Burton-Conner (and by first I mean second, because we ... unhealthy desserts, so I made sure to break the trend by mixing prodigious ... devoured overnight by Conner 2, which will definitely incur some form of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  majors: 6-7, 7, and 20. I am fascinated by the workings of complex systems ... separate the fragments by length. I can then extract the DNA from the gel and ... learning everything that they do. By comparing the genomic sequences to the

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Weekend of Hacking three events, one weekend

  

  extensively by Ceri in her excellent post MIT Mini Maker Faire, I won't go into much detail except that the Make Faire is an event organized by MAKE ... Grammy nominated artists. Hacking Arts is run by student organizers and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?

  

  Sometimes I get so engaged by a project that I forget to eat ... : Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no ... struggling early in the semester.  I worry because freshman year was by far my

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  EAPS Field Trip In which I pretend to be Course 12 for a weekend

  

  want to camp Saturday night, a van may be able to return to MIT by 7 PM ... cars rudely decide to drive by and mess with my sound quality. I tried to ... underrated by MIT undergrads (there are so few per year!) and that rocks are

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Guests on The Colbert Report All the MIT guests Stephen Colbert has had on his show.

  

  ) sent out an email with a link to a retweet by @cmsw_mit of a tweet by ... of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by MIT’s Office of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  ' by Samantha D., '15 Preethi Vaidyanathan Boston/professional designers ... down in 'e d i t' by Samantha D., MIT Class of 2015, a series that takes ... running apparel with designs inspired by countries around the world

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  by that time, but we strongly suggest you not wait until the very last ... posts by Labs and others (because it's worth repeating): As mentioned in ... of which will continue to grow as we try to conquer it, by the way - we

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  , although by the end of it my arms were thankful for the digital photography revolution. By the way, did I mention who else was in the darkroom? A blogger alum! Here is the (in?)famous rfong, looking very nonplussed by these

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  be easily crossed by foot during these periods. However, during the ... designed, detailed, fabricated, built and tested by the student teams. There ... part? Easily carried by one person My team decided to go a bit of a

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  register for CPW by Thursday, April 5, or when your travel plans are ... , please let us know), but be sure to let us know by May 1. Overnight ... future classmates and get questions answered by current students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  unjaded by the responsibilities and consequences of adult life. As much as ... but be influenced by the people we care about. Parents, for one, is on ... awesome graduate school, followed by a Ph.D pursuing something hard and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Melancholia [by Faye '11] A beautiful movie about the end of the world.

  

  [by Faye '11] Photo Credit: cmagz.com tldr; version ... . “This line is for the Melancholia film screening. It’s by ... stunning cinematography is inspired by German Expressionist cinema. Paired

  • by ARTalk
  • November 7, 2011