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

  

  -night "insomnia cookies" to breakfast bagels with half-and-half milk. Toss in a hallway lined with air mattresses for catnappers, and throw in a bunch of ... defined by Wikipedia: "the act of engaging in activities (such as

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  last checked in, I was just settling into my new life in Cambridge, MA ... : Tortillas. These round slices of heaven are revered in Mexican cuisine; for ... out the flavors in tacos al pastor or enchiladas, while flour tortillas

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  July and Unified O.O and lots of pictures

  

  Spending a lot of time in the Unified Lounge (Unified is a course 16 class ... ;:) In any case, I must return to my summer before winter rolls around ... physics and decision making involved? I could definitely say that in many

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  of time in my room working on psets and studying for all my classes :P ... bridges. In this class, we look at structures in equilibrium and learn how ... because I've been able to learn more about the force distributions in

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  difficult" - by MIT standards] Dear psets, In the past week, you've tried ... concept. You've twisted my mind in ways I didn't know it could twist before ... more grateful. Because in high school, homework was boring. It was

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Current State of Mind ewoufbwu iyfh[things I must do]w39478ry3927rhiwf83tr

  

  Yesterday, (or was it a few days ago?) I reached into a pocket in my ... in ink, and that my ID was ruined...(or splattered-decorated with ink, if you want to look at it that way.) I was in line at La

  • by Ana V. '15
  • May 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a ... . Founded in 1989 by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, FRC is an activity where a ... monstrosity to compete in a game announced in the first weekend of January. Dean

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  several years back when I was in junior high. What do you think occupied ... ? Inspiration comes from people who are passionate about something. In my opinion ... they love; they share what they love with others in hopes that they

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  of the first floor of Random Hall. One of three all-male floors in ... rights on eBay for $36 and used the money to build stadium seating in the ... dinner included. Tonight we are in Destiny kitchen.   The MacBook is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  , but I feel a vicarious thrill seeing the same expression reflected in the eyes of the torrent of 2015s that have descended upon campus in the past week. Like many freshmen, I was participating in one of MIT's many

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  ’t tell my colleagues in other departments I said that) department at MIT, and a department that is top ranked in Computer Science, in Computer Engineering, and in Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering. So it was

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  stay in MITWE, MITSO, and Techiya, at least for the first couple weeks. I ... semester, I knew I couldn’t stay in all three groups. But I really didn ... fun. And in case you’re wondering, a “wind ensemble”

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Events

  I THINK it’s time for a guest blog! WARNING: There will be shameless promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post.

  

  promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post. NOTE: You needn’t have worked in a lab nor done research to enter. It’s that time of year ... * For me, it was really awesome getting the chance to work in a lab and to

  • by Kate R. '14
  • December 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second Home You're in your room doing a pset. I'm in my lab making science happen.

  

  yeah, I haven't written a blog in too long anyways, so I owe all of you ... being in lab. You see, I am taking Project Lab, this 30-unit class (normal ... every week in my lab, looking at worms, running gels and blots, and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 30, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  My Entirely Unexciting IAP see title

  

  in exotic locales (okay, maybe not so exotic), this IAP had been REALLY ... reason for doing so, you see. In a little bit more than 48 hours, I will be ... multiple choice questions in the realms of biology, chemistry, organic

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 28, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three Things That Are Awesome (And have been keeping me from writing recently -- Sorry!)

  

  Numbers 1: MEnging I graduated in June, but I'm not gone yet! Due to a great program in Course 6 (Electrical Engineering and Computer ... .Eng program in Course 6 is something students can apply for in their junior year

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Still Going… haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

  

  ... Hmm I don't know when I was actually planning to hand it in... June 4th ... . I am in the office from 1:30 to 5:15 so drop it off sometime between ... (Shot Noise, Dark Current, Variations in Quantum Efficiency, Saturation

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  I went to 9-to-5 life in downtown Manhattan. Some of you might have ... while everyone else was frolicking in the snow or relaxing at home, I was ... !) and busting my butt off at my JOB. I chose to get an internship in

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger selection 2008 results We have completed the selection of this year's bloggers!

  

  more interesting submissions were in response to short answer question #2 ... : "In a paragraph or two, describe to us a YouTube video, and why it is ... videos that were submitted, in a fairly random order: Large Hadron Rap

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  ), this was all on Albany street in those serious-looking and poorly landscaped NW buildings that no one really ever visits on a whim. Living in EC back then I managed the walk to work every day in half an hour on my

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008