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  Blogger Application 2012! how is blog formed

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) It's ... practiced wakesurfing and (poorly) performed in a triathlon. 2) Sports! As ... people who can communicate in a compelling fashion to our large and active

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  The weather sobered up just in time for CPW, and we celebrated the sunny warmth with a spring picnic. It was a day made for frivolity. I ... to slow the breakdown of pectin in the potatoes is pretty cool). As

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  important stuff. Filing that one away in my list of Things To Refer To When In Situations Requiring Social Interaction - I foresee the situation ... 'm actually learning a lot of things in this class called 20.330 Forces, Fields

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

  624 Hours: Columbia, MO or, Things I Made While I Was Home

  

  altitude over some undetermined state in the Midwest. I’m now writing, I can ... the last 26 days in my hometown – Columbia, MO. Located in the heart of ... . Here’s what’s been going on in my life: I had a conversation with a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Free Flu Shots Better than free pizza.

  

  vaccinated almost 3,000 people in six hours. The process is remarkably ... in my arm, pulled the needle out of my arm, and gave me a Band-Aid. The ... MIT sucks. About two weeks ago I stayed up until 3 AM baking a cake in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rainboots, Math, and M&M’s Because I have a bunch of little stories to tell, not one big one.

  

  This blog post is about the following picture: In particular ... nice and dry-- but I was looking for puddles to jump in! There is nothing ... around campus in black-and-grey fleur-de-lis patterened high heeled boots

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  active in.  (I learned to fly pre-MIT and probably won't have much time to fly until post-MIT - in the meanwhile, I'm mostly spending my time taking advantage of opportunities I didn't have at home ^_^)  In any case

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  college thing! With two bags in hand (well, ok, one was a backpack), and my ... and just took in the imagery of the Charles River. The cab driver ... about an old radio that he and his friends found back in the day, turned

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  his mom, when he won second place in a local filmmaking competition for ... identity in the not too distant past. And it’s also, at the same time, about ... majority ethnicity for one- and the Institute really believes in a person

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Vol. III Everyone gather 'round the laptop 'cause it's movie time!

  

  So while Rachel has been Facebooking, Jenny has been getting into poopy situations, and Anna has been dancing the night away in Cambridge, I ... 's a video. Boom. Sorry in advance for the singing. If any of the other

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • July 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LIVE-BROADCAST: With the Void, Full of Powers [by Mei Zuo '13]

  

  broadcast live! Electronic participatory art; engage in the creative process. Follow @NouveauRealisme ! If you’re in Boston, come to Killian Court

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT Open House Well, come on in y'all!

  

  a house for sale. It was October and we were still living in an ... -sized stuffed panther doll in the middle. To this day, I have no idea what was up ... fans by the way), and the panther was lost in the process of moving in

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane ... -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience. Local Admitted ... in dozens of locales, including New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, San

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  came out, chances are they'll gloss over the ants-in ... other kids from my school had gotten in (to have one would have been crazy ... the fact that I hadn't gotten in and only checked my account to confirm

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  Sooo ~ MIT's back in session and life is again much too full with ... : 7.05 - General Biochemistry - In the last two classes, we learned that ... interesting in that 90% of our grade is based on problem sets, 5% on

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flat Ryan’s Adventures at MIT! There are more exclamation points in this entry than there are days of classes left…

  

  fact: His office doors are covered in pictures of his former students and their kids, but his Nobel is kind of off in the corner of his office. He ... cool. 3. Flat Ryan in 5.112 lecture. 4. Flat Ryan at the Great Glass

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  with the six of us - relative novices in matters relating to the ... significance of certain passages, but she is never impatient with us - in fact, she simply probes deeper in her questions and gets us to think like a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stayin’ Classy Workworkworkworkworkwork *deep breath* workworkworkwork.

  

  us are gasping for a break. There's a definite pick-up in the amount of ... -consuming, makes sense to me. I come up with little stories in my head about ammonia ... have been some pretty epic molecular wars that take place in my 70-page

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... distance of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... . There will be meetings in dozens of locales, including New York City

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MITSO Gone Wild! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] MITSO performs with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra!

  

  violinist in MITSO, it was quite an interesting experience unlike any other ... symphony was composed by Charles Shadle, a faculty member in the Music ... stunning! 3. We premiered, in Massachusetts, the "Adam and Eve Ballet" from

  • by ARTalk
  • March 15, 2010