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  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  an issue I've written about before in other venues on the subject of ... engineers. I agree with him. And I agree especially in the case of women. I ... here studying in fields - especially STEM - in which women have been

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute ... yourselves. As always, please keep the conversation civil and friendly in our

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT = The American Dream As usual...we procrastinate like mad before finals.

  

  My 5.60 Final is tomorrow at 9:00. In just about 18 hours, I will be ... , I think I'm in plenty good company :P) Anyways, one of my favorite ... you want to be...we talking a bus driver, a secretary, two kids in MIT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Live from the Glass Lab! it's...tuesday afternoon??

  

  in the MIT Glass Lab this week. Since space is so tight and so tightly ... 3 webcams in the lab. Feel free to tune in. Live, from the Lino

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  PGA." Well apparently that's exactly what President Obama had in mind ... assistance. Chu, in turn, has assembled a team of five “extraordinarily ... Business Week. I think Viggo Mortensen should play him in the inevitable Jon

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome 2014s!! :) See you in the fall!

  

  finally made the decision on matriculation! For all of those that replied in the affirmative, congratulations! You're in for one heck of a ride. ^______^V but don't worry, you'll be in with some of the best company you will

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  awesome CPW weekend. In fact, CPW didn't even exist...What did exist however, was a meeting held in the home of an alumni volunteer named George Keller '48. He lived in the Bay Area, was chairman of Chevron Oil at the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Sunrise If a picture is worth a thousand words (minus inflation), that makes this post much…

  

  IAP, for those who are just tuning in, is one of the greatest times to be at MIT. It's all the geek-culture, learning cool things, without ... have a test over in 5 hours". IAP in fact stands for "It's Awesome

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  now know almost everyone who sent a picture in, and ironically one kid ... , bad joke.) who may or may not like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain, I didn't ask. He maintains that he is in fact NOT making a

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections Some thoughts on the admissions process, both to those who were admitted and those who…

  

  staff, I want to say thank you for your interest in MIT, and for sharing ... your applications brought back some memories for me. When I was in high ... displayed in a museum, nor led a group of students through a rainy trek up

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  In mid-December a friend of mine, Jared '10, asked if I'd be interested in being on a team with him for a LEGO robot competition during IAP ... $50 registration fee later I was enrolled in 6.270 for IAP. The

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Travels Winter break is here!

  

  home in California for the rest of the break. I know, lame, but I spend the whole summer in Germany through this awesome program called MISTI ... long travel trips for me. Besides, traveling in Europe during winter?

  • by Cambridge
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  In response to this blog entry: (As a reminder) Don't hesitate to ... ' classes you attend, I'm interested in what you do between classes, any ... difference in lecture with students wanting to do different things?" Hey

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Excitement On The Road Adventures in the Princeton Hospital ER.

  

  So Marilee and I spent much of last night in the ER at Princeton ... exciting for two reasons... first, it was my first ride in an ambulance ... -worker is fine, thanks to the wonderful medics and folks in the ER. But more

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Decisions

  

  what you hear from colleges in the next few weeks, you can and should use ... skills you'll receive in college. I am confident in your abilities, and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day

  

  in room 2-102** the UMA (undergraduate math association) will be holding the following festivities in honor of pi day: Pie baking contest Pi ... -related prizes. ----------- In honor of Pi Day, the UA Dining Committee invites

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Class Projects

  Television MIT on TV.

  

  Tonight's episode of MythBusters on the Discovery Channel will show the Archimedes Death Ray episode, done in conjunction with students from ... housemate and some others starred in "Crop Circles: Mystery in the Fields

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  many pertinent questions were asked in the last entry, I figured I'd base this entry on those questions (a formal Questions Omnibus will follow in ... evaluate per day?" It depends on the reader. In our process, the more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  chunks go in the radial direction when it crashes to the ground? Answer ... . Now I must admit by the end of the evening, I did have a slight crick in ... as chunks of pumpkin splashed in my face.

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  competition for me in the field of SPAM. Here's my award-winning speech. "My ... doing now that I've won this most presitigious of awards? Sitting in lab and organizing data to send to Andy in Switzerland so he can keep

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005