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• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  As regular readers of this blog know I love to bike. It's my primary ... to exercise. Hooray! Hooray for bicycles! I'm also very risk averse ... from near my home about 7 miles to campus. I get a nice view, I get to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  I can`t wait to start writing more about life at MIT, but since I ... I saw this book that promised to inspire me, to reignite my passion for progress, and to wake my then-dormant optimism about our future

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Cultured C-Show 2011

  

  that I was capable of turning off my alarm and going back to sleep, without any conscious knowledge of my actions. (2) I listened to my 18.03 (diff eq) professor sing in class, to general applause and awe. (3) I ate

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  into a socialist utopia. But, prior to leaving for home for spring break ... everything I brought with me), I paid a visit to Kim’s office and did some ... interesting to see what has changed, and what remains the same. Many of you will

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the ... 18 inches of snow, and ice on the roads to close schools. Being as ... if Bostonians are less accustomed to snow, or perhaps it really does

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a rose is a rose is a rose ...is a rose

  

  So I haven’t blogged for a while - again... I’m not going to lie ... ’s like, most of it. Haven’t really gone to any big new events. Haven ... and hours to various software and machines and spray paint and glue

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  One thing I like to talk about with prospective students is the fact ... that make MIT feel like home to anyone. We also have terrific ... students are the first generation of their family to go to college. We also

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  going to DINEPA, or Direction Nationale de l’Eau Potable et de l ... wanted to know how effective these measures had been - data he had yet to analyze. Still, it was fantastic to finally talk to someone in person after

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  around the corner. While I hate to distract you from the application, essays, standardized tests and teacher recommendation letters (not to mention school and real life), I do need to mention one vital part of the

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  deposited my belongings in McCormick Hall, and proceeded to video-chat excessively with friends I’d already begun to miss. I haven’t had much time for ... pre-orientation group, spent several minutes trying to pick flawless

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ADITL MIT's Technique spearheads one of the most interesting projects I've seen on campus recently.

  

  on campus were doing the same thing with the same purpose: to take part in A Day In The Life, a project open to the entire MIT community ... , and staff alike have been uploading their photos to the website, which

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  was an MIT student who didn't have quite enough credits to graduate ... opted to stay another year in order to finish up and graduate. One day ... , way to make an insulting, totally useless reply to the entire dorm

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  This blog is to all the '14's, '15s, '16s+ who are scared after ... looking at the college admissions process from the other angle (I like to try to identify the MATCH in the people I meet here at MIT - it

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Admissions Decisions Available Online Visit decisions.mit.edu to find out your decision.

  

  ://decisions.mit.edu. You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log ... sure you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... . To reiterate: don't wait for decisions to arrive via email or snail

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things that are hard. Though not as hard as this.

  

  best color in the box. From the ages of 3-10, my life goal was to be quarterback for the Detroit Lions, though I was eventually was forced to give ... they come one right after another. I happen to be a bit of a nerd. I

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  's weird to realize how easily you can immerse yourself in something, and not ... Adelaide and when I told her, "Hey, I'm about to get to Mass Ave, I'm at ... time to sleep lately, let alone blog, but I just thought I'd give a quick

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, Florida, began as an effort to provide repairs and basic necessities to homes of impoverished families in ... -dimensional effort to help the residents of Gretna in all areas of life, not just

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  sad. It's hard to explain how incredibly jealous I get of friends who ... such a sheltered life so to speak, and when I gush over the fact that my friends have been to even the UK (of all non-exotic places, at least from

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  -overdue things. I found an entry that Mikey wrote for me that I had intended to publish this past spring. The summer snuck up on me before I had a chance to, and I decided to wait until now instead of posting it in June - this

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Entrepreneurship invasion I love it when students start useful companies.

  

  So yesterday, I'm in my office trying to catch up on email when a ... friend, and another guy have started a company. He wants to take a year to devote himself fully to the start-up. And he's trying to get a freshman I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2007