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  [Guest Post] Olivia S. ‘20 en Monterrey teaching algorithmic thinking to girls in México

  

  stumbled into this opportunity by accident when scrambling for a summer UROP ... mix of Spanglish. Translation only went awry once, when I tried to order ... cafeterías to this type of initiative are role-models for the rest of the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 4, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thanks, man I'm feeling human again.

  

  me right now for making me feel human again. I wasn't expecting it to ... while we search for a more permanent place, brushed my teeth, and did my best to get a noncompliant five-year-old ready for school. Not easy, even

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  of the room in order for us to calculate the percent rebound, relating ... impromptu event you didn't have to register for. The dark matter lecture I ... general institute requirements, but they're really not so bad! For example

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! how i celebrated the coming apocalypse

  

  dad and two brothers for a few days of skiing at Breckenridge. It was ... is known by local fire rangers for his 512 cubic foot brush pile blaze ... cannon, but with a firing range. In order to do that, though, we needed a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  got them at the COOP on Monday after coveting them for a year. I had been waiting for a rainy day to wear them, and today was the day: it came ... nice and dry-- but I was looking for puddles to jump in! There is nothing

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

  A Story Oh goody!

  

  As I've said many a time, but will say again for new readers, I live in Burton-Conner. In Burton-Conner we have kitchens, kitchens for ... ." "H- how?" This is a critical time for both Sara and Yuki. This is when

  • by Snively '11
  • July 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Wrapup I'm done!

  

  used lathes to turn and tap a plug for the end of our bottle. A tool ... table, etc. For much of the two weeks, the lab looked a lot like this ... then repeat. That's right, theoretically there's order to what you

  • by Snively '11
  • January 29, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  Professor Angelika Amon of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research ... compared to my usual wake up time of 9:00 last semester, in order to make it ... proud of myself for making it on time - only to find that I wasn't even

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  . Moreover, this set is rather rigidly defined for undergrads; it's an old ... equiped to look pretty in the lab. For example, I can pour a gel, then set ... remember most about Cambridge. As for Biochemistry, I hope students in either

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  'clock last night, with some breaks for sleeping and eating, I have spent most ... and alkynes in preparation for my upcoming midterms in 5.12 (organic chemistry), not to mention the peculiarities of second-order ordinary

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  name for a last name - essentially, my name consists of three first names ... pick through my junk mail. All senior year I got scholarship offers for ... is not that I myself am not the gender I've been assuming for the past

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out for the Wii on ... into a never-ending search for free wireless access. Today that came in ... "Royale with Cheese." But one thing I wasn't ready for was that another one

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  's movie marathon was one such event I had to attend. Slated for viewing for ... of the crystal. Will he be able to heal the crystal and restore order ... butcher a weekly rate for both food and board. And finally: Star Trek 2

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

  

  's Army orders called. His father is retired from the Army and working as a ... started for Isaac when he was born. ''We know we have the first two years ... years. My husband tells Isaac, 'Even if I have to eat beans for the whole

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  To tell the truth

  

  just assumed the Red Sox were winning, for no particular reason)) and ... presentations on MIT each year. And, for the most part, I'm generally discussing ... application process, and financial aid. And in order to have a good amount of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2004
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  inside an app like Facebook, I look for ways through which I can request a ... inconvenient (scattered around the web, for example) and I'd have to go collect ... ready to analyze. In order to get it ready, I need to "clean" it. What

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  search for classes by number, and filter by different categories, which ... 't have a final, and isn't a CI-H? No problem. Firehose is most useful for planning for the next semester and finding classes that don't conflict, but

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  MacG 50ish years ago an email from an alumnus

  

  construction of an extra GRT apartment for Spanish House, who were exiled from ... -new MacG.  All MacG rooms were singles except for [annotation note ... that included the addition of another apartment for the Area Director

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Google

  

  in with tech talks and lotteries for electronic swag, which we could ... appointments for resume reviews, interview tips, offer negotiation tactics, and ... and writing experiences from before MIT, as well as compensate for my

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 5, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  This post was written for the final project for 24.03 Good Food: The ... , wiki, blog, or webpage. Another option for the project was to engage in ... like the best option for me. Prospective students, I hope this post gives

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017