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  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  Over one weekend in the fall (Splash!) and one weekend in the spring (Spark!) 3,000 middle and high school students descend onto MIT campus for a whirlwind of learning. I’ve…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  first time!  One of our new freshmen, Diana H. '17, is giving it a go with

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  Like Allan, I’m obsessed with taking notes. I’m also obsessed with handwriting. In sixth grade, Megan P. sat next to me in science class and had THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HANDWRITING…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  Dalton H. ’13 and wandered both the digital and tabletop expo floors. Both

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  I wrote the majority of this post a week ago, then slept, and lost my train of thought. Finishing it now. Pretend you are reading this on Saturday August 31.…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  One of my NRAO friends is a big fan of the band “Drive-By Truckers.” I had previously listened to a grand total of Zero alternative country music, so when they came…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  Today, I walked into my office (cup of iced tea in hand), logged onto my computer, took one look at my Desktop background, and screamed “WHAT IN THE HELL?” Giggles floated…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer begins And I get a brief vacation.

  

  During my first pass through the Logan Airport security line, I was wearing my purple MIT Splash t-shirt. TSA Agent: Why does your shirt say “Splash” on it? What is…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 25, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  retreating and proceeding favorite thing about mit's campus? leaving it

  

  common with MIT. Photocred: Connie H. '15   April - New York City

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  -seat-on-the-plane-id-rather.html [2] Credit: Jason Hethertington/Getty [3] By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  Congratulations, universe. You’ve managed to put me into another… unique situation that is mildly difficult to explain. “Hey Connie, what are you doing this IAP?” “Oh, you know. I’m working at a…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  stepping back on keeping your priorities straight

  

  Recently I considered sprinkling (read: coating) ramen powder on saltines for a meal, hoping to recreate Chicken in a Biskit to slowly saturate myself with sodium and MSG. It was not…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • November 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The little things My last blog post as a teenager! See you when I'm 20.

  

  Overheard at MIT (Fall 2012) (complaining about the ratio of male to female bathrooms on MIT campus) MIT female: Also, BUILDING THREE. Average number of men’s bathrooms per floor: two…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  ... ....so you can say that you made it all the way to the tip of Cape Cod. h

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  I looked my interviewer in the eye, blinking away sweat from my forehead and trying not to cringe from the terrible aftertaste of the iced tea we both ordered. It…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hack Punt Tool: The Musical Now, the music can be yours.

  

  I’M SO EXCITED I’M SO EXCITED I’M SO EXCITED and you should be too. WHY? Because the soundtrack to Hack Punt Tool, a musical about MIT students by MIT students…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Results of My Summer cookies, web usability, and painting

  

  Now that the semester has started, it’s an opportune time to procrastinate and let you know how my summer turned out. Did most of my diet consist of Doritos? Will…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  The media has been buzzing about the Fundamental Physics Prize: nine physicists worldwide just won $3 million each for outstanding contributions to our understanding of the universe.  One of those…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Up The last of the post-finals, pre-internship adventures.

  

  On June 1 (where my last post left off) I hopped on a plane and left Boston for the summer. One fistfight later*, I landed in DC, fully resolved to…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  I was confused when I was put into a room with three strangers at the beginning of this year. Two of the girls I had heard about in a very…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012