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Blog / Academics & Research
Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.
, my interest in comparing mediums had evaporated to the point where I ... , I'm trying to tighten my culinary grasp in order to make new and ... -saturated “Introduction to Undergraduate Women in Physics” event that I hosted for the Class -
FAQ / Academics and research
Does MIT offer a pre-med program?
prehealth major; rather, students can pursue a variety of majors and take classes in any department. However, students need to fulfill certain subject ... schools. Students interested in a career in medicine or other health -
Blog / Personal Travel
jetsetting i saw a flying pig.
, but it was true. So I walked around the airport like the bird in the ... really thought I'd lost weight, showing my mom the t-shirt I bought in her ... which pedal the break was (I don't drive in Boston). And now, it -
Blog / Challenges
whiteout conditions forget your mission, just get out alive
the passage" and "got so hooked on a feeling, i started dealing / in a ... bad hand". the chorus has been stuck in my head for the last few days, because it's been such a mood. every morning, i wake up, and i have this -
Blog / Miscellaneous
Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.
One seemingly minor, yet important, change I've noticed between ... parents, birthday wishes from my sisters and grandmother, or even things I ordered for myself online, I really do love getting mail. At this point -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.
I've never thought of myself as a sorority girl. In fact, I ... dry. Suffice it to say I was not expected to participate in sorority ... in the vein of bashing sororities indiscriminately, I wanted a valid -
Blog / Life after MIT
The Remnants of Four Years What happens when you have to start packing
was like looking back through history, in t-shirts. I've decided to ... choosing: a selection of t-shirts, shot in the ever wonderful medium of the i ... have to pack up your life from the past four years. No more of this, "I -
Blog / Events
About Some Activities (ASA) More tangents than a trig test (~11 pictures)
On Tuesday, a group of which I am a member had a large meeting in room 26-100 This is the same room in which I attended 8.01: Classical Mechanics (Physics) lecture with Sam '07 freshman year, and in which I heard -
Blog / MIT History & Culture
MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?
swap places--in 1990. Now I don't know about you, but I think this is ... , winner of the Nobel Prize in 2001. I think I would have asked them to ... EDIT: Matt mentioned there was a lecture in 10-250 by Prof. Schrock. I -
Blog / Academics & Research
A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers
in 1992. What I didn't know at the time is that FIRST was actually ... game in a long time I am legit jealous I won't get to participate in a ... If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers), then -
Blog / Events
Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake
full day on Saturday while surveying the yard in anticipation, I said to ... cupcake in my hand (I was lucky to know where to stand to grab an early part ... MIT 150. I marveled at the large screen toast to MIT by alumni in space -
Blog / Events
I saw fireworks from the freeway… Happy 4th!
are just beginning. Oddly enough, I'm in lab, but later this afternoon, I will be participating in my first ever VEGETARIAN BARBECUE. It ... it. Last year, some friends and I celebrated July 4th by barbecuing at -
Blog / MIT Life
Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.
This summer Random Hall was under construction. When I was in town I ... tried to take photos when I was in town, starting with some evenings ... th I took photos on the way back from tooling on campus in our favorite -
Blog / Personal Travel
Fig. 3: La dolce vita snaps from an extended spring break
, however, my exchange friends and I did a pre-Spring Break weekend trip in ... in Prague. I've traveled solo before, but this was the first time I'd done it for an extended, multi-city trip. In the following week, I went -
Blog / Academics & Research
Punting
studying civil engineering. I’m participating in the Cambridge ... in a big hall with 4 long tables where I am served a three course meal ... (where I’m staying) and dines here regularly. He’s in this -
Blog / Personal Travel
Bloggers invade LA What should Sam and I do in Los Angeles? Suggestions welcome
date? I don't think mine could have lasted another day or two...) Sam and I are flying out to Los Angeles today for a one-week stay in the ... When I woke up this morning, I made myself my typical bowl of Kashi -
Blog / Admissions
Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.
be tomorrow (Friday) at from 5-7pm in Stata Center room 32-155. I know ... me as well. For those of you in from out of town, I'll be happy to ... While we're still quite busy with selection, tomorrow (Friday) I -
Blog / Academics & Research
Trouble staying focused Finals. And about a zillion questions.
taking catnaps and eating cookies. I've managed to get a few experiments in ... Ohhhh, finals week. This year, I have the distinct pleasure to only ... , since I had one on Friday afternoon and the other is Thursday morning -
Blog / MIT Life
Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed
was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging after winter break and IAP. This semester I'm only taking 3 official ... MIT and Boston are in the middle of the actual Snowpocalypse, so what