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  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  *Scene opens* I'm standing in front of a house with my family. MIT ... in less than a week. I was excited that I beat all the odds and that I ... was in San Francisco during my junior year spring break so I didn't get

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• 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

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• 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

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• 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

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• 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

  • by Bryan
  • July 4, 2006
• 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

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• 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

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 23, 2018
• 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

  • by Cambridge
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  Vroom Vroom! Hey! I know him!

  

  I have a friend named Charles Guan '11. He was my lab partner in 2.004 and I've worked with him on a variety of other projects. He's always ... websites that I check every day. They are, in no particular order, xkcd

  • by Snively '11
  • June 29, 2009
• 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

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 23, 2007
• 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

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• 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

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 20, 2005
• 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

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow snow snow. I'm wearing bright colors so if I get caught in a snow drift someone will…

  

  going to drown in snow on my way to class. If I never post again, you now ... An email I just sent out to my sorority: from: Shannon to: Theta date: Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:10 AM subject: Snow snow snow. So I'm from West

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  I am back in the office, did you miss me? :-) St. John was awesome ... . Here I am, preparing to do an info session for the people on the beach: I even made my wife do some recruiting: To make it seem as though

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dewey Love Libraries? Yes we dew!

  

  Yes we dew. I am not very shy about my love and affection for the MIT library system. (See here and here for evidence.) On Saturday afternoons, I oftentimes embark on library crawls, during which I visit up to 3 libraries in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  will camp out in the parks, have informal lectures with the Earth Science ... "Soccer Bots," culminating in an ultimate Soccer Bot battle/tournament at ... in the program and 12 upperclassman mentors explore one of six

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  committee strives to design a ring that we, as students, can take pride in ... . Legend has it that it is the third most recognized ring in the world, after the Superbowl Ring and the Pope Ring. The tradition began in the spring

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / Events

  A Typical Friday Afternoon on a Thursday Honoring the decades old (?) tradition of the East Campus Friday Afternoon Club (FAC)

  

  feast we've ever imagined could be waiting inside? I can believe that. We ... by Molly D. '15)   Fun was had by all. I really like living in ... called the "Bring the Feast" FAC. I was unable to attend the event

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Four September 13th shall henceforth be known as National Gauss Appreciation Day.

  

  begun working towards my degree has settled in. This semester, I took 54 ... field is just crazy. Look them up! I never had a true interest in biology ... greetings to people in my class in probably twenty-five languages. I think the

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 19, 2017