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  How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? If you asked somebody what 'for' was for, what would it be?

  

  in the blogs... stay tuned! *edit: while I was writing this post, a ... my punny ways are a lot stronger when I'm around them; this entry is ... rest of this worse. Before I get fired for writing a blog post

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year in laptop stickers RIP my laptop 7/19/20

  

  both cornerstones of my experience in Taipei last summer. i got this ... dozens of these sometime early in the year, so i grabbed 3(rd) and put them ... our floor's massive merch order that came sometime in IAP. i bought a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

  

  should I do in order to know MIT better?" A great starting point for how ... ://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/...ork_hard.shtml I think I can, I think I can (Bryan): How do you have time to have fun? http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/...nk_i_can.shtml Standing out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Imagination there is no place i know...

  

  pain. In the meantime, I'd like to thank everyone who made this video ... Imagination." You can watch it here:   Professor Woodie Flowers once told me that "MIT can be either a steamroller or a candy store: it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  insecurity. I remember sitting in Alan's office (surrounded by empty cans of ... receive any exam booklets." Prof. Guth smiled and asked whether I was in the ... into the wrong exam hall, I said "Um, yes. 8.012 is DEFINITELY in this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  #WeAreMIT SMASH helped jumpstart an intense conversation between students and administration

  

  I plan on presenting in the form of a Tech Article, a Powerpoint ... MedLinks do and why we exist, and how vital our role in the community ... SMASH stands for Students At MIT Allied for Student Health. I am on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  bacterial sense). You see, though it is impossible to see in this photo, I ... they sprout is. I am like a great lion, tawny and magnificent in my ... , personally, and to the leadership I have shown in the realm of proper beards

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  see us do blog entries on over the coming month or so? How can we be ... . Here it is: MIT Class of 2013. (...and international students can join the international students group!) Await Financial Aid Info: I know many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  me: I'm a rising sophomore planning to major in Mechanical Engineering ... with another area of your choice, it's called 2A), I live in Next House ... -owned resort. After surviving my first brutal Boston winter (and since I live in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  Earlier this week, I attended an event in Washington DC where I got ... college admissions season can be a particularly anxious time for students. I ... consoled me when I didn't get in, celebrated with me when I did, drove me to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It happens to Helen Life is just a series of awkward moments sometimes.

  

  UROP in building 66, so I can drop off that package for you in 56." noun ... any salmonella bacteria that might grow in it. Thus, you can actually ... naked in the Z Center. But yesterday I saw another professor naked in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a week of class notes airplanes, ethnography, and some bonus doodles

  

  -pitch quadcopters flipping upside-down (developed in the MIT Aerospace Controls Lab ... ; this can be as simple as making sure a toilet doesn't overflow or as ... of the capstone options for the aeroastro degree. in true mens

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 11, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  E-3 (admissions summary) card: I: We have your Interview in your ... interview in your folder. We understand that geography can be hard, so we ... I almost forgot: for you regular action folks, the deadline to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skullhouse Road Trip Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, and New…

  

  sleeping. I got to the airport at 10 am. My flight left in 45 min and the staff told me that it was too late to check in. I pleaded and they let me check in late and gave me a standby ticket. I made it to the gate just

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  letter to MIT, I glimpsed a beautiful future in which all of life ... Sadoway, can I have a UROP?” and Professor Sadoway was like, “Email me your ... Sadoway was like, “I'll check around for UROP openings in my group,” and I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  , so I can start testing my projections, which will be on the walls in ... familiar with the runway route and how to walk in sync at 115 BPM. I ... pics. All the models are dressed in all black, learning how to walk on

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Puzzled Solution i think the lack of comments on my last entry might mean my puzzle stinks.

  

  , too long? And later tonight, get the exciting story of how I braved ... after you solve the puzzle. Flavor Text: Lost in the jungle, Joe is ... : Sometimes the text included with the puzzle gives you hints as to how to solve

  • by Bryan
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  . When I walked in, there were 20 +/- 2 girls sitting on the floor, wearing ... , which meant that I couldn't see myself in the mirror - a blessing, as I ... direction. I stumbled left. Ashley stopped, and tapped her feet in front of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s trending?: My Computer Vision final project Where trendy styles = adding styling to trend lines

  

  Nathan's group chat emoji. But wait…why do I need this info in the first ... pick out where in the graph the trendline is, we can basically ... information, but it can handle a lot more variation in chart styling! Anything

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 11, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  in the world and being in an environment where people are always ... undetected concussions has become too prevalent in young athletes, and Ben, as ... distribution. "This is the product that I wish I had growing up. And it’s the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014